CONSTRUCTION
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$495,725
Contributions
485
Unique Donors
150
$703,375 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation/industry string Construction. FEC.gov aggregates count 610 contributions from 185 donors. The same stored string totals $10,512,594 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 6.7% of the lifetime bucket — filer-entered form text meeting a two-year window, not a construction NAICS roll-up, a contractors PAC, or a building-trades membership file.
Key figures
- Construction × 2008 is $703,375 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 610 contributions from 185 donors.
- 2008 is about 6.7% of the grouping’s $10,512,594 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not a construction NAICS roll-up, a contractors PAC, or a building-trades membership file.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Construction as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — CONSTRUCTION and 2008 — sum to $703,375. 610 itemized contributions and 185 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 Construction hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Construction is occupation/industry string, not a verified payroll file. 185 donors and 610 lines in 2008 matched that stored string. The stored word CONSTRUCTION is a workplace or trade label filers typed on Schedule A, not a census of every hard-hat job in 2008. People who typed CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, BUILDER, and CONTRACTOR sit in other buckets. This page is the exact string CONSTRUCTION.
LobbyVault keeps this two-key page so a reader can open Construction 2008 without treating the industry hub as a cycle total or the 2008 cycle hub as an employer total. The overlay at the Construction 2008 path holds the itemized rows for this cell. This prose publishes the packet snapshot: $703,375, 610 contributions, 185 donors, and 6.7% of $10,512,594.
6.7% of the Construction roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $10,512,594. The 2008 slice of $703,375 is about 6.7% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.3% ($9,809,219). Treating 2008 as the entire Construction FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.
Treat $10,512,594 as the denominator for the 6.7% 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 $10,512,594. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure.
Full analysis: Construction political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Construction-listed donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $703,375 in itemized individual contributions for the Construction grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 610 contributions and 185 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $10,512,594 all-cycle figure. Cite FEC.gov. CONSTRUCTION in 2008 is $703,375 on 610 itemized receipts from 185 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $10,512,594.
- What share of Construction FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $10,512,594. The 2008 cell of $703,375 is about 6.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.3% ($9,809,219) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
- Is $703,375 the Construction PAC total for 2008?
- No. $703,375 is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to CONSTRUCTION in the 2008 cycle. It is not committee disbursements, not independent expenditures, and not a verified employee census. 610 contributions came from 185 donors. Cite FEC.gov. CONSTRUCTION in 2008 is $703,375 on 610 itemized receipts from 185 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $10,512,594.
- Do Construction 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 $703,375 into a contract or grant. Cite FEC.gov. CONSTRUCTION in 2008 is $703,375 on 610 itemized receipts from 185 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $10,512,594.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSE, SHELDON | $57,400 | 45 | SOUTHFIELD, MI | — |
| 2 | KEELTY, JOSEPH S MR | $31,300 | 16 | TIMONIUM, MD | — |
| 3 | BARNHART, DOUGLAS | $22,674 | 7 | POWAY, CA | — |
| 4 | KING, HENRY | $21,350 | 18 | CINCINNATI, OH | — |
| 5 | TORINO, BRETT | $18,800 | 6 | LAS VEGAS, NV | — |
| 6 | GREEN, TERRY W | $16,900 | 5 | HOUSTON, TX | — |
| 7 | SHUSTER, ROBERT | $15,550 | 21 | RILLTON, PA | — |
| 8 | HOWARD, WILLIAM | $14,425 | 17 | ST FRANCISVILLE, LA | — |
| 9 | STAMM, ROBERT | $12,300 | 14 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — |
| 10 | MCMAHON, JOHN M | $11,900 | 4 | DARNESTOWN, MD | — |
| 11 | PARKER, DOUG | $9,675 | 8 | CULLOWHEE, NC | — |
| 12 | NELSON, EDGAR | $9,200 | 3 | RIDGEWOOD, NJ | — |
| 13 | LAWS, JACK | $9,100 | 7 | JACKSON, MS | — |
| 14 | MILLER, DAN | $7,800 | 13 | BETHESDA, MD | — |
| 15 | CODELL, JAMES | $6,900 | 3 | LEXINGTON, KY | — |
| 16 | CRETER, RICHARD MR | $6,900 | 3 | FLEMINGTON, NJ | — |
| 17 | WALL, TRENT | $6,850 | 4 | OAKLEY, UT | — |
| 18 | DUNN, TIMOTHY | $6,628 | 9 | BALTIMORE, MD | — |
| 19 | BLALOCK, JAMES D | $5,600 | 3 | SEVIERVILLE, TN | — |
| 20 | ETKIN, DOUGLAS | $5,300 | 4 | SOUTHFIELD, MI | — |
| 21 | PULICE, WILLIAM | $5,250 | 2 | PHOENIX, AZ | — |
| 22 | EMADI, HIRAD | $5,100 | 3 | ELISC VIEJO, CA | — |
| 23 | BABB, BRIAN A | $5,000 | 1 | EUGENE, OR | — |
| 24 | HENNESSY, JOHN J | $4,850 | 3 | REDMOND, WA | — |
| 25 | PAULIUS, VICTOR | $4,700 | 4 | ALLENDALE, NJ | — |
| 26 | CAMERON, TERRY | $4,600 | 2 | EL CAJON, CA | — |
| 27 | KROGMAN, DEAN | $4,600 | 8 | BROOKINGS, SD | — |
| 28 | HAMMONS, COLEMAN | $4,600 | 3 | BRANDON, MS | — |
| 29 | REIMAN, PETE | $4,300 | 3 | CAMPBELL HILL, IL | — |
| 30 | ELMORE, GEORGE | $4,250 | 2 | BOCA RATON, FL | — |
| 31 | MONTER, GERALD | $4,050 | 4 | ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NY | — |
| 32 | PETRILLO, CARL | $4,000 | 4 | YONKERS, NY | — |
| 33 | COULSON, JIM | $3,650 | 5 | SPOKANE, WA | — |
| 34 | FITZGERALD, GARY | $3,458 | 5 | SMITHTOWN, NY | — |
| 35 | CUNNINGHAM, JOSEPH | $3,300 | 3 | STONEHAM, MA | — |
| 36 | SIMON, PETER MR | $3,300 | 2 | LAURELTON, NY | — |
| 37 | WALSH, JIM | $3,000 | 9 | TORRANCE, CA | — |
| 38 | DE MARCO, ANTHONY | $2,900 | 2 | LINCROFT, NJ | — |
| 39 | DESKINS, WILLIAM M | $2,800 | 3 | PIKEVILLE, KY | — |
| 40 | TABET, RICHARD | $2,800 | 2 | BELEN, NM | — |
| 41 | ATKINSON, SCOTT | $2,800 | 2 | MEDFORD, OR | — |
| 42 | MYERSCOUGH, CLARENCE | $2,500 | 3 | RIVERSIDE, CA | — |
| 43 | HEFLICK, DENNIS | $2,500 | 2 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | FLINTOCO |
| 44 | BIANCULLI, MICHAEL | $2,500 | 4 | OCALA, FL | — |
| 45 | AMESTOY, PIERRE | $2,500 | 2 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — |
| 46 | MIERS, STEVE | $2,350 | 2 | LINCOLN, NE | — |
| 47 | LABAT, VICTOR J | $2,300 | 1 | ARLINGTON, VA | — |
| 48 | COWART, BEN | $2,300 | 1 | NORCROSS, GA | — |
| 49 | ADAMS, GLENN | $2,300 | 1 | FRANKLIN, TN | — |
| 50 | BHASIN, GURBAX SINGH | $2,300 | 1 | DIAMOND BAR, CA | SELF |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00255695 | $57,400 | 45 |
| 2 | C00369140 | $31,300 | 16 |
| 3 | C00431445 | $24,238 | 44 |
| 4 | C00350520 | $22,674 | 7 |
| 5 | C00431569 | $22,175 | 15 |
| 6 | C00431205 | $21,350 | 18 |
| 7 | C00430470 | $20,225 | 23 |
| 8 | C00286476 | $18,800 | 6 |
| 9 | C00091892 | $16,900 | 5 |
| 10 | C00386847 | $15,550 | 21 |
| 11 | C00334060 | $12,300 | 14 |
| 12 | C00010421 | $12,300 | 5 |
| 13 | C00449074 | $10,200 | 5 |
| 14 | C00331439 | $9,675 | 8 |
| 15 | C00443218 | $9,100 | 7 |
| 16 | C00238444 | $7,758 | 8 |
| 17 | C00451393 | $7,250 | 4 |
| 18 | C00042366 | $6,950 | 9 |
| 19 | C00431684 | $6,850 | 4 |
| 20 | C00430462 | $5,600 | 3 |
| 21 | C00266767 | $5,300 | 4 |
| 22 | C00431171 | $5,100 | 3 |
| 23 | C00389288 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 24 | C00433391 | $4,850 | 3 |
| 25 | C00313510 | $4,700 | 4 |