Government Affairs political contributions from Maryland

Government Affairs crossed with Maryland

The join keeps occupation GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS and donor state MD. The match is $548,336, 1,450 contributions, and 63 donors. The occupation nationwide is $8,440,747, 17,735 contributions, and 947 donors. Maryland holds about 6.5% of Government Affairs-coded dollars, about 8.2% of Government Affairs-coded contribution rows, and about 6.7% of Government Affairs-coded donors.

Row share (about 8.2%) runs a little ahead of dollar share (about 6.5%). Maryland is slightly more present in Government Affairs line volume than in Government Affairs dollars. That is a description of the overlap, not a claim about Capitol Hill commuting patterns. The national occupation hub still mixes every other state. The Maryland hub still mixes Lobbyist, Musician, and every other string.

Sixty-three Maryland donors and 1,450 contribution rows produced $548,336 under GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. The occupation side is $8,440,747, 17,735 contributions, and 947 donors. About 6.5% of dollars and about 8.2% of rows means Maryland is slightly more present in line volume than in money. LOBBYIST is a different occupation string whose national total is not in this packet. LDA filings are a different reporting system. This $548,336 is itemized individual FEC receipts only.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS versus Lobbyist

Filers who wrote GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS sit here. Filers who wrote LOBBYIST sit on a different occupation page with a different national total that is not part of this packet’s facts. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS is yet another possible string. This join does not merge advocacy titles.

Nationally, 947 donors produced 17,735 contributions totaling $8,440,747. Repeat itemized giving is visible in the donor-to-row gap. This page only locates the Maryland-coded portion.

Sixty-three Maryland donors

Sixty-three Maryland donors produced 1,450 contributions totaling $548,336. Other Maryland occupations are excluded. Government Affairs receipts from other states fill the remainder of $8,440,747.

MD is the contributor state. It does not prove a Maryland lobbying registration, a D.C. office, or a Maryland federal recipient. The $548,336 is not allocated by office on this page.

Maryland’s 63 Government Affairs-coded donors and 1,450 contributions sit inside 947 national donors and 17,735 national contributions. The $548,336 is not an LDA count.

Do not stack Maryland advocacy labels

Lobbyist–Maryland and Government Affairs–Maryland share a state code and nothing else that this factory treats as additive. Adding $548,336 to the Lobbyist–Maryland state total would mix two occupation strings. The FEC occupation field is not an industry taxonomy.

Keep this file’s facts isolated: $548,336, 1,450 contributions, 63 donors against $8,440,747, 17,735 contributions, 947 donors.

Advocacy titles that stay in separate buckets

Maryland’s Government Affairs join is $548,336 from 63 donors and 1,450 contributions against $8,440,747 from 947 donors and 17,735 contributions nationwide. About 6.5% of dollars, about 6.7% of donors, and about 8.2% of rows: Maryland is slightly more present in line volume than in money on this title.

LOBBYIST is a different occupation string. A Maryland Lobbyist join uses that other label and a different national total that is not in this packet. Adding Lobbyist dollars to $548,336 invents an advocacy super-total. LDA registrations are a different reporting system and are not this aggregate.

Musician is another Maryland occupation-state pair. It does not belong in $548,336. Itemized individual receipts only. See Government Affairs donations, Maryland campaign finance, all occupations, and all FEC ties.

What the join will not say

This page does not accuse anyone of buying access, and it does not treat Maryland’s location as a causal story for the $548,336. Two self-reported columns overlapped. Correlation is not causation. FEC donations are not USAspending awards.

Unitemized gifts and independent expenditures are omitted. See Government Affairs donations, Maryland campaign finance, all occupations, and all FEC ties.

Questions

How much have Government Affairs donors in Maryland given?

FEC itemized individual contributions from donors listing occupation Government Affairs and state Maryland total $548,336. That join includes 1,450 contributions and 63 donors. Nationwide, Government Affairs-coded receipts are $8,440,747 from 947 donors and 17,735 contributions. Occupation labels are filer-entered.

Should this be combined with Lobbyist donors in Maryland?

No. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS and LOBBYIST are separate occupation strings. This join is Government Affairs plus Maryland only: $548,336 from 63 donors and 1,450 contributions. Combining labels would invent a total filers did not enter as one field Donor state is the address on the itemized individual record, not a map of Maryland races. This join is $548,336 from 63 donors and 1,450 contributions against $8,440,747 nationwide.

Are these registered lobbyists?

The occupation field is GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS as entered. It is not a match to LDA or state lobbying registrations. Nationally the label covers 947 donors and $8,440,747. This tie only adds the Maryland donor-state filter Donor state is the address on the itemized individual record, not a map of Maryland races. This join is $548,336 from 63 donors and 1,450 contributions against $8,440,747 nationwide. Recipients can be committees anywhere in the FEC system.

Did this money go to Maryland campaigns?

Not necessarily. Donor state is Maryland. Recipients can be committees anywhere that file with the FEC. This page does not allocate the $548,336 by office Donor state is the address on the itemized individual record, not a map of Maryland races. This join is $548,336 from 63 donors and 1,450 contributions against $8,440,747 nationwide. Recipients can be committees anywhere in the FEC system.