CTO political contributions from California

California filtered to CTO

Apply the CTO filter to donor state California and the remaining money is $2,727,148. FEC.gov itemized that amount across 4,219 contributions and 208 donors. The occupation overlay lists the national rows; this file explains the relationship.

CTO is a filer-entered occupation. It is not NAICS. It is not a donor biography. 208 unique donors matched the stored string with a CA address. Repeat gifts can raise 4,219 contributions without raising the donor count at the same pace.

The national CTO total of $6,430,020 still includes other states. Citing $6,430,020 as if it were California would overstate this cell. Citing the California hub as if it were CTO-only would overstate the state. CTO is an abbreviated officer title. Chief technology officer spelled out is a neighboring key if those characters appear.

42.4% of the CTO roll

42.4% of stored CTO money is tagged CA ($2,727,148). 57.6% is not ($3,702,872). Both percentages use $6,430,020 as the base. Changing the string changes the base.

The occupation hub holds the state-by-state index. This tie isolates California so $6,430,020 is not mistaken for a one-state number. Chief technology officer, chief technical officer, CIO, and VP engineering are omitted from both figures.

How 208 donors produced 4,219 gifts

Contribution count (4,219) and donor count (208) measure different things. The first counts itemized receipts; the second counts distinct identities in this aggregate. $2,727,148 is their dollar sum. This is a mid-size cell.

If a searcher wants names, this JSON file reports 208 donors without listing them. Inventing names would violate the packet contract. Donor state CA is an address field, not a workplace census.

FEC gifts are not federal awards

Itemized individual receipts are the universe. Unitemized gifts, independent expenditures, and PAC disbursements sit outside $2,727,148. Federal awards in other databases are different datasets. Sharing an occupation string and a state does not turn these gifts into contracts or grants. The page is a filer-entered occupation, not a C-suite officer roster, an SEC named-executive list, or a startup census.

Correlation between an occupation string and a donor state is not causation. The records show a text match, an address code, 208 donors, and 4,219 contributions. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages.

Using the CTO and California hubs without mixing them

The occupation hub answers every-state questions for CTO. The California hub answers every-occupation questions for that address code. This tie answers the both-filters question: $2,727,148, 4,219 receipts, 208 donors, 42.4% of $6,430,020.

Amended reports can move any of those integers. Quote the live CTO donations page if the overlay has refreshed. Quote this packet only as a snapshot of the harvested join.

Repeat the join without adding fields the packet does not publish. The occupation and state hubs remain the places for one-sided totals. This tie page quotes packet facts only. Independent expenditures stay outside the cell. Filer-entered occupation strings are not payroll titles. Readers who need a person-level roster will not find names on this page. USAspending.gov is a different ledger from FEC.gov individual contributions.

All occupations and All FEC ties remain the indexes for sibling joins. Cite the source note exactly as copied from the packet. Do not convert a contribution count into a unique-person census. Dollar figures first, then the two keys that produced them. The canonical path is a ties URL, not a donor-detail URL. Unitemized gifts are outside the itemized aggregate quoted here.

Nearby job titles belong on their own occupation hubs if stored as other strings. A mean gift is dollars divided by itemized lines, not a typical check. Public records describe overlap; they do not assign motive. Repeat the join in one line: occupation CTO ∩ state CA = $2,727,148, 4,219 receipts, 208 donors, 42.4% of $6,430,020. Neighbors remain chief technology officer, chief technical officer, CIO, and VP engineering. Source remains FEC.gov.

Questions

How much did CTO-coded donors in California give?

FEC.gov itemized individual contribution aggregates show $2,727,148 from occupation CTO with donor state CA. That join covers 4,219 contributions from 208 donors. Nationwide the occupation totals $6,430,020, so California is about 42.4% of those dollars. Occupation labels are filer-entered.

What share of CTO FEC money came from California?

About 42.4% of the $6,430,020 CTO grouping is coded to California: $2,727,148. Contribution share is about 32.9% (4,219 of 12,843). Donor share is about 31.5% (208 of 660). The remainder $3,702,872 is other states.

Is 208 a count of CTO workers in California?

No. 208 is the unique-donor count in this occupation–state cell as aggregated from itemized FEC lines, not a labor-market census. Mean gift in the cell is about $646 across 4,219 contributions. Chief technology officer, chief technical officer, CIO, and VP engineering, if stored separately, are other keys. This join is CTO only.

Where are the live CTO and California tables?

CTO donations carry the $6,430,020 occupation total. California campaign finance is the state hub. All occupations and All FEC ties list sibling joins. Original filings remain at FEC.gov. This tie page is the CTO × CA intersection only.