GENERAL ATOMICS
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$169,061
Contributions
93
Unique Donors
54
The General Atomics × 2008 cell holds $223,966. That figure comes from FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates: 148 contributions, 66 donors, keyed to the stored string GENERAL ATOMICS. Lifetime for the grouping is $6,115,776, so 2008 is about 3.7% of the roll. Not a general atomics pac, not a dod contract total, and not usaspending obligations to the company.
Key figures
- General Atomics × 2008 is $223,966 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 148 contributions from 66 donors.
- 2008 is about 3.7% of the grouping’s $6,115,776 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text (defense-and-energy employer text), not a PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
The General Atomics × 2008 join
LobbyVault stores employer and occupation text as grouped strings and election cycles as two-year tags. Where General Atomics meets 2008, the itemized individual total is $223,966. That is 148 contributions from 66 donors. The figure is not a corporate treasury transfer and does not identify who received the money. Cite FEC.gov.
The general atomics hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub restates a one-key total. This tie keeps both keys. General Atomics is defense-and-energy employer text. GENERAL ATOMIC, GA, and GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL are other keys. Rows that used those other strings are not added into $223,966.
A share of 3.7% versus $6,115,776 is a scale check, not a ranking of cycles and not evidence of a coordinated program. The remaining 96.3% ($5,891,810) lives on other even-year pages for the same string. 2008 is a presidential even-year window on FEC.gov; that calendar label does not explain the dollar cell.
Scale: $223,966 versus $6,115,776
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $6,115,776. The 2008 slice of $223,966 is about 3.7% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 96.3% ($5,891,810). Treating 2008 as the entire General Atomics FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.
Treat $6,115,776 as the denominator for the 3.7% 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 $6,115,776. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure.
Full analysis: General Atomics and the 2008 FEC cycle →
Questions
- How much did General Atomics donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $223,966 in itemized individual contributions for the General Atomics grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 148 contributions and 66 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $6,115,776 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
- What share of General Atomics FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $6,115,776. The 2008 cell of $223,966 is about 3.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.3% ($5,891,810) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
- Does this include only currently employed General Atomics workers?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string GENERAL ATOMICS. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $223,966 from 66 donors across 148 contributions.
- Where is the overlay for the General Atomics 2008 join?
- Open General Atomics 2008 for the cycle overlay, General Atomics for the grouping hub, and 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. Cite FEC.gov for $223,966, 148 contributions, and 66 donors.
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 | BLUE, JAMES NEAL MR. | $21,733 | 4 | LA JOLLA, CA | CHAIRMAN & CEO |
| 2 | BLUE, ANNE P | $11,400 | 8 | ENGLEWOOD, CO | — |
| 3 | ROBERTS, DAVID I | $10,500 | 3 | SOLANA BEACH, CA | — |
| 4 | NEAL BLUE, JAMES | $10,000 | 1 | LA JOLLA, CA | CHAIRMAN AND CEO |
| 5 | SNIDER, JENA | $10,000 | 2 | FALLBROOK, CA | SPOUSE |
| 6 | CLARK, BRADLEY S | $10,000 | 2 | ESCONDIDO, CA | PROGRAM DIRECTOR |
| 7 | BUCHAKLIAN, ROBERT A | $9,850 | 5 | SAN DIEGO, CA | SENIOR COST ANALYST |
| 8 | SGAMMATO, THERESA | $9,200 | 5 | SD, CA | — |
| 9 | VENKATESH, MEERA C. | $5,000 | 1 | DEL MAR, CA | PROGRAM MANAGER |
| 10 | ADELMAN, ALAN N | $5,000 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | COMPTROLLER |
| 11 | SHENOY, ARKAL A | $5,000 | 3 | DEL MAR, CA | PROJECT MANAGER |
| 12 | VENKATESH, MANDYAM C | $5,000 | 1 | DEL MAR, CA | ENGINEER |
| 13 | GIST, MARK | $4,500 | 4 | ESCONDIDO, CA | PROGRAM MANAGER |
| 14 | BUCHAKLIAN, ARSHALOUS | $4,260 | 2 | SAN DIEGO, CA | SPOUSE |
| 15 | ROPER, BARTON B. | $4,100 | 1 | CROFTON, MD | VP WASHINGTON OPERATIONS |
| 16 | STRAWN, ROBERT J | $4,000 | 2 | LEAWOOD, KS | — |
| 17 | BLUE, LINDEN P. | $3,200 | 3 | LA JOLLA, CA | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT |
| 18 | LUNSFORD, WAYNE E | $3,190 | 1 | LANCASTER, CA | ASI ENGINEER |
| 19 | RAO, SAMARAO | $2,500 | 1 | ENCINITAS, CA | EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFTEY |
| 20 | SCHOOLBRED, KEITH C. | $2,500 | 1 | CARDIFF BY THE SEA, CA | PROGRAMMER |
| 21 | OVERSKEI, DAVID | $2,300 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | — |
| 22 | GIST, TINA | $2,000 | 2 | ESCONDIDO, CA | SPOUSE |
| 23 | TSIMBOUKAKIS, ELENI D. | $2,000 | 2 | SAN DIEGO, CA | PAYROLL MANAGER |
| 24 | RAY, ROY E. | $1,900 | 2 | ESCONDIDO, CA | DESIGNER |
| 25 | MCARTHUR, DOMAN O | $1,500 | 2 | MILLERSVILLE, MD | — |
| 26 | CHAPELLE, SONJA | $1,500 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | ELECTICAL ENGINEER |
| 27 | VENNERI, FRANCESCO | $1,250 | 2 | LOS ALAMOS, NM | PHYSICIST |
| 28 | MILLER, C M | $1,000 | 1 | S D, CA | — |
| 29 | LINDEN, LINDEN | $1,000 | 1 | LA JOLLA, CA | EXECUTIVE |
| 30 | YUAN, CHONG S. | $1,000 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | MANAGING DIRECTOR |
| 31 | LUBY, CHARLES | $1,000 | 1 | LA JOLLA, CA | MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER |
| 32 | POLITZER, PETER A. MR. | $1,000 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | PHYSICIST |
| 33 | DYER, BRUCE P. | $1,000 | 1 | LA JOLLA, CA | PROGRAM MANAGER |
| 34 | WASHINTON, JEFF A. | $900 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | SPOUSE |
| 35 | HOLTKAMP, MELISSA A. | $850 | 2 | FORT MADISON, IA | ENGINEER |
| 36 | BOWLES, EDWARD E. | $800 | 2 | SAN DIEGO, CA | ENGINEER |
| 37 | LINDEN, SEAN W | $600 | 2 | KAYSVILLE, UT | PROJECT ENGINEER |
| 38 | HAVERLY, DEBRA K | $600 | 1 | EL CAJON, CA | VICE PRESIDENT |
| 39 | FROMAN, VERONICA | $600 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT |
| 40 | LOHR, JOHN M | $500 | 1 | LEUCADIA, CA | PHYSICIST |
| 41 | HERINGTON, TIMOTHY J. | $500 | 1 | SAN MARCOS, CA | LOGISTICS PROGRAM MANAGER |
| 42 | HAK-CHAE, JASON YI | $500 | 1 | ENCINITAS, CA, CA | ENGINEER |
| 43 | BENDER, GARY L | $428 | 1 | LANCASTER, CA | DIRECTOR, FLIGHT OPERATIONS |
| 44 | REED, MICHAEL R. | $400 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | VP-EMS |
| 45 | MOELLER, CHARLES P | $400 | 1 | DEL MAR, CA | — |
| 46 | JOHNSON, L D | $400 | 1 | SD, CA | — |
| 47 | STAMBAUGH, RONALD D. | $400 | 1 | ENCINITAS, CA | MANAGER |
| 48 | Hyatt, Alan W. | $300 | 1 | Solana Beach, CA | — |
| 49 | GARNER, H | $250 | 1 | ENCINITAS, CA | — |
| 50 | BROOKS, NEIL | $250 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00215285 | $90,100 | 50 |
| 2 | C00433524 | $24,933 | 7 |
| 3 | C00028316 | $11,400 | 8 |
| 4 | C00410829 | $10,500 | 3 |
| 5 | C00035600 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 6 | C00381384 | $9,200 | 5 |
| 7 | C00431569 | $2,700 | 2 |
| 8 | C00166504 | $1,650 | 3 |
| 9 | C00414391 | $1,500 | 2 |
| 10 | C00431445 | $1,250 | 2 |
| 11 | C00140590 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 12 | C00328211 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 13 | C00447714 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 14 | C00017830 | $600 | 1 |
| 15 | C00435099 | $500 | 1 |
| 16 | C00161810 | $428 | 1 |
| 17 | C00042366 | $400 | 1 |
| 18 | C00019075 | $400 | 1 |
| 19 | C00440701 | $250 | 1 |
| 20 | C00373001 | $250 | 1 |