FREELANCE
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$251,798
Contributions
283
Unique Donors
113
$258,250 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping Freelance. FEC.gov aggregates count 305 contributions from 130 donors. The same string totals $5,174,808 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 5.0% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not a gig-economy NAICS total and not a 1099 census.
Key figures
- Freelance × 2008 is $258,250 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 305 contributions from 130 donors.
- 2008 is about 5.0% of the grouping’s $5,174,808 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a gig-economy NAICS total and not a 1099 census.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Freelance as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Freelance and 2008 — sum to $258,250. 305 itemized contributions and 130 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 Freelance hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Freelance as an occupation or employer word collected 305 lines from 130 donors in 2008. The FEC does not verify independent-contractor status. People who typed a client company name sit on those firm keys. SELF EMPLOYED is a neighboring bucket and is not added here. FREELANCER, SELF EMPLOYED, CONSULTANT, WRITER, and named clients as employers are other keys. This page is the one-word Freelance string.
5.0% of the Freelance roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $5,174,808 ($5.2 million). The 2008 slice of $258,250 is about 5.0% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 95.0%. Treating 2008 as the Freelance FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $5,174,808 as the denominator for the 5.0% 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 $5,174,808.
Full analysis: Freelance and the 2008 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Freelance donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $258,250 in itemized individual contributions for the Freelance grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 305 contributions and 130 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $5,174,808 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Freelance FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $5,174,808. The 2008 cell of $258,250 is about 5.0% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 95.0% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Freelance 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 Freelance donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Freelance. 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 $258,250 from 130 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Freelance 2008 join?
- Open Freelance 2008 for the cycle overlay, Freelance 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 | FREED, MARION | $13,800 | 5 | LOS ANGELES, CA | DIRECTOR, EDITOR |
| 2 | HARDWICKE, CATHERINE | $11,500 | 3 | VENICE, CA | WRITER |
| 3 | SAUVAGE, ARIANE | $10,000 | 1 | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | JOURNALIST |
| 4 | WITT, VALDA | $9,200 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | CONSULTANT |
| 5 | HODGES, RACHEL | $9,000 | 4 | LANCASTER, SC | — |
| 6 | NOVIK, NAOMI | $7,900 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | PROGRAMMER |
| 7 | PERKIN, ROBERT | $7,450 | 15 | DARIEN, CT | — |
| 8 | Schneider, Debra Ms. | $6,900 | 2 | Hollywood, CA | — |
| 9 | SERAFINI-SAULI, OLIVIA | $6,800 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | TV DIRECTOR/PRODUCER |
| 10 | WINICK, GARY | $6,200 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | DIRECTOR |
| 11 | SCIORRA, ANNABELLA | $5,600 | 8 | BROOKLYN, NY | ACTRESS |
| 12 | GUERRIN, MARIE-CHRISTINE MISS | $5,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | WRITER |
| 13 | DOWNEY-BURNETT, ROMA | $5,000 | 1 | MALIBU, CA | ACTRESS |
| 14 | SCHRADER, ANDREW | $4,800 | 10 | GLENDALE, CA | TV EDITOR |
| 15 | MCCARTHY, NOEL | $4,539 | 11 | LOS ANGELES, CA | TV COMMERCIALS - ART DIRECTOR |
| 16 | EDER, ENRIQUE J. MR. | $4,477 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | SOFTWARE ENGINEER |
| 17 | BOLDER, SARA | $4,100 | 5 | BERKELEY, CA | FILM EDITOR |
| 18 | SRIVER, JOE | $4,030 | 3 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | DESIGNER |
| 19 | LYNCH, JAMES M | $4,000 | 7 | LONG BEACH, CA | — |
| 20 | PINCUS, HENRY ADAM | $4,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | FILMMAKER |
| 21 | CHAZIN, CAROLE | $3,500 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER |
| 22 | HANSEN THACKRAY, VICKI | $3,500 | 2 | LUXEMBOURG L2316, IA | BUSINESS CONSULTANT |
| 23 | USEEM, JERRY | $3,300 | 3 | BROOKLYN, NY | JOURNALIST |
| 24 | NIXON, CYNTHIA E | $3,250 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | ACTOR |
| 25 | OLSON, JOSH | $3,250 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | SCREENWRITER |
| 26 | KOSTROFF, MICHAEL | $3,205 | 10 | LOS ANGELES, CA | ACTOR/WRITER |
| 27 | HAMBURG, JOHN | $2,800 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR |
| 28 | HARTMAN, HATTIE | $2,500 | 1 | LONDON, ZZ | ARCHITECTURAL JOURNALIST |
| 29 | CARPENTER, LARRY E. | $2,400 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | DIRECTOR |
| 30 | SPENCER, STACEY MS. | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | VIDEOGRAPHER |
| 31 | SELIGER, MARK | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PHOTOGRAPHER |
| 32 | LANGLEY, SARAH | $2,300 | 1 | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | MEDIA |
| 33 | LYNE IMMERGUT, BARBARA MRS. | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | EDITOR |
| 34 | ARQUETTE, PATRICIA | $2,300 | 1 | W HOLLYWOOD, CA | ACTOR |
| 35 | SCHNEIDER, DEBRA | $2,300 | 1 | HOLLYWOOD, CA | — |
| 36 | COSTAGLOIA, GINA | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | FREELANCE STAGE MANAGER |
| 37 | RYAN, ANN MS. | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | HEALING |
| 38 | EDER, ENRIQUE G | $2,200 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND VIDEO EDITOR |
| 39 | BARTH, MARY T | $2,000 | 2 | BETHESDA, MD | EDITOR |
| 40 | HOFHEIMER, JOANN | $2,000 | 2 | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | — |
| 41 | NAPIER, ALEXANDRA | $2,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | ACTOR/WRITER |
| 42 | VAN NAME, JJ | $2,000 | 2 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ACTRESS |
| 43 | PEOPLES, JANET B MS. | $2,000 | 1 | BERKELEY, CA | SCREENWRITER |
| 44 | THOMAS, JUDITH EVANS | $2,000 | 3 | SEWICKLEY, PA | WRITER |
| 45 | MISSAN, WENDY | $1,676 | 3 | MILLBURN, NJ | PHOTO EDITOR |
| 46 | POSNANSKY, TESSA | $1,500 | 3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | ART DIRECTOR |
| 47 | GREATHOUSE, KATELYN | $1,500 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | MUSIC EDITOR |
| 48 | MONDSHEIN, ANDREW | $1,500 | 3 | LARCHMONT, NY | FILM EDITOR |
| 49 | GROOME, MALCOLM | $1,450 | 5 | TOPANGA, CA | VOICE ACTOR |
| 50 | MCINTYRE, EILEEN | $1,450 | 6 | HINGHAM, MA | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $90,904 | 129 |
| 2 | C00451393 | $32,769 | 27 |
| 3 | C00431569 | $29,801 | 31 |
| 4 | C00311944 | $17,300 | 13 |
| 5 | C00430512 | $13,800 | 5 |
| 6 | C00042366 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 7 | C00399196 | $9,000 | 4 |
| 8 | C00215699 | $7,450 | 15 |
| 9 | C00010603 | $6,247 | 15 |
| 10 | C00003418 | $5,000 | 2 |
| 11 | C00432914 | $4,477 | 4 |
| 12 | C00401224 | $4,030 | 3 |
| 13 | C00372102 | $4,000 | 7 |
| 14 | C00000935 | $4,000 | 2 |
| 15 | C00341396 | $3,300 | 10 |
| 16 | C00432278 | $3,250 | 3 |
| 17 | C00430470 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 18 | C00431205 | $1,320 | 5 |
| 19 | C00433136 | $1,250 | 3 |
| 20 | C00193433 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 21 | C00439117 | $400 | 1 |
| 22 | C00447714 | $200 | 1 |