BUSINESS OWNER
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$433,185
Contributions
580
Unique Donors
169
$505,318 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation string Business Owner. FEC.gov aggregates count 651 contributions from 196 donors. The same stored string totals $13,380,189 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 3.8% of the lifetime bucket — filer-entered form text meeting a two-year window, not a small-business PAC, an owner census, or a catch-all NAICS total.
Key figures
- Business Owner × 2008 is $505,318 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 651 contributions from 196 donors.
- 2008 is about 3.8% of the grouping’s $13,380,189 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not a small-business PAC, an owner census, or a catch-all NAICS total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Business Owner as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — BUSINESS OWNER and 2008 — sum to $505,318. 651 itemized contributions and 196 unique donors produced it. The total is not a corporate treasury gift and is not a committee disbursement. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables. Cite FEC.gov for this intersection.
Neither the Business Owner hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Business Owner is occupation string, not a verified payroll file. 196 donors and 651 lines in 2008 matched that stored string. BUSINESS OWNER is the stored title. OWNER alone and named companies are other keys, not aliases of this cell. People who typed OWNER, SELF EMPLOYED, PRESIDENT, CEO, and named companies sit in other buckets. This page is the exact string BUSINESS OWNER.
LobbyVault keeps this two-key page so a reader can open Business Owner 2008 without treating the industry hub as a cycle total or the 2008 cycle hub as an employer total. The overlay at the Business Owner 2008 path holds the itemized rows for this cell. This prose publishes the packet snapshot: $505,318, 651 contributions, 196 donors, and 3.8% of $13,380,189.
3.8% of the Business Owner roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $13,380,189. The 2008 slice of $505,318 is about 3.8% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 96.2% ($12,874,871). Treating 2008 as the entire Business Owner FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.
Treat $13,380,189 as the denominator for the 3.8% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. This tie keeps 2008 from being folded silently into $13,380,189. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure.
Full analysis: Business Owner political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Business Owner-listed donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $505,318 in itemized individual contributions for the Business Owner grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 651 contributions and 196 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $13,380,189 all-cycle figure. Cite FEC.gov. BUSINESS OWNER in 2008 is $505,318 on 651 itemized receipts from 196 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $13,380,189.
- What share of Business Owner FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $13,380,189. The 2008 cell of $505,318 is about 3.8% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.2% ($12,874,871) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
- Is $505,318 the Business Owner PAC total for 2008?
- No. $505,318 is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to BUSINESS OWNER in the 2008 cycle. It is not committee disbursements, not independent expenditures, and not a verified employee census. 651 contributions came from 196 donors. Cite FEC.gov. BUSINESS OWNER in 2008 is $505,318 on 651 itemized receipts from 196 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $13,380,189.
- Do Business Owner donations in 2008 fund federal awards?
- No. This series is FEC individual contributions. USAspending awards are a different dataset under a different statute. The packet publishes no obligation dollars. An employer string plus a cycle year does not convert $505,318 into a contract or grant. Cite FEC.gov. BUSINESS OWNER in 2008 is $505,318 on 651 itemized receipts from 196 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $13,380,189.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEVIN, FRAYDA | $77,000 | 30 | HACKENSACK, NJ | — |
| 2 | KIRKPATRICK, ROBERT | $31,390 | 33 | HUMBOLDT, IA | — |
| 3 | ALTON, DUANE | $24,150 | 78 | SPOKANE, WA | — |
| 4 | KORN, DOUGLAS | $18,600 | 13 | LEXINGTON, KY | — |
| 5 | WRIGHT, STEVEN | $11,850 | 13 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 6 | DAVIS, ELLEN | $9,775 | 16 | PORTLAND, OR | — |
| 7 | NASEEM, MOHAMMAD | $8,000 | 8 | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | — |
| 8 | WEINEL, JAMES | $8,000 | 11 | CANNON FALLS, MN | — |
| 9 | Sheehan, Michael J. | $7,700 | 4 | Santa Rosa, CA | — |
| 10 | BROWN, RODNEY | $7,150 | 14 | LEONARD, MI | — |
| 11 | SAVAGE, ROBERT J | $6,900 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 12 | MUSSELMAN, SARA | $5,400 | 7 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | INFORMATION REQUESTED |
| 13 | JONES, AMY | $5,000 | 7 | JACKSON, MO | — |
| 14 | SCHMIDT, WENDY | $4,850 | 3 | ALBANY, OR | — |
| 15 | SLOVITER, DAVID | $4,300 | 6 | MEADOWBROOK, PA | — |
| 16 | MOSLEY-HERNREICH, REBECCA | $4,300 | 4 | VAIL, CO | — |
| 17 | CAMPAGNI, MARY J. MRS. | $4,200 | 3 | CARSON CITY, NV | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 18 | SCOGGINS, JOHN | $4,000 | 5 | OURAY, CO | — |
| 19 | GOFF, MICHAEL | $3,800 | 4 | VENICE, CA | — |
| 20 | GHAN, PETER | $3,750 | 5 | SUGAR LAND, TX | — |
| 21 | KENT, JEFF | $3,705 | 6 | CUSTER, WA | — |
| 22 | DESIMONE, ROBERT | $3,500 | 8 | BAR HARBOR, ME | — |
| 23 | LANGERAK, MICHAEL | $3,500 | 8 | HUDSONVILLE, MI | — |
| 24 | MAMMEN, ANIL | $3,300 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | MAMMEN GROUP |
| 25 | WEBB, SEAN | $3,300 | 12 | NEW YORK, NY | ARCHITECT |
| 26 | SCHWARTZ, THOMAS A | $3,300 | 3 | TOPEKA, KS | — |
| 27 | BENSON, JOSEPH | $3,000 | 4 | PONTIAC, MI | — |
| 28 | ABBASSO, MICHAEL P | $3,000 | 3 | CEDAR GROVE, NJ | — |
| 29 | CRYAN, JOSEPH | $3,000 | 2 | UNION, NJ | — |
| 30 | SIMPSON, JAMES C III | $2,900 | 5 | WALDORF, MD | — |
| 31 | BERG, MARK | $2,800 | 7 | GETTYSBURG, PA | — |
| 32 | POINTER, MONROE | $2,750 | 4 | SOUTHAVEN, MS | — |
| 33 | PITTS, KAY | $2,700 | 5 | YOSEMITE NATIONAL, CA | — |
| 34 | TANNA, DIANNE | $2,550 | 2 | TEMECULA, CA | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| 35 | ROUSE, JACK | $2,500 | 5 | CINCINNATI, OH | — |
| 36 | MELTON, DON | $2,500 | 3 | CONWAY, AR | — |
| 37 | ROWEN, JAMES | $2,500 | 1 | FLUSHING, NY | — |
| 38 | RIDINGER 930, STEPHEN MR | $2,500 | 2 | CAMARILLO, CA | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 39 | MURPHY, SEAN T | $2,300 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | SHOE DISTRIBUTOR |
| 40 | MCGRANN, JUDITH | $2,300 | 1 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | — |
| 41 | FENDERSON, ROBERT | $2,300 | 1 | — | FURNITURE MANUFACTURER |
| 42 | LAZAR, TINA | $2,300 | 1 | FREDERICK, MD | SELF |
| 43 | FISHER, DANIEL MR. | $2,300 | 3 | SALISBURY, NC | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 44 | NOBAN, NAHID ISHAGOFF | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | GIFT SHOP |
| 45 | DITZEL, JAMES | $2,300 | 1 | CHEYENNE, WY | THRIFTY CASH |
| 46 | Shaw, Julia | $2,300 | 1 | Marietta, GA | — |
| 47 | TODD, PAULA | $2,300 | 1 | TALLULAH, LA | — |
| 48 | WINGARD, J D JR | $2,300 | 1 | CRESTVIEW, FL | — |
| 49 | LEE, ISAAC | $2,300 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 50 | HADLEY, JOAN B | $2,300 | 1 | CORONA DEL MAR, CA | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00432260 | $77,000 | 30 |
| 2 | C00431445 | $57,928 | 102 |
| 3 | C00390724 | $31,390 | 33 |
| 4 | C00431569 | $24,750 | 37 |
| 5 | C00390476 | $24,150 | 78 |
| 6 | C00215699 | $18,600 | 13 |
| 7 | C00438457 | $11,850 | 13 |
| 8 | C00431916 | $10,000 | 5 |
| 9 | C00439661 | $8,000 | 11 |
| 10 | C00290064 | $8,000 | 8 |
| 11 | C00430470 | $7,552 | 10 |
| 12 | C00453738 | $7,277 | 11 |
| 13 | C00373464 | $6,900 | 2 |
| 14 | C00314575 | $4,850 | 3 |
| 15 | C00418970 | $4,300 | 6 |
| 16 | C00358895 | $4,300 | 4 |
| 17 | C00401224 | $4,250 | 11 |
| 18 | C00143743 | $4,250 | 6 |
| 19 | C00447714 | $4,000 | 5 |
| 20 | C00031088 | $3,705 | 6 |
| 21 | C00443218 | $3,500 | 6 |
| 22 | C00270249 | $3,500 | 8 |
| 23 | C00431205 | $3,300 | 12 |
| 24 | C00440370 | $3,300 | 4 |
| 25 | C00432278 | $3,300 | 8 |