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US House of Representatives

2008 Election Cycle

Total Donated

$189,892

Contributions

265

Unique Donors

80

$298,611 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the employer grouping US House of Representatives. FEC.gov aggregates count 365 contributions from 102 donors. The same string totals $4,296,168 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 7.0% of the lifetime bucket — legislative-employer text as stored for the House meeting a two-year window, not a House PAC, USAspending legislative-branch awards, or U.S. HOUSE as a punctuated sibling.

Key figures

  • US House of Representatives × 2008 is $298,611 in itemized individual contributions.
  • The cell includes 365 contributions from 102 donors.
  • 2008 is about 7.0% of the grouping’s $4,296,168 all-cycle total.
  • The label is self-reported form text (legislative-employer text as stored for the House), not a PAC.
  • FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

US House of Representatives as stored text, 2008 as cycle

Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — US House of Representatives and 2008 — sum to $298,611. 365 itemized contributions and 102 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 US House of Representatives hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. US House of Representatives is legislative-employer text as stored for the House, not a verified payroll file. 102 donors and 365 lines in 2008 matched that stored string. Punctuation and the U.S. abbreviation split this workplace string. US SENATE is a different chamber key. The cell is itemized individual receipts, not a House committee disbursement table. Neighboring stored labels include U.S. HOUSE, US HOUSE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, and US SENATE. LobbyVault does not merge those strings into $298,611.

The join exists so a reader does not treat $4,296,168 (all cycles for this string) as the 2008 story, and does not treat the 2008 cycle hub as a US House of Representatives-only list. Two filters, one cell: $298,611.

7.0% of the US House of Representatives roll

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $4,296,168. The 2008 slice of $298,611 is about 7.0% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.0% ($3,997,557). Treating 2008 as the entire US House of Representatives FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.

Treat $4,296,168 as the denominator for the 7.0% 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 $4,296,168. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure. The 7.0% ratio is $298,611 divided by $4,296,168. Other even-year joins for US House of Representatives are not listed in this packet; they collectively hold $3,997,557. Citing 2008 as if it were the US House of Representatives lifetime total would overstate this cell by $3,997,557.

Full analysis: US House of Representatives and the 2008 cycle

Questions

How much did US House of Representatives donors give in 2008?
FEC.gov aggregates show $298,611 in itemized individual contributions for the US House of Representatives grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 365 contributions and 102 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,296,168 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
What share of US House of Representatives FEC money is 2008?
The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,296,168. The 2008 cell of $298,611 is about 7.0% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.0% ($3,997,557) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
Does this include only sitting House members and staff?
No. The bucket is the self-reported string US House of Representatives. 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 $298,611 from 102 donors across 365 contributions.
Where is the overlay for the US House of Representatives 2008 join?
Open US House of Representatives 2008 for the cycle overlay, US House of Representatives 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.

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Top Donors in 2008

Top US House of Representatives donors in the 2008 election cycle.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupation
1HIRSCHMANN, SUSAN$29,75033ARLINGTON, VA
2ROTH, ALAN J$19,30023WASHINGTON, DC
3COGORNO, ROBERT$16,00026WASHINGTON, DCPOLICY ADVISOR
4MAJETTE, DENISE L$8,79214WASHINGTON, DCMEMBER OF CONGRESS
5FULTZ, ELAINE$8,1006WASHINGTON, DC
6ANDERSON, DEVIN$7,0004ARLINGTON, VA
7STAMMERMAN, CLIFFORD A$6,3008WASHINGTON, DCSTAFF DIRECTOR, FOREIGN AFFAIRS SUBCOM
8REICH, DAVID$6,05013ARLINGTON, VA
9TURNER, LESLEY$5,2499WASHINGTON, DCLEGISLATIVE AIDE
10GANDY, HENRY M MR$5,0001WASHINGTON, DC
11FORD, HAROLD E SR$4,3003WASHINGTON, DC
12RAFFAELLI, ANNE D$4,3005CHEVY CHASE, MD
13MILLER, ALEXIS KAHN$4,2002MCLEAN, VASTAFF ASSISTANT
14SCHIFF, ADAM B$3,0757PASADENA, CACONGRESS MEMBER
15SIRH, PETER$3,0502FAIRFAX, VAATTORNEY
16WYNN, ALBERT R$2,8002CAPITAL HEIGHTS, MD
17HARMAN, JANE HONORABLE$2,5001WASHINGTON, DCCONGRESS MEMBER
18MCCULLOUGH, TERRI$2,3001WASHINGTON, DCCHIEF OF STAFF
19BROUGH, KEVEN$2,3001WASHINGTON, DCLEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
20EOYANG, MIEKE Y$2,3001WASHINGTON, DCLEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
21RAMSTAD, JIM MR.$2,3001WAYZATA, MNCONGRESSMAN
22LEADERSHIP PAC, CONYERS AMERICA FORW$2,3001WASHINGTON, DCMEMBER OF CONGRESS
23ELLING, DAN MR.$2,0002ALEXANDRIA, VAPROFESSIONAL STAFF
24WILSON, DORIS$1,7255ARLINGTON, VA
25STROUP, SALLY MS.$1,6507ALEXANDRIA, VASTAFF DIRECTOR
26BANKS, SUNDANCE$1,6006ALEXANDRIA, VAPRESS SECRETARY
27WILKINSON, CYNTHIA$1,5504ARLINGTON, VA
28MODAFF, PETER$1,5002WASHINGTON, DCSTAFF
29LENT, SUSAN H$1,5001ARLINGTON, VA
30NILLES, KATHLEEN$1,5005WASHINGTON, DC
31WATERS, MAXINE$1,4631WASHINGTON, DC
32ZIMMERMAN, MARIIA$1,0503ARLINGTON, VACHIEF OF STAFF
33MITCHELL, JAMES T MR$1,0362ARLINGTON, VALEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
34GIBSON, DUANE R$1,0002WASHINGTON, DC
35OCONNOR, ROBERT F. MR.$1,0001WASHINGTON, DCCONGRESSIONAL STAFF
36JONATHAN, KATZ$1,0001WASHINGTON, DCSTAFF DIRECTOR, EUROPE SUBCOMMITTE, HO
37HONDA, MIKE MR.$1,0001SAN JOSE, CACONGRESSMAN
38TURTON, ASHLEY W.$1,0001WASHINGTON, DCCHIEF OF STAFF
39SULLIVAN, JULIANE C MRS.$1,0002ALEXANDRIA, VAPOLICY DIRECTOR
40CROWELL, COLIN E$1,0002CHEVY CHASE, MDCOMMITTEE STAFF
41ROSLANOWICK, JEANNE$1,0001TAKOMA PARK, MDSTAFF DIRECTOR
42BRIMMER, CHARLES S$1,0001ARLINGTON, VACHIEF OF STAFF
43APPLEBERRY, ROBIN$1,0002WASHINGTON, DCATTORNEY
44SETH, JODI$8001ALEXANDRIA, VACOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
45LAITIN, ANNA$7503WASHINGTON, DCCONGRESSIONAL STAFF
46MARSTON, CHRISTOPHER$7502ALEXANDRIA, VA
47QUILLER, PETER A$7502WASHINGTON, DCSR. PROFESSIONAL STAFF
48THORPE, AMANDA ROGERS$7502WASHINGTON, DCLEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
49CANNON, CHRIS$7503WASHINGTON, DC
50CASTILLO, VICTOR$7002WASHINGTON, DCLEGISLATIVE AIDE

Top Recipients in 2008

Top committees that received US House of Representatives donations in 2008.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1C00431445$30,25148
2C00314575$29,75033
3C00000935$21,30025
4C00360388$16,00026
5C00373290$8,79214
6C00451393$8,0508
7C00285189$7,0004
8C00255752$6,05013
9C00027466$5,0001
10C00430470$4,8004
11C00417550$4,5506
12C00328211$4,3003
13C00431569$4,2507
14C00418632$4,2002
15C00411082$3,0757
16C00405696$3,0502
17C00417501$2,8002
18C00401224$2,7503
19C00453738$2,0004
20C00031054$1,7255
21C00446104$1,6507
22C00431577$1,6006
23C00078105$1,5005
24C00000794$1,5001
25C00167585$1,4631