Architect contributions received by OBAMA FOR AMERICA

Two FEC labels, one dollar cell

ARCHITECT is the occupation string as stored. OBAMA FOR AMERICA is committee C00431445. Architecture, Landscape Architect, and Designer are other keys if FEC stored those phrases separately. Matching rows sum to $1,199,696 across 38,953 contributions. The occupation hub is $31,910,255 to every committee in the aggregate. The committee overlay includes every occupation, not only Architect. This tie page exists because those two dimensions meet; it is not a restatement of either hub.

38,953 itemized lines at a small mean is a high-count candidate-committee cell. Unique licensed architects are unpublished. The join key is the occupation string plus committee ID C00431445. It is not a finding that a trade association, employer, or candidate bundled the gifts. Filers listed ARCHITECT; the receipts are attributed to C00431445 in this table. Occupation labels are filer-entered. FEC.gov does not audit job titles against licenses or payroll.

This is a high-count cell: 38,953 itemized contributions totaling $1,199,696. High counts usually mean many modest lines, not a unique-person census. Payroll-style PAC deductions and repeat online gifts both inflate contribution counts without appearing in the packet as unique donors.

Architect dollars outside C00431445

The Architect occupation grouping shows $31,910,255 in itemized individual money. The C00431445 cell is $1,199,696, or 3.8% of that total. The remaining $30,710,559 (96.2%) went to committees other than C00431445. Opening only this tie would hide that remainder.

Architect keeps the $31,910,255 grouping and its other recipients. OBAMA FOR AMERICA keeps C00431445 volume from every occupation. All occupations and All FEC ties list sibling occupation–committee cells so this join is not mistaken for an AIA membership file, a state-license roster, or a firm PAC.

Reading the 38,953 contribution count

OBAMA FOR AMERICA received $1,199,696 from ARCHITECT-coded receipts across 38,953 contributions. Dividing dollars by gifts gives about $31 per contribution. 38,953 lines are not 38,953 unique people. Repeat givers, multiple earmarks, and cycle stacking raise the contribution count. The packet does not publish a unique-donor figure for this cell.

The source note is explicit: these figures are FEC.gov aggregates of itemized individual contributions grouped by occupation and recipient committee, not independent expenditures. Architecture, Landscape Architect, and Designer receipts, if stored separately, are not inside this join. Amended Schedule A filings can move $1,199,696 and $31,910,255. Rewrite only the sentence whose source moved.

Correlation is not causation on this tie

A 3.8% share of ARCHITECT-coded dollars into C00431445 does not mean the occupation caused an election outcome, and it does not mean OBAMA FOR AMERICA is the occupation’s only political destination. A credential-sounding title is still self-reported. Do not treat contribution count as unique practitioners. Occupation and committee are reported together. The overlap is descriptive.

Quote $1,199,696 as 3.8% of $31,910,255 into C00431445, with 38,953 itemized lines, source FEC.gov, and stop there. Do not add sibling occupation keys. Do not fold independent expenditures into the cell. Do not treat 38,953 contributions as a headcount of people currently holding the job. Architecture, Landscape Architect, and Designer are other keys if stored separately.

Where the live tables sit

A complete claim names Architect and OBAMA FOR AMERICA (C00431445), then $1,199,696, 38,953 contributions, and 3.8% of $31,910,255, source FEC.gov. Keep both sides of the name whenever the dollars are quoted. The occupation hub still holds $30,710,559 outside this committee. This page isolates the overlap for readers who need both the title and the committee, not either hub restated.

Mean gift $31 is $1,199,696 divided by 38,953 lines. It is not a typical check and not a contribution limit. Later FEC bulk files override this snapshot. Do not add $1,199,696 to $31,910,255. All occupations ranks sibling titles. All FEC ties lists other occupation–committee pages.

Questions

How much did Architect-coded donors give to OBAMA FOR AMERICA?

FEC.gov aggregates show $1,199,696 grouped to occupation Architect and received by OBAMA FOR AMERICA (C00431445). That join covers 38,953 itemized contributions. The occupation total across all committees is $31,910,255, so this cell is 3.8%. These figures are not independent expenditures.

What share of Architect FEC individual money went to C00431445?

3.8% of the $31,910,255 Architect grouping is in this join: $1,199,696 to C00431445. The remaining $30,710,559 went to other committees. The share describes occupation–committee overlap, not corporate giving and not a unique-donor census.

Does this include a company PAC or independent expenditures?

No. The source is itemized individual contributions grouped by occupation and recipient committee. Company PAC documents and independent expenditures are other FEC categories. The cell is $1,199,696 on 38,953 lines. Use the OBAMA FOR AMERICA committee hub for other receipt types.

Where are the live Architect and OBAMA FOR AMERICA tables?

Architect carries the $31,910,255 occupation total. OBAMA FOR AMERICA is committee C00431445. All occupations and All FEC ties list sibling joins. This /ties/ page is the Architect × C00431445 intersection only. Occupation labels are filer-entered. Cite FEC.gov for the underlying receipts.