DEVELOPER
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$1,322,719
Contributions
962
Unique Donors
296
$1,697,116 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping Developer. FEC.gov aggregates count 1,225 contributions from 383 donors. The same string totals $33,132,163 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 5.1% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not a construction NAICS total and not a developer PAC.
Key figures
- Developer × 2008 is $1,697,116 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 1,225 contributions from 383 donors.
- 2008 is about 5.1% of the grouping’s $33,132,163 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not a construction NAICS total and not a developer PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Developer as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Developer and 2008 — sum to $1,697,116. 1,225 itemized contributions and 383 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 Developer hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Developer as a one-word occupation can collect real-estate developers, software developers, and anyone who typed the word. Three hundred eighty-three 2008 donors are matching keys, not a license roster. Longer two-word titles sit on their own cycle pages. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, LAND DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, BUILDER, and CONTRACTOR are other keys. This page is the one-word Developer string.
5.1% of the Developer roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $33,132,163 ($33.1 million). The 2008 slice of $1,697,116 is about 5.1% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 94.9% ($31,435,047). Treating 2008 as the Developer FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $33,132,163 as the denominator for the 5.1% 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 $33,132,163.
Full analysis: Developer political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Developer donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $1,697,116 in itemized individual contributions for the Developer grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 1,225 contributions and 383 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $33,132,163 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Developer FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $33,132,163. The 2008 cell of $1,697,116 is about 5.1% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 94.9% ($31,435,047) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Developer hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does this include only licensed or currently employed Developer donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Developer. The FEC does not verify licenses or current jobs. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $1,697,116 from 383 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Developer 2008 join?
- Open Developer 2008 for the cycle overlay, Developer 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 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 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSAKOPOULOS, SOFIA | $69,300 | 19 | FAIR OAKS, CA | — |
| 2 | HOWARD, RONALD | $63,700 | 7 | FRESNO, CA | — |
| 3 | MEYERHOFF, ROBERT E | $53,600 | 11 | COCKEYSVILLE, MD | — |
| 4 | ASSEMI, DARIUS | $50,865 | 16 | FRESNO, CA | — |
| 5 | RALES, NORMAN | $42,400 | 18 | POTOMAC, MD | — |
| 6 | THOMAS, JOHN | $41,540 | 66 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | — |
| 7 | CLOOBECK, STEPHEN | $40,700 | 7 | LAS VEGAS, NV | — |
| 8 | GROSS, STEWART | $39,850 | 9 | TUCOSN, AZ | — |
| 9 | WISHCAMPER, LYNDEL J | $39,100 | 8 | PORTLAND, ME | — |
| 10 | PRICE, JOHN | $37,200 | 31 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | — |
| 11 | SHER, ABBY | $33,800 | 7 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 12 | MARGULIES, MARTIN | $31,042 | 3 | BAL HARBOUR, FL | — |
| 13 | BARR, WILLIAM | $22,100 | 15 | JOLIET, IL | — |
| 14 | DWOSKIN, ALBERT | $20,900 | 15 | FAIRFAX, VA | — |
| 15 | JURRIES, JAMES | $20,000 | 2 | HOLLAND, MI | — |
| 16 | VLOCK, MICHAEL K | $16,400 | 3 | BRANFORD, CT | — |
| 17 | YOUNGREN, JAMES | $14,750 | 11 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 18 | LOCKE, JAMES | $14,640 | 14 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 19 | STEIN, MARTIN E JR | $12,210 | 8 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | — |
| 20 | DRESNER, MILTON H | $12,000 | 3 | SOUTHFIELD, MI | — |
| 21 | BRIGHT, CALVIN | $11,500 | 4 | MODESTO, CA | — |
| 22 | SABEY, DAVID | $11,300 | 7 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 23 | COLLINS, HERBERT | $10,650 | 6 | BOSTON, MA | — |
| 24 | BAKER, BRUCE | $10,375 | 16 | WOODMERE, NY | — |
| 25 | CASTO, JAMES D | $10,000 | 2 | NORTH MIAMI, FL | — |
| 26 | DUBOSE, CULLEN | $9,750 | 9 | LANSING, MI | — |
| 27 | RAPPAPORT, JAMES | $9,300 | 6 | CONCORD, MA | — |
| 28 | GINSBURG, MARTIN | $8,600 | 5 | YONKERS, NY | — |
| 29 | KASHIAN, JEANNE C | $7,500 | 2 | FRESNO, CA | — |
| 30 | KASHIAN, EDWARD M | $7,500 | 2 | FRESNO, CA | — |
| 31 | SWANN, CAMPBELL | $7,400 | 5 | ORLANDO, FL | — |
| 32 | BORKIN, HARVEY | $7,225 | 13 | BETHESDA, MD | — |
| 33 | MCCARTY, DANIEL | $7,150 | 4 | MADISON, WI | — |
| 34 | MILLER, DAVID H | $6,930 | 4 | MCLEAN, VA | — |
| 35 | ARMITAGE, BARCLAY | $6,900 | 2 | BEAVERTON, OR | — |
| 36 | ROBINS, GERALD | $6,900 | 3 | MIAMI BEACH, FL | — |
| 37 | HELM, JAY L | $6,900 | 3 | TULSA, OK | — |
| 38 | OLIVER, MORGAN DENE | $6,900 | 3 | SAN DIEGO, CA | — |
| 39 | SINDER, RITA | $6,750 | 15 | ENCINO, CA | — |
| 40 | MORELAND, THOMAS | $6,700 | 6 | TUCKER, GA | — |
| 41 | FAHEY, KATHLEEN A | $6,550 | 10 | OMAHA, NE | — |
| 42 | DICKERSON, JOHN | $6,550 | 12 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | — |
| 43 | LEVINSON, DAVID W | $6,300 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 44 | SAKWA, GARY | $6,100 | 4 | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | — |
| 45 | WALKER, VERNON | $6,000 | 4 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
| 46 | HOLLAND, CLYDE | $6,000 | 2 | REDMOND, WA | — |
| 47 | CHEN, DAVID | $5,950 | 5 | SO PASADENA, CA | — |
| 48 | TRAUTNER, JOHN | $5,800 | 4 | GIRDWOOD, AK | — |
| 49 | ANDERSON, DAVE | $5,750 | 11 | ROCKVILLE, IL | — |
| 50 | MAJZOUB, SAMER | $5,600 | 2 | HEATHROW, FL | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $158,985 | 124 |
| 2 | C00331439 | $69,300 | 19 |
| 3 | C00437558 | $65,450 | 10 |
| 4 | C00042366 | $62,850 | 20 |
| 5 | C00010603 | $53,235 | 15 |
| 6 | C00326975 | $50,865 | 16 |
| 7 | C00431569 | $44,621 | 32 |
| 8 | C00385773 | $42,400 | 18 |
| 9 | C00386458 | $41,540 | 66 |
| 10 | C00204370 | $40,700 | 7 |
| 11 | C00328245 | $39,600 | 10 |
| 12 | C00082040 | $37,200 | 31 |
| 13 | C00202648 | $22,100 | 15 |
| 14 | C00434662 | $20,900 | 15 |
| 15 | C00041160 | $20,000 | 2 |
| 16 | C00447243 | $16,400 | 3 |
| 17 | C00398750 | $15,000 | 4 |
| 18 | C00304832 | $14,640 | 14 |
| 19 | C00344051 | $12,710 | 9 |
| 20 | C00432286 | $12,000 | 3 |
| 21 | C00434928 | $11,500 | 4 |
| 22 | C00166827 | $11,300 | 7 |
| 23 | C00437889 | $10,750 | 12 |
| 24 | C00264028 | $10,650 | 6 |
| 25 | C00370221 | $10,375 | 16 |