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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Total Donated

$10,141,599

Contributions

21,145

Unique Donors

1,398

Donors who entered GOVERNMENT RELATIONS as occupation account for $10,141,599 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 21,145 contributions from 1,398 donor records. Government relations here is a field phrase, stored separately from LOBBYIST if that job-rank key did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $10.1 million.

Key figures

  • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS occupation itemizations sum to $10,141,599 from 21,145 contributions and 1,398 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $480 per contribution and about $7,254 per donor record.
  • The field phrase is stored separately from LOBBYIST unless the extract merged them.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Field phrase with a $480 mean gift

$10,141,599, 21,145 itemizations, and 1,398 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $480. Mean dollars per donor record are about $7,254. Repeat giving is about 15 itemizations per donor record.

21,145 lines from 1,398 records is a mid-volume advocacy-field stack. The $480 per-line mean sits near other professional field labels, not with high-repeat status keys that post many small gifts.

The packet has no LDA-registration field, no employer, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS is not LOBBYIST

The FEC record does not verify that the donor is a registered lobbyist. In-house government-affairs staff, consultants, and association employees can all type the field phrase. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary.

This page cites only $10,141,599, 21,145 contributions, and 1,398 donors. LOBBYIST and PUBLIC RELATIONS remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

Full analysis: What government-relations occupation donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have government-relations occupation donors given in FEC data?
The GOVERNMENT RELATIONS occupation string is attached to $10,141,599 across 21,145 contributions and 1,398 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of registered lobbyists. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does GOVERNMENT RELATIONS include lobbyist filings?
Only if the bulk extract normalized LOBBYIST to this phrase. Otherwise LOBBYIST is a separate key. This page covers GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: $10,141,599, 21,145 contributions, and 1,398 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average government-relations contribution?
Dividing $10,141,599 by 21,145 itemizations yields about $480 per contribution. Dividing by 1,398 donors yields about $7,254 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 15 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing government relations prove LDA registration?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify lobbyist registration. Quote 21,145 contributions and 1,398 donor records with the $10,141,599 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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