STATE OF CALIFORNIA
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$517,129
Contributions
585
Unique Donors
237
683 itemized individual contributions from 285 donors sum to $585,903 for State Of California in the 2008 cycle on FEC.gov. That cell is the join of the employer string STATE OF CALIFORNIA and the two-year 2008 window. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,112,855 (7.2% in this window). The page explains the relationship between those two dimensions; it is not a state PAC, a California campaign-finance total, or a government NAICS roll-up.
Key figures
- 683 contributions from 285 donors total $585,903 for State Of California in 2008.
- All-cycle State Of California money in this table is $8,112,855 (7.2% in 2008).
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA is filer-entered employer string, not a state PAC, a California campaign-finance total, or a government NAICS roll-up.
- Per-receipt mean about $858; per-donor mean about $2,056.
- Do not mix FEC contribution dollars with USAspending awards.
Two keys: STATE OF CALIFORNIA and 2008
Drop either key and the number changes. Drop 2008 and the State Of California hub shows $8,112,855. Drop State Of California and the 2008 hub shows every other stored employer for that window — a total this packet does not publish. Keep both keys and the extract returns $585,903 on 683 lines from 285 donors. Cite FEC.gov for the intersection; do not treat either hub as a substitute for the join.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA is workplace text on a federal Schedule A line, not a tally of California state-office filings. Exact string matching is the method. CALIFORNIA, STATE OF CA, CA STATE, and named departments or campuses are not rolled into $585,903. LobbyVault does not recode filer text into NAICS. Cite FEC.gov.
Section 1 states the relationship. Later sections unpack the lifetime grouping, the receipt arithmetic, the two-year window, and the caveats. The overlay State Of California 2008 is the row view of this cell.
Lifetime State Of California dollars versus the 2008 slice
$8,112,855 minus $585,903 leaves $7,526,952 in other cycles, or 92.8% of the stored book. 7.2% is the 2008 share. A share is a quotient, not a trend claim. This packet has no prior-cycle dollar for comparison, so no percent change is stated. Other even-year amounts are not invented here.
$8,112,855 is not revenue, not assets, and not a political budget. It is the sum of itemized individual contributions that grouped to STATE OF CALIFORNIA in this table. The State Of California hub is the place to see other years. This tie exists so 2008 is not swallowed by that lifetime figure.
Full analysis: State Of California political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How many State Of California contributions were itemized in 2008?
- 683 itemized individual contributions from 285 donors sum to $585,903 for the stored string STATE OF CALIFORNIA in the 2008 cycle. Those counts are extract fields, not a payroll census and not a PAC total. Source: FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.
- What is the all-cycle State Of California total?
- $8,112,855 across every cycle in this table. The 2008 join of $585,903 is about 7.2% of that figure. Other cycles hold $7,526,952. The industry hub is the year index; this page is one year cell for the same stored string.
- Does State Of California include CALIFORNIA?
- Not in $585,903. Only STATE OF CALIFORNIA is in this cell. CALIFORNIA, STATE OF CA, CA STATE, and named departments or campuses are other keys unless they grouped to this exact string. LobbyVault does not merge them into a sector total on this page. Exact-match grouping is the method.
- Can State Of California donations be read as 2008 federal contracts?
- No. FEC individual contributions and USAspending awards do not fund each other in this dataset. $585,903 is Schedule A itemized giving grouped to STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The packet publishes no award amount and no contract identifier. Cite FEC.gov. STATE OF CALIFORNIA in 2008 is $585,903 on 683 itemized receipts from 285 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $8,112,855.
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 | SIEROTY, ALAN | $113,300 | 52 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 2 | GEORGIOU, BYRON | $45,600 | 9 | SACRAMENTO, CA | — |
| 3 | POIZNER, STEPHEN L. MR. | $43,100 | 2 | LOS GATOS, CA | CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER |
| 4 | LEVINE, MEL | $31,565 | 30 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 5 | COELHO, TONY | $11,850 | 13 | MODESTO, CA | — |
| 6 | MCKEAN, GROVER | $7,900 | 6 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 7 | JENSEN, STEPHEN | $7,175 | 18 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 8 | O'BRIEN, NANCY | $5,310 | 11 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 9 | CALDERA, LOUIS | $5,300 | 7 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 10 | VARGAS, JESUS | $5,000 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | — |
| 11 | KING, GEOFFREY R | $5,000 | 1 | VISTA, CA | RETIRED PROFESSOR |
| 12 | ALQUIST, ELAINE KONTOMINAS MS. | $4,500 | 2 | SANTA CLARA, CA | STATE SENATOR |
| 13 | MORGAN, REBECCA | $4,050 | 4 | LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | — |
| 14 | CHEESEMAN, CHARLES | $3,846 | 6 | SACRAMENTO, CA | INFO SYSTEMS ANALYST |
| 15 | KAMP, STEVE M MR. | $3,450 | 1 | SACRAMENTO, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 16 | BECK, TIMOTHY | $3,300 | 4 | SLOUGHHOUSE, CA | — |
| 17 | BELLOWS, JIM | $3,250 | 4 | OAKLAND, CA | — |
| 18 | GREENE, ESTHER | $2,750 | 8 | SACRAMENTO, CA | — |
| 19 | WAYNE, HOWARD | $2,700 | 5 | SAN DIEGO, CA | DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL |
| 20 | COLLINS, MARIE B JUDGE | $2,700 | 5 | PIEDMONT, CA | RETIRED JUDGE |
| 21 | KUEHL, SHEILA | $2,600 | 5 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 22 | HILLIARD, IDA | $2,600 | 10 | ORINDA, CA | PSYCHIATRIST |
| 23 | BESTWICK, CRAIG | $2,600 | 2 | KENTFIELD, CA | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE |
| 24 | BUBIENKO, LISA COVINGTON | $2,550 | 2 | ELK GROVE, CA | PUBLIC RELATIONS |
| 25 | COTO, JOE | $2,500 | 2 | SAN JOSE, CA | LEGISLATOR |
| 26 | CRISOLOGO, WILLIAM | $2,300 | 1 | ALTADENA, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 27 | VOSS, TOM MR. | $2,300 | 1 | COALINGA, CA | MANAGER |
| 28 | KARNETTE, BETTY | $2,300 | 1 | LONG BEACH, CA | — |
| 29 | SCHMELTZER, HOPE A | $2,300 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 30 | KATZ, ELIZABETH | $2,300 | 1 | OAKLAND, CA | INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST |
| 31 | BILYEU, SUSAN MRS. | $2,300 | 1 | SACRAMENTO, CA | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ELECT |
| 32 | FISHBACK, TIM | $2,300 | 7 | PALM SPRINGS, CA | PHYSICIAN |
| 33 | AVERY, ANGELA MS. | $2,300 | 2 | SANTA ROSA, CA | COUNSELING |
| 34 | HORIUCHI, KAREN | $2,300 | 1 | WEST SACRAMENTO, CA | LEGAL AID |
| 35 | JOHNSON-MANDELL, GRETA | $2,300 | 1 | ALTADENA, CA | — |
| 36 | RICKERTSEN, GLENN M | $2,300 | 1 | ANAHEIM, CA | — |
| 37 | DENHAM, JEFFREY SEN. | $2,300 | 1 | ATWATER, CA | SENATOR |
| 38 | RUNNER, SHARON MRS. | $2,300 | 1 | LANCASTER, CA | CA STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN |
| 39 | SILTEN, PETER | $2,300 | 1 | BERKELEY, CA | ATTORNEY/STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER |
| 40 | DEVORE, CHUCK | $2,290 | 5 | IRVINE, CA | ASSEMBLYMAN |
| 41 | WANGSAPORN, CHRIS MR. | $2,100 | 1 | SIERRA MADRE, CA | PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT |
| 42 | GORDNIER, JOHN MR. | $2,000 | 1 | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 43 | MAVIGIO, STEVEN | $2,000 | 1 | SACRAMENTO, CA | GOVERNMENT AIDE |
| 44 | LOVINGTON, MARK R | $2,000 | 2 | SACRAMENTO, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 45 | FULLER, NANCY MS. | $2,000 | 2 | GRANITE BAY, CA | STATE PARK RANGER |
| 46 | COONY, STEPHEN P | $2,000 | 1 | SACRAMENTO, CA | CHIEF DEPUTY TREASURER |
| 47 | GOLINVEAUX, TOM | $1,875 | 6 | SACRAMENTO, CA | CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR |
| 48 | LULUCKI, MARY A | $1,850 | 3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 49 | FLETCHER, MINDY | $1,800 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/GOVERNOR'S OFFC |
| 50 | PLESCIA, GEORGE A. | $1,800 | 2 | LA JOLLA, CA | ASSEMBLYMEMBER |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00000935 | $114,100 | 53 |
| 2 | C00431445 | $76,548 | 166 |
| 3 | C00042366 | $49,300 | 24 |
| 4 | C00448985 | $45,100 | 4 |
| 5 | C00334037 | $31,565 | 30 |
| 6 | C00431569 | $30,275 | 57 |
| 7 | C00451393 | $20,095 | 26 |
| 8 | C00447714 | $11,850 | 13 |
| 9 | C00446708 | $11,700 | 9 |
| 10 | C00430470 | $8,800 | 9 |
| 11 | C00231076 | $8,250 | 5 |
| 12 | C00193433 | $7,450 | 12 |
| 13 | C00010603 | $6,925 | 5 |
| 14 | C00431171 | $6,900 | 5 |
| 15 | C00431205 | $6,500 | 14 |
| 16 | C00430512 | $5,550 | 4 |
| 17 | C00075820 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 18 | C00140590 | $4,740 | 11 |
| 19 | C00453738 | $4,500 | 12 |
| 20 | C00330241 | $4,050 | 4 |
| 21 | C00003418 | $4,000 | 10 |
| 22 | C00419853 | $3,800 | 7 |
| 23 | C00326751 | $3,100 | 6 |
| 24 | C00333666 | $2,750 | 8 |
| 25 | C00430306 | $2,600 | 2 |