US SENATE
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$166,122
Contributions
215
Unique Donors
87
LobbyVault’s two-dimension extract for US Senate × 2008 is $338,922 in itemized individual contributions (FEC.gov). That is 7.5% of the grouping’s $4,513,115 all-cycle total. 261 itemized gifts and 93 donors describe the cell. Independent expenditures live in other FEC tables.
Key figures
- US Senate × 2008 is $338,922 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 261 contributions from 93 donors.
- 2008 is about 7.5% of the grouping’s $4,513,115 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text (US SENATE), not a PAC disbursement and not a NAICS total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
US Senate itemized gifts tagged to 2008
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — US Senate (US SENATE) and 2008 — sum to $338,922. 261 itemized contributions and 93 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 Senate hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. US SENATE is filer-entered employer/occupation text. It is not a Senate appropriations figure, not chamber operating funds, and not a leadership PAC disbursement table. U.S. SENATE, UNITED STATES SENATE, and US HOUSE are other strings. People listing a Senate office as workplace can appear; that is a text match, not a payroll audit. Do not read the cell as money the Senate spent. LobbyVault does not merge neighboring spellings into $338,922. This URL exists because the two dimensions meet.
Share math for the US Senate grouping
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $4,513,115 ($4.5 million). The 2008 slice of $338,922 is about 7.5% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 92.5% ($4,174,193). Treating 2008 as the US Senate FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $4,513,115 as the denominator for the 7.5% 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 $4,513,115.
Full analysis: US Senate political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- What is the US Senate × 2008 FEC total?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $338,922 in itemized individual contributions for the US Senate grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 261 contributions and 93 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,513,115 all-cycle figure. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.
- Is $338,922 most of the US Senate grouping?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,513,115. The 2008 cell of $338,922 is about 7.5% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 92.5% ($4,174,193) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the US Senate hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does $338,922 count US Senate committee disbursements?
- No. $338,922 is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to US Senate (US SENATE) in the 2008 cycle. It is not committee disbursements, not independent expenditures, and not a verified employee census. 261 contributions came from 93 donors. Do not invent those names from the grouping label.
- How do I open the US Senate 2008 rows?
- Open US Senate 2008 for the cycle overlay, US Senate 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.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAINWOL, MITCH | $14,500 | 9 | FAIRFAX STATION, VA | — |
| 2 | CONNAUGHTON, JEFFREY J | $13,450 | 14 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 3 | STEWART, DONALD W | $11,500 | 6 | ANNISTON, AL | — |
| 4 | KOHL, HERB | $10,000 | 1 | MILWAUKEE, WI | — |
| 5 | VOLCHOK, DANIEL | $6,900 | 4 | BOWIE, MD | LEGAL COUNSEL |
| 6 | LUCIUS, KRISTINE J | $6,900 | 3 | ARLINGTON, VA | ATTORNEY |
| 7 | BOLL, THEODORE MR. | $5,600 | 3 | MC LEAN, VA | ECONOMIST |
| 8 | KADTKE, JAMES DR. | $5,304 | 11 | WASHINGTON, DC | STAFF ASSISTANT |
| 9 | BURKE, DENNIS | $5,100 | 12 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 10 | BENAIM, DANIEL | $4,250 | 6 | NEW YORK, NY | SPEECHWRITER |
| 11 | COCHRAN, MARTHA L | $3,550 | 5 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 12 | KAPLAN, CHARRISSE I | $3,500 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 13 | BOREN, DAVID L | $3,500 | 4 | SEMINOLE, OK | — |
| 14 | ADAMSKE, STEVEN | $3,300 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | PRESS SECRETARY |
| 15 | NORDEN, DONALD J | $3,000 | 3 | ARLINGTON, VA | — |
| 16 | CHAFFEE, MARY ANN | $2,800 | 6 | WASHINGTON, DC | SENATE STAFF |
| 17 | TAYLOR, CLYDE | $2,500 | 1 | ARLINGTON, VA | SENATE STAFF |
| 18 | POSEY, MARIELLA MS. | $2,450 | 9 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | OFFICE MANAGER |
| 19 | GREEN, BRIAN R MR. | $2,300 | 1 | POTOMAC, MD | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER |
| 20 | JONES, NELSON III | $2,300 | 1 | ARLINGTON, VA | ATTORNEY |
| 21 | DUNN, BRENDAN MR. | $2,300 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | PROFESSIONAL STAFF |
| 22 | CANTWELL, MARIA MS. | $2,300 | 1 | EDMONDS, WA | US SENATOR |
| 23 | HANKS, WHIT H | $2,250 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 24 | MANNE, NEAL S | $2,000 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 25 | LEDEEN, BARBARA V. MRS. | $2,000 | 1 | CHEVY CHASE, MD | MANAGER |
| 26 | CONRAD, KENT MR. | $2,000 | 2 | BISMARCK, ND | US SENATOR |
| 27 | DE CONCINI, DENNIS | $2,000 | 2 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
| 28 | MITTLEMAN, ARI | $1,825 | 8 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | REGIONAL FIELD REPRESENTATIVE |
| 29 | RANSOM, CATHARINE C | $1,750 | 3 | WOODBRIDGE, VA | STAFFER |
| 30 | STEIGER, DOUGLAS | $1,700 | 5 | WASHINGTON, DC | LEGISLATIVE AIDE |
| 31 | DRISCOLL, ABBY T | $1,500 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR |
| 32 | Nisanci, Didem | $1,500 | 5 | WASHINGTON, DC | CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER |
| 33 | PETROU, LAURA | $1,250 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 34 | LUCIUS, KRISTINE | $1,200 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | ATTORNEY |
| 35 | BREAUX, JOHN HON | $1,000 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | SENATOR |
| 36 | TABACH, SUE E MS. | $1,000 | 1 | ROCKVILLE, MD | OUTREACH |
| 37 | SANTORUM, RICK | $1,000 | 2 | PITTSBURGH, PA | — |
| 38 | MORGAN, BRUCE CAMERON | $1,000 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 39 | THOMAS, ALEXANDER | $1,000 | 3 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 40 | DWYER, SHEILA M MS. | $1,000 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF SENATE |
| 41 | IACOMINI, NANCY J | $1,000 | 1 | ARLINGTON, VA | ADMIN ASST |
| 42 | RANSOM, CATHARINE | $1,000 | 1 | WOODBRIDGE, VA | SENATE STAFF |
| 43 | SOZAN, MICHAEL | $1,000 | 3 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR |
| 44 | FOX, ALISON | $1,000 | 2 | BETHESDA, MD | INFORMATION REQUESTED |
| 45 | STOWETS, RODNEY J | $1,000 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | LEGISLATIVE STAFF |
| 46 | SHAY, RUSSELL | $1,000 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 47 | MATTSON, ELIZABETH A | $800 | 2 | NEWFOUNDLAND, NJ | CONSTITUENT SERVICES |
| 48 | HANLEY, PAUL | $800 | 3 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — |
| 49 | PAGANO, J E | $800 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | ATTORNEY |
| 50 | TABACH, SUSAN E | $700 | 2 | N BETHESDA, MD | STAFFER |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $39,593 | 70 |
| 2 | C00042366 | $25,450 | 16 |
| 3 | C00422980 | $14,500 | 9 |
| 4 | C00438846 | $11,500 | 6 |
| 5 | C00446104 | $5,600 | 3 |
| 6 | C00448498 | $5,304 | 11 |
| 7 | C00325126 | $5,250 | 7 |
| 8 | C00431809 | $5,100 | 12 |
| 9 | C00451393 | $4,550 | 4 |
| 10 | C00442871 | $4,250 | 6 |
| 11 | C00433888 | $3,550 | 5 |
| 12 | C00088484 | $3,500 | 4 |
| 13 | C00438713 | $3,000 | 3 |
| 14 | C00453738 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 15 | C00430470 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 16 | C00431379 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 17 | C00286500 | $2,250 | 2 |
| 18 | C00438507 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 19 | C00432591 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 20 | C00010603 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 21 | C00431569 | $1,950 | 4 |
| 22 | C00411991 | $1,825 | 8 |
| 23 | C00155952 | $1,200 | 1 |
| 24 | C00166827 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 25 | C00201533 | $1,000 | 1 |