Builder occupation money in the 2012 FEC cycle

The Builder filter on the 2012 matrix

$679,493 is the amount that survives both filters. The occupation filter is Builder (BUILDER). The cycle filter is 2012. FEC.gov itemized individual contributions supply the dollars, the 821 lines, and the 380 donors.

Because the grouping is a construction occupation string, not a NAICS contractor rollup, the cell is a text match. Household members, retirees, and former workers can reuse a title. The Commission does not audit those claims on this aggregate.

Use the occupation hub when the question is every cycle for Builder. Use the 2012 election cycle when the question is every string that year. Use this tie when the question is both.

Occupation labels are filer-entered

Occupation labels are filer-entered. BUILDER is the key used here. Longer or shorter versions are other keys if stored separately. This join does not merge them into $679,493.

380 donors and 821 contributions in 2012 are the volume facts. They describe this cell, not a profession-wide headcount. The 7.1% ratio is $679,493 divided by $9,547,759. Other even-year joins for BUILDER are not listed in this packet; they collectively hold $8,868,266. Citing 2012 as if it were the Builder lifetime total would overstate this cell by $8,868,266.

$828 per contribution, $1,788 per donor

Per-gift mean $828 and per-donor mean $1,788 follow from $679,493, 821, and 380. About 2.2 itemized lines per donor is the third ratio. Report them as means, not as typical gifts.

Contributor identities can include people who listed BUILDER as occupation without a current job match. The FEC form is self-reported. A mean of $828 per itemized line and $1,788 per donor can hide a few large receipts. The packet supplies no median. 821 contributions remaining larger than 380 donors is the expected pattern when identities give more than once.

The $9,547,759 denominator

Divide $679,493 by $9,547,759 and the result is about 7.1%. The complementary share is 92.9%, or $8,868,266 outside 2012. Those two pieces add to the grouping total on FEC.gov as stored here.

$9,547,759 is not a salary roll. It is summed itemized individual contributions that matched BUILDER in any cycle in this table. FEC cycle 2012 tags a two-year window. Odd-year receipts inside that window are in $679,493 if they were itemized against BUILDER. This file does not publish a year-by-year split because the facts do not.

Correlation is not a spending trail

A shared year and a shared job word are not a causal chain. $679,493 is the itemized-individual overlap. It is not proof that Builder as a profession directed the gifts, and it is not proof that the gifts bought federal contracts.

All FEC ties collects other joins. Live overlay numbers win if they disagree with this snapshot. FEC.gov remains the originating public record. Builder as a construction occupation string, not a NAICS contractor rollup can appear in licensing or contracting databases under similar names. Those tables are not this $679,493. The join does not claim a payment trail from campaign gifts to federal awards.

Using the four internal links

Four hrefs cover the join: the Builder occupation hub, the 2012 election cycle hub, All occupations, and All FEC ties. Together they let a reader add or remove one filter at a time without leaving FEC itemized-individual space.

This snapshot recorded $679,493 from 821 contributions and 380 donors. Live pages can move. FEC.gov is the originating filing system. Quote both keys: Builder and 2012. Quote the dollars: $679,493. Quote the volume: 821 contributions, 380 donors. Quote the source: FEC.gov. Leave NAICS codes and named donors out unless a later overlay supplies them. Restating the join without new numbers: Builder in 2012 is $679,493 from 821 itemized individual contributions and 380 unique donors on FEC.gov. The same string stores $9,547,759 across cycles, so 2012 is about 7.1% and other windows hold $8,868,266 (92.9%). The grouping is a construction occupation string, not a NAICS contractor rollup, not a homebuilders PAC, CONTRACTOR as a neighboring key, or Builder as a company treasury. No donor names, recipient committees, party split, or USAspending dollars are in this packet. Live overlay pages override this snapshot. Mean gift size is about $828; mean per donor about $1,788; about 2.2 contributions per donor. Those means are arithmetic, not medians. The two-year FEC window tagged 2012 can include receipts from both years. Independent expenditures remain outside $679,493.

Questions

How much did Builder-labeled donors give in 2012?

FEC.gov aggregates show $679,493 in itemized individual contributions for the Builder grouping in the 2012 cycle, across 821 contributions and 380 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $9,547,759 all-cycle figure. FEC.gov is the source for $679,493, 821 contributions, and 380 donors in the Builder × 2012 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $9,547,759.

What share of Builder FEC money fell in 2012?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $9,547,759. The 2012 cell of $679,493 is about 7.1% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 92.9% ($8,868,266) on the occupation hub. FEC.gov is the source for $679,493, 821 contributions, and 380 donors in the Builder × 2012 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $9,547,759.

Does Builder mean licensed general contractors?

No. Builder is a construction occupation string, not a NAICS contractor rollup. 380 donors and 821 contributions in 2012 matched that stored word. Neighboring titles are other pages. The cell is $679,493. FEC.gov is the source for $679,493, 821 contributions, and 380 donors in the Builder × 2012 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $9,547,759.

Where is the overlay for Builder in 2012?

The occupation hub drops the year. The 2012 election cycle drops the string. All occupations and All FEC ties complete the directory. Dollars: $679,493. Live hubs override this snapshot. FEC.gov is the source for $679,493, 821 contributions, and 380 donors in the Builder × 2012 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $9,547,759.