2014 FEC cycle — Secretary occupation totals

Both filters: SECRETARY and cycle 2014

The 2014 × Secretary join is a database match, not a narrative about a profession. $508,655 entered the extract because itemized receipts carried occupation SECRETARY and cycle 2014 at the same time. 458 is the matching line count. 231 is the matching donor-key count. $10,153,281 is what remains when the cycle filter is lifted for the same occupation string.

Dividing $508,655 by 458 yields about $1,111 per contribution. Dividing by 231 yields about $2,202 per donor. Gifts per donor average about 2.0 (458 ÷ 231). Those ratios describe this string in 2014, not payroll at firms that employ people with similar titles.

Occupation is not a license check. SECRETARY is the occupation string as typed. It is not automatically Secretary of State. Executive Assistant is a different key when those words appear. Independent expenditures and USAspending tables do not feed $508,655. Source: FEC.gov.

How FEC stores Secretary as an occupation

What the occupation side includes: itemized individual receipts tagged SECRETARY, summing to $10,153,281 across harvested cycles, of which $508,655 is the 2014 cell. What it excludes: other occupation strings, unitemized gifts, independent expenditures, and committee filings that are not individual contribution aggregates.

Mean about $2,202 per donor in 2014 should be quoted with both inputs ($508,655 and 231). Dropping 231 turns the mean into an unsourced claim. SECRETARY is the occupation string as typed. It is not automatically Secretary of State. Executive Assistant is a different key when those words appear.

Per-gift and per-donor dollars in 2014

About $1,111 per contribution is $508,655 divided by 458. About $2,202 per donor is $508,655 divided by 231. About 2.0 gifts per donor is 458 divided by 231. Three ratios, three jobs. Dropping any input turns the ratio into an unsourced claim.

2014 as a midterm cycle dates the window. Live occupation hubs can move as amended individual reports arrive. If a live hub disagrees with $508,655 or $10,153,281, the newer FEC extract controls.

$508,655 versus $10,153,281

Never write that Secretary gave $10,153,281 in 2014. $10,153,281 is the all-cycle occupation total. Never write that the occupation’s only year is 2014 unless 5.0% is 100%, which it is not here. $508,655 is the 2014 cell. The two columns are labeled cycleTotal and occupationTotal in the packet for that reason.

5.0% is the only legitimate bridge between the columns. It is a quotient, not a second source. Independent expenditures still sit outside both columns.

FEC receipts are not federal awards

USAspending publishes federal obligations by agency and place. FEC publishes campaign finance. $508,655 does not become an award total because a year appears in both systems. $10,153,281 does not become an award total because an occupation string can be compared with a NAICS title in a researcher’s head. This page never claims receipts funded federal awards.

Internal links remain the four packet hrefs only. No other path is cited. Independent expenditures remain outside the dollar columns used here. SECRETARY is the occupation string as typed. It is not automatically Secretary of State. Executive Assistant is a different key when those words appear.

Why this page is not a Secretary directory

This page is not a directory of Secretary professionals, not a membership list, and not a Cabinet officer list, a corporate-secretary filing, or an admin-union roster. 231 is a donor-key count inside one FEC aggregate. Most people who use a similar job title never appear in $508,655.

The four packet links are the only hrefs used: Secretary donations, the 2014 election cycle, all occupations, and all FEC ties. No other URL is cited. Source: FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by self-reported occupation and election cycle.

Repeat the join in one sentence for citation: occupation Secretary, cycle 2014, $508,655 itemized, 458 contributions, 231 donors, 5.0% of $10,153,281. SECRETARY is the occupation string as typed. It is not automatically Secretary of State. Executive Assistant is a different key when those words appear. Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Office Manager, and Corporate Secretary stay on other occupation pages. The 2014 election cycle hub still mixes every other title. All occupations and All FEC ties are indexes, not extra dollar columns.

What a reader may not do with $508,655: treat it as payroll, treat 231 as a workforce census, treat 5.0% as a share of 2014 national receipts, or treat the cell as money that funded USAspending awards. What a reader may do: quote the pair, quote the source FEC.gov, and follow the four internal links. Mean about $1,111 per contribution and $2,202 per donor remain attached to 458 and 231. About 2.0 lines per donor remains 458 divided by 231.

Questions

How much did Secretary filers donate in 2014?

Filers who listed Secretary itemized $508,655 in FEC individual contributions in 2014, from 458 receipts and 231 donors. That is 5.0% of $10,153,281 under SECRETARY. Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Office Manager, and Corporate Secretary are other keys when those are the words on the form. Figures are FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.

Does this count a professional association’s PAC spending?

No. $508,655 is individual contributions tagged Secretary in 2014. Association committee filings file as committees. Mixing PAC spending with $508,655 would blend FEC tables. See Secretary donations or the 2014 election cycle hub for committee names. Secretary in 2014 is $508,655 on 458 receipts from 231 donors.

Are secretary labels standardized on FEC forms?

No. FEC.gov stores the occupation as typed. This join uses SECRETARY. Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Office Manager, and Corporate Secretary are other keys when those characters appear. LobbyVault does not recode the string into a Cabinet officer list, a corporate-secretary filing, or an admin-union roster. Cite $508,655 for this title in 2014 on 458 receipts from 231 donors.

What two tables meet on this page?

Secretary donations ($10,153,281 for the string) and the 2014 election cycle. The overlap is $508,655 from 458 receipts and 231 donors. All FEC ties lists other occupation-cycle cells. All occupations lists neighboring titles. Figures are FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates for Secretary in 2014.