CONSULTANT
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$5,043,341
Contributions
5,178
Unique Donors
1,529
$5,978,423 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the grouping Consultant. FEC.gov aggregates count 6,176 contributions from 1,771 donors. The same string totals $91,820,178 across every cycle in this table, so the 2008 cell is about 6.51% of the lifetime bucket. Consultant is a one-word title. Strategy, IT, and political consulting can share the four syllables on a form. The key is not a NAICS professional-services total and not a consulting PAC.
Key figures
- Consultant × 2008: $5,978,423 in itemized individual contributions.
- 6,176 contributions from 1,771 donors; about $968.01 per gift and $3,375.73 per donor.
- 2008 is about 6.51% of the grouping’s $91,820,178 all-cycle total.
- CONSULTING, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, and named firm strings remain other keys if stored separately.
- Itemized individual receipts only — not PAC disbursements and not USAspending awards.
Consultant occupation string crossed with 2008
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Consultant and 2008 — sum to $5,978,423. The cell holds 6,176 itemized contributions and 1,771 unique donors. 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 Consultant hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Consultant is a one-word title. Strategy, IT, and political consulting can share the four syllables on a form. CONSULTING, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, and named firm strings remain other keys if stored separately. Open Consultant 2008 for the overlay rows, Consultant for other cycles, and the 2008 election cycle for other employer strings.
Dividing $5,978,423 by 6,176 contributions yields about $968.01 per itemized gift. Dividing by 1,771 donors yields about $3,375.73 per donor. Contributions per donor average about 3.5. Those means describe the arithmetic on the packet. They are not medians, not a party split, and not a typical salary.
The 2008 Consultant cell versus the lifetime bucket
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $91,820,178. The 2008 slice of $5,978,423 is about 6.51% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.49%. Treating 2008 as the entire Consultant FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $91,820,178 as the denominator for the 6.51% 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 $91,820,178.
Full analysis: Consultant contributions in the 2008 FEC cycle →
Questions
- How much did Consultant donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $5,978,423 in itemized individual contributions for the Consultant grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 6,176 contributions and 1,771 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $91,820,178 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Consultant FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $91,820,178. The 2008 cell of $5,978,423 is about 6.51% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.49% on the industry hub. Do not treat 2008 as the whole Consultant story.
- Does Consultant mean political consultant?
- Not necessarily. FEC.gov stores the word as typed. Management, IT, and other consulting uses can share the string. This join does not split them. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Consultant hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Where is the overlay for the Consultant 2008 join?
- Open Consultant 2008 for the cycle overlay, Consultant 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 names the join; the overlay holds the rows.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
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Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAGAN, HOWARD | $129,200 | 25 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 2 | TAGNEY-JONES, MARYANNE | $105,900 | 32 | PRESTON, WA | — |
| 3 | DAYTON, MARK | $87,800 | 20 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | — |
| 4 | JANEWAY, WESLIE | $68,500 | 7 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 5 | BUTTENWIESER, PETER L | $66,600 | 23 | PHILA, PA | — |
| 6 | HESS, LAWRENCE | $54,925 | 42 | SAN DIEGO, CA | — |
| 7 | DOERR, ANN HOWLAND | $51,850 | 15 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 8 | CULLEN, PAULA | $51,100 | 21 | PRINCETON, NJ | — |
| 9 | BENNIGSON, THOMAS | $48,900 | 34 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 10 | SHEERR, BETSY | $46,700 | 31 | BRYN MAWR, PA | — |
| 11 | ALVORD, RICHARD | $45,500 | 23 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 12 | MEEHAN, EMILY SOUVAINE | $44,000 | 8 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 13 | SALENGER, LUCY | $41,700 | 32 | CHICAGO, IL | — |
| 14 | GRIFFIN, ANNE | $40,100 | 6 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 15 | LANE, PATRICIA | $37,050 | 8 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 16 | BEEUWKES, REINER | $31,500 | 3 | CONCORD, MA | — |
| 17 | STETSON, JANE | $31,200 | 24 | NORWICH, VT | — |
| 18 | MADIGAN, PETER | $31,100 | 17 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 19 | WOOD, RICHARD | $30,962 | 26 | REFUGIO, TX | — |
| 20 | RESNICK, ERIC | $29,950 | 14 | CANTON, OH | — |
| 21 | GALLANTER, LINDA | $29,650 | 25 | SAN FRANCISC, CA | — |
| 22 | COLLINS, ARTHUR R | $29,500 | 2 | TALLAHASSEE, FL | — |
| 23 | PARISH, WILL | $29,000 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 24 | SCHOTT, ANIKO GAAL | $29,000 | 2 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 25 | LOUIE, GILMAN G | $28,500 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 26 | MCNEIL, LARRY | $26,700 | 5 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 27 | BARRETT, BARBARA | $26,500 | 16 | PARADISE VALLEY, AZ | — |
| 28 | BRENNAN, ERIC | $25,850 | 17 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 29 | BUTTENWIESER, PETER | $25,800 | 13 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 30 | OBERMAYER, ARTHUR | $23,300 | 26 | W NEWTON, MA | — |
| 31 | GOODE, DAVID | $22,824 | 29 | NORFOLK, VA | — |
| 32 | ROSEWATER, ANN | $22,800 | 24 | ATLANTA, GA | — |
| 33 | BARBOUR, HENRY | $22,600 | 11 | YAZOO CITY, MS | — |
| 34 | RASKY, LAWRENCE B | $22,600 | 13 | MILTON, MA | — |
| 35 | CURRIE, ANDREW | $22,500 | 12 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | — |
| 36 | DEBS, BARBARA | $22,300 | 18 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 37 | BREHMER, JOHN R | $22,200 | 12 | CARY, IL | — |
| 38 | GALLANT, KARL | $21,800 | 36 | FAIRFAX STATION, VA | — |
| 39 | SASSO, JOHN R | $21,200 | 17 | WAYLAND, MA | — |
| 40 | CAMPION, CHARLES | $20,754 | 16 | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | — |
| 41 | MAGLIOCCHETTI, PAUL J | $20,563 | 13 | BURKE, VA | — |
| 42 | TAYLOR, MAURICE | $20,150 | 10 | GROSSE POINT PARK, MI | — |
| 43 | LAW, JOHN C | $19,400 | 5 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 44 | FEARS, GARY | $18,750 | 11 | GRANITE CITY, IL | — |
| 45 | ROPER, WILLIAM | $18,380 | 12 | BOSTON, MA | — |
| 46 | HOLLIS, JULIUS | $17,900 | 10 | ATLANTA, GA | — |
| 47 | MELCHER, JOHN | $17,340 | 15 | GRAVOIS MILLS, MO | — |
| 48 | BETZ, LOUIS | $17,050 | 8 | — | — |
| 49 | GRAVAGNO, CAROLE HAAS | $16,400 | 6 | AMBLER, PA | — |
| 50 | MEYERS, LARRY | $16,100 | 22 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $740,157 | 863 |
| 2 | C00431569 | $322,596 | 360 |
| 3 | C00451393 | $251,396 | 213 |
| 4 | C00401224 | $197,505 | 189 |
| 5 | C00368829 | $129,200 | 25 |
| 6 | C00358895 | $117,400 | 37 |
| 7 | C00439596 | $95,950 | 32 |
| 8 | C00328245 | $92,240 | 48 |
| 9 | C00042366 | $83,480 | 77 |
| 10 | C00431205 | $79,125 | 91 |
| 11 | C00432260 | $68,850 | 41 |
| 12 | C00010603 | $68,626 | 71 |
| 13 | C00328369 | $51,850 | 15 |
| 14 | C00000935 | $50,255 | 67 |
| 15 | C00433391 | $49,950 | 45 |
| 16 | C00193342 | $49,712 | 18 |
| 17 | C00389197 | $47,200 | 32 |
| 18 | C00031088 | $47,000 | 26 |
| 19 | C00438713 | $46,800 | 38 |
| 20 | C00431577 | $45,265 | 49 |
| 21 | C00355461 | $44,624 | 65 |
| 22 | C00027466 | $41,165 | 42 |
| 23 | C00331439 | $39,250 | 40 |
| 24 | C00369033 | $39,050 | 39 |
| 25 | C00328211 | $36,600 | 20 |