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RANCHER

Total Donated

$17,057,096

Contributions

40,878

Unique Donors

3,387

Donors who entered RANCHER as occupation account for $17,057,096 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 40,878 contributions from 3,387 donor records. RANCHER is a land-and-livestock title, kept separate from FARMER in the same extract. In compact form the occupation total is $17.1 million.

Key figures

  • RANCHER occupation itemizations sum to $17,057,096 from 40,878 contributions and 3,387 donors.
  • FARMER is a separate occupation key and is not rolled into RANCHER.
  • Mean amounts are about $417 per contribution and about $5,036 per donor record.
  • The title is self-reported and is not matched to USDA producer lists.

Mid-width agricultural-title pool

$17,057,096 is the occupation-level dollar total. 40,878 is the itemization count. 3,387 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $417. Mean dollars per donor record are about $5,036. Repeat giving is about 12 itemizations per donor record.

3,387 donor records is a mid-width pool. The per-line mean of about $417 sits between high-volume workplace titles and concentrated finance strings in this harvest band.

These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of ranch revenue allocated to politics. The packet has no acreage field, no cattle-versus-other-livestock split, and no gift-size distribution.

RANCHER is not FARMER

FARMER is a neighboring occupation key already indexed as its own hub. This page cites only RANCHER: $17,057,096, 40,878 contributions, and 3,387 donors. Ranch owner, cattleman, and grazier stay outside the total unless the bulk extract normalized those words to RANCHER.

The FEC does not verify brand registrations, grazing permits, or USDA producer lists. People who ranch as a side occupation and donors who used RANCHER as a land-ownership label can all appear. Occupation is the donor’s typed word.

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Questions

How much have RANCHER donors given in FEC records?
Occupation RANCHER is attached to $17,057,096 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 40,878 contributions and 3,387 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not a USDA producer census. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is FARMER included in the RANCHER total?
No. FARMER is a separate occupation string. This page covers RANCHER only: $17,057,096, 40,878 contributions, and 3,387 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; this packet is the harvested occupation key.
What is the average RANCHER contribution?
Dividing $17,057,096 by 40,878 itemizations yields about $417 per contribution. Dividing by 3,387 donors yields about $5,036 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 RANCHER prove a working ranch?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify grazing permits or brand registrations. Quote 40,878 contributions and 3,387 donor records with the $17,057,096 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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