PRESIDENT
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$563,241
Contributions
622
Unique Donors
186
$1,458,303 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping President. FEC.gov aggregates count 1,210 contributions from 347 donors. The same string totals $21,289,165 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 6.8% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not a White House account, not a campaign treasury, and not an executive NAICS total.
Key figures
- President × 2008 is $1,458,303 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 1,210 contributions from 347 donors.
- 2008 is about 6.8% of the grouping’s $21,289,165 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not a White House account, not a campaign treasury, and not an executive NAICS total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
President as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — President and 2008 — sum to $1,458,303. 1,210 itemized contributions and 347 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 President hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. President on an FEC employer or occupation line is a job title, not a roster of sitting U.S. presidents and not a candidate committee. Three hundred forty-seven donors in 2008 matched that word. Corporate presidents, association presidents, and others who typed the title share the cell. CEO, EXECUTIVE, VICE PRESIDENT, COMPANY PRESIDENT, and named-firm employer strings are other keys. This page is the one-word President title.
6.8% of the President roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $21,289,165 ($21.3 million). The 2008 slice of $1,458,303 is about 6.8% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.2% ($19,830,862). Treating 2008 as the President FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $21,289,165 as the denominator for the 6.8% 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 $21,289,165.
Full analysis: President political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did President donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $1,458,303 in itemized individual contributions for the President grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 1,210 contributions and 347 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $21,289,165 all-cycle figure.
- What share of President FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $21,289,165. The 2008 cell of $1,458,303 is about 6.8% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.2% ($19,830,862) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the President 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 President donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string President. 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 $1,458,303 from 347 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the President 2008 join?
- Open President 2008 for the cycle overlay, President 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 | ROSE, LESLIE | $77,553 | 127 | BIRMINGHAM, MI | — |
| 2 | MANNING, JOHN P | $55,000 | 23 | COHASSET, MA | — |
| 3 | CLARK, VERNON | $22,500 | 18 | POTOMAC, DC | — |
| 4 | MILLS, JOHN | $17,890 | 23 | NORTHBROOK, IL | — |
| 5 | LEE, WILLIAM | $15,105 | 22 | LAREDO, TX | — |
| 6 | SHAPIRO, SAMUEL | $11,900 | 15 | PHOENIX, AZ | — |
| 7 | COOK, PAUL | $10,200 | 11 | WILSEYVILLE, CA | — |
| 8 | PIRNIE, BILLIE | $10,200 | 10 | MONTGOMERY, AL | — |
| 9 | ROLAT, SIGMUND A | $10,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 10 | GRACE G EVENSTAD | $10,000 | 1 | WAYZATA, MN | — |
| 11 | ROSE, CHARLES | $8,000 | 9 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 12 | PANERO, HUGH | $7,900 | 3 | DENVER, CO | — |
| 13 | WALSH, TIMOTHY J | $7,000 | 3 | PHOENIX, AZ | — |
| 14 | LOVECE, JOSEPH JR | $6,600 | 5 | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | — |
| 15 | GLYNN, GARY | $6,421 | 23 | TUXEDO PARK, NY | — |
| 16 | MCGEE, DON | $5,300 | 7 | FAIRFIELD, CA | — |
| 17 | PILGRIM, RANDY | $5,000 | 1 | LAFAYETTE, LA | THE SCHUMACHER GROUP |
| 18 | METZLER, JEFF | $5,000 | 2 | HOUSTON, TX | PRESIDENT |
| 19 | SANDLER, SUSAN E MS | $5,000 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | JUSTICE MATTERS |
| 20 | HALEVA, JERRY | $5,000 | 4 | SACRAMENTO, CA | — |
| 21 | Depasquale, Thomas Mr. | $5,000 | 1 | Arlington, VA | — |
| 22 | STEPHENS, ANDREW H MR. | $5,000 | 1 | HINSDALE, IL | TANGENT TECHNOLOGIES |
| 23 | SHIFLETT, THOMAS A. MR. | $5,000 | 1 | KEARNEY, MO | PAR ELECTRIC |
| 24 | KENNEDY, DONALD P MR | $5,000 | 1 | SANTA ANA, CA | — |
| 25 | PHILLIPS, STEVE C MR. | $5,000 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | POWERPAC.ORG |
| 26 | ZARIN, JUDITH ELLEN | $5,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 27 | RAMSEY, ROBERT B | $4,800 | 3 | DALTON, PA | — |
| 28 | LOGAN, GORDON | $4,800 | 5 | GEORGETOWN, TX | — |
| 29 | FERGUS, JOSEPH | $4,700 | 6 | HERNDON, VA | — |
| 30 | GASTELUM, ARTHUR | $4,600 | 2 | SAN MARINO, CA | GSE |
| 31 | WOOD, HOLLY | $4,600 | 2 | HOBBS, NM | SYMPRIA |
| 32 | GUERRA, R DAVID D | $4,600 | 2 | MCALLEN, TX | INTERNATION BANK OF COMMERCE |
| 33 | FARLEY, JOSEPH M MR | $4,500 | 5 | BIRMINGHAM, AL | — |
| 34 | CORNELL, ANDREW | $4,400 | 2 | MOUNTAIN TOP, PA | CORNELL IRON WORKS |
| 35 | SMITHERS, ADELE MS. | $4,300 | 4 | MILL NECK, NY | CHRISTOPHER D. SMITHERS FOUNDATION |
| 36 | SALZHAUER, AMY L. | $4,000 | 4 | BOSTON, MA | IGNITION VENTURES, INC. |
| 37 | SILVERMAN, MICHAEL | $3,750 | 6 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 38 | BERTUCCI, JOHN R MR | $3,600 | 2 | LEXINGTON, MA | — |
| 39 | ABDOO, RICHARD A MR. | $3,500 | 6 | MILWAUKEE, WI | R A ABDOO & CO LLC |
| 40 | MOE, PETER | $3,500 | 2 | KIRKLAND, WA | — |
| 41 | ANDERSON, MARK MR | $3,500 | 4 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
| 42 | ALEXANDER, RICHARD C | $3,500 | 5 | PORTLAND, OR | — |
| 43 | WEAVER, J W | $3,300 | 3 | DERIEN, CT | — |
| 44 | WILSON, WILLIAM III | $3,300 | 2 | SAN BRUNO, CA | — |
| 45 | DEGREEN, KEITH | $3,250 | 5 | PHOENIX, AZ | — |
| 46 | OLD, JAMES A MR | $3,125 | 9 | ATHERTON, CA | — |
| 47 | MEYERSON, RICHARD | $2,800 | 3 | DEL MAR, CA | — |
| 48 | BARBATO, ANTHONY | $2,800 | 3 | RIVER FOREST, IL | LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM |
| 49 | BOS, PETER | $2,750 | 4 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | — |
| 50 | MONTGOMERY, LEVERE C JR | $2,700 | 2 | METAIRIE, LA | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $109,618 | 178 |
| 2 | C00000935 | $55,000 | 23 |
| 3 | C00027466 | $26,875 | 40 |
| 4 | C00386458 | $23,500 | 19 |
| 5 | C00431569 | $22,925 | 29 |
| 6 | C00451393 | $20,906 | 10 |
| 7 | C00283606 | $17,890 | 23 |
| 8 | C00442525 | $10,200 | 10 |
| 9 | C00384636 | $10,200 | 11 |
| 10 | C00001313 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 11 | C00433227 | $10,000 | 2 |
| 12 | C00369140 | $9,450 | 6 |
| 13 | C00332031 | $8,000 | 5 |
| 14 | C00326363 | $8,000 | 9 |
| 15 | C00415182 | $7,900 | 3 |
| 16 | C00280222 | $7,000 | 3 |
| 17 | C00326611 | $6,600 | 5 |
| 18 | C00030676 | $6,421 | 23 |
| 19 | C00453738 | $5,500 | 4 |
| 20 | C00341396 | $5,300 | 7 |
| 21 | C00010603 | $5,300 | 2 |
| 22 | C00431809 | $5,250 | 7 |
| 23 | C00431171 | $5,150 | 4 |
| 24 | C00279851 | $5,000 | 4 |
| 25 | C00363994 | $5,000 | 1 |