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MEMBER

Total Donated

$7,536,549

Contributions

10,480

Unique Donors

851

Donors who entered MEMBER as occupation account for $7,536,549 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 10,480 contributions from 851 donor records. Member here is a one-word occupation string, often used for LLC members, firm members, or board members, and it is not a membership census. In compact millions the occupation total is $7.5 million.

Key figures

  • MEMBER occupation itemizations sum to $7,536,549 from 10,480 contributions and 851 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $719 per contribution and about $8,856 per donor record.
  • The one-word string is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a verified LLC or board roster.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Ambiguous one-word title, a $719 mean

$7,536,549, 10,480 itemizations, and 851 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $719. Mean dollars per donor record are about $8,856. Repeat giving is about 12 itemizations per donor record.

10,480 lines from 851 records is a compact, high-mean stack. The $719 per-line mean sits above many employee titles. The packet has no LLC-versus-partnership field and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average.

851 donor records on 10,480 lines is a compact high-mean pool: about 12 itemizations per record and about $719 per line. That per-line mean sits between CO-OWNER and BOARD MEMBER. The packet has no LLC-versus-partnership field, no firm-type flag, and no party split, so $7,536,549 cannot be read as a membership census.

MEMBER is not BOARD MEMBER and not PARTNER

The FEC record does not verify what the donor is a member of. LLC members, law-firm members, cooperative members, and board members can all type MEMBER. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled entity vocabulary.

This page cites only $7,536,549, 10,480 contributions, and 851 donors. BOARD MEMBER, PARTNER, and MANAGING MEMBER remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them. Combining those strings without naming each source total changes the unit from one FEC occupation to a homemade cluster.

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Questions

How much have member-occupation donors given in FEC data?
The MEMBER occupation string is attached to $7,536,549 across 10,480 contributions and 851 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of LLC members. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does MEMBER include board member and partner?
Only if those donors typed MEMBER. BOARD MEMBER and PARTNER are separate keys unless the extract merged them. This page covers MEMBER: $7,536,549, 10,480 contributions, and 851 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average member-occupation contribution?
Dividing $7,536,549 by 10,480 itemizations yields about $719 per contribution. Dividing by 851 donors yields about $8,856 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 member prove an LLC interest?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify entity type. Quote 10,480 contributions and 851 donor records with the $7,536,549 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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