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SENATOR

Total Donated

$7,082,198

Contributions

2,443

Unique Donors

276

Donors who entered SENATOR as occupation account for $7,082,198 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 2,443 contributions from 276 donor records. Senator here is the occupation string as typed on a contribution schedule, not a roll call of sitting U.S. or state senators. In compact millions the occupation total is $7.1 million.

Key figures

  • SENATOR occupation itemizations sum to $7,082,198 from 2,443 contributions and 276 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $2,899 per contribution and about $25,660 per donor record.
  • The office word is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a verified roll of sitting senators.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Smallest donor pool, a $2,899 mean

$7,082,198, 2,443 itemizations, and 276 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $2,899. Mean dollars per donor record are about $25,660. Repeat giving is about 9 itemizations per donor record.

2,443 lines from 276 records is a thin, high-mean office-title stack. The $2,899 per-line mean is among the highest in this occupation extract. Arithmetic means are not medians; a handful of large itemizations can dominate the average on a 276-record pool.

276 donor records on 2,443 lines is the thinnest pool in this batch. Mean dollars per donor record of about $25,660 and a $2,899 per-line mean are the highest among these keys. On a 276-record pool, a handful of large itemizations can dominate both averages. The packet has no chamber field, no incumbency flag, and no party split, so $7,082,198 cannot be read as a sitting-senator census.

SENATOR is an occupation string, not an office roster

The FEC record does not verify that the donor currently holds a Senate seat. Former officeholders, state senators, staff who typed the word, and people using it as a courtesy title can all appear. Best-efforts rules do not force a legislative-office taxonomy.

This page cites only $7,082,198, 2,443 contributions, and 276 donors. STATE SENATOR, LEGISLATOR, and ELECTED OFFICIAL 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 senator-occupation donors given in FEC data?
The SENATOR occupation string is attached to $7,082,198 across 2,443 contributions and 276 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of sitting senators. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does SENATOR include state senators and former officeholders?
Only if those donors typed SENATOR. STATE SENATOR is a separate key unless the extract merged them. This page covers SENATOR: $7,082,198, 2,443 contributions, and 276 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average senator-occupation contribution?
Dividing $7,082,198 by 2,443 itemizations yields about $2,899 per contribution. Dividing by 276 donors yields about $25,660 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 9 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing senator prove a current Senate seat?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify incumbency or chamber. Quote 2,443 contributions and 276 donor records with the $7,082,198 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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