Lobbyist political contributions from Maryland

Lobbyist plus Maryland is a two-column filter

FEC individual contribution records store occupation and donor state separately. This tie keeps rows tagged LOBBYIST and MD. The intersection is $772,230, 1,958 contributions, and 159 donors. The occupation without a state filter is $15,512,853, 29,384 contributions, and 2,173 donors. Maryland holds about 5.0% of Lobbyist-coded dollars, about 6.7% of Lobbyist-coded contribution rows, and about 7.3% of Lobbyist-coded donors.

Donor share and contribution-row share run ahead of dollar share. Maryland is slightly more present in the Lobbyist headcount than in the Lobbyist dollar total. That is a description of the overlap, not a claim about K Street, Annapolis, or federal earmarks. The national Lobbyist hub still mixes every other state. The Maryland hub still mixes every other occupation.

One hundred fifty-nine Maryland donors and 1,958 contribution rows produced $772,230 under LOBBYIST. The occupation side is $15,512,853, 29,384 contributions, and 2,173 donors. Maryland’s donor share (about 7.3%) running ahead of its dollar share (about 5.0%) means the Maryland-coded identities, taken together, account for more of the labeled people than of the labeled money. That is not a finding about suburban commuting or about LDA filings. It is the arithmetic of two FEC columns.

The Lobbyist occupation bucket without geography

LOBBYIST is the word as typed. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, and ADVOCATE are other occupation pages when filers used those strings. LDA registrations and Senate/House lobbying disclosures are a different reporting system; this page uses FEC individual contribution aggregates only.

Nationally, 2,173 donors produced 29,384 contributions totaling $15,512,853. Repeat itemized giving is visible in the gap between donors and contribution rows. This tie does not split those rows by cycle or by recipient. It only locates the Maryland-coded portion.

Maryland on the contributor line

One hundred fifty-nine Maryland donors produced 1,958 contributions totaling $772,230. Relative to 2,173 national Lobbyist-coded donors, that is about 7.3% of identities and about 5.0% of dollars. Other Maryland occupations are excluded. Lobbyist receipts coded to other states make up the remainder of $15,512,853.

MD is the donor-state code. It does not prove the contributor is a registered Maryland lobbyist, works in Washington, D.C., or lives inside the Beltway. It also does not prove Maryland candidates received the $772,230. Recipient committee state is not the filter used here.

Government Affairs is a neighboring Maryland join

A separate Maryland occupation-state page may exist for Government Affairs, with its own dollar, contribution, and donor counts. Lobbyist and Government Affairs are not combined on this page. Adding them would mix two filer-entered strings and invent a “influence industry” total that FEC occupation data does not define.

Stay inside this join’s facts: $772,230, 1,958 contributions, and 159 donors in Maryland against $15,512,853, 29,384 contributions, and 2,173 donors nationwide.

LDA is a different system than this $772,230

Maryland’s Lobbyist join is $772,230 from 159 donors and 1,958 contributions against $15,512,853 from 2,173 donors and 29,384 contributions nationwide. About 5.0% of dollars, about 7.3% of donors, and about 6.7% of rows: Maryland is slightly more present in Lobbyist headcount than in Lobbyist money.

LDA and congressional lobbying registrations are not this table. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS is a different occupation string with a different national total that is not added here. Combining advocacy titles invents a sector figure the FEC occupation field does not define.

Musician is another Maryland occupation-state pair. It does not belong in $772,230. Itemized individual receipts only. See Lobbyist 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 proximity to the capital as a causal explanation for the $772,230. Occupation and state are self-reported columns. Correlation is not causation.

Unitemized contributions and independent expenditures are omitted. Read Lobbyist donations, Maryland campaign finance, all occupations, and all FEC ties for the unjoined views.

Questions

How much have Lobbyist donors in Maryland given?

FEC itemized individual contributions from donors listing occupation Lobbyist and state Maryland total $772,230. That join includes 1,958 contributions and 159 donors. Nationwide, Lobbyist-coded receipts are $15,512,853 from 2,173 donors and 29,384 contributions. Occupation labels are filer-entered.

Are these registered federal lobbyists?

The occupation field is the string LOBBYIST as entered on itemized individual filings. It is not a match to LDA or congressional lobbying registrations. Nationally the label covers 2,173 donors and $15,512,853. This tie only adds the Maryland donor-state filter.

Does Maryland as donor state mean Maryland races?

No. Donor state is Maryland on the contribution record. Recipients can be committees anywhere that file with the FEC. This page does not allocate the $772,230 by office or by in-state versus out-of-state committees Donor state is the address on the itemized individual record, not a map of Maryland races. This join is $772,230 from 159 donors and 1,958 contributions against $15,512,853 nationwide. Recipients can be committees anywhere in the FEC system.

Should Lobbyist be combined with Government Affairs?

Not on this page. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS is a different occupation string with its own national and Maryland aggregates. This join is LOBBYIST plus MD only: $772,230 from 159 donors and 1,958 contributions Donor state is the address on the itemized individual record, not a map of Maryland races. This join is $772,230 from 159 donors and 1,958 contributions against $15,512,853 nationwide. Recipients can be committees anywhere in the FEC system.