PUBLIC RELATIONS
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$309,039
Contributions
331
Unique Donors
79
FEC.gov aggregates put $329,439 at the intersection of the stored string PUBLIC RELATIONS and the 2008 election cycle. 352 itemized contributions and 86 donors produced that cell. $5,309,080 is the grouping’s all-cycle book; 2008 is 6.2% of it. This page is a JOIN between industry/occupation and cycle, not a restatement of either hub.
Key figures
- Public Relations × 2008 is $329,439 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 352 contributions from 86 donors.
- 2008 is about 6.2% of the grouping’s $5,309,080 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text (PUBLIC RELATIONS), not a PAC disbursement and not a NAICS total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
How Public Relations meets 2008 on the FEC tape
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Public Relations (PUBLIC RELATIONS) and 2008 — sum to $329,439. 352 itemized contributions and 86 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 Public Relations hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. PUBLIC RELATIONS is an occupation grouping. PR, PUBLICIST, and COMMUNICATIONS are other keys. A 2010 Public Relations cycle page is a different join with its own contribution and donor counts. Do not add 2008 and 2010 into one figure unless a packet publishes that sum, which this one does not. Eighty-six unique donors are not an industry employment survey. LobbyVault does not merge neighboring spellings into $329,439. This URL exists because the two dimensions meet.
The $5,309,080 grouping book
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $5,309,080 ($5.3 million). The 2008 slice of $329,439 is about 6.2% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.8% ($4,979,641). Treating 2008 as the Public Relations FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $5,309,080 as the denominator for the 6.2% 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 $5,309,080.
Full analysis: Public Relations political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- What is the Public Relations × 2008 FEC total?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $329,439 in itemized individual contributions for the Public Relations grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 352 contributions and 86 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $5,309,080 all-cycle figure. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.
- Is $329,439 most of the Public Relations grouping?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $5,309,080. The 2008 cell of $329,439 is about 6.2% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.8% ($4,979,641) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Public Relations hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does $329,439 count Public Relations committee disbursements?
- No. $329,439 is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to Public Relations (PUBLIC RELATIONS) in the 2008 cycle. It is not committee disbursements, not independent expenditures, and not a verified employee census. 352 contributions came from 86 donors. Do not invent those names from the grouping label.
- How do I open the Public Relations 2008 rows?
- Open Public Relations 2008 for the cycle overlay, Public Relations 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 | SHECHTEL, RICKY | $72,500 | 33 | PRINCETON, NJ | — |
| 2 | GRAY, ROBERT | $29,150 | 44 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 3 | BATCHELDER, DAVID | $12,856 | 6 | PLYMPTON, MA | — |
| 4 | OLIVER, ROBERT | $12,702 | 5 | KITTY HAWK, NC | — |
| 5 | RITCHIE, ALIX | $12,000 | 4 | PROVINCETOWN, MA | — |
| 6 | HALL, LINDA | $8,423 | 12 | COLUMBIA, SC | — |
| 7 | JACOBS, KAREN | $7,915 | 12 | STRATFORD, CT | — |
| 8 | MCMAHAN, RONALD | $7,900 | 8 | KNOXVILLE, TN | — |
| 9 | EDELSON, RONALD M | $6,900 | 3 | GREAT NECK, NY | — |
| 10 | BAKER, AMY | $6,000 | 7 | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | — |
| 11 | BRYLSKI, CHERON | $5,450 | 11 | NEW ORLEANS, LA | — |
| 12 | WILLIAMS, JUDITH | $5,300 | 15 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
| 13 | MULHOLLAND, ANNE | $5,000 | 2 | ST PAUL, MN | — |
| 14 | MCLAUGHLIN, MARTIN J | $5,000 | 6 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 15 | RYZAK, YVONNE | $4,650 | 6 | MALIBU, CA | — |
| 16 | PARKER, MELANIE | $4,600 | 2 | BIRMINGHAM, AL | — |
| 17 | WEISS, ROBERT H | $4,550 | 3 | BOSTON, MA | — |
| 18 | SHAPIRO, SELMA | $4,250 | 9 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 19 | CARTER, PETER | $4,005 | 6 | SAN JOSE, CA | — |
| 20 | STANLEY, SUSAN | $4,000 | 5 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 21 | OGILVY, DAVID | $3,800 | 3 | GREENWICH, CT | — |
| 22 | CARRENO, HECTOR | $3,550 | 7 | HOUSTON, TX | — |
| 23 | SIMON, JULIE | $3,410 | 7 | MIAMI, FL | — |
| 24 | CORDOVA, JOHN | $3,300 | 5 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — |
| 25 | FLEISCHER, L ARI | $3,300 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 26 | WIDMEYER, SCOTT D | $3,250 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 27 | MACKENZIE, MARGARET | $3,200 | 6 | WINTER PARK, FL | — |
| 28 | MADDEN, GAIL M | $3,000 | 2 | DALLAS, TX | — |
| 29 | French, Barbara J. Ms. | $3,000 | 3 | Mill Valley, CA | — |
| 30 | GOOLSBY, THOMAS | $3,000 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 31 | LEVENSON, MARK | $2,550 | 2 | PORTLAND, OR | — |
| 32 | CASEY, DAN | $2,300 | 1 | SYRACUSE, NY | — |
| 33 | MORGAN, JANICE | $2,250 | 4 | VALENCIA, CA | — |
| 34 | ALLEN, JUSTIN | $2,250 | 3 | BOUNTIFUL, UT | — |
| 35 | SHERIDAN, BRENDA | $2,000 | 1 | FT MYERS, FL | — |
| 36 | BELIS, GARY | $2,000 | 2 | KNOXVILLE, TN | — |
| 37 | MEISSNER, DAVID | $2,000 | 2 | GRAFTON, WI | — |
| 38 | DARRAH, JOAN | $2,000 | 2 | STOCKTON, CA | — |
| 39 | LEVY, BOB | $2,000 | 1 | MIAMI, FL | — |
| 40 | GILBERT, MAGGIE | $2,000 | 2 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | — |
| 41 | FLYNN, LUCY | $1,978 | 4 | WINCHESTER, MA | — |
| 42 | SANDER, MONTY | $1,750 | 3 | NAPA, CA | — |
| 43 | TRUESDALE, BEEGIE | $1,500 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 44 | OLMSTEAD, AMANDA BROWN | $1,500 | 3 | ATLANTA, GA | — |
| 45 | WISLINSKI, BOB | $1,450 | 4 | COLUMBIA, SC | — |
| 46 | SANCHEZ, RUDY | $1,400 | 5 | ARLINGTON, VA | — |
| 47 | ZIMMERMAN, LEON | $1,250 | 3 | TRENTON, NJ | — |
| 48 | LOWERY, KATHLEEN | $1,000 | 2 | VIENNA, VA | — |
| 49 | BUCKHANTZ, DIANA | $1,000 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 50 | SALINAS, DERLIS III | $1,000 | 1 | AUSTIN, TX | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00195024 | $72,500 | 33 |
| 2 | C00411306 | $32,350 | 50 |
| 3 | C00431445 | $28,183 | 46 |
| 4 | C00431569 | $19,600 | 25 |
| 5 | C00284885 | $12,856 | 6 |
| 6 | C00436840 | $12,702 | 5 |
| 7 | C00089243 | $12,000 | 4 |
| 8 | C00430470 | $7,915 | 12 |
| 9 | C00451393 | $7,250 | 6 |
| 10 | C00408088 | $6,900 | 3 |
| 11 | C00439125 | $6,005 | 8 |
| 12 | C00325126 | $5,450 | 11 |
| 13 | C00445163 | $5,300 | 15 |
| 14 | C00439075 | $4,750 | 7 |
| 15 | C00443705 | $4,650 | 6 |
| 16 | C00347872 | $4,600 | 2 |
| 17 | C00437921 | $4,550 | 3 |
| 18 | C00452847 | $4,250 | 9 |
| 19 | C00215699 | $3,800 | 3 |
| 20 | C00401224 | $3,550 | 7 |
| 21 | C00444190 | $3,300 | 2 |
| 22 | C00305110 | $3,300 | 5 |
| 23 | C00369033 | $3,000 | 2 |
| 24 | C00193433 | $3,000 | 3 |
| 25 | C00393629 | $3,000 | 3 |