RET
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$97,170
Contributions
128
Unique Donors
61
$123,971 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping RET. FEC.gov aggregates count 163 contributions from 70 donors. The same string totals $2,515,339 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 4.9% of the lifetime bucket — filer-entered abbreviation meeting a two-year window, not a company named RET, a verified retiree census, or the longer string RETIRED stored as its own key.
Key figures
- RET × 2008 is $123,971 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 163 contributions from 70 donors.
- 2008 is about 4.9% of the grouping’s $2,515,339 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text (filer-entered abbreviation), not a company named RET.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
RET as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — RET and 2008 — sum to $123,971. 163 itemized contributions and 70 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. Cite FEC.gov for this intersection.
Neither the RET hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. RET is filer-entered abbreviation, not a verified payroll file. 70 donors and 163 lines in 2008 matched that stored string. People who typed a neighboring spelling sit in other buckets. Named affiliates and related titles are other keys. This page is the exact string RET.
The join exists so a reader does not treat $2,515,339 (all cycles for this string) as the 2008 story, and does not treat the 2008 cycle hub as a RET-only list. Two filters, one cell: $123,971.
4.9% of the RET roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $2,515,339. The 2008 slice of $123,971 is about 4.9% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 95.1% ($2,391,368). Treating 2008 as the entire RET FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.
Treat $2,515,339 as the denominator for the 4.9% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. This tie keeps 2008 from being folded silently into $2,515,339. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure.
Full analysis: RET (filer text) and the 2008 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much FEC money is coded RET in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $123,971 in itemized individual contributions for the RET grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 163 contributions and 70 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $2,515,339 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
- What share of RET FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $2,515,339. The 2008 cell of $123,971 is about 4.9% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 95.1% ($2,391,368) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
- Does the FEC verify RET as a license or job?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string RET. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $123,971 from 70 donors across 163 contributions.
- Where is the overlay for the RET 2008 join?
- Open RET 2008 for the cycle overlay, RET for the grouping hub, and the 2008 election cycle for the year without this occupation filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows. Cite FEC.gov for $123,971, 163 contributions, and 70 donors.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUGDEN, REBECCA | $20,200 | 9 | APOPKA, FL | — |
| 2 | FOLLETT, BRIAN R | $5,000 | 1 | AUSTIN, TX | — |
| 3 | CHILDRESS, RICHARD | $3,300 | 2 | GAINESVILLE, FL | — |
| 4 | NORDSTROM, JIM | $3,300 | 2 | OLIVENHAIN, CA | — |
| 5 | LEININGER, O O | $2,700 | 6 | FORT HUACHUCA, AZ | RET |
| 6 | POUND, LINDA C | $2,500 | 5 | COLLEYVILLE, TX | — |
| 7 | WALLACE, W N II | $2,300 | 1 | SARASOTA, FL | SALES |
| 8 | BRENTLINGER, MARK | $2,300 | 1 | ASPEN, CO | RET |
| 9 | OLIVIER, J. F | $2,300 | 2 | MAULDIN, SC | RETIRED |
| 10 | MATTHEWS, GEORGE JR | $2,300 | 1 | ATLANTA, GA | — |
| 11 | CARUSO, CONCETTINA G | $2,299 | 2 | NAPLES, FL | RETIRED |
| 12 | BARKER, LYNN | $2,125 | 4 | YUCAIPA, CA | — |
| 13 | STANKEWICZ, JUDY | $2,000 | 1 | CRYSTAL FALLS, MI | RET |
| 14 | HERTZ, R H | $2,000 | 1 | DEXTER, MI | PHYS |
| 15 | HOGENTOGLER, A R MRS | $2,000 | 1 | CHEVY CHASE, MD | RET |
| 16 | PATERSON, DOROTHEE | $2,000 | 1 | MORAGA, CA | RET |
| 17 | JOHNSTON, GEORGE S III | $2,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | RETIRED |
| 18 | DENEVEU, ETHEL C. | $2,000 | 1 | FREE UNION, VA | RET |
| 19 | QUAGENTI, KENNETH | $1,800 | 4 | FARMINGDALE, NY | — |
| 20 | HERTAN, WILLIAM J. JR. | $1,600 | 4 | HUGHSON, CA | RETIRED |
| 21 | HARRIS, VIRGINIA R | $1,500 | 2 | KANSAS CITY, MO | RETIRED |
| 22 | SCHMIDT, EUGENE | $1,500 | 5 | COVINA, CA | — |
| 23 | SAULEY, ED | $1,500 | 1 | OLYMPIA, WA | — |
| 24 | LEONARD, CLARK | $1,500 | 3 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | — |
| 25 | HEBERT, RICHARD K. | $1,500 | 2 | SPRING, TX | RETIRED |
| 26 | WEITZ, JACQUELINE M. | $1,425 | 3 | DUBUQUE, IA | RETIRED |
| 27 | FAKHOURY, MAHMOUD | $1,400 | 6 | RALEIGH, NC | RET |
| 28 | YANDOW, JEANETTE F. | $1,251 | 4 | ROCHESTER, NY | RETIRED |
| 29 | CHITSAZ, SIRUS | $1,250 | 1 | RALEIGH, NC | RETIRED |
| 30 | TEICH, ALBERT MR. JR. | $1,051 | 4 | NORFOLK, VA | RETIRED |
| 31 | RELINGER, BARRY | $1,000 | 1 | WEST ISLIP, NY | — |
| 32 | JACOBSEN, BETTY M. | $1,000 | 5 | CHICAGO, IL | RETIRED |
| 33 | SIEGAL, JANET C MRS | $1,000 | 1 | SANTA MONICA, CA | RET |
| 34 | SNOOK, HELEN B. | $1,000 | 2 | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | RET |
| 35 | MCINERNEY, JOSHUA P | $1,000 | 1 | WESTON, MA | RETIRED |
| 36 | MACMURRAY, HOWARD | $1,000 | 1 | PORTLAND, OR | RET |
| 37 | LOVE, WELLINGTON H | $1,000 | 2 | GLENDALE, CA | — |
| 38 | JENSEN, AARON | $816 | 3 | CANTON, TX | — |
| 39 | KLEYLEIN, JOHN F | $800 | 1 | JARRETTSVILLE, MD | — |
| 40 | ABLES, DENIS E | $700 | 3 | VIENNA, VA | — |
| 41 | TATHAM, JOHN | $650 | 3 | IRVINE, CA | RET |
| 42 | BROOKS, COLLEEN | $563 | 2 | PORTOLA VALLEY, CA | RET |
| 43 | HERNANDEZ, JOSE | $550 | 2 | ORANGE, CA | — |
| 44 | WEISSBERG, MARVIN FREDERIC | $500 | 1 | ARLINGTON, VA | RET |
| 45 | GIESE, MARTHA | $500 | 2 | PITTSFORD, NY | — |
| 46 | RUTHMAN, THOMAS R | $500 | 1 | WEST CHESTER, OH | RETIRED |
| 47 | ROTCH, JANE | $500 | 1 | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | RET |
| 48 | PASCHALL, GEORGIA T MS | $500 | 1 | ATLANTA, GA | RET |
| 49 | FURR, EDITH E | $500 | 1 | LUMBERTON, MS | RETIRED |
| 50 | LAVIGNE, JOE | $400 | 1 | BELVEDERE, CA | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431809 | $20,200 | 9 |
| 2 | C00430694 | $18,125 | 30 |
| 3 | C00431445 | $13,450 | 20 |
| 4 | C00455378 | $9,000 | 8 |
| 5 | C00438788 | $6,000 | 6 |
| 6 | C00409581 | $4,300 | 9 |
| 7 | C00331256 | $3,300 | 2 |
| 8 | C00442061 | $3,300 | 2 |
| 9 | C00331439 | $2,700 | 6 |
| 10 | C00266932 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 11 | C00003418 | $2,125 | 4 |
| 12 | C00305797 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 13 | C00027466 | $1,740 | 3 |
| 14 | C00140590 | $1,500 | 3 |
| 15 | C00430470 | $1,351 | 5 |
| 16 | C00435628 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 17 | C00000935 | $950 | 4 |
| 18 | C00451393 | $816 | 3 |
| 19 | C00010603 | $563 | 2 |
| 20 | C00444331 | $550 | 2 |
| 21 | C00044990 | $500 | 2 |
| 22 | C00454819 | $400 | 1 |
| 23 | C00330886 | $300 | 1 |
| 24 | C00417857 | $250 | 1 |
| 25 | C00421891 | $250 | 1 |