CONSULTANT as FEC text in 2012: $6.5 million from 1,520 donors
Contributors who listed CONSULTANT on federal itemized receipts account for $6,503,863 in the 2012 election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. That slice is 5,410 contributions from 1,520 donors. The all-cycle CONSULTANT total is $91,820,178. Cycle 2012 is 7.1% of that parent book. CONSULTANT is a generic title word — not McKinsey, not Deloitte, not BUSINESSMAN, and not a NAICS professional-services total. This page joins that word to cycle 2012.
Key figures
- CONSULTANT in 2012 totals $6,503,863 from 1,520 donors and 5,410 contributions.
- The all-cycle total is $91,820,178; 2012 is 7.1% of that book.
- The label is a title word, not a named firm and not NAICS.
- High line count reflects many itemized gifts under a short job string.
- Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
A diffuse title cluster in a presidential cycle
One thousand five hundred twenty unique donors produced 5,410 itemized lines totaling $6.50 million. That is on the order of 3.6 lines per donor. Line volume is high relative to the dollar total because many itemized gifts sit under a short job word. The Consultant 2012 overlay lists disclosed names. LobbyVault does not infer a consulting-firm partnership from the title.
Seven point one percent of $91,820,178 means most of the title-word book sits in other cycles. Citing 2012 as the occupation’s entire federal history would understate the parent.
People who typed MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, SELF EMPLOYED, or a firm legal name sit on other keys unless a receipt grouped to CONSULTANT.
2012 as an FEC clock, not a billable year
FEC cycle 2012 is the two-year federal window labeled 2012. This join does not import utilization rates or a GSA schedule. The 2012 election cycle hub shows other occupation words in the same window, including INVESTOR and FARMER.
Party share is not in the packet.
What the $6.5 million omits
Unitemized gifts. State filings. Firm PAC documents. Independent expenditures. Partnership staff who typed the firm name instead of CONSULTANT.
A CONSULTANT-labeled gift is a public individual contribution. It is not a vendor-past-performance file.
One thousand five hundred twenty donors and 5,410 lines totaling $6,503,863 is a diffuse title cluster. Line volume is high relative to dollars because many itemized gifts sit under a short job word. MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, SELF EMPLOYED, and firm legal names are other keys. The Consultant 2012 overlay lists disclosed names under CONSULTANT only.
Billable-year, utilization, and GSA-schedule frames are not packet fields. FEC cycle 2012 is a two-year federal clock.
Citation
Cite $6,503,863, 5,410 contributions, and 1,520 donors for CONSULTANT in 2012. Cite $91,820,178 for the all-cycle grouping. Name FEC.gov. Live hubs override this snapshot.
The 7.1% share ($6,503,863 of $91,820,178) means most of the title-word book sits in other cycles. Citing 2012 as the occupation’s entire federal history would understate the parent.
Unitemized gifts, state filings, firm PAC documents, independent expenditures, and partnership staff who typed the firm name sit outside the $6,503,863. BUSINESSMAN in 2012 is a different join in this series.
Related tables
Consultant 2012 is the overlay. Consultant is the parent. The 2012 election cycle page is the cycle census. All FEC ties lists other joins.
Consultant 2012 is the overlay. Consultant is the parent. The 2012 election cycle page is the cycle census. All FEC ties lists other joins. Cite FEC.gov. Live hubs override this snapshot.
On the order of 3.6 lines per donor describes repeat itemizing. Party split is not in the packet. A CONSULTANT-labeled gift is not a vendor-past-performance file.
Citing a generic consulting title without merging firm names
A complete citation: receipts grouped to CONSULTANT in FEC cycle 2012 total $6,503,863 from 1,520 donors and 5,410 itemized contributions, 7.1% of the all-cycle total of $91,820,178. The label is a title word, not a named firm and not NAICS.
People who typed a firm legal name are on those firm keys. This join is the title word in 2012 only. High line count reflects many itemized gifts under a short job string.
This page keeps the 2012 cut from being mistaken for the $91.8 million parent. The parent page remains the all-cycle roll-up.
Five thousand four hundred ten lines from 1,520 donors totaling $6,503,863 is a short job word at volume. Firm legal names are other keys. BUSINESSMAN and INVESTOR in 2012 are other joins. This file cites CONSULTANT fields only.
GSA schedules and utilization rates are not FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts and state filings are omitted. Quote the live Consultant 2012 overlay after amendments. The parent $91,820,178 is the all-cycle citation.
On the order of 3.6 lines per donor describes repeat itemizing. It is not a billable-hours statistic. Party split is not in the packet and is not invented here.
One thousand five hundred twenty donors are title-word IDs, not a consulting-firm headcount. Quote the live Consultant 2012 overlay after amendments to $6,503,863, 5,410, or 1,520.
Questions
- How much did CONSULTANT-listed donors give in 2012?
- LobbyVault attributes $6,503,863 to that string in 2012, from 5,410 contributions and 1,520 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a firm-by-firm consulting total.
- Is 2012 most of the CONSULTANT total?
- No. The all-cycle total is $91,820,178. The 2012 slice is $6,503,863, or 7.1% of that parent book.
- Does this include McKinsey or other firm staff?
- Only if the receipt grouped to CONSULTANT. People who typed a firm legal name are on those firm keys. This join is the title word in 2012.
- Is CONSULTANT the same as BUSINESSMAN?
- No. Those are separate grouped keys. BUSINESSMAN in 2012 is a different join in this series.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.