Associate political contributions from Virginia

ASSOCIATE in Virginia versus ASSOCIATE everywhere

Occupation ASSOCIATE and donor state VA produce $1,504,656, 4,096 contributions, and 154 donors. The occupation without Virginia is $14,867,080, 55,072 contributions, and 2,045 donors. Virginia’s dollar share is about 10.1% ($1,504,656 of $14,867,080). Its contribution share is about 7.4% (4,096 of 55,072). Its donor share is about 7.5% (154 of 2,045).

Dollar share runs ahead of donor share. One hundred fifty-four Virginia donors produced about a tenth of Associate-coded dollars while making up about one thirteenth of Associate-coded donors. That is a moderate concentration, not a one-person cell.

A separate District of Columbia Associate tie exists in this packet wave with its own $1,229,853. Those dollars are not inside the Virginia cell. The two joins share an occupation slug and split on donor state.

What ASSOCIATE does and does not name

ASSOCIATE can mean law-firm associate, research associate, sales associate, or a generic rank. FEC.gov stores the string; it does not recode it to a profession. ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, and CONSULTANT are other keys if typed that way. They are not inside $14,867,080 unless grouped here. This packet does not claim that grouping.

Fifty-five thousand seventy-two contributions from 2,045 donors nationwide is about 27 itemized gifts per donor. Virginia’s 4,096 contributions from 154 donors is about 27 gifts per donor as well. Receipt frequency matches; the dollar share still exceeds the donor share, which points toward larger average gifts in Virginia rather than more frequent itemization.

Virginia cell averages

Dividing $1,504,656 by 4,096 contributions yields about $367 per gift. Dividing by 154 donors yields about $9,770 per donor. Nationally, $14,867,080 divided by 55,072 contributions is about $270 per gift. The Virginia mean is higher. Averages move with large itemized gifts among the 154 people.

Donor state VA is the address on the receipt. Recipients need not be Virginia committees. Northern Virginia addresses sit near the District; that geography is not evidence of federal employment or of gifts to particular offices.

One hundred fifty-four Virginia donors produced 4,096 contributions, about 27 itemized gifts per person, matching the national ASSOCIATE pace. The 10.1% dollar share above the 7.5% donor share is therefore a mean-gift story (about $367 versus about $270 nationally), not a story about Virginia filers itemizing more often.

Two ASSOCIATE state joins are not one regional pool

Readers looking at Virginia and District of Columbia Associate pages side by side should not add $1,504,656 and $1,229,853 and call the sum a metro total. Donor-state codes do not commute to a combined labor market. A person with a Virginia address is in this cell; a person with a DC address is in the other.

Coverage is itemized individual contributions from FEC.gov. Unitemized money and independent expenditures are out of scope. Occupation labels are filer-entered. The 10.1% Virginia share is a table split, not causation.

Northern Virginia addresses can sit a few miles from District of Columbia addresses. The FEC donor-state field still splits them. A filer with a VA code is in $1,504,656. A filer with a DC code is in the District Associate join. The join does not use metro definitions, commuting patterns, or employer ZIP codes.

Where each side of the join lives

Associate donations carries the $14,867,080 national occupation total. Virginia campaign finance carries all VA-coded itemized individual activity. All occupations and All FEC ties keep this ASSOCIATE–Virginia pair beside the District Associate join without merging their facts.

The occupation hub still holds $13,362,424 outside Virginia ($14,867,080 minus $1,504,656). Use Associate donations for that remainder, Virginia campaign finance for other VA titles, and this page only for ASSOCIATE × VA.

Questions

How much have Associate donors in Virginia given?

FEC itemized individual contributions from donors listing occupation Associate and state Virginia total $1,504,656, from 4,096 contributions and 154 donors. Nationwide, Associate-coded receipts are $14,867,080 from 55,072 contributions and 2,045 donors. Virginia is about 10.1% of those dollars.

Does Associate mean law-firm associates in Virginia?

ASSOCIATE is the occupation text as entered on itemized filings. It can cover many job types. FEC aggregates do not verify bar admission or employer. The 154 Virginia donors and 2,045 national donors are people whose records used that word.

Are Virginia Associate dollars the same as D.C. Associate dollars?

No. This join is donor state VA only ($1,504,656, 4,096 contributions, 154 donors). A separate District of Columbia Associate join has its own totals. Adding the two cells would mix donor-state codes, not produce a verified metro figure.

Is this money given to Virginia candidates?

Not necessarily. VA is the donor state on the contribution. The $1,504,656 can be received by any FEC-filing committee. This page does not break receipts by office or by in-state versus out-of-state committees.