US GOVERNMENT
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$1,868,720
Contributions
593
Unique Donors
231
Filers who listed US Government as employer reported $1,901,435 in itemized individual contributions in the 2008 FEC cycle. Those receipts arrived in 664 contributions from 262 donors. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $9,651,418, so 2008 is 19.7%. The string is employer text, not appropriated funds, not an agency PAC, and not a USAspending award total.
Key figures
- US Government × 2008 is $1,901,435 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 664 contributions from 262 donors.
- 2008 is about 19.7% of the grouping’s $9,651,418 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not appropriated funds, not an agency PAC, and not a USAspending award total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
US Government employer text × 2008
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — US Government and 2008 — sum to $1,901,435. 664 itemized contributions and 262 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 US Government hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. US GOVERNMENT on a 2008 receipt is employer text as typed, not a roster of civil servants and not a Treasury outlay. Two hundred sixty-two donors are matching identities. Named cabinet departments typed instead of the generic phrase sit on other keys. US GOVT, U.S. GOVERNMENT, named agencies (US ARMY, IRS, NASA), and STATE OF strings are other keys if stored separately.
19.7% of the US Government roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $9,651,418 ($9.65 million). The 2008 slice of $1,901,435 is about 19.7% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 80.3% ($7,749,983). Treating 2008 as the US Government FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $9,651,418 as the denominator for the 19.7% 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 $9,651,418.
Full analysis: US Government political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did US Government donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $1,901,435 in itemized individual contributions for the US Government grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 664 contributions and 262 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $9,651,418 all-cycle figure.
- What share of US Government FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $9,651,418. The 2008 cell of $1,901,435 is about 19.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 80.3% ($7,749,983) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the US Government hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Are these official US Government funds?
- No. $1,901,435 is individual receipts whose employer text grouped to US Government. Appropriated funds and official accounts are not the payor. Punctuation variants and named agencies are other keys with their own totals. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the US Government hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Where is the overlay for the US Government 2008 join?
- Open US Government 2008 for the cycle overlay, US Government 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.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCCONNELL, MITCH | $1,391,275 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 2 | REED, THOMAS | $34,056 | 38 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 3 | HUNT, NATHAN | $17,300 | 3 | LAKE BLUFF, IL | LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| 4 | HERTEL, DENNIS | $14,100 | 18 | WARREN, MI | — |
| 5 | TAUKE, THOMAS | $13,600 | 7 | FALLS CHURCH, VA | — |
| 6 | WALLACE, BECKY W | $12,500 | 4 | TROY, NC | — |
| 7 | SWEITZER, SHERI L | $11,400 | 8 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 8 | LYON, HOLLACE | $9,200 | 5 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | MANAGER |
| 9 | SMITH, NEAL | $9,000 | 8 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 10 | COOK, MERRILL | $8,045 | 3 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | — |
| 11 | GIORDANO, FRANK | $7,600 | 9 | NEWPORT NEWS, VA | — |
| 12 | PROFFITT, KATHRYN | $6,900 | 3 | MESA, AZ | — |
| 13 | DARDZINSKI, REBECCA | $6,900 | 5 | WASHINGTON, DC | NOT EMPLOYED |
| 14 | BADUINI, PHILIP | $6,900 | 3 | ARLINGTON, VA | ANALYST |
| 15 | MULLEN, KEVIN | $6,300 | 9 | VIENNA, VA | — |
| 16 | SCHAFER, JOHN P | $6,000 | 11 | ROCKVILLE, MD | — |
| 17 | THOMPSON, SALLY | $5,800 | 12 | S ARLINGTON, VA | — |
| 18 | OLVER, JOHN W REPRESENTA | $5,500 | 2 | AMHERST, MA | CONGRESSMAN |
| 19 | WESTMARK, RICHARD | $5,100 | 2 | CANTONMENT, FL | IT SPECIALIST |
| 20 | QUAYLE, DAN | $5,100 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 21 | RODRIQUES, JEFFREY | $5,000 | 2 | BALTIMORE, MD | SPEICAL AGENT |
| 22 | KING 452, HENRY MR | $5,000 | 1 | CINCINNATI, OH | CONSTUCTION |
| 23 | ABERNATHY, CATHERINE | $5,000 | 4 | BAKERSFIELD, CA | — |
| 24 | PANETTA, LEON E | $4,750 | 6 | CARMEL VALLEY, CA | — |
| 25 | MOCNY, ROBERT | $4,500 | 9 | WASHINGTON, DC | DIRECTOR |
| 26 | BUMPASS, SHEILA | $4,500 | 16 | LAYTONSVILLE, MD | CONTRACT SPECIALIST |
| 27 | AULETTA, LAURA | $4,400 | 4 | ANNAPOLIS, MD | CIVIL SERVANT |
| 28 | OLMER, JUDITH S MS. | $4,000 | 7 | CABIN JOHN, MD | RETIRED |
| 29 | BOORMAN, JANE | $4,000 | 6 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 30 | JARDINE, YVETTE | $4,000 | 5 | CAMP SPRINGS, MD | FEDERAL EMPLOYEE |
| 31 | LEWIS, FRANK D. MR. | $3,950 | 3 | VIENNA, VA | ANALYST |
| 32 | PRATT, SARA | $3,600 | 5 | TAKOMA PARK, MD | — |
| 33 | GARRETT, JIMMY R | $3,325 | 7 | MILLER PLACE, NY | AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER |
| 34 | REGAS, DIANE | $3,300 | 2 | ARLINGTON, VA | — |
| 35 | JANICZEK, PAUL | $3,300 | 2 | SILVER SPRING, MD | GOVERNMENT WORKER |
| 36 | HOWARD, HENRY JR | $3,250 | 2 | BETHESDA, MD | — |
| 37 | HEMMERDINGER, DAMON | $3,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 38 | CEDERQUIST, THOMAS | $3,000 | 6 | SACRAMENTO, CA | AUDITOR |
| 39 | PEAY, T MICHAEL | $2,850 | 7 | — | ATTORNEY |
| 40 | MORGAN, HURMAYONNE | $2,800 | 2 | — | LOGISTICS |
| 41 | RAFFAELLI, ANNE | $2,800 | 2 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 42 | BRASS, CLINTON T MR. | $2,800 | 3 | ARLINGTON, VA | ANALYST |
| 43 | TORRES, ESTEBAN | $2,735 | 4 | POMONA, CA | — |
| 44 | ALLEN, CRAIG B | $2,700 | 3 | DULLES, VA | DIPLOMAT |
| 45 | ONG, JOHN D HON | $2,600 | 4 | AKRON, OH | AMBASSADOR |
| 46 | OCHS, JUDITH | $2,550 | 6 | MCLEAN, VA | PROGRAM ANALYST |
| 47 | FLEGAL, KATHERINE M MS. | $2,500 | 1 | BERKELEY, CA | STATISTICIAN |
| 48 | CONDON, TIM | $2,500 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | SCIENTIST |
| 49 | KING 452, HENRY MR | $2,500 | 3 | CINCINNATI, OH | CONSTUCTION |
| 50 | GOLDEN, MICHAEL C MR. | $2,500 | 2 | ARLINGTON, VA | MILITARY |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00193342 | $1,392,025 | 4 |
| 2 | C00431445 | $154,782 | 213 |
| 3 | C00431569 | $36,950 | 44 |
| 4 | C00451393 | $29,992 | 37 |
| 5 | C00430470 | $26,800 | 27 |
| 6 | C00270140 | $14,100 | 18 |
| 7 | C00000984 | $13,600 | 7 |
| 8 | C00440859 | $12,500 | 4 |
| 9 | C00401224 | $10,550 | 20 |
| 10 | C00166827 | $9,000 | 8 |
| 11 | C00422717 | $8,045 | 3 |
| 12 | C00453738 | $7,950 | 10 |
| 13 | C00358895 | $6,900 | 3 |
| 14 | C00295592 | $6,300 | 9 |
| 15 | C00309567 | $6,000 | 11 |
| 16 | C00437913 | $5,100 | 2 |
| 17 | C00434985 | $5,100 | 3 |
| 18 | C00298000 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 19 | C00369033 | $5,000 | 4 |
| 20 | C00416164 | $4,650 | 11 |
| 21 | C00409581 | $4,000 | 6 |
| 22 | C00010603 | $3,550 | 6 |
| 23 | C00369140 | $3,500 | 4 |
| 24 | C00432278 | $3,325 | 7 |
| 25 | C00438507 | $3,300 | 2 |