Verizon and the 2014 FEC election cycle

2014 filtered to Verizon

Apply the Verizon filter to the 2014 election cycle and the remaining money is $301,281. FEC.gov itemized that amount across 248 contributions and 97 donors. The overlay at the cycle path lists the rows; this file explains the relationship.

Verizon is telecommunications employer text. It is not NAICS. It is not a donor biography. 97 unique donors matched the stored string in 2014. Wireless and Communications suffixes are other keys. This cell is the stored employer VERIZON, not a product-line rollup. Neighboring stored labels include VERIZON WIRELESS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, VZ, and VERIZON FIOS. LobbyVault does not merge those strings into $301,281. Repeat gifts can raise 248 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 2014 would overstate this cell. Citing the 2014 hub as if it were Verizon-only would overstate the year.

7.5% in 2014, 92.5% elsewhere

7.5% of stored Verizon money is tagged 2014 ($301,281). 92.5% is not ($3,712,778). 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 2014 so $4,014,059 is not mistaken for a two-year number. Lifetime Verizon storage is $4,014,059. Subtract the 2014 cell and $3,712,778 remains. That remainder is 92.5% of the grouping. 7.5% is the 2014 share. Both percentages use packet facts only.

Itemized count versus unique donors

Contribution count (248) and donor count (97) measure different things. The first counts itemized receipts; the second counts distinct identities in this aggregate. $301,281 is their dollar sum.

If a searcher wants names, the overlay is the next stop. This JSON file reports 97 donors without listing them. Inventing names would violate the packet contract. Contributor identities (97) are not a headcount of a firm or a profession. Repeat itemized gifts explain 248 lines from fewer identities. About 2.6 lines per donor is the mean on this packet.

Dropping the Verizon filter

Dropping the Verizon filter returns the reader to the 2014 election cycle index. That index is not $301,281. Adding the filter back recovers this cell: 248 contributions, 97 donors, $301,281.

No cycle-wide denominator is in the packet, so Verizon cannot be ranked as a percent of 2014 national itemized giving. 7.5% remains a share of $4,014,059 only. 2014 is a midterm even-year window on FEC.gov. Open the 2014 election cycle to see every grouping that year. This file does not copy that list. Verizon remains one cell: $301,281, 248 contributions, 97 donors.

Self-reported fields and missing tables

Missing from the packet: recipient names, party split, unitemized totals, PAC disbursements, and any USAspending figure. Present: $301,281, 248 contributions, 97 donors, $4,014,059 lifetime, cycle 2014, 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 $301,281 funded contracts or grants.

What to carry forward from this packet

Carry forward $301,281, 248, 97, 7.5%, $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.

$1,215 per contribution and $3,106 per donor are derived means. Label them as such. Telecommunications employer text remains the right description of the grouping. If live hubs disagree with $301,281, the overlay and FEC.gov control. This snapshot recorded 248 contributions and 97 donors for VERIZON in 2014. Restating the join without new numbers: Verizon in 2014 is $301,281 from 248 itemized individual contributions and 97 unique donors on FEC.gov. The same string stores $4,014,059 across cycles, so 2014 is about 7.5% and other windows hold $3,712,778 (92.5%). The grouping is telecommunications employer text, not a Verizon PAC, VERIZON WIRELESS as a sibling, or a telecom NAICS rollup. Restating the join without new numbers: Verizon in 2014 is $301,281 from 248 itemized individual contributions and 97 unique donors on FEC.gov. The same string stores $4,014,059 across cycles, so 2014 is about 7.5% and other windows hold $3,712,778 (92.5%). The grouping is telecommunications employer text, not a Verizon PAC, VERIZON WIRELESS as a sibling, or a telecom NAICS rollup.

Questions

How much did Verizon donors give in 2014?

FEC.gov aggregates show $301,281 in itemized individual contributions for the Verizon grouping in the 2014 cycle, across 248 contributions and 97 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 2014?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,014,059. The 2014 cell of $301,281 is about 7.5% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 92.5% ($3,712,778) 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 2014 only, totaling $301,281 from 97 donors across 248 contributions.

Where is the overlay for the Verizon 2014 join?

Open Verizon 2014 for the cycle overlay, Verizon for the grouping hub, and the 2014 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.