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SOCIAL WORKER

Total Donated

$16,549,179

Contributions

159,789

Unique Donors

3,156

Contributors who listed SOCIAL WORKER as occupation posted $16,549,179 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those dollars sit on 159,789 contributions from 3,156 donor records. SOCIAL WORKER is a high-repeat clinical-title key: many small itemizations from a mid-size donor pool. In compact millions the occupation total is $16.5 million.

Key figures

  • SOCIAL WORKER occupation itemizations sum to $16,549,179 from 159,789 contributions and 3,156 donors.
  • Repeat itemizing is about 51 contributions per donor record; mean line size is about $104.
  • PSYCHOTHERAPIST is a separate occupation key unless normalized to SOCIAL WORKER.
  • The title is self-reported and is not matched to LCSW rosters.

Extreme line count, small mean gift

$16,549,179 is the occupation-level dollar total. 159,789 is the itemization count. 3,156 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $104. Mean dollars per donor record are about $5,244. Repeat giving is about 51 itemizations per donor record.

159,789 lines from 3,156 records is among the higher repeat rates in this harvest band. The per-line mean of about $104 is why the contribution count — not a handful of large checks — explains how $16.5 million accumulated.

These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of social-work salaries allocated to politics. The packet has no license field and no gift-size distribution.

SOCIAL WORKER is not therapist and not counselor

PSYCHOTHERAPIST, PSYCHOLOGIST, COUNSELOR, and THERAPIST — if those strings exist as separate keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to SOCIAL WORKER. This page cites only $16,549,179, 159,789 contributions, and 3,156 donors.

The FEC does not verify LCSW or LMSW credentials. Case managers, school social workers, and people who typed the generic noun can all appear. Occupation is the donor’s word on that line.

Full analysis: What SOCIAL WORKER donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have SOCIAL WORKER donors given in FEC records?
Occupation SOCIAL WORKER is attached to $16,549,179 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 159,789 contributions and 3,156 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not an LCSW census. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Why are there so many SOCIAL WORKER contributions?
159,789 itemizations from 3,156 donors implies about 51 contributions per donor record. Repeat itemizing raises the line count. Mean line size is about $104. The packet does not split causes. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Are psychotherapists included in SOCIAL WORKER?
Only if they typed SOCIAL WORKER. PSYCHOTHERAPIST is a separate occupation string unless the bulk extract normalized it here. This page covers SOCIAL WORKER: $16,549,179, 159,789 contributions, and 3,156 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
Does listing SOCIAL WORKER prove an LCSW license?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify social-work credentials. Quote 159,789 contributions and 3,156 donor records with the $16,549,179 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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