RESTAURANT OWNER
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$283,094
Contributions
257
Unique Donors
87
$344,368 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping Restaurant Owner. FEC.gov aggregates count 302 contributions from 108 donors. The same string totals $4,303,653 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 8.0% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not a food-services NAICS total and not a restaurant-association PAC.
Key figures
- Restaurant Owner × 2008 is $344,368 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 302 contributions from 108 donors.
- 2008 is about 8.0% of the grouping’s $4,303,653 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a food-services NAICS total and not a restaurant-association PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Restaurant Owner as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Restaurant Owner and 2008 — sum to $344,368. The cell holds 302 itemized contributions and 108 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 Restaurant Owner hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Restaurant Owner is a two-word occupation stored as an industry grouping. One hundred eight donors in 2008 are people who typed that phrase, not a census of liquor-license holders. A named restaurant as employer sits on a firm page. RESTAURATEUR, RESTAURANT, RESTAURANT OPERATOR, and named restaurant groups are other keys.
8.0% of the Restaurant Owner roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $4,303,653 ($4.3 million). The 2008 slice of $344,368 is about 8.0% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 92.0%. Treating 2008 as the Restaurant Owner FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $4,303,653 as the denominator for the 8.0% 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 $4,303,653.
Full analysis: Restaurant Owner and the 2008 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Restaurant Owner donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $344,368 in itemized individual contributions for the Restaurant Owner grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 302 contributions and 108 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,303,653 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Restaurant Owner FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,303,653. The 2008 cell of $344,368 is about 8.0% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 92.0% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Restaurant Owner 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 restaurant owners?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Restaurant Owner. 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 $344,368 from 108 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Restaurant Owner 2008 join?
- Open Restaurant Owner 2008 for the cycle overlay, Restaurant Owner 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 | ABERT, GRANT | $30,200 | 12 | MILWAUKEE, WI | — |
| 2 | RAINOSEK, DOROTHY | $26,800 | 12 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — |
| 3 | HOLSTEIN, BROOKS | $15,600 | 4 | BILOXI, MS | — |
| 4 | WAITE, DONALD | $15,200 | 4 | PALM DESERT, CA | — |
| 5 | LADEKI, SAMI | $13,108 | 11 | LA JOLLA, CA | — |
| 6 | LEVINE, STANLEY | $12,790 | 5 | NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL | — |
| 7 | GOLDBERG, DIANA L | $9,400 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 8 | ALLEN, JOE | $8,706 | 8 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 9 | CRANE, ROB | $8,200 | 6 | COLUMBUS, OH | — |
| 10 | PAXOS, CHRIS | $7,300 | 2 | PAL PK, NJ | — |
| 11 | STEWART-GORDON, FAITH | $7,120 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 12 | GRADY, MICHAEL | $7,000 | 18 | CORAL GABLES, FL | — |
| 13 | SONENSHINE, YGAL | $6,900 | 3 | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | — |
| 14 | RICKETTS, ERNEST ASHLEY | $6,900 | 3 | OAK BROOK, IL | — |
| 15 | KIRKPATRICK, HAROLD | $6,400 | 19 | LEXINGTON, NE | — |
| 16 | BITICI, SABIT | $6,000 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 17 | CANN, GEORGE | $5,300 | 4 | HACKENSACK, NJ | — |
| 18 | PELLEGRINI, MARY | $5,000 | 1 | PITTSBURGH, PA | — |
| 19 | TATE, MARK D | $5,000 | 1 | MIDDLEBURG, VA | — |
| 20 | NG, THOMAS T | $4,600 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 21 | VITALE, JOHN MR. | $3,300 | 2 | ISLAND PARK, NY | SELF |
| 22 | YAMEEN, KENNETH | $3,300 | 2 | SEABROOK, NH | — |
| 23 | COHEN, JERRY | $3,300 | 6 | MILWAUKEE, WI | — |
| 24 | REGIS, JOHN | $3,000 | 3 | SAN JUAN, PR | — |
| 25 | PALMERI, FRANK | $2,605 | 10 | ARDEN, NC | — |
| 26 | AUGUSTINE, PAUL | $2,550 | 2 | BELLEVILLE, IL | — |
| 27 | CARLUCCI, JOSEPH | $2,500 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | — |
| 28 | CRYAN, JOSEPH P | $2,300 | 2 | UNION, NJ | — |
| 29 | WOLF, TOM | $2,300 | 1 | HUNTINGTON, WV | — |
| 30 | HAMBRECHT, ELISSA | $2,300 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 31 | SPENCER, LELAND | $2,300 | 1 | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | — |
| 32 | HOLLAND, JAY | $2,250 | 3 | CEDAR GROVE, NJ | — |
| 33 | BALDACCI, ROSEMARY | $2,165 | 4 | BANGOR, ME | — |
| 34 | MCKENNA, BRIAN | $2,050 | 6 | LANGLEY, WA | — |
| 35 | STEPHENSEN, DANTE MR | $2,000 | 4 | ATLANTA, GA | — |
| 36 | BOTELHO, MICHAEL | $2,000 | 2 | EUREKA SPRINGS, AR | — |
| 37 | WILSON, GENE | $1,700 | 4 | BOONE, NC | — |
| 38 | BABSON, JAMES | $1,670 | 4 | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | — |
| 39 | HILL, BEN | $1,634 | 4 | NOCONA, TX | — |
| 40 | COLLIER, KENT | $1,500 | 3 | SAVANNAH, TN | — |
| 41 | NGUYEN, BINH | $1,250 | 2 | SAN JOSE, CA | — |
| 42 | HUEY, BEVERLY | $1,250 | 2 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | — |
| 43 | ALVAREZ, FRANCISCO | $1,250 | 2 | GARY, IN | — |
| 44 | CHANDLER, LYNN | $1,000 | 1 | NASHVILLE, TN | — |
| 45 | CHIU, GRACE | $1,000 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | RESTAURANT OWNER |
| 46 | CHIU, YICK | $1,000 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | RESTAURANT OWNER |
| 47 | FIREMAN, SHELDON | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 48 | JAIN, SHASHI | $1,000 | 1 | NORTHBROOK, IL | — |
| 49 | DAVLOUROS, ANDREW | $1,000 | 1 | SOUTH SEASIDE PARK, NJ | — |
| 50 | DAKAJ, ARTON | $1,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $68,550 | 56 |
| 2 | C00431569 | $40,670 | 39 |
| 3 | C00431577 | $26,800 | 12 |
| 4 | C00091892 | $15,600 | 4 |
| 5 | C00370031 | $13,108 | 11 |
| 6 | C00042366 | $12,790 | 5 |
| 7 | C00389296 | $9,400 | 3 |
| 8 | C00393256 | $8,706 | 8 |
| 9 | C00166827 | $8,200 | 6 |
| 10 | C00435685 | $7,300 | 2 |
| 11 | C00010603 | $7,000 | 18 |
| 12 | C00012914 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 13 | C00413161 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 14 | C00430470 | $3,300 | 2 |
| 15 | C00439075 | $3,300 | 2 |
| 16 | C00435974 | $3,300 | 6 |
| 17 | C00145862 | $3,000 | 3 |
| 18 | C00436519 | $2,665 | 6 |
| 19 | C00326736 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 20 | C00431171 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 21 | C00444034 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 22 | C00453738 | $2,050 | 6 |
| 23 | C00304972 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 24 | C00024281 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 25 | C00384693 | $2,000 | 4 |