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VERIZON

2008 Election Cycle

Total Donated

$213,652

Contributions

244

Unique Donors

134

$279,389 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the employer grouping Verizon. FEC.gov aggregates count 295 contributions from 162 donors. The same string totals $4,014,059 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 7.0% of the lifetime bucket — telecom employer text meeting a two-year window, not Verizon PAC, not Verizon Wireless as a separate stored employer, and not a USAspending award tagged to a Verizon entity.

Key figures

  • Verizon × 2008 is $279,389 in itemized individual contributions.
  • The cell includes 295 contributions from 162 donors.
  • 2008 is about 7.0% of the grouping’s $4,014,059 all-cycle total.
  • The label is self-reported form text (telecom employer text), not a PAC.
  • FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

Verizon as stored text, 2008 as cycle

Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — VERIZON and 2008 — sum to $279,389. 295 itemized contributions and 162 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 Verizon hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Verizon is telecom employer text, not a verified payroll file. 162 donors and 295 lines in 2008 matched that stored string. People who typed a neighboring spelling sit in other buckets. VERIZON WIRELESS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, and BELL ATLANTIC are other keys. This page is the exact string VERIZON.

The join exists so a reader does not treat $4,014,059 (all cycles for this string) as the 2008 story, and does not treat the 2008 cycle hub as a Verizon-only list. Two filters, one cell: $279,389. 2008 is a presidential even-year window on FEC.gov; that calendar label does not explain the dollar cell.

7.0% of the Verizon roll

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $4,014,059. The 2008 slice of $279,389 is about 7.0% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.0% ($3,734,670). Treating 2008 as the entire Verizon FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.

Treat $4,014,059 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 $4,014,059. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure.

Full analysis: Verizon and the 2008 FEC election cycle

Questions

How much did Verizon donors give in 2008?
FEC.gov aggregates show $279,389 in itemized individual contributions for the Verizon grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 295 contributions and 162 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,014,059 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
What share of Verizon FEC money is 2008?
The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,014,059. The 2008 cell of $279,389 is about 7.0% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.0% ($3,734,670) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
Does this include only currently employed Verizon workers?
No. The bucket is the self-reported string VERIZON. 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 $279,389 from 162 donors across 295 contributions.
Where is the overlay for the Verizon 2008 join?
Open Verizon 2008 for the cycle overlay, Verizon 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 $279,389, 295 contributions, and 162 donors.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.

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Top Donors in 2008

Top VERIZON donors in the 2008 election cycle.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupation
1SEIDENBERG, IVAN G. MR.$30,6002WEST NYACK, NYCEO
2MILCH, RANDAL$7,6005BETHESDA, MD
3MUSSOLINI, NICHOLAS$6,9003BRONX, NYTECHNICIAN
4BRYSON, CARLA$5,2507PORTLAND, MESERVICE REP
5LENT, BARBARA M$5,0001ARLINGTON, VACONSULTANT
6HOPSON, MICHAEL$4,9304UNION CITY, NJDIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
7MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER$4,8002RICHMOND, VAATTORNEY
8LIFFLANDER, ALLA A. MRS.$4,6002DOBBS FERRY, NYDIRECTOR
9MAGANTI, SRINIVASA R.$4,6002CHANTILLY, VAPROGRAMMER
10BRADLEY, LAURETTE$4,6002CUMBERLAND, RIEXECUTIVE
11GARDINER, CHARLES W MR.$4,0001MANCHESTER, MAENGINEER
12GELDON, GILBERT$3,2505BETHESDA, MDATTORNEY
13ODUM, EILEEN$3,16710RYE, NY
14THONIS, PETER W$3,0003WELLESLEY, MA
15MCINTOSH, JOANNA KATRINA MS.$2,95011ALEXANDRIA, VAATTORNEY
16HICKEY, J MICHAEL$2,5004BEDFORD, NH
17TAUKE, THOMAS J THE HONORA$2,3001ALEXANDRIA, VAEXECUTIVE
18RICHARDSON, TROY V$2,3001EULESS, TXFIBER OPTICS
19HOWLAND, WILLIAM E. MR.$2,3001KENMORE, NYELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN
20CIORLA, RICHARD G. MR.$2,3001NEW CITY, NYBUSINESS ANALYST
21DEAN, TIMOTHY MR.$2,3002HOPKINTON, MAMANAGER
22KEARN, MARK$2,2001VIENNA, VAATTORNEY
23LITZAU, MICHAEL$2,2001BALTIMORE, MDCABLE SPLICER
24HYER, LEIGH$2,0001BALTIMORE, MDATTORNEY
25MCCALLION, TIMOTHY$2,0003THOUSAND OAKS, CAREGIONAL PRESIDENT
26YRIZARRY, MAGDA N$2,0002BROOKLYN, NYVICE PRESIDENT
27WOOLEY, H E$2,0002BETHESDA, MDSENIOR VP
28SHAMMO, FRANCIS$2,0002SOMERVILLE, NJCFO
29HUGGARD, EILEEN$2,0001BROOKLYN, NYPUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER
30DELGADO, SAMUEL$1,7504NEWARK, NJVICE PRESIDENT
31BRATHWAITE, LEE$1,7503BASKING RIDGE, NJMANAGEMENT
32CIAMPORCERO, ALAN$1,7161BETHESDA, MD
33GRIFFEN, ROB$1,5001WASHINGTON, DCATTORNEY
34ROBERTS, BRANDIE$1,5002BERKELEY, CAMANAGER
35HSU, MARJORIE$1,5001CHESTER, NJEXECUTIVE
36BRYSON, CARLA L$1,5005PORTLAND, MESERVICE REP.
37MADEAM, AVA-MARIE$1,5002OLD BRIDGE, NJVP, REGULATORY AFFAIRS
38PEREZ, RICHELLY$1,5002SAN JUAN, PRCPA
39GROHMAN, PAUL$1,5003YONKERS, NYFIELD TECH
40PATTON, BARBARA A$1,3503MALVERNE, NYCONSULTANT
41FOO, DAVID$1,3251PARSIPPANY, NJENGINEER
42DEAN, TERRI MS$1,3002PHILADELPHIA, PASR VP
43DAVISON, PETER B. MR.$1,3001ALEXANDRIA, VAATTORNEY
44SHAMMO, FRANCIS J$1,3002SOMERVILLE, NJEXECUTIVE
45WARTMAN, MICHAEL$1,3004BALTIMORE, MDSERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
46RUSSO AUDAS, TIFFANY$1,2762BETHESDA, MDATTORNEY
47SINCLAIR, PABLO$1,2502WESTBURY, NYFIELD MANAGER
48NELSON, CONNIA M$1,2001WEST ORANGE, NJSVP-HUMAN RESOURCES
49KEAM, MARK LEE$1,2002VIENNA, VAATTORNEY
50BEIDLER, DENNIS M MR.$1,2002BETHLEHEM, PASERVICE TECHNICIAN

Top Recipients in 2008

Top committees that received VERIZON donations in 2008.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1C00430470$37,05019
2C00431445$26,78048
3C00451393$23,67624
4C00431569$19,30015
5C00430512$6,9003
6C00370031$6,5008
7C00401224$5,7506
8C00302422$5,3006
9C00432278$5,2507
10C00000794$5,0001
11C00439075$4,6002
12C00432914$4,5005
13C00431171$4,3004
14C00444224$4,2506
15C00028316$3,5006
16C00431809$3,2002
17C00051979$3,16710
18C00438713$3,0004
19C00328211$2,7004
20C00431205$2,5502
21C00010603$2,4285
22C00369140$2,3001
23C00148999$2,2001
24C00431577$2,0003
25C00435610$1,7504
VERIZON — $213,652 in 2008 FEC Donations