Connecticut campaign finance next to federal obligations

A small receipt book next to a large obligation book

The spending extract is $507,565,382,911.38 and 169,224 awards. The FEC extract is $19,660,417.19 and 529 candidate committees. Award count is lower than many states with similar-looking dollar totals, which usually means fewer small assistance rows or a heavier mix of large actions — this packet does not publish that mix, so none is quoted. FEC receipts of $19,660,417.19 do not explain either the dollars or the rows.

Open Connecticut federal spending for awards. Open Connecticut FEC totals for receipts. All spending ties lists other pairs. CT is a geography code, not a funding path.

USAspending.gov in Connecticut

The $507,565,382,911.38 total is obligations, not outlays. The 169,224 rows are award actions, including modifications. Repeat recipients add rows. This packet has no unique-vendor census.

Connecticut federal spending is the live obligation hub. It does not list FEC donors.

FEC.gov: nearly even Democratic and Republican receipts

Connecticut candidate receipts are $19,660,417.19 from 529 committees. Democratic committees reported $9,850,310.59 (about 50.1%). Republican committees reported $9,343,380.60 (about 47.5%). Other and unaffiliated filers reported $466,726.00 (about 2.4%). The 2.4% other share is thicker than Kentucky’s remainder and far thinner than Minnesota’s. It is still a receipt fact, not an award fact.

529 is a filing count. It is not Hartford’s state-office roster and not a contractor headcount. About 50.1% / 47.5% cannot be painted onto 169,224 awards.

Even receipts still do not fund awards

A near-even FEC split can look like a “balanced” state. Balance is not a property of $507,565,382,911.38. Awards have no party field in this packet. Adding $19,660,417.19 to the obligation total invents a combined figure. Treating receipts as a rounding error inside awards still mixes ledgers.

Correlation is not causation. Different statutes, different filers.

How to cite Connecticut

Name USAspending.gov for $507,565,382,911.38 and 169,224 awards. Name FEC.gov for $19,660,417.19, 529 committees, Democratic $9,850,310.59, Republican $9,343,380.60, other $466,726.00. State-office campaigns file under Connecticut law and never enter either extract. Municipal procurement is outside USAspending.gov.

Independent expenditures are not extra packet facts. Live hubs: Connecticut federal spending and Connecticut FEC totals. All spending ties is the join index.

Hartford filings and municipal contracts are not this join

Connecticut state-office campaigns file under Connecticut law. Those reports never enter $19,660,417.19 and never enter $507,565,382,911.38. Municipal procurement is outside USAspending.gov. Receipts of $19,660,417.19 are among the smaller FEC totals in this family; obligations still clear $507 billion. That contrast is two file sizes. It is not a claim that 529 campaigns were absorbed into 169,224 awards.

Independent expenditures are not extra packet facts. Democratic $9,850,310.59 (about 50.1%), Republican $9,343,380.60 (about 47.5%), and other $466,726.00 (about 2.4%) describe candidate committees. The 2.4% other share is thicker than Kentucky’s remainder and still unusable on awards. 169,224 is an action count, not a unique-vendor census.

Cite USAspending.gov for $507,565,382,911.38 and 169,224 awards. Cite FEC.gov for $19,660,417.19 and 529 committees. Connecticut federal spending and Connecticut FEC totals are the live tables. All spending ties is the index. Donations do not fund the obligations.

Five hundred twenty-nine committees and 169,224 awards share only the CT code. $19,660,417.19 is not a rounding error inside $507,565,382,911.38. Quote USAspending.gov with the obligation total and FEC.gov with the receipt total, including other $466,726.00. Connecticut federal spending and Connecticut FEC totals stay separate. All spending ties is the index.

Questions

Do Connecticut campaign donations pay for federal awards?

No. USAspending obligations of $507,565,382,911.38 and FEC receipts of $19,660,417.19 are different datasets joined only by state. Agencies record 169,224 awards as obligations. A shared CT code is not a funding path.

How much federal spending is obligated in Connecticut?

USAspending.gov records indexed here show $507,565,382,911.38 in obligations across 169,224 awards tagged to Connecticut. That figure is an obligation total, not an outlay series and not an FEC receipt total.

How much have Connecticut federal candidates raised?

FEC.gov aggregates show $19,660,417.19 in candidate receipts across 529 federal committees tagged to Connecticut. Democratic filers reported $9,850,310.59 (about 50.1%). Republican filers reported $9,343,380.60 (about 47.5%). That split does not describe awards.

Can I add Connecticut receipts to Connecticut obligations?

No. Adding $19,660,417.19 to $507,565,382,911.38 invents a total neither USAspending.gov nor FEC.gov publishes. Keep the ledgers named separately.