Verizon political money and the 2012 FEC cycle

2012 filtered to Verizon

Apply the Verizon filter to the 2012 election cycle and the remaining money is $346,080. FEC.gov itemized that amount across 380 contributions and 170 donors. The overlay at the cycle path lists the rows; this file explains the relationship.

Verizon is telecom employer text. It is not NAICS. It is not a donor biography. 170 unique donors matched the stored string in 2012. Repeat gifts can raise 380 contributions without raising the donor count at the same pace.

The all-cycle Verizon total of $4,014,059 still includes other windows. Citing $4,014,059 as if it were 2012 would overstate this cell. Citing the 2012 hub as if it were Verizon-only would overstate the year.

8.6% in 2012, 91.4% elsewhere

8.6% of stored Verizon money is tagged 2012 ($346,080). 91.4% is not ($3,667,979). Both percentages use $4,014,059 as the base. Changing the string changes the base.

The industry hub holds the year-by-year index. This tie isolates 2012 so $4,014,059 is not mistaken for a two-year number. Lifetime Verizon storage is $4,014,059. Subtract the 2012 cell and $3,667,979 remains. That remainder is 91.4% of the grouping. 8.6% is the 2012 share. Both percentages use packet facts only.

Itemized count versus unique donors

Contribution count (380) and donor count (170) measure different things. The first counts itemized receipts; the second counts distinct identities in this aggregate. $346,080 is their dollar sum.

If a searcher wants names, the overlay is the next stop. This JSON file reports 170 donors without listing them. Inventing names would violate the packet contract. Contributor identities (170) are not a headcount of a firm or a profession. Repeat itemized gifts explain 380 lines from fewer identities. About 2.2 lines per donor is the mean on this packet.

Dropping the Verizon filter

Dropping the Verizon filter returns the reader to the 2012 election cycle index. That index is not $346,080. Adding the filter back recovers this cell: 380 contributions, 170 donors, $346,080.

No cycle-wide denominator is in the packet, so Verizon cannot be ranked as a percent of 2012 national itemized giving. 8.6% remains a share of $4,014,059 only. Open the 2012 election cycle to see every grouping that year. This file does not copy that list. Verizon remains one cell: $346,080, 380 contributions, 170 donors.

Self-reported fields and missing tables

Missing from the packet: recipient names, party split, unitemized totals, PAC disbursements, and any USAspending figure. Present: $346,080, 380 contributions, 170 donors, $4,014,059 lifetime, cycle 2012, string VERIZON.

Self-reported fields create split spellings. Researchers who need a firm-level view must inspect neighboring keys on the industry index rather than assume $4,014,059 is complete for a legal entity. Federal award files can reuse famous names. Those files are not FEC itemized individual contributions. This join does not claim that $346,080 funded contracts or grants.

What to carry forward from this packet

Carry forward $346,080, 380, 170, 8.6%, $4,014,059, and the string VERIZON. Leave behind invented recipients, party shares, and contract dollars. The source note is FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.

$911 per contribution and $2,036 per donor are derived means. Label them as such. Telecom employer text remains the right description of the grouping. If live hubs disagree with $346,080, the overlay and FEC.gov control. This snapshot recorded 380 contributions and 170 donors for VERIZON in 2012. Restating the join without new numbers: Verizon in 2012 is $346,080 from 380 itemized individual contributions and 170 unique donors on FEC.gov. The same string stores $4,014,059 across cycles, so 2012 is about 8.6% and other windows hold $3,667,979 (91.4%). The grouping is telecom employer text, not a Verizon PAC, a wired-telecom NAICS rollup, or Verizon Communications as a sibling string. No donor names, recipient committees, party split, or USAspending dollars are in this packet. Live overlay pages override this snapshot. Mean gift size is about $911; mean per donor about $2,036; about 2.2 contributions per donor. Those means are arithmetic, not medians. The two-year FEC window tagged 2012 can include receipts from both years. Independent expenditures remain outside $346,080. Restating the join without new numbers: Verizon in 2012 is $346,080 from 380 itemized individual contributions and 170 unique donors on FEC.gov. The same string stores $4,014,059 across cycles, so 2012 is about 8.6% and other windows hold $3,667,979 (91.4%). The grouping is telecom employer text, not a Verizon PAC, a wired-telecom NAICS rollup, or Verizon Communications as a sibling string. No donor names, recipient committees, party split, or USAspending dollars are in this packet. Live overlay pages override this snapshot. Mean gift size is about $911; mean per donor about $2,036; about 2.2 contributions per donor. Those means are arithmetic, not medians. The two-year FEC window tagged 2012 can include receipts from both years. Independent expenditures remain outside $346,080.

Questions

How much did Verizon donors give in 2012?

FEC.gov aggregates show $346,080 in itemized individual contributions for the Verizon grouping in the 2012 cycle, across 380 contributions and 170 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,014,059 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.

What share of Verizon FEC money is 2012?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,014,059. The 2012 cell of $346,080 is about 8.6% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 91.4% ($3,667,979) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.

Does this include only Verizon employees?

No. The bucket is the self-reported string VERIZON. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2012 only, totaling $346,080 from 170 donors across 380 contributions.

Where is the overlay for the Verizon 2012 join?

Open Verizon 2012 for the cycle overlay, Verizon for the grouping hub, and the 2012 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows. Cite FEC.gov for $346,080, 380 contributions, and 170 donors.