SALES
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$306,813
Contributions
478
Unique Donors
147
FEC.gov aggregates put $352,211 at the intersection of the stored string SALES and the 2008 election cycle. 556 itemized contributions and 169 donors produced that cell. $6,304,302 is the grouping’s all-cycle book; 2008 is 5.6% of it. This page is a JOIN between industry/occupation and cycle, not a restatement of either hub.
Key figures
- Sales × 2008 is $352,211 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 556 contributions from 169 donors.
- 2008 is about 5.6% of the grouping’s $6,304,302 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text (SALES), not a PAC disbursement and not a NAICS total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
How Sales meets 2008 on the FEC tape
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Sales (SALES) and 2008 — sum to $352,211. 556 itemized contributions and 169 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 Sales hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. SALES is a short occupation/employer string, not a company roster. SALESMAN, SALESPERSON, SALES MANAGER, and SALES ASSOCIATE are other keys. 2008 is a presidential even-year window; the label does not prove a candidate preference. Do not merge this cell with TRADER or BROKER. LobbyVault does not merge neighboring spellings into $352,211. This URL exists because the two dimensions meet.
The $6,304,302 grouping book
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $6,304,302 ($6.3 million). The 2008 slice of $352,211 is about 5.6% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 94.4% ($5,952,091). Treating 2008 as the Sales FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $6,304,302 as the denominator for the 5.6% 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 $6,304,302.
Full analysis: Sales political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- What is the Sales × 2008 FEC total?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $352,211 in itemized individual contributions for the Sales grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 556 contributions and 169 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $6,304,302 all-cycle figure. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.
- Is $352,211 most of the Sales grouping?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $6,304,302. The 2008 cell of $352,211 is about 5.6% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 94.4% ($5,952,091) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Sales hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does $352,211 count Sales committee disbursements?
- No. $352,211 is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to Sales (SALES) in the 2008 cycle. It is not committee disbursements, not independent expenditures, and not a verified employee census. 556 contributions came from 169 donors. Do not invent those names from the grouping label.
- How do I open the Sales 2008 rows?
- Open Sales 2008 for the cycle overlay, Sales 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 | CRAWFORD, JERRY | $29,850 | 10 | METAIRIE, LA | — |
| 2 | CANTU, YOLANDA R | $16,500 | 6 | MC ALLEN, TX | — |
| 3 | BRANDT, JAMES | $14,250 | 18 | PALATINE, IL | — |
| 4 | HELLRING, LAWRENCE | $13,675 | 18 | MIAMI, FL | — |
| 5 | DAVIS, TODD | $12,500 | 20 | TAMPA, FL | — |
| 6 | LEONARD, DAN | $10,182 | 48 | BROOKLYN, NY | — |
| 7 | AMES, RAYMOND G | $10,100 | 6 | FRANKLIN, MA | — |
| 8 | GLAUB, ANDREW K | $9,152 | 22 | OKEMOS, MI | — |
| 9 | DUVAL, BETTINA B | $7,600 | 6 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 10 | HOPPER, CARY | $7,550 | 6 | MORGANTOWN, WV | — |
| 11 | WAGNER, GAIL | $6,900 | 3 | MENDHAM, NJ | — |
| 12 | MORRIS, WALTER | $5,500 | 7 | HOBBS, NM | — |
| 13 | SPENCER, MATT | $5,350 | 5 | FRANKLIN, TN | — |
| 14 | LEWIS, WENDY | $5,050 | 5 | EUCLID, OH | — |
| 15 | RUSSELL, CONSTANCE A | $5,000 | 2 | GILFORD, NH | — |
| 16 | TREPP, ROBERT | $4,600 | 2 | BEGGS, OK | SALES |
| 17 | HAYNES, LISA | $4,450 | 7 | SPIRO, OK | — |
| 18 | KEEFE, PATRICK | $4,375 | 17 | KENNETT SQUARE, PA | — |
| 19 | OWEN, KAREN | $4,000 | 4 | LOS ALAMITOS, CA | — |
| 20 | JOHNSON, WHITNEY | $3,700 | 6 | DAYTON, OH | — |
| 21 | DOUGHERTY, DAVID F | $3,590 | 5 | GRIFFIN, GA | — |
| 22 | PREBLE, ROBERT | $3,550 | 7 | ABERDEEN, WA | — |
| 23 | LINKER, SHEREE | $3,300 | 2 | ALPINE, NJ | — |
| 24 | RICHARDSON, STACY | $3,000 | 3 | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | — |
| 25 | MILLER, BARRY | $3,000 | 9 | BATON ROUGE, LA | — |
| 26 | VAN EEKEREN, DAVID | $2,800 | 2 | MOKENA, IL | — |
| 27 | LINDENBAUM, DAVID | $2,800 | 5 | ATLANTA, GA | — |
| 28 | MILO, THOMAS | $2,700 | 3 | WOODBRIDGE, VA | — |
| 29 | CARPINELLA, RONALD | $2,650 | 3 | ATLANTA, GA | — |
| 30 | MILLER, MARYSIA | $2,325 | 3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | SALES |
| 31 | LINKER, DAVID | $2,300 | 1 | ALPINE, NJ | — |
| 32 | FOSTER, CATHY | $2,300 | 1 | PHILPOT, KY | — |
| 33 | MORETON, WILLIAM R | $2,300 | 1 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | — |
| 34 | HORD, RUBLE A MR | $2,300 | 2 | RICHMOND, VA | — |
| 35 | BOOTH, MATT | $2,300 | 1 | CASTLE ROCK, CO | LAWSON |
| 36 | MIDDLETON, MARK | $2,200 | 6 | ROCHESTER, IN | — |
| 37 | KOWAL, JOHN | $2,074 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 38 | SCHARENBROICH, SUSAN | $2,000 | 4 | MINNETONICA, MN | — |
| 39 | MCVEIGH, BILL | $2,000 | 1 | LOUISVILLE, KY | — |
| 40 | SANDOVAL, STEVE | $2,000 | 1 | PRESCOTT, AZ | QUALITY INN |
| 41 | STOGNER, KEVIN | $2,000 | 5 | HOUSTON, TX | — |
| 42 | GREGORY, ANN | $2,000 | 5 | LIVONIA, MI | — |
| 43 | OWENS, ROBERT A. MR. | $1,998 | 6 | ALAMOSA, CO | — |
| 44 | Schmidt, Lester Mr. | $1,701 | 2 | Torrington, WY | — |
| 45 | ATKINSON, LARRY | $1,500 | 5 | STUTTGART, AR | — |
| 46 | ALTER, DAVID R | $1,500 | 2 | LIVINGSTON, NJ | — |
| 47 | KAHLE, SARA | $1,500 | 3 | DUBUQUE, IA | — |
| 48 | HOOPIS, HARRY P | $1,456 | 7 | NORTHFIELD, IL | — |
| 49 | BEYER, BRUCE | $1,450 | 5 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
| 50 | GRAHAM, JACK | $1,450 | 4 | FOUNTAIN HLS, AZ | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $70,881 | 114 |
| 2 | C00442988 | $29,850 | 10 |
| 3 | C00369033 | $18,000 | 9 |
| 4 | C00431569 | $15,325 | 21 |
| 5 | C00384016 | $13,675 | 18 |
| 6 | C00401224 | $11,550 | 14 |
| 7 | C00431171 | $10,590 | 13 |
| 8 | C00432260 | $10,182 | 48 |
| 9 | C00409581 | $10,100 | 6 |
| 10 | C00034157 | $9,152 | 22 |
| 11 | C00427856 | $7,600 | 6 |
| 12 | C00309567 | $6,000 | 6 |
| 13 | C00003418 | $5,998 | 10 |
| 14 | C00451393 | $5,551 | 12 |
| 15 | C00370221 | $5,350 | 5 |
| 16 | C00073791 | $4,375 | 17 |
| 17 | C00031054 | $4,175 | 13 |
| 18 | C00011197 | $4,000 | 4 |
| 19 | C00266932 | $3,750 | 4 |
| 20 | C00431809 | $3,450 | 8 |
| 21 | C00382457 | $3,300 | 2 |
| 22 | C00369140 | $3,300 | 3 |
| 23 | C00012484 | $3,000 | 9 |
| 24 | C00005926 | $2,800 | 2 |
| 25 | C00430470 | $2,751 | 4 |