BUSINESS OWNER
2010 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$379,655
Contributions
397
Unique Donors
137
Donors listing Business Owner reported $430,565 in itemized individual contributions during the 2010 federal election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 456 contributions from 159 donors. The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $13,380,189; the 2010 slice is about 3.2% of that running sum. BUSINESS OWNER is grouped occupation text as stored on FEC individual receipts — not a Census of employer firms, not an SBA loan file, and not a chamber PAC.
Key figures
- Business Owner × 2010 is $430,565 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 456 contributions from 159 donors.
- 2010 is about 3.2% of the grouping’s $13,380,189 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a Census of employer firms, not an SBA loan file, and not a chamber PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Business Owner crossed with 2010
Occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Business Owner and 2010 — sum to $430,565. 456 itemized contributions and 159 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. This page joins the occupation grouping Business Owner to cycle 2010; it is not a restatement of either hub alone.
Neither the Business Owner hub nor the 2010 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. 159 unique donors and 456 lines in 2010 sit under the stored string BUSINESS OWNER. OWNER, SELF EMPLOYED, PRESIDENT, and CEO stay on their own keys if filers used them. SBA loans or other small-business USAspending rows are a different file and are not funded by these itemized gifts. Campaign contributions are not federal awards.
3.2% of the Business Owner roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $13,380,189 ($13.4 million). The 2010 slice of $430,565 is about 3.2% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 96.8%, or $12,949,624. Treating 2010 as the Business Owner FEC story would ignore that remainder. Quote $430,565 when the sentence is about 2010. Quote $13,380,189 when the sentence is about the grouping across cycles. Do not add those two dollar figures; the first is already inside the second.
Treat $13,380,189 as the denominator for the 3.2% 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 $13,380,189. 3.2% is $430,565 divided by $13,380,189. Rounding to $430,565 and $13.4 million does not create extra facts. Use exact integers in a table. Use the rounded forms only as headlines of those same integers.
Full analysis: Business Owner and the 2010 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Business Owner donors give in 2010?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $430,565 in itemized individual contributions for the Business Owner grouping in the 2010 cycle, across 456 contributions and 159 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $13,380,189 all-cycle figure. Cite FEC.gov for the Business Owner × 2010 join.
- What share of Business Owner FEC money is 2010?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $13,380,189. The 2010 cell of $430,565 is about 3.2% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.8% ($12,949,624) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Business Owner hub holds other cycles.
- Is this Business Owner’s PAC or an official account?
- No. $430,565 is itemized individual receipts whose employer or occupation text grouped to Business Owner. Committee PAC filings and official organization accounts sit outside this rollup. The key is not a Census of employer firms, not an SBA loan file, and not a chamber PAC. Filings remain on FEC.gov.
- Where is the overlay for the Business Owner 2010 join?
- Open Business Owner 2010 for the cycle overlay, Business Owner for the grouping hub, and the 2010 election cycle for the year without this 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 2010
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEVIN, FRAYDA | $105,850 | 36 | HACKENSACK, NJ | — |
| 2 | SCHMIDT, WENDY | $30,400 | 1 | ALBANY, OR | — |
| 3 | ALTON, DUANE | $28,050 | 73 | SPOKANE, WA | — |
| 4 | KIRKPATRICK, ROBERT | $12,440 | 22 | HUMBOLDT, IA | — |
| 5 | SAVAGE, ROBERT J | $10,250 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 6 | LOYD, MARK | $7,700 | 9 | ARNOLD, MO | — |
| 7 | DARYANANI, VARSHA | $7,200 | 3 | CARROLLTON, TX | — |
| 8 | GOFF, MICHAEL | $6,950 | 4 | VENICE, CA | — |
| 9 | BROWN, RODNEY | $5,850 | 9 | LEONARD, MI | — |
| 10 | KORN, DOUGLAS | $5,800 | 3 | LEXINGTON, KY | — |
| 11 | PRICE, MICHAEL G | $5,400 | 4 | MADISON, WI | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 12 | MCCAW, BRUCE MR | $5,300 | 3 | BELLEVUE, WA | — |
| 13 | SLOVITER, DAVID | $5,100 | 6 | MEADOWBROOK, PA | — |
| 14 | SAHAI, ANIL | $5,000 | 1 | — | — |
| 15 | POINTER, MONROE | $4,250 | 5 | SOUTHAVEN, MS | — |
| 16 | DAVIS, ELLEN | $3,900 | 4 | PORTLAND, OR | — |
| 17 | ALTES, DENNY | $3,650 | 3 | FT SMITH, AR | — |
| 18 | WRIGHT, STEVEN | $3,300 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 19 | SIMPSON, JAMES C III | $3,200 | 3 | WALDORF, MD | — |
| 20 | ROWEN, JAMES | $3,150 | 3 | FLUSHING, NY | — |
| 21 | LITTLE, KEVIN | $2,850 | 2 | MADISON, WI | — |
| 22 | GIORDANO, FRANK SR. | $2,650 | 4 | SOUTH HOLLAND, IL | IL TRANSPORT |
| 23 | SORRENTINO, EDWARD MR. | $2,550 | 5 | LAKE GROVE, NY | RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR/BUILDER |
| 24 | SIBERT, SAMUEL MR | $2,400 | 1 | KIRKLAND, WA | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 25 | NGUYEN, NANCY | $2,400 | 1 | WESTMINSTER, CA | — |
| 26 | BERLINGHOF, BILL | $2,400 | 1 | DRESHER, PA | RENAISSANCE CERAMIC TILE AND MARBLE, I |
| 27 | HAMER, JEFFREY | $2,400 | 2 | REHOBOTH BEACH, DE | RESTURANT OWNER |
| 28 | FLY, RICKY | $2,400 | 1 | GRENADA, MS | — |
| 29 | MEYERS, NANCY E | $2,400 | 1 | ISSAQUAH, WA | — |
| 30 | BUISHAS, JOE | $2,400 | 1 | GRANT PARK, IL | METABOLIC MANAGEMENT |
| 31 | ZAPPI, JIM | $2,400 | 1 | YORKTOWN HTS, NY | ZAP PROPERTIES LLC |
| 32 | VOLPE, JON D | $2,400 | 1 | TUCSON, AZ | HARDWARE STORE |
| 33 | SMITH, JAMES O JR | $2,300 | 1 | WHITELAND, IN | — |
| 34 | EGGE, VERNON | $2,200 | 2 | EUGENE, OR | — |
| 35 | MIRZA, MUHAMMAD | $2,200 | 1 | TROY, MI | MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY DIRECTOR |
| 36 | WEBB, SEAN | $2,200 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | ARCHITECT |
| 37 | DAVIS, PHILLIP | $2,125 | 8 | PORTLAND, OR | — |
| 38 | HOWA, RICHARD J | $2,000 | 1 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | — |
| 39 | HEDRICH, JEFFREY M | $2,000 | 2 | BOARDMAN, OH | — |
| 40 | PADELFORD, DICK | $2,000 | 2 | ROCHESTER, MA | SELF |
| 41 | SEAY, BEN | $2,000 | 4 | CONYERS, GA | — |
| 42 | POURBABA, DAVID | $2,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 43 | PALERMO, JOSEPH R JR | $1,900 | 2 | LAKE CHARLES, LA | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 44 | FREEMAN, MARY A | $1,695 | 7 | MARTINEZ, GA | — |
| 45 | BERGER, TODD | $1,500 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 46 | RADOCCHIA, STEPHEN | $1,500 | 3 | GLASTONBURY, CT | — |
| 47 | OWEN, GREGORY L | $1,500 | 2 | LONG BEACH, CA | — |
| 48 | KENT, JEFF | $1,500 | 2 | CUSTER, WA | — |
| 49 | GANONG, PHILIP | $1,450 | 4 | BAKERSFIELD, CA | — |
| 50 | PATERNOSTER, STEVE | $1,420 | 2 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — |
Top Recipients in 2010
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00458844 | $106,100 | 37 |
| 2 | C00010603 | $38,770 | 16 |
| 3 | C00471292 | $28,050 | 73 |
| 4 | C00042366 | $18,165 | 26 |
| 5 | C00489781 | $14,650 | 13 |
| 6 | C00486555 | $10,250 | 2 |
| 7 | C00484824 | $7,950 | 5 |
| 8 | C00461194 | $7,200 | 3 |
| 9 | C00472159 | $5,850 | 9 |
| 10 | C00431684 | $5,800 | 3 |
| 11 | C00411991 | $5,100 | 6 |
| 12 | C00476317 | $4,650 | 4 |
| 13 | C00401224 | $4,350 | 7 |
| 14 | C00464487 | $4,250 | 5 |
| 15 | C00027466 | $4,120 | 7 |
| 16 | C00437376 | $3,900 | 4 |
| 17 | C00468199 | $3,850 | 4 |
| 18 | C00003418 | $3,350 | 7 |
| 19 | C00089243 | $3,300 | 3 |
| 20 | C00325126 | $3,200 | 3 |
| 21 | C00287904 | $2,700 | 2 |
| 22 | C00448696 | $2,700 | 6 |
| 23 | C00440016 | $2,650 | 4 |
| 24 | C00455808 | $2,400 | 1 |
| 25 | C00461699 | $2,400 | 1 |