Contributions by Industry, 2008 Cycle

Many presidential candidates receive the bulk of their funds from the same industries and Washington-based interest groups that dominate giving to all federal politicians and parties. Beyond this, some candidates receive sizable amounts from industries that make up the economic base of their home state. From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to this politician.

Rank Industry Total Retired $107,306,781 Lawyers/Law Firms $97,014,715 Securities & Investment $50,248,363 Real Estate $41,983,496 Education $35,823,969 Homemakers/Non-income earners $31,914,353 Health Professionals $29,991,592 Business Services $27,837,681 Misc Business $22,114,379 Misc Finance $22,048,949 Computers/Internet $17,247,323 TV/Movies/Music $17,236,253 Civil Servants/Public Officials $16,952,589 Women's Issues $13,651,181 Hedge Funds & Private Equity $12,001,477 Printing & Publishing $11,525,018 Insurance $10,281,520 Commercial Banks $10,265,880 Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $8,569,745 General Contractors $7,748,695

Sector Totals

This chart classifies the candidate's contributions into one of 13 main sectors  10 within the business community, one for labor, one for ideological/single-issue groups, and one for "other."

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Sector Total Agribusiness $10,563,815 Communications/Electronics $51,345,406 Construction $23,257,307 Defense $3,273,907 Energy & Natural Resources $12,805,944 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $143,339,258 Health $47,258,891 Lawyers & Lobbyists $102,465,910 Transportation $8,979,732 Misc Business $84,263,182 Labor $1,505,922 Ideological/Single-Issue $40,513,538 Other $175,021,436