UNITED AIRLINES
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$189,192
Contributions
306
Unique Donors
159
The United Airlines × 2008 cell holds $214,503. That figure comes from FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates: 355 contributions, 182 donors, keyed to the stored string UNITED AIRLINES. Lifetime for the grouping is $7,420,373, so 2008 is about 2.9% of the roll. Not a united pac, not ual as a ticker spelling, and not a federal aviation-contract total.
Key figures
- United Airlines × 2008 is $214,503 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 355 contributions from 182 donors.
- 2008 is about 2.9% of the grouping’s $7,420,373 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text (airline employer text), not a PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
The United Airlines × 2008 join
LobbyVault stores employer and occupation text as grouped strings and election cycles as two-year tags. Where United Airlines meets 2008, the itemized individual total is $214,503. That is 355 contributions from 182 donors. The figure is not a corporate treasury transfer and does not identify who received the money. Cite FEC.gov.
The united airlines hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub restates a one-key total. This tie keeps both keys. United Airlines is airline employer text. UNITED AIR LINES, UAL, UNITED CONTINENTAL, and CONTINENTAL AIRLINES are other keys. Rows that used those other strings are not added into $214,503.
A share of 2.9% versus $7,420,373 is a scale check, not a ranking of cycles and not evidence of a coordinated program. The remaining 97.1% ($7,205,870) lives on other even-year pages for the same string. 2008 is a presidential even-year window on FEC.gov; that calendar label does not explain the dollar cell.
Scale: $214,503 versus $7,420,373
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $7,420,373. The 2008 slice of $214,503 is about 2.9% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 97.1% ($7,205,870). Treating 2008 as the entire United Airlines FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.
Treat $7,420,373 as the denominator for the 2.9% 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 $7,420,373. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure.
Full analysis: United Airlines and the 2008 FEC cycle →
Questions
- How much did United Airlines donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $214,503 in itemized individual contributions for the United Airlines grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 355 contributions and 182 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $7,420,373 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
- What share of United Airlines FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $7,420,373. The 2008 cell of $214,503 is about 2.9% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 97.1% ($7,205,870) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
- Does this include only currently employed United Airlines workers?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string UNITED AIRLINES. 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 $214,503 from 182 donors across 355 contributions.
- Where is the overlay for the United Airlines 2008 join?
- Open United Airlines 2008 for the cycle overlay, United Airlines for the grouping hub, and 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. Cite FEC.gov for $214,503, 355 contributions, and 182 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 | TAGUE, JOHN | $12,284 | 9 | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | EVP - CUSTOMER |
| 2 | MCCAULEY, KENNETH | $6,150 | 5 | CHEYENNE, WY | PILOT |
| 3 | BAKER, ALLEN MR. | $5,200 | 9 | PASS CHRISTIAN, MS | PILOT |
| 4 | POULTON, RICHARD | $4,600 | 2 | GLENVIEW, IL | EXEC. |
| 5 | ORLOFF, MARILYN | $4,600 | 2 | COLUMBIA, CA | PILOT... CAPTAIN |
| 6 | POULTON, RICHARD J | $4,600 | 2 | GLENVIEW, IL | EXECUTIVE |
| 7 | GALLAGHER, GEORGE | $4,428 | 7 | MARVAL TRINIDAD, ZZ | — |
| 8 | BOWERS, CHRISTOPHER | $3,895 | 5 | INVERNESS, IL | — |
| 9 | ECCLES, ROBERT | $3,250 | 12 | SOMERVILLE, NJ | — |
| 10 | WILLIAMS, BOB | $3,150 | 7 | POTOMAC, MD | — |
| 11 | SCHINDLER, HEIDI L | $2,500 | 1 | LAFAYETTE, CA | FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
| 12 | MADONNA, GREG | $2,500 | 6 | WESTON, FL | PILOT |
| 13 | MCDONALD, PETER D. | $2,496 | 1 | INVERNESS, IL | EXEC VP OPERATIONS |
| 14 | CLARK, LARRY D | $2,300 | 1 | BARRINGTON, IL | — |
| 15 | BREWER, WENDY LYNN MRS. | $2,300 | 1 | ASHBURN, VA | FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
| 16 | CALDER, ROSLYN | $2,300 | 1 | HOLLYWOOD, FL | FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
| 17 | BUNGE, JENNIFER | $2,300 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | — |
| 18 | MADSEN, EVAN W | $2,300 | 2 | LOS ALTOS, CA | PILOT |
| 19 | BRADSHAW, SHERI | $2,300 | 1 | OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL | FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
| 20 | BRACE, FREDERIC | $2,300 | 1 | WINNETKA, IL | CFO |
| 21 | PEXA, JOHN | $2,300 | 1 | ANTHEM, AZ | PILOT |
| 22 | HOOVER, JEAN | $2,300 | 1 | DENVER, CO | — |
| 23 | ATKINSON, GRAHAM | $2,300 | 1 | EVANSTON, IL | VICE PRESIDENT |
| 24 | GOMEZ, GAEA R | $2,300 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | MANAGER |
| 25 | OLDHAM, MELISSA | $2,100 | 1 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
| 26 | RIMKUS, ALGIS | $2,100 | 1 | VANCOUVER, WA | — |
| 27 | DONIACH, JOSEPH | $2,050 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | PILOT |
| 28 | TILTON, GLENN | $2,000 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | CEO & CHMN. |
| 29 | INGRAHAM, DAVID | $2,000 | 2 | MINNETONKA, MN | — |
| 30 | WEAVER, RHYNIA C | $2,000 | 1 | LOUISVILLE, KY | PILOT |
| 31 | FOURNIER, LARRY MR. | $2,000 | 1 | GREENDALE, WI | PILOT |
| 32 | CLAIBORNE, THERESA | $1,950 | 5 | SACRAMENTO, CA | PILOT |
| 33 | MCGOWAN, GREGG | $1,900 | 5 | PACIFICA, CA | AIRCRAFT MAINT. MANAGER |
| 34 | KEADLE, BRADD | $1,900 | 4 | DENVER, CO | AIRLINE PILOT |
| 35 | Martin, Michael Mr. | $1,845 | 7 | Larkspur, CO | — |
| 36 | GRECO, JEFF | $1,800 | 4 | DAVIS, CA | PILOT |
| 37 | HONAKER, KEVIN | $1,750 | 2 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
| 38 | HALUSKA, JAMES | $1,739 | 3 | HERNDON, VA | RETIRED |
| 39 | PUMA, GRACE | $1,501 | 2 | GLEN ELLYN, IL | SVP - STRATEGIC SOURCING, CPO |
| 40 | TETREAULT, FRANK | $1,500 | 2 | ARLINGTON, VA | PILOT |
| 41 | DONALSON, ROBERT T. MR. | $1,500 | 2 | FORT WORTH, TX | PILOT |
| 42 | GOMEZ, ARMANDO A MR. | $1,500 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | MANAGER PUB AFFAIRS |
| 43 | BALLARD, MICHAEL | $1,500 | 5 | ROSCOE, IL | — |
| 44 | ARKENBERG, TODD | $1,500 | 2 | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | MANAGING DIRECTOR |
| 45 | MUSTARD, JOHN | $1,400 | 3 | GIG HARBOR, WA | — |
| 46 | JAKAITIS, VILIA | $1,250 | 2 | MOUNT PROSPECT, IL | MANAGER |
| 47 | FOLAND, JEFFREY | $1,230 | 3 | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | SVP - WORLD WIDE SALES & ALLIANCES |
| 48 | MCCONNELL, SUSAN | $1,200 | 3 | KENT, WA | — |
| 49 | DESHON, LARRY | $1,153 | 2 | SLEEPY HOLLOW, IL | SR. V.P. |
| 50 | MARREN, ALEXANDRIA | $1,025 | 4 | CRYSTAL LAKE, IL | VP - AIRPORT OPERATIONS EAST |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $36,367 | 63 |
| 2 | C00078261 | $22,216 | 32 |
| 3 | C00431569 | $12,550 | 16 |
| 4 | C00430470 | $11,247 | 21 |
| 5 | C00148999 | $9,450 | 12 |
| 6 | C00451393 | $9,144 | 10 |
| 7 | C00415588 | $6,150 | 5 |
| 8 | C00035451 | $5,120 | 14 |
| 9 | C00431171 | $4,950 | 5 |
| 10 | C00328211 | $4,600 | 2 |
| 11 | C00416826 | $4,500 | 8 |
| 12 | C00255471 | $3,895 | 5 |
| 13 | C00401224 | $3,250 | 12 |
| 14 | C00166827 | $3,150 | 7 |
| 15 | C00091892 | $2,800 | 2 |
| 16 | C00042366 | $2,600 | 7 |
| 17 | C00431809 | $2,500 | 6 |
| 18 | C00430306 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 19 | C00434985 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 20 | C00436790 | $2,100 | 1 |
| 21 | C00435339 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 22 | C00431205 | $2,000 | 5 |
| 23 | C00430512 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 24 | C00238444 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 25 | C00010603 | $1,800 | 6 |