FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$238,917
Contributions
376
Unique Donors
166
Filers who listed Federal Government as employer reported $265,044 in itemized individual contributions in the 2008 FEC cycle. 420 contributions from 196 donors produced that cell. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $3,970,312, so 2008 is 6.7%. The string is employer text, not a public-administration NAICS total and not appropriated federal funds.
Key figures
- Federal Government × 2008 is $265,044 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 420 contributions from 196 donors.
- 2008 is about 6.7% of the grouping’s $3,970,312 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a public-administration NAICS total and not appropriated federal funds.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Federal Government employer text × 2008
Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Federal Government and 2008 — sum to $265,044. 420 itemized contributions and 196 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 Federal Government hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Federal Government is a catch-all employer line, not an agency roster. One hundred ninety-six donors and 420 lines in 2008 are people who typed that generic phrase. Filers who named a department, a service branch, or Congress sit on those more specific keys. This join does not roll those keys into the generic string. US GOVERNMENT, U.S. GOVERNMENT, named cabinet departments, US ARMY, and US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are other keys. This page is the two-word Federal Government string only.
6.7% of the Federal Government roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $3,970,312 ($4.0 million). The 2008 slice of $265,044 is about 6.7% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.3%. Treating 2008 as the Federal Government FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $3,970,312 as the denominator for the 6.7% 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 $3,970,312.
Full analysis: Federal Government and the 2008 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Federal Government donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $265,044 in itemized individual contributions for the Federal Government grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 420 contributions and 196 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $3,970,312 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Federal Government FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $3,970,312. The 2008 cell of $265,044 is about 6.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.3% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Federal Government hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Are these official Federal Government funds?
- No. $265,044 is individual receipts whose employer text grouped to Federal Government. Appropriated funds and official accounts are not the payor. Punctuation variants and named agencies are other keys with their own totals. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Federal Government hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Where is the overlay for the Federal Government 2008 join?
- Open Federal Government 2008 for the cycle overlay, Federal Government 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.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNNINGHAM, NELSON W | $18,500 | 15 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 2 | Bailey, Camp Mr. | $11,900 | 2 | Whitehouse, TX | — |
| 3 | ADAMS, ETHEL L | $6,900 | 2 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 4 | RUTLEDGE, PRESTON | $6,900 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | ATTORNEY |
| 5 | MCCONNEL, SHEILA | $5,250 | 2 | MANASSAS, VA | ECONOMIST |
| 6 | MITCHEL, WILLIAM | $4,740 | 4 | ANNANDALE, VA | MANAGER |
| 7 | CARTER, JANA | $4,600 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 8 | HARTIGAN, FRANK | $4,600 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | MANAGER |
| 9 | ACTON, MARK | $4,500 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | REGULATOR |
| 10 | ACTON, MARK MR. | $4,300 | 8 | WASHINGTON, DC | POSTAL REGULATOR |
| 11 | DAINTY, ANTON | $3,885 | 10 | FAIRFAX, VA | — |
| 12 | VOLES, LORRAINE | $3,633 | 9 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 13 | DORESAM, CHRISTOPHER J. MR. | $3,300 | 2 | ARLINGTON, VA | INTELLIGENCE ANALYST |
| 14 | SACHDEV, AMIT | $3,000 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | ATTORNEY |
| 15 | ZIEGLER, CHERYL | $3,000 | 9 | BOWIE, MD | EXECUTIVE |
| 16 | CORNICK, KAREN | $2,800 | 4 | MARIETTA, GA | JUDGE |
| 17 | DIAZ, IDRIS | $2,750 | 5 | DULLES, VA | ATTORNEY |
| 18 | BEIDLER CARR, PRUDENCE | $2,716 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | ATTORNEY |
| 19 | BYRD, ROBERT J MR. | $2,550 | 12 | ELLICOTT CITY, MD | ADMINISTRATOR |
| 20 | COGSWELL, MARY E MS. | $2,500 | 10 | ATLANTA, GA | DOCTOR |
| 21 | NORFLEET, CHARLES | $2,475 | 9 | WOODBRIDGE, VA | CPA |
| 22 | EKPERIGIN, HENRY E DR. | $2,400 | 6 | MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD | PUBLIC SERVICE VETERINARIAN & |
| 23 | KREWSON, CAROLINE | $2,300 | 1 | OAKLAND, CA | PROFESSIONAL |
| 24 | MATHIS, JON | $2,300 | 1 | KENSINGTON, MD | MANAGER |
| 25 | FUCHS, BRUCE | $2,300 | 1 | GERMANTOWN, MD | — |
| 26 | ROSS, HENRY H. MR. | $2,300 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | ATTORNEY |
| 27 | FERGUSON, JAMES A II | $2,300 | 1 | BROADLANDS, VA | CIVIL SERVICE |
| 28 | WISNER, PETER A. MR. | $2,300 | 1 | — | CIVIL SERVANT |
| 29 | TREVINO, RICK | $2,300 | 5 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT |
| 30 | SWEETOW, SCOTT MR. | $2,300 | 2 | ATLANTA, GA | INVESTIGATOR |
| 31 | BREDHOFF, AUDREY | $2,300 | 2 | BETHESDA, MD | ATTORNEY |
| 32 | BARRON, EREK | $2,300 | 1 | MITCHELLVILLE, MD | ATTORNEY |
| 33 | LOGAN, CONSTANCE | $2,300 | 1 | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | ASSISTANT DEPUTY |
| 34 | BERGER, STEPHEN P | $2,300 | 1 | PORTLAND, OR | VA PSYCHIATRIST |
| 35 | KEATING, ROBERT | $2,250 | 3 | WAUKESHA, WI | — |
| 36 | HARRISON, YVONNE | $2,250 | 3 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE |
| 37 | GATLING, LLOYD | $2,200 | 1 | SUFFOLK, VA | ENGINEER |
| 38 | FIGG, JEANIE MRS. | $2,000 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | DEPUTY SECRETARY |
| 39 | SZABAT, JOEL MR. | $2,000 | 2 | POTOMAC, MD | EXECUTIVE |
| 40 | BACH, LAWRENCE | $2,000 | 2 | TORRANCE, CA | FIREFIGHTER |
| 41 | AMES, FRED L. MR. | $2,000 | 3 | VIENNA, VA | EXECUTIVE |
| 42 | HOUTHOOFD, JANET | $2,000 | 6 | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | ENGINEER |
| 43 | SHEARER, BROOKE | $1,800 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 44 | WELAND, MICHAEL C. MR. | $1,500 | 2 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| 45 | KAGEN, M.D., STEVE | $1,500 | 1 | APPLETON, WI | CONGRESSMAN |
| 46 | COHN, PETER ALAN | $1,500 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | ATTORNEY |
| 47 | OGAWA, ABIGAIL | $1,500 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 48 | BRASEL, SAM | $1,500 | 5 | LANHAM, MD | COMPUTER PROGRAMMER |
| 49 | SCHECHTER, CLAUDIA | $1,500 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 50 | TOLER, LOUIS | $1,500 | 5 | COLUMBIA, MD | OFFICE DIRECTOR |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $79,797 | 147 |
| 2 | C00430470 | $36,300 | 38 |
| 3 | C00431379 | $18,500 | 15 |
| 4 | C00451393 | $15,616 | 19 |
| 5 | C00431569 | $14,911 | 27 |
| 6 | C00453738 | $8,550 | 9 |
| 7 | C00193433 | $4,700 | 16 |
| 8 | C00010603 | $4,700 | 7 |
| 9 | C00193342 | $4,500 | 3 |
| 10 | C00003418 | $4,300 | 6 |
| 11 | C00230342 | $3,885 | 10 |
| 12 | C00393520 | $3,633 | 9 |
| 13 | C00448498 | $3,300 | 5 |
| 14 | C00401224 | $3,150 | 9 |
| 15 | C00438713 | $3,100 | 3 |
| 16 | C00383554 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 17 | C00431916 | $2,300 | 2 |
| 18 | C00452706 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 19 | C00441261 | $2,200 | 1 |
| 20 | C00042366 | $2,000 | 5 |
| 21 | C00431205 | $2,000 | 5 |
| 22 | C00440735 | $1,500 | 5 |
| 23 | C00436857 | $1,500 | 1 |
| 24 | C00438507 | $1,500 | 3 |
| 25 | C00439596 | $1,200 | 3 |