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DOCTOR

Total Donated

$33,843,608

Contributions

97,205

Unique Donors

7,623

Donors who typed DOCTOR on federal itemizations account for $33,843,608 in receipts indexed from FEC.gov bulk files. That total sits on 97,205 contributions tied to 7,623 donor records. DOCTOR is a generic English noun, stored separately from PHYSICIAN and from DENTIST. In compact form the occupation total is $33.8 million.

Key figures

  • DOCTOR itemizations sum to $33,843,608 from 97,205 contributions and 7,623 donors.
  • PHYSICIAN and DENTIST are separate FEC occupation buckets.
  • Mean amounts are about $348 per contribution and about $4,440 per donor record.
  • The generic noun is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a medical-board roster.

Generic clinical noun, mid-volume file

$33,843,608, 97,205 itemizations, and 7,623 donor records are the three occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $348. Mean dollars per donor record is about $4,440. Repeat giving is about 13 itemizations per donor record.

The word can mean a physician, a dentist, a Ph.D. holder, or another doctorate. The FEC occupation column does not split those senses. This overlay does not invent that split.

These means are arithmetic. The packet has no median and no specialty cross-tab.

DOCTOR is not PHYSICIAN

PHYSICIAN is a different occupation page with its own facts. Donors who prefer the generic noun land here; donors who prefer the medical-license word land there. Combining DOCTOR and PHYSICIAN without showing both source totals mixes keys the bulk file kept apart.

This page cites only $33,843,608, 97,205 contributions, and 7,623 donors. DENTIST remains a third key. The FEC record does not verify an active medical license.

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Questions

How much have DOCTOR donors given in FEC records?
Itemizations that list DOCTOR sum to $33,843,608 across 97,205 contributions and 7,623 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is the generic occupation noun, not a licensed-physician census. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is PHYSICIAN included in the DOCTOR total?
No. PHYSICIAN and DENTIST are separate occupation strings. This page covers DOCTOR only: $33,843,608, 97,205 contributions, and 7,623 donors. Combining medical titles without naming each key changes the unit. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
What is the average DOCTOR contribution?
Dividing $33,843,608 by 97,205 itemizations yields about $348 per contribution. Dividing by 7,623 donors yields about $4,440 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does DOCTOR always mean a medical doctor?
Not necessarily. Occupation is self-reported free text. The same string can cover physicians, dentists, and other doctorate holders. This packet has no specialty split. Quote 97,205 contributions and 7,623 donor records with the dollars. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

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