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GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Total Donated

$8,993,979

Contributions

25,458

Unique Donors

2,103

Donors who entered GENERAL CONTRACTOR as occupation account for $8,993,979 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 25,458 contributions from 2,103 donor records. The two-word trade phrase is stored separately from CONTRACTOR and BUILDER if those shorter keys did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $9.0 million.

Key figures

  • GENERAL CONTRACTOR occupation itemizations sum to $8,993,979 from 25,458 contributions and 2,103 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $353 per contribution and about $4,277 per donor record.
  • The two-word phrase is stored separately from CONTRACTOR and BUILDER unless the extract merged them.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Mid-volume licensed-trade phrase, a $353 mean

$8,993,979, 25,458 itemizations, and 2,103 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $353. Mean dollars per donor record are about $4,277. Repeat giving is about 12 itemizations per donor record.

25,458 lines from 2,103 records is a mid-volume construction-title stack, close in per-line mean to BUILDER but on a longer phrase. The $353 mean is arithmetic, not a typical job-profit share redirected to politics.

The packet has no license-class field, no residential-versus-commercial split, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR is not CONTRACTOR

The FEC record does not verify a general-contractor license. Subcontractors, builders, and people who typed CONTRACTOR sit on other keys unless the extract merged them. Best-efforts rules do not force a trade taxonomy.

This page cites only $8,993,979, 25,458 contributions, and 2,103 donors. CONTRACTOR, BUILDER, and CONSTRUCTION remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

Full analysis: What general-contractor occupation donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have general-contractor occupation donors given in FEC data?
The GENERAL CONTRACTOR occupation string is attached to $8,993,979 across 25,458 contributions and 2,103 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of licensed GCs. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does GENERAL CONTRACTOR include contractor and builder filings?
Only if the bulk extract normalized those words here. Otherwise CONTRACTOR and BUILDER are separate keys. This page covers GENERAL CONTRACTOR: $8,993,979, 25,458 contributions, and 2,103 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average general-contractor contribution?
Dividing $8,993,979 by 25,458 itemizations yields about $353 per contribution. Dividing by 2,103 donors yields about $4,277 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 12 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing general contractor prove a GC license?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify licenses or project type. Quote 25,458 contributions and 2,103 donor records with the $8,993,979 total. 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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