PRODUCER
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$305,829
Contributions
286
Unique Donors
86
Itemized Schedule A lines that match both Producer and 2008 sum to $324,729 in FEC.gov aggregates. 88 unique donors and 302 contributions produced the cell. The industry hub’s running sum is $4,667,681. Drop either filter and this number disappears.
Key figures
- Producer × 2008 is $324,729 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 302 contributions from 88 donors.
- 2008 is about 7.0% of the grouping’s $4,667,681 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text (PRODUCER), not a PAC disbursement and not a NAICS total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Relationship between Producer and 2008
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Producer (PRODUCER) and 2008 — sum to $324,729. 302 itemized contributions and 88 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 Producer hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. PRODUCER is a short occupation string. The packet does not say whether filers meant film, music, agriculture, or energy. FILM PRODUCER, MUSIC PRODUCER, and EXECUTIVE PRODUCER are other keys. Do not invent a sector. Eighty-eight unique donors are identities, not a guild census. LobbyVault does not merge neighboring spellings into $324,729. This URL exists because the two dimensions meet.
Industry hub versus this 2008 cell
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $4,667,681 ($4.7 million). The 2008 slice of $324,729 is about 7.0% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.0% ($4,342,952). Treating 2008 as the Producer FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $4,667,681 as the denominator for the 7.0% 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 $4,667,681.
Full analysis: Producer political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Producer donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $324,729 in itemized individual contributions for the Producer grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 302 contributions and 88 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,667,681 all-cycle figure. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.
- What share of Producer FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,667,681. The 2008 cell of $324,729 is about 7.0% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.0% ($4,342,952) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Producer hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Is $324,729 the Producer PAC total for 2008?
- No. $324,729 is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to Producer (PRODUCER) in the 2008 cycle. It is not committee disbursements, not independent expenditures, and not a verified employee census. 302 contributions came from 88 donors. Do not invent those names from the grouping label.
- Where is the overlay for the Producer 2008 join?
- Open Producer 2008 for the cycle overlay, Producer 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. If a later extract disagrees, FEC.gov controls.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EBERSOL, DICK | $26,100 | 10 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 2 | STOLLER, CORKY H | $21,600 | 12 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 3 | MELAMED, MARCIA | $17,050 | 14 | WINNETKA, IL | — |
| 4 | ZAENTZ, SAUL | $16,500 | 8 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 5 | HARMON, JANE E | $13,800 | 5 | WESTON, CT | — |
| 6 | FISHER, LUCY | $13,000 | 6 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — |
| 7 | FORD, LAURA | $9,328 | 25 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 8 | SHAPIRO, DARIAN | $9,200 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 9 | ESPARZA, MOCTESUMA | $8,900 | 5 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 10 | ZUCKER, JANET | $7,900 | 5 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 11 | BERLIND, ROGER | $7,700 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 12 | DOUMANIAN, JEAN | $7,600 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 13 | SHAMBERG, MICHAEL | $7,150 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 14 | ROSIN, CHARLES | $6,852 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 15 | CATER, MORROW | $6,614 | 5 | SAN RAFAEL, CA | — |
| 16 | DAVIS, DENISE | $5,710 | 14 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 17 | HELD, LUCILLE | $5,100 | 4 | BOLTON, MA | — |
| 18 | PRINCE, HAROLD | $5,000 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 19 | TYDINGS, MARY C | $4,600 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 20 | GEBBIA, GLORIA E | $4,600 | 2 | HIDDEN HILL, CA | — |
| 21 | NIXON, DEBBIE ALLEN | $4,600 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 22 | KIRSHNER, RICKY | $4,500 | 2 | LIVINGSTON, NJ | — |
| 23 | MILLER, LINDSAY | $4,408 | 3 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | — |
| 24 | PICK, MARK | $4,300 | 3 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — |
| 25 | GREENWOOD, ROBERT | $3,950 | 16 | CULVER CITY, CA | — |
| 26 | GUGGENHEIM, DAVIS | $3,550 | 3 | SOUTH ORANGE, NJ | — |
| 27 | HERRICK, RHODA | $3,300 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 28 | LEBENZON, DIANTHA | $3,200 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 29 | KREAMER, ANNE | $3,000 | 3 | BROOKLYN, NY | — |
| 30 | GARY, JEROME | $2,800 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 31 | SALE, DEBORAH M | $2,800 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 32 | COHEN, ALEXANDER | $2,750 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 33 | GOLDSMITH, KAREN M | $2,300 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 34 | LEE, SHELTON | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 35 | CANTER, MARLENE D | $2,300 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 36 | WEISSLER, BARRY | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 37 | KOCH, HAWK | $2,300 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — |
| 38 | POTTER, BRIDGET | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 39 | ROSS, JOYCE | $2,150 | 5 | CHATSWORTH, CA | — |
| 40 | BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY | $2,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 41 | LLOYD, MICHAEL | $2,000 | 4 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 42 | LITTLE, WILLIAM E MR JR | $2,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 43 | THORNHILL, MAX E | $2,000 | 1 | BROOKHAVEN, MS | — |
| 44 | GORDON, CAMBRIA | $2,000 | 4 | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | — |
| 45 | PARKER, JUDITH | $2,000 | 7 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 46 | CHUBB, CALDECOT | $1,750 | 6 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 47 | SALZMAN, RITA | $1,500 | 2 | PARIS FRANCE, ZZ | — |
| 48 | EDELBAUM, JANA | $1,500 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 49 | BERNSTEIN, IRA | $1,270 | 5 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 50 | KEEGAN, MICHAEL B | $1,250 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $73,090 | 82 |
| 2 | C00431569 | $32,778 | 62 |
| 3 | C00431379 | $26,100 | 10 |
| 4 | C00199273 | $21,600 | 12 |
| 5 | C00431205 | $19,266 | 14 |
| 6 | C00451393 | $17,687 | 16 |
| 7 | C00417501 | $17,050 | 14 |
| 8 | C00436352 | $16,500 | 8 |
| 9 | C00279315 | $13,000 | 6 |
| 10 | C00431577 | $10,900 | 7 |
| 11 | C00432278 | $10,000 | 10 |
| 12 | C00413914 | $9,200 | 4 |
| 13 | C00439596 | $7,150 | 4 |
| 14 | C00401224 | $5,600 | 6 |
| 15 | C00358895 | $4,408 | 3 |
| 16 | C00325126 | $2,800 | 2 |
| 17 | C00437277 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 18 | C00402826 | $2,150 | 5 |
| 19 | C00314575 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 20 | C00441295 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 21 | C00003558 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 22 | C00433235 | $1,250 | 3 |
| 23 | C00042366 | $1,000 | 3 |
| 24 | C00447722 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 25 | C00219881 | $1,000 | 1 |