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AMERICAN AIRLINES

2010 Election Cycle

Total Donated

$142,942

Contributions

196

Unique Donors

81

Donors listing American Airlines reported $255,495 in itemized individual contributions during the 2010 federal election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 413 contributions from 98 donors. The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $6,427,635; the 2010 slice is about 4.0% of that running sum. The key is not an air-transportation NAICS total and not an American Airlines PAC.

Key figures

  • American Airlines × 2010 is $255,495 in itemized individual contributions.
  • The cell includes 413 contributions from 98 donors.
  • 2010 is about 4.0% of the grouping’s $6,427,635 all-cycle total.
  • The label is self-reported form text, not an air-transportation NAICS total and not an American Airlines PAC.
  • FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

American Airlines crossed with 2010

Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — American Airlines and 2010 — sum to $255,495. 413 itemized contributions and 98 unique donors produced it. The total is not an official organization disbursement and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables.

Neither the American Airlines hub nor the 2010 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Ninety-eight donors and 413 lines in 2010 sit under the two-word carrier brand. AMR-era legal names and later merger labels stay on their own keys if filers used them. Federal aviation contracts on USAspending are a different file and are not funded by these itemized gifts. AMR, AMERICAN AIRLINES INC, AA, US AIRWAYS, and generic PILOT or FLIGHT ATTENDANT occupation strings are other keys if stored separately.

4.0% of the American Airlines roll

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $6,427,635 ($6.4 million). The 2010 slice of $255,495 is about 4.0% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 96.0%. Treating 2010 as the American Airlines FEC story would ignore that remainder.

Treat $6,427,635 as the denominator for the 4.0% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. The industry hub is the year index for this string. This tie keeps 2010 from being folded silently into $6,427,635.

Full analysis: American Airlines and the 2010 FEC election cycle

Questions

How much did American Airlines donors give in 2010?
FEC.gov aggregates show $255,495 in itemized individual contributions for the American Airlines grouping in the 2010 cycle, across 413 contributions and 98 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $6,427,635 all-cycle figure.
What share of American Airlines FEC money is 2010?
The grouping’s all-cycle total is $6,427,635. The 2010 cell of $255,495 is about 4.0% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.0% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the American Airlines hub holds other cycles; the 2010 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
Is this American Airlines’s PAC or an official account?
No. $255,495 is itemized individual receipts whose employer or occupation text grouped to American Airlines. Committee PAC filings and official organization accounts sit outside this rollup unless an individual receipt itself carries the string. The key is not an air-transportation NAICS total and not an American Airlines PAC.
Where is the overlay for the American Airlines 2010 join?
Open American Airlines 2010 for the cycle overlay, American Airlines for the grouping hub, and the 2010 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.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.

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Top Donors in 2010

Top AMERICAN AIRLINES donors in the 2010 election cycle.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupation
1KEESAL, ELIZABETH L$42,70014ROLLING HILLS, CA
2LYNN, DENISE$7,96027DALLAS, TXOFFICER
3CAMPBELL, EDWARD$6,4008HUNTINGTON, NY
4KOORENNY, KATHRYN$5,4002DALLAS, TX
5FLEET, LISA J MRS$4,6002FORT WORTH, TXFLIGHT ATTENDANT
6RENNEISEN, PAUL FRANCIS MR.$4,0043FORT LAUDERDALE, FLPILOT
7BURKE, BUDDY$3,3843WALNUT CREEK, CAPILOT
8ARPEY, GERARD J$3,0003COLLEYVILLE, TX
9FABERMAN, EDWARD$3,0009ROCKVILLE, MD
10MEISENHEIMER, JOHN$2,9017DEFIANCE, MOPILOT
11HOPPER, MAX$2,5003DALLAS, TX
12JOHNSON, JOYCE A MRS.$2,4001MC LEAN, VAPASSENGER SERVICE REP.
13EHLEN, SCOTT$2,4001PORTLAND, OR
14CROWN, WILLIAM H$2,4001PALO ALTO, CA
15BYRNE, MELANIE$2,4001DALLAS, TX
16GOREN, BELLA$2,2503DALLAS, TX
17GARTON, DANIEL P$2,0004SPRING, TX
18HERAS, ARTURO$2,0001LOS ANGELES, CAMECHANIC
19CALLIHAN, SUZANNE G$1,6003OWASSO, OK
20CARTER, STEPHEN H.$1,5005ORLANDO, FLFLIGHT ATTENDANT
21DEL VALLE, TOM$1,5002DALLAS, TXSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, AIRPORT SERVICE
22REDING, SHERRILL$1,5002SOUTHLAKE, TXEXECUTIVE
23STROTHER, DANIELLA$1,2502ALEXANDRIA, VA
24RADER, MICHAEL$1,2503LOS OSOS, CA
25BELL, O L$1,2005LEANDER, TX
26GLENNON, M DANIEL$1,0001WAUSAU, WICUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
27YENSEN, DAVID E.$1,0001FALLS CHURCH, VAAIRLINE PILOT
28GARTON, DANIEL$1,0001DALLAS, TX
29FRIZZELL, ROGER$1,0003ARGYLE, TXEXECUTIVE
30PETERSON, ANITA$1,0002DALLAS, TX
31DOLARA, PETER J$1,0002CORAL GABLES, FL
32JOHNSON, DALE K$1,0001NASHVILLE, TN
33DEL VALLE, T R$1,0002COLLEYVILLE, TXEXECUTIVE
34MAZURCZAK, MICHAEL MR. II$1,0001BURR RIDGE, ILPILOT
35REDING, ROBERT$1,0001SOUTHLAKE, TXEXEC VP OF OPERATIONS
36PLONSKY, RICHARD$9503SUN PRAIRIE, WIPILOT
37WATSON, MATT$9002HAMPSHIRE, ILPILOT
38MITCHELL, JOE$7502CLEBURNE, TX
39KENNEDY, G F$7502COLLEYVILLE, TXEXECUTIVE
40HEYBACH, PAULA$7503IRVING, TX
41HOOPER, JAMES E$7503MCLEAN, VA
42WEYLER, KENNETH$7002KINGSTON, NH
43BLANKENSHIP, STEVE$6302IDABEL, OKAIRLINE PILOT
44RASMUSSON, MAGNUS L. $6002FORT LAUDERDALE, FLAIRLINE PILOT
45SIZEMORE, ANDREW E. $6002FRANKLIN, OHAIRLINE PILOT
46BRANDT, KAREN$6003EULESS, TXMECHANIC
47BLOCKER, ANANIAS III$5001LAUREL, MD
48DOLARA, PETER$5001CORAL GABLES, FL
49CARTER, HERBERT$5001CANDIA, NH
50BOWLER, PETER M$5001DALLAS, TX

Top Recipients in 2010

Top committees that received AMERICAN AIRLINES donations in 2010.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1C00279315$43,20015
2C00279273$12,21034
3C00143438$9,12516
4C00450072$6,4008
5C00107300$5,4002
6C00457846$4,6002
7C00304758$4,5008
8C00444661$4,0043
9C00460758$3,6007
10C00136853$3,3843
11C00458398$3,0009
12C00465914$2,9017
13C00459271$2,5003
14C00240465$2,4001
15C00463687$2,4001
16C00464743$2,4001
17C00468991$2,4001
18C00279901$2,1508
19C00458851$2,0001
20C00003418$1,9705
21C00267849$1,8306
22C00344051$1,7504
23C00235853$1,5005
24C00480871$1,2503
25C00366401$1,2502