RANCHER
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$1,194,811
Contributions
1,423
Unique Donors
461
$1,541,964 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping Rancher. FEC.gov aggregates count 1,803 contributions from 576 donors. The same string totals $30,569,216 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 an agriculture NAICS total and not a ranch PAC.
Key figures
- Rancher × 2008 is $1,541,964 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 1,803 contributions from 576 donors.
- 2008 is about 5.0% of the grouping’s $30,569,216 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not an agriculture NAICS total and not a ranch PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Rancher as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Rancher and 2008 — sum to $1,541,964. 1,803 itemized contributions and 576 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 Rancher hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Rancher is a self-reported title, not a USDA operator census. Five hundred seventy-six donors and 1,803 lines in 2008 matched that word. Farmer is a neighboring occupation key. Named ranches typed as employer sit elsewhere. FARMER, RANCHING, CATTLE RANCHER, AGRICULTURE, and named ranch businesses are other keys if stored separately.
5.0% of the Rancher roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $30,569,216 ($30.6 million). The 2008 slice of $1,541,964 is about 5.0% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 95.0% ($29,027,252). Treating 2008 as the Rancher FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $30,569,216 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 $30,569,216.
Full analysis: Rancher political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Rancher donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $1,541,964 in itemized individual contributions for the Rancher grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 1,803 contributions and 576 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $30,569,216 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Rancher FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $30,569,216. The 2008 cell of $1,541,964 is about 5.0% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 95.0% ($29,027,252) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Rancher 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 Rancher donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Rancher. 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 $1,541,964 from 576 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Rancher 2008 join?
- Open Rancher 2008 for the cycle overlay, Rancher 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.
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD, MYRL | $44,700 | 34 | ROSWELL, NM | — |
| 2 | JANACEK, JIMMY | $41,750 | 5 | RHOME, TX | — |
| 3 | MCINTOSH, WILLIAM | $31,198 | 9 | RAWLINS, WY | — |
| 4 | HOLT, JULIANNA | $30,800 | 18 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | — |
| 5 | RIMMER, NANCY N. MRS. | $28,500 | 1 | FORTH WORTH, TX | SELF |
| 6 | ALLISON, ROBERT | $27,650 | 18 | SAN ANGELO, TX | — |
| 7 | BROWN, PAUL | $21,406 | 36 | ANTLERS, OK | — |
| 8 | DUNN, JOHN | $17,065 | 38 | WOODWARD, OK | — |
| 9 | YTURRIA, FRANK D | $16,100 | 3 | BROWNSVILLE, TX | — |
| 10 | BETTIS, HARRY | $16,050 | 10 | PAYETTE, ID | — |
| 11 | WINTERS, KATHLEEN | $14,500 | 2 | DAYTON, NV | — |
| 12 | COWAN, WILLIAM | $14,100 | 14 | HAVRE, MT | — |
| 13 | BROWN, ANDREW | $13,859 | 22 | CARPINTERIA, CA | — |
| 14 | ULM, WILLIAM | $13,800 | 7 | MODESTO, CA | — |
| 15 | DAVIDSON, TOM | $12,550 | 9 | WILLISTON, ND | — |
| 16 | SCHROTH, MARGARET | $12,150 | 16 | SADDLESTRING, WY | — |
| 17 | MCCARTY, MICHAEL | $12,150 | 23 | CODY, WY | — |
| 18 | MILLER, BUCK | $12,000 | 13 | DALLAS, TX | — |
| 19 | MOORMAN, THOMAS S | $11,500 | 3 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | — |
| 20 | SPARKS, JOHN | $11,050 | 20 | ARDMORE, OK | — |
| 21 | DAY, HOWARD M | $10,900 | 4 | BEND, OR | — |
| 22 | WALDEN, RICHARD | $10,600 | 9 | GREEN VALLEY, AZ | — |
| 23 | MODEL, ROBERT | $9,635 | 5 | CODY, WY | — |
| 24 | LYONS, WILLIAM | $9,470 | 23 | MODESTO, CA | — |
| 25 | GRIMES, DAVID | $9,400 | 6 | HOLLISTER, CA | — |
| 26 | HALEY, EVETTS | $9,250 | 11 | CANYON, TX | — |
| 27 | AUSTIN, VALER | $9,200 | 4 | PEARCE, AZ | — |
| 28 | AUSTIN, JOSIAH | $9,200 | 4 | PEARCE, AZ | — |
| 29 | ROUSSELOT, DORIS | $9,000 | 5 | SONORA, TX | — |
| 30 | BOOTHE, WILLIAM | $8,965 | 4 | GONZALES, TX | — |
| 31 | BRANDT, WILLIAM | $8,600 | 5 | BRAWLEY, CA | — |
| 32 | MATTHEWS, KADE L MR | $8,500 | 7 | CLARENDON, TX | — |
| 33 | O'NEILL, RICHARD J | $8,300 | 6 | RNCHO PALOS VERDES, CA | — |
| 34 | RYAN, JACK | $8,275 | 5 | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | — |
| 35 | ROBERTS, DANIEL | $8,250 | 7 | PRESTON, ID | — |
| 36 | TAYLOR, HOLLIS | $8,000 | 4 | WEIMAR, TX | — |
| 37 | PHELPS, ROBERT | $8,000 | 18 | RENO, NV | — |
| 38 | DECKER, DOROTHY M | $7,850 | 14 | DENVER, CO | — |
| 39 | ELMORE, MIKE | $7,700 | 4 | GILLETTE, WY | — |
| 40 | BOWMAN, MARGARET | $7,577 | 13 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | — |
| 41 | MOORE, EDDIE | $7,475 | 5 | DOUGLAS, WY | — |
| 42 | HARVEY, CONSTANCE | $7,350 | 6 | ASPEN, CO | — |
| 43 | ROBINSON, JUNE | $7,200 | 16 | SACO, MT | — |
| 44 | WILLIAMS, GERALD | $7,050 | 21 | PEARCE, AZ | — |
| 45 | O'CONNOR, ROY | $7,000 | 7 | MISSOULA, MT | — |
| 46 | LUCCHETTI, DAVID | $6,900 | 3 | WILTON, CA | — |
| 47 | BLACK, GORDON | $6,900 | 4 | CARPENTER, WY | — |
| 48 | HARTLEY, ROBERT I | $6,600 | 4 | VINITA, OK | — |
| 49 | BROWN, DEAN | $6,250 | 6 | LOS LOIVOS, CA | — |
| 50 | RUE, MICHAEL | $6,250 | 4 | MARYSVILLE, CA | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $165,115 | 241 |
| 2 | C00369033 | $73,683 | 62 |
| 3 | C00000935 | $53,900 | 28 |
| 4 | C00437822 | $45,400 | 36 |
| 5 | C00431569 | $44,758 | 57 |
| 6 | C00401224 | $37,606 | 57 |
| 7 | C00417618 | $34,600 | 20 |
| 8 | C00451393 | $32,500 | 24 |
| 9 | C00369181 | $31,800 | 19 |
| 10 | C00440859 | $31,198 | 9 |
| 11 | C00446682 | $28,500 | 1 |
| 12 | C00383554 | $23,000 | 36 |
| 13 | C00027466 | $21,440 | 29 |
| 14 | C00386458 | $16,925 | 15 |
| 15 | C00414078 | $16,050 | 10 |
| 16 | C00437103 | $15,365 | 20 |
| 17 | C00431577 | $14,100 | 14 |
| 18 | C00394593 | $13,800 | 7 |
| 19 | C00207993 | $13,150 | 17 |
| 20 | C00430470 | $12,350 | 17 |
| 21 | C00412817 | $12,000 | 13 |
| 22 | C00434985 | $11,785 | 18 |
| 23 | C00317503 | $11,635 | 9 |
| 24 | C00309567 | $11,399 | 19 |
| 25 | C00143743 | $10,350 | 15 |