REALTOR
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$1,568,912
Contributions
1,638
Unique Donors
417
$2,176,388 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the grouping Realtor. FEC.gov aggregates count 1,965 contributions from 511 donors. The same string totals $34,870,820 across every cycle in this table, so the 2008 cell is about 6.24% of the lifetime bucket. Realtor is the occupation string as typed. It is not a verified National Association of Realtors membership check. The key is not a NAR membership roll and not a realtor PAC.
Key figures
- Realtor × 2008: $2,176,388 in itemized individual contributions.
- 1,965 contributions from 511 donors; about $1,107.58 per gift and $4,259.08 per donor.
- 2008 is about 6.24% of the grouping’s $34,870,820 all-cycle total.
- REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE BROKER, and REAL ESTATE AGENT remain other keys when those titles appear.
- Itemized individual receipts only — not PAC disbursements and not USAspending awards.
Realtor occupation string × 2008
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Realtor and 2008 — sum to $2,176,388. The cell holds 1,965 itemized contributions and 511 unique donors. 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 Realtor hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Realtor is the occupation string as typed. It is not a verified National Association of Realtors membership check. REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE BROKER, and REAL ESTATE AGENT remain other keys when those titles appear. Open Realtor 2008 for the overlay rows, Realtor for other cycles, and the 2008 election cycle for other employer strings.
Dividing $2,176,388 by 1,965 contributions yields about $1,107.58 per itemized gift. Dividing by 511 donors yields about $4,259.08 per donor. Contributions per donor average about 3.8. Those means describe the arithmetic on the packet. They are not medians, not a party split, and not a typical salary.
Realtor’s 2008 share of the lifetime grouping
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $34,870,820. The 2008 slice of $2,176,388 is about 6.24% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.76%. Treating 2008 as the entire Realtor FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $34,870,820 as the denominator for the 6.24% 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 $34,870,820.
Full analysis: Realtor contributions in the 2008 FEC cycle →
Questions
- How much did Realtor donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $2,176,388 in itemized individual contributions for the Realtor grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 1,965 contributions and 511 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $34,870,820 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Realtor FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $34,870,820. The 2008 cell of $2,176,388 is about 6.24% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.76% on the industry hub. Do not treat 2008 as the whole Realtor story.
- Are these all NAR members?
- No. FEC aggregates do not encode association membership. The string is Realtor as entered. Real Estate as a two-word sector title is a different 2008 cell. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Realtor hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Where is the overlay for the Realtor 2008 join?
- Open Realtor 2008 for the cycle overlay, Realtor 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 names the join; the overlay holds the rows.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNSON, MICHAEL | $77,768 | 99 | LAFAYETTE, IN | — |
| 2 | HIGGINBOTTOM, ELZIE L | $66,200 | 6 | CHICAGO, IL | — |
| 3 | SILVERSTEIN, KLARA | $64,800 | 10 | WHITE PLAINS, NY | — |
| 4 | KESSEL, GEORGE | $55,600 | 11 | BORGONFIELD, NJ | — |
| 5 | FRIEDMAN, DAVID L | $49,300 | 15 | WELD, MA | — |
| 6 | TSAKOPOULOS, ANGELO K | $42,100 | 8 | SACRAMENTO, CA | — |
| 7 | HALL, ROBERT | $38,750 | 71 | SCHAMBURG, IL | — |
| 8 | REINSDORF, JERRY | $33,100 | 15 | SKOKIE, IL | — |
| 9 | ANDERSON, JEFFREY | $31,450 | 31 | CINCINNATI, OH | — |
| 10 | LEE, MICHAEL | $30,774 | 31 | FALLS CHURCH, VA | — |
| 11 | LEWIS, ROBERT | $30,655 | 34 | — | — |
| 12 | ANDERSON, JEFFREY R | $30,100 | 9 | CINCINNATI, OH | — |
| 13 | OLSON, RICHARD | $27,093 | 35 | SEDONA, AZ | — |
| 14 | MEHL, DAVID | $26,300 | 10 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
| 15 | SMITH, TIMOTHY | $17,650 | 22 | DURANGO, CO | — |
| 16 | BROWN, JOSEPH | $17,118 | 31 | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | — |
| 17 | SHARP, MICHAEL | $17,029 | 64 | GLENDALE, CA | — |
| 18 | THOMPSON, PETER | $14,450 | 16 | EASTON, MD | — |
| 19 | MCLAUGHLIN, DON | $14,450 | 5 | HUNTSVILLE, TX | — |
| 20 | WALKER, TOM | $14,300 | 11 | RIVERSIDE, CA | — |
| 21 | FRANKLIN, W. TAYLOR | $13,800 | 4 | NORFOLK, VA | REALTOR |
| 22 | JACKSON, LAWRENCE | $12,600 | 8 | PHILA, PA | — |
| 23 | KNIGHT, EDWARD | $12,250 | 6 | KEYWEST, FL | — |
| 24 | GONZALEZ, JORGE | $12,000 | 8 | ARECIBO, PR | — |
| 25 | BURROW, BRUCE | $10,850 | 7 | JONESBORO, AR | — |
| 26 | WEIGAND, NESTOR | $10,700 | 7 | WICHITA, KS | — |
| 27 | CAILE, DIANA | $10,638 | 1 | BOULDER, CO | REALTOR |
| 28 | GOLDMAN, HERBERT | $10,500 | 2 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
| 29 | KATIN, MICHAEL | $10,300 | 7 | FORT MYERS, FL | — |
| 30 | URBAN, TIMOTHY | $10,100 | 10 | DES MOINES, IA | — |
| 31 | REED, RALPH | $9,850 | 16 | MANTEO, NC | — |
| 32 | PINA, NIRMA | $9,200 | 2 | MIAMI LAKES, FL | — |
| 33 | SCHEUER, RICHARD J SR | $8,800 | 3 | LARCHMONT, NY | — |
| 34 | KAZIS, EARLE W | $8,750 | 6 | LUDLOW, VT | — |
| 35 | COCOZIELLO, PETER | $8,600 | 7 | WEST ORANGE, NJ | — |
| 36 | ROBERT, JOSEPH E JR | $8,300 | 5 | CHEVY CHASE, MD | — |
| 37 | HERNANDEZ, ALBERTO | $8,300 | 6 | SANTURCE, PR | — |
| 38 | KELLER, GEORGE | $8,054 | 10 | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | — |
| 39 | KARAM, JAMES | $7,900 | 6 | FALL RIVER, MA | — |
| 40 | ADAMS, C DAN | $7,850 | 4 | SPARTANBURG, SC | — |
| 41 | ADAMS, SANDRA | $7,500 | 8 | PITTSBURGH, PA | — |
| 42 | REID, DAVID | $7,106 | 14 | BERKELEY, CA | — |
| 43 | CECIL, VERNON | $7,100 | 4 | GREELEY, CO | — |
| 44 | CARLSTON, NANCY | $6,900 | 3 | ANN ARBOR, MI | — |
| 45 | QUINTO, MICHAEL | $6,900 | 4 | HIGH POINT, NC | — |
| 46 | KOSBERG, J LIVINGSTON | $6,800 | 5 | HOUSTON, TX | — |
| 47 | KELLER, JAMES | $6,750 | 12 | EL PASO, TX | — |
| 48 | CLARK, RAY | $6,700 | 9 | PALMDALE, CA | — |
| 49 | GONZALES, MICHAEL | $6,600 | 8 | NORTH HOLLYW, CA | — |
| 50 | MITCHELL, MARTIN | $6,500 | 9 | SPRINGDALE, UT | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $280,762 | 344 |
| 2 | C00431569 | $147,075 | 58 |
| 3 | C00451393 | $121,023 | 47 |
| 4 | C00410522 | $56,600 | 12 |
| 5 | C00451336 | $49,300 | 15 |
| 6 | C00447714 | $39,600 | 74 |
| 7 | C00042366 | $36,450 | 37 |
| 8 | C00431205 | $33,200 | 38 |
| 9 | C00383554 | $33,100 | 15 |
| 10 | C00331439 | $31,100 | 10 |
| 11 | C00401224 | $31,015 | 42 |
| 12 | C00082834 | $30,655 | 34 |
| 13 | C00326629 | $27,093 | 35 |
| 14 | C00280453 | $26,300 | 10 |
| 15 | C00430470 | $19,568 | 38 |
| 16 | C00265298 | $17,029 | 64 |
| 17 | C00010603 | $15,350 | 14 |
| 18 | C00405696 | $14,800 | 5 |
| 19 | C00030718 | $14,773 | 26 |
| 20 | C00384016 | $14,300 | 11 |
| 21 | C00364505 | $13,500 | 10 |
| 22 | C00430694 | $13,000 | 8 |
| 23 | C00099259 | $11,350 | 19 |
| 24 | C00431668 | $10,700 | 11 |
| 25 | C00452706 | $10,638 | 1 |