BUSINESS OWNER
2012 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$654,182
Contributions
658
Unique Donors
186
$710,696 in itemized individual contributions is the 2012-cycle join for the occupation grouping Business Owner. FEC.gov aggregates count 745 contributions from 212 donors. The same string totals $13,380,189 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 5.3% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not a small-business NAICS total and not an owners PAC.
Key figures
- Business Owner × 2012 is $710,696 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 745 contributions from 212 donors.
- 2012 is about 5.3% of the grouping’s $13,380,189 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a small-business NAICS total and not an owners PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Business Owner as stored text, 2012 as cycle
Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Business Owner and 2012 — sum to $710,696. 745 itemized contributions and 212 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 Business Owner hub nor the 2012 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Business Owner is a title people write when they do not list a firm. Two hundred twelve donors and 745 lines in 2012 matched that phrase. Named-company employer pages are separate. Adding those firm cells to this title would mix unrelated strings. The FEC does not verify ownership of an LLC. OWNER, BUSINESSMAN, ENTREPRENEUR, PRESIDENT, and named companies as employers are other keys. This page is the two-word Business Owner string.
5.3% of the Business Owner roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $13,380,189 ($13.4 million). The 2012 slice of $710,696 is about 5.3% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 94.7%. Treating 2012 as the Business Owner FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $13,380,189 as the denominator for the 5.3% 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 2012 from being folded silently into $13,380,189.
Full analysis: Business Owner and the 2012 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Business Owner donors give in 2012?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $710,696 in itemized individual contributions for the Business Owner grouping in the 2012 cycle, across 745 contributions and 212 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $13,380,189 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Business Owner FEC money is 2012?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $13,380,189. The 2012 cell of $710,696 is about 5.3% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 94.7% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Business Owner hub holds other cycles; the 2012 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does this include only licensed or currently employed Business Owner donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Business Owner. The FEC does not verify licenses or current jobs. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2012 only, totaling $710,696 from 212 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Business Owner 2012 join?
- Open Business Owner 2012 for the cycle overlay, Business Owner for the grouping hub, and the 2012 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 2012
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEVIN, FRAYDA | $72,500 | 24 | HACKENSACK, NJ | — |
| 2 | SCHMIDT, WENDY | $53,300 | 5 | ALBANY, OR | — |
| 3 | NEVILLE, DAN D. MR. | $50,000 | 3 | FRUIT HEIGHTS, UT | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 4 | KIRKPATRICK, ROBERT | $31,590 | 47 | HUMBOLDT, IA | — |
| 5 | SOLEIMANI, BENHOUR | $28,000 | 3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 6 | FISHER, DANIEL MR. | $26,450 | 4 | SALISBURY, NC | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 7 | ALTON, DUANE | $25,600 | 70 | SPOKANE, WA | — |
| 8 | PICKENS, MADELINE A. MRS. | $25,000 | 1 | DEL MAR, CA | SELF EMPLOYED |
| 9 | WILS, STEVEN | $11,850 | 11 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 10 | WRIGHT, STEVEN | $10,025 | 21 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 11 | GOFF, MICHAEL | $8,800 | 12 | VENICE, CA | — |
| 12 | BROWN, RODNEY | $7,750 | 20 | LEONARD, MI | — |
| 13 | FLY, RICKY | $7,500 | 6 | GRENADA, MS | — |
| 14 | EGGE, VERNON | $6,000 | 5 | EUGENE, OR | — |
| 15 | OGLE, RICK | $6,000 | 5 | BOZEMAN, MT | — |
| 16 | Sheehan, Michael J. | $5,200 | 10 | Santa Rosa, CA | — |
| 17 | LEGALLET, JOK | $5,000 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | WETBLUE, INC. |
| 18 | OWENS, BERNARD MR. | $5,000 | 2 | BALDWINSVILLE, NY | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 19 | BRUNCKHORST, FRANK A | $5,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 20 | COHEN, RIVER | $5,000 | 3 | SCOTSDALE, AZ | FINANCIAL PRODUCTS |
| 21 | IOSSA, ANGELO MR. | $5,000 | 2 | CHATHAM, NJ | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 22 | LITTLE, KEVIN | $4,833 | 6 | MADISON, WI | — |
| 23 | ROUSE, JACK | $4,531 | 8 | CINCINNATI, OH | — |
| 24 | PRICE, MICHAEL G | $4,500 | 3 | MADISON, WI | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 25 | FARRELL, JANICE P. | $4,300 | 7 | SEATTLE, WA | RETIRED |
| 26 | BENEDETTO, DAEGAL | $4,250 | 11 | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | AUDIO ENGINEER |
| 27 | LANGERAK, MICHAEL | $4,000 | 4 | HUDSONVILLE, MI | — |
| 28 | BERG, MARK | $4,000 | 5 | GETTYSBURG, PA | — |
| 29 | TEHERANI, SIROOS | $3,750 | 6 | DALLAS, TX | — |
| 30 | SHAH, SWAPNA V. | $3,500 | 2 | LUTZ, FL | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 31 | KASELNAK, MICHAEL PATRICK | $3,500 | 3 | ROCHESTER, MN | INFORMATION REQUESTED |
| 32 | WHITE, PATRICIA S | $3,450 | 10 | SHAFTER, CA | — |
| 33 | KENT, JEFF | $3,276 | 4 | CUSTER, WA | — |
| 34 | DESIMONE, ROBERT | $3,250 | 3 | BAR HARBOR, ME | — |
| 35 | SAHLING, JOHN | $3,000 | 3 | KEARNEY, NE | — |
| 36 | WEBB, SEAN | $3,000 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | ARCHITECT |
| 37 | TAUBEL, BONNIE | $3,000 | 11 | TULSA, OK | NATURAL GAS MARKETING |
| 38 | PATERNOSTER, STEVE | $2,960 | 5 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — |
| 39 | ROHL, KENNETH | $2,900 | 3 | CRONA DEL MAR, CA | — |
| 40 | ESTES, JOHN | $2,800 | 4 | MONROEVILLE, AL | — |
| 41 | SISNEROS, WILLIAM | $2,750 | 2 | SANTA FE, NM | — |
| 42 | BACA, REBECCA | $2,750 | 3 | LOS LUNAS, NM | FOX ELECTRIC |
| 43 | GIORDANO, FRANK SR. | $2,650 | 2 | SOUTH HOLLAND, IL | IL TRANSPORT |
| 44 | GOODROW, KIM MRS. | $2,500 | 1 | PRINCETON, MA | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 45 | CERAMI, JAMES J. MR. | $2,500 | 1 | ROLLING HILLS, CA | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 46 | CAVENDER, JOE M. MR. | $2,500 | 1 | TYLER, TX | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 47 | HARRELSON, VIRGINIA MRS. JR. | $2,500 | 1 | BRANDON, FL | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 48 | GOODROW, THEODORE B. MR. | $2,500 | 1 | PRINCETON, MA | BUSINESS OWNER |
| 49 | LEE, PAMELA | $2,500 | 7 | KANKAKEE, IL | — |
| 50 | DOUGAN, LYNN | $2,500 | 2 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | — |
Top Recipients in 2012
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00432260 | $98,100 | 94 |
| 2 | C00518282 | $81,500 | 28 |
| 3 | C00431445 | $57,801 | 115 |
| 4 | C00428623 | $53,300 | 5 |
| 5 | C00494740 | $44,350 | 30 |
| 6 | C00431171 | $35,975 | 41 |
| 7 | C00373563 | $31,590 | 47 |
| 8 | C00355461 | $26,450 | 4 |
| 9 | C00478354 | $25,000 | 1 |
| 10 | C00500843 | $11,850 | 11 |
| 11 | C00326801 | $9,333 | 9 |
| 12 | C00409631 | $8,800 | 12 |
| 13 | C00475988 | $7,500 | 6 |
| 14 | C00010603 | $6,525 | 22 |
| 15 | C00333427 | $6,500 | 7 |
| 16 | C00491357 | $6,000 | 5 |
| 17 | C00151340 | $5,200 | 10 |
| 18 | C00498907 | $5,000 | 6 |
| 19 | C00505925 | $5,000 | 2 |
| 20 | C00502146 | $5,000 | 2 |
| 21 | C00431304 | $4,250 | 14 |
| 22 | C00401224 | $4,150 | 12 |
| 23 | C00499517 | $4,000 | 4 |
| 24 | C00412304 | $3,725 | 7 |
| 25 | C00409409 | $3,500 | 3 |