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LOBBYIST

Total Donated

$15,512,853

Contributions

29,384

Unique Donors

2,173

Contributors who listed LOBBYIST as occupation posted $15,512,853 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those dollars sit on 29,384 contributions from 2,173 donor records. LOBBYIST is a self-reported job word on contribution schedules, not a LDA registrant census and not a measure of lobbying spend. In compact millions the occupation total is $15.5 million.

Key figures

  • LOBBYIST occupation itemizations sum to $15,512,853 from 29,384 contributions and 2,173 donors.
  • The string is FEC occupation text, not an LDA registrant census or lobbying-spend total.
  • Mean amounts are about $528 per contribution and about $7,139 per donor record.
  • CONSULTANT and government-affairs titles are separate keys unless normalized to LOBBYIST.

Mid-size influence-title pool

$15,512,853 is the occupation-level dollar total. 29,384 is the itemization count. 2,173 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $528. Mean dollars per donor record are about $7,139. Repeat giving is about 14 itemizations per donor record.

2,173 donor records is a mid-width pool. The per-line mean of about $528 sits between high-volume workplace titles and concentrated investor keys in this harvest band.

These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of lobbying-contract revenue allocated to politics. The packet has no LDA registration field and no gift-size distribution.

LOBBYIST is not government affairs and not LDA

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, and CONSULTANT are neighboring occupation keys if they exist as separate hubs. This page cites only LOBBYIST: $15,512,853, 29,384 contributions, and 2,173 donors. Those other strings stay outside the total unless the bulk extract normalized them here.

The FEC occupation field is not the Lobbying Disclosure Act registrant list. People who lobby as a side role, in-house government-affairs staff who typed LOBBYIST, and people using the word loosely can all appear. Occupation is per transaction.

Full analysis: What LOBBYIST donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have LOBBYIST donors given in FEC records?
Occupation LOBBYIST is attached to $15,512,853 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 29,384 contributions and 2,173 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not LDA lobbying spend. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is this the same as lobbying disclosure totals?
No. LDA reports are a different filing system. This page is FEC occupation text LOBBYIST: $15,512,853, 29,384 contributions, and 2,173 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. The live hub may apply cycle filters.
What is the average LOBBYIST contribution?
Dividing $15,512,853 by 29,384 itemizations yields about $528 per contribution. Dividing by 2,173 donors yields about $7,139 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing LOBBYIST prove LDA registration?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify LDA status. Quote 29,384 contributions and 2,173 donor records with the $15,512,853 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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