VALHI INCORPORATED
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$2,936,497
Contributions
23
Unique Donors
1
The Valhi Incorporated employer grouping records $2,936,497 in FEC itemized individual contributions for the 2008 cycle. Twenty-three contribution lines from one donor make up that presidential-year cell. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,089,138, so 2008 is 36.3% of the key. This page joins a named holding-company string to the 2008 two-year window, not a chemicals-sector census and not a later cycle.
Key figures
- $2,936,497 tagged Valhi Incorporated in the 2008 FEC cycle.
- 23 contributions from 1 donor; about $127,674 per contribution.
- 2008 is 36.3% of the grouping’s $8,089,138 all-cycle total.
- Named holding-company string, not a sector PAC.
- Source: FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.
2008 is a different presidential file than 2012
Most industry–cycle pages in this batch sit on 2012 or 2014. Valhi Incorporated × 2008 is an earlier even-year window. The cell is still built the same way: employer key plus cycle. $2,936,497, 23 lines, 1 donor. Average line size is about $127,674. The entire cycle amount sits on one donor key.
One-donor concentration in a presidential year can reflect Super PAC-era gifts (independent expenditure-only committees were active in 2008’s aftermath and the cycle’s filings), candidate support, or joint fundraising. The facts do not split those buckets. They count 23 and 1.
2008 is earlier than most pages in this slice, but the join contract is the same: employer string times even-year cycle. Valhi Incorporated × 2008 = $2,936,497 on 23 lines from 1 donor, 36.3% of $8,089,138. One donor and about $127,674 per line is a concentrated presidential-era cell. Holding-company trees, subsidiary names, and later cycles are not imported here. The residual $5,152,641 sits in other years of this same key.
36.3% of the Valhi Incorporated roll
Eight million eighty-nine thousand one hundred thirty-eight dollars is the grouping across all cycles. $2,936,497 is 36.3% of that. 2008 is a heavy year for this string, not the entire history. Other even-year windows hold $5,152,641. This packet does not name those years’ amounts.
The industry hub is the running roll. This tie keeps 2008 visible so it is not flattened into $8,089,138.
Full analysis: Valhi Incorporated political money in the 2008 election cycle →
Questions
- How much FEC money is tagged Valhi Incorporated in 2008?
- The join records $2,936,497 in itemized individual contributions for Valhi Incorporated in 2008, from 23 contributions and 1 donor. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,089,138.
- Why 2008 instead of 2012 or 2014?
- Because this packet’s cycle fact is 2008. Other years for the same key, if they exist, are other tie pages. 2008’s cell is $2,936,497, 36.3% of $8,089,138.
- Does one donor mean one check?
- No. One donor key produced 23 itemized lines totaling $2,936,497—about $127,674 per line. Multiple committees generate multiple rows.
- Is this corporate treasury money?
- No. These are individual receipts with Valhi Incorporated in the employer field. Corporate treasury contributions to candidates are a different legal category and are not this cell.
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 | SIMMONS, HAROLD | $2,936,497 | 23 | DALLAS, TX | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00440271 | $2,936,497 | 23 |