BUILDER
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$800,023
Contributions
761
Unique Donors
223
$979,752 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping Builder. FEC.gov aggregates count 952 contributions from 282 donors. The same string totals $16,832,191 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 5.8% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not a construction NAICS total and not a homebuilders PAC.
Key figures
- Builder × 2008 is $979,752 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 952 contributions from 282 donors.
- 2008 is about 5.8% of the grouping’s $16,832,191 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not a construction NAICS total and not a homebuilders PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Builder as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Builder and 2008 — sum to $979,752. 952 itemized contributions and 282 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 Builder hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Builder is a one-word occupation or employer label, not a homebuilding-license census. Two hundred eighty-two donors and 952 lines in 2008 matched that word. CONTRACTOR and DEVELOPER remain sibling keys. Named builders typed as legal names sit on firm pages. HOME BUILDER, CONTRACTOR, DEVELOPER, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, and named homebuilding companies are other keys.
5.8% of the Builder roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $16,832,191 ($16.8 million). The 2008 slice of $979,752 is about 5.8% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 94.2% ($15,852,439). Treating 2008 as the Builder FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $16,832,191 as the denominator for the 5.8% 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 2008 from being folded silently into $16,832,191.
Full analysis: Builder political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Builder donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $979,752 in itemized individual contributions for the Builder grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 952 contributions and 282 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $16,832,191 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Builder FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $16,832,191. The 2008 cell of $979,752 is about 5.8% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 94.2% ($15,852,439) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Builder hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does this include only licensed or currently employed Builder donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Builder. The FEC does not verify licenses or current jobs. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $979,752 from 282 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Builder 2008 join?
- Open Builder 2008 for the cycle overlay, Builder for the grouping hub, and the 2008 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.
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANDELL, ROBERT A | $49,800 | 8 | LONGWOOD, FL | — |
| 2 | TATE, STANLEY | $39,050 | 49 | NORTH MIAMI, FL | — |
| 3 | TOLL, ROBERT | $38,800 | 5 | HORSHAM, PA | — |
| 4 | ROBINSON, WILLIAM | $37,695 | 43 | TOLEDO, OH | — |
| 5 | MANDELL, LESTER N | $35,400 | 4 | WINTER PARK, FL | — |
| 6 | SMOKLER, IRVING | $30,200 | 15 | ANN ARBOR, MI | — |
| 7 | LANDOW, NATHAN | $25,200 | 10 | BETHESDA, MD | — |
| 8 | KAY, JAMES | $21,860 | 13 | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | — |
| 9 | STYZA, BRYCE | $18,000 | 11 | WAUKESHA, HI | — |
| 10 | TATE, STANLEY G | $17,500 | 4 | NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL | — |
| 11 | HALL, TOM | $16,856 | 10 | PUEBLO, CO | — |
| 12 | HATTOX, JERRY | $14,970 | 11 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — |
| 13 | LEVIN, JERRY | $13,500 | 4 | NASHUA, NH | — |
| 14 | PEARSON, JOHN | $11,500 | 20 | CLEARWATER, FL | — |
| 15 | HERNANDEZ, HECTOR | $10,500 | 4 | MIAMI, FL | — |
| 16 | AUERBACH, HARVEY | $10,100 | 7 | CORAM, NY | — |
| 17 | FIANO, LAWRENCE | $10,000 | 2 | BOLTON, CT | — |
| 18 | SMITH, VERNON | $9,600 | 10 | DALLAS, TX | — |
| 19 | ERKILETIAN, MYRON P | $9,600 | 3 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 20 | KLEIN, STEPHEN | $8,490 | 12 | BLUE BELL, PA | — |
| 21 | FARR, JOE | $8,300 | 9 | MONROE, LA | — |
| 22 | SMITH, CARL | $8,300 | 15 | IRVING, TX | — |
| 23 | ROSSETTI, MICHAEL | $8,208 | 18 | PEACHTREE CITY, GA | — |
| 24 | LUKE, JAMES B MR | $8,100 | 11 | PARSIPPANY, NJ | — |
| 25 | STEPHENSON, M DURWOOD | $7,250 | 6 | SMITHFIELD, NC | — |
| 26 | MACDONALD, GRANGER | $7,200 | 3 | AUSTIN, TX | — |
| 27 | SHEPARD, ROBERT W | $7,100 | 4 | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | — |
| 28 | JONES, HOWARD | $6,900 | 8 | LINCOLN, NE | — |
| 29 | WEISS, HARRY | $6,550 | 5 | MAPLE SHADE, NJ | — |
| 30 | THOMPSON, GEORGE | $6,536 | 18 | TAMPA, FL | — |
| 31 | KEELTY, JOSEPH S | $5,600 | 3 | TIMONIUM, MD | — |
| 32 | CROWELL, HARRY | $5,100 | 6 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | — |
| 33 | BERLE, ROGER | $5,000 | 5 | CLIFF ISLAND, ME | — |
| 34 | RYAN, W | $5,000 | 1 | HINSDALE, IL | — |
| 35 | PETTIT, JOHN | $5,000 | 4 | ROCKVILLE, MD | — |
| 36 | RAUCH, HARRY | $4,750 | 6 | ATLANTIS, FL | — |
| 37 | CHAPMAN, MICHAEL | $4,700 | 12 | SANTA FE, NM | — |
| 38 | WILCOX, GARY | $4,700 | 6 | SUNRIVER, OR | — |
| 39 | CAPANO, LOUIS | $4,600 | 2 | WILMINGTON, DE | — |
| 40 | KOCH, STEPHEN | $4,600 | 2 | WAUTOMA, WI | — |
| 41 | BRAGER, JOHN | $4,600 | 2 | LINCOLN, NE | — |
| 42 | GLICK, MARILYN | $4,300 | 2 | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | — |
| 43 | LEVINE, PETER | $4,300 | 5 | WAYNE, NJ | — |
| 44 | HOUSE, DAVID | $4,000 | 7 | COLUMBUS, OH | — |
| 45 | Cantrell, Kay | $3,950 | 5 | Marietta, GA | — |
| 46 | MOSS, KELVIN | $3,900 | 2 | CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA | — |
| 47 | ANDREWS, ROSS | $3,740 | 2 | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | — |
| 48 | BAILEY, JOHN R | $3,700 | 3 | DUNKIRK, MD | — |
| 49 | MCDONALD, GARY L | $3,700 | 4 | FRESNO, CA | — |
| 50 | TOMPKINS, ROD | $3,600 | 4 | WAYNE, NE | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $94,064 | 123 |
| 2 | C00451393 | $56,050 | 31 |
| 3 | C00005561 | $49,800 | 8 |
| 4 | C00431569 | $46,085 | 41 |
| 5 | C00430470 | $45,020 | 51 |
| 6 | C00127811 | $39,050 | 49 |
| 7 | C00266767 | $38,800 | 5 |
| 8 | C00398008 | $21,860 | 13 |
| 9 | C00000901 | $20,815 | 33 |
| 10 | C00409581 | $19,850 | 9 |
| 11 | C00083428 | $18,000 | 11 |
| 12 | C00394163 | $16,856 | 10 |
| 13 | C00440420 | $14,970 | 11 |
| 14 | C00386458 | $13,500 | 4 |
| 15 | C00382457 | $11,100 | 8 |
| 16 | C00369033 | $10,600 | 10 |
| 17 | C00349233 | $10,500 | 4 |
| 18 | C00280206 | $9,800 | 10 |
| 19 | C00438200 | $9,600 | 10 |
| 20 | C00378356 | $9,600 | 3 |
| 21 | C00376749 | $8,300 | 9 |
| 22 | C00387126 | $8,208 | 18 |
| 23 | C00430512 | $7,900 | 4 |
| 24 | C00445783 | $7,250 | 6 |
| 25 | C00384016 | $7,200 | 3 |