Shoestring Theory

The Huffington Post’s FundRace 2008 tool taps into the public records of campaign finance to let anyone find out who contributes to presidential candidates. You can search by name, location, occupation or employer. A company as large as eBay is bound to have employees with a variety of political opinions, so I wouldn’t take the following numbers as any kind of indication about eBay as a business, but it’s still some fascinating data. Of course, I can waste hours with a tool like this.

Just a couple of other notes before we get to the numbers. All of the information in this database is self-reported, so it can take a little work to track down a list like this. As an example, the searches [ebay], [eBay, Inc.] and [eBay Inc] all created different lists of donors because of how people list their employer. I tried a variety of search terms, but this still may not be a complete list.

Summary of total contributions to Democrats:

• Barack Obama – $17,705
• Hillary Clinton – $12,100
• John Edwards – $2,100
• Bill Richardson – $250
• Total: $32,155

Summary of total contributions to Republicans:

• Mitt Romney – $13,730
• John McCain – $535
• Total: $14,265

Below, you’ll find a list of individual contributions. They are ranked based on amount given. The persons job title follows their name and is what was listed in the public record.

Barack Obama

Rajiv Dutta, CFO, $3,000
Jay Monahan, Attorney, $2,335
John Donahoe, President, $2,320
Charmaine Conui, Lead Designer, $2,300
Eskander Kazim, Executive, $2,300
Robert Chesnut, VP, $2,300
Dana Stalder, Executive, $2,300
Corey Watts, Finance Manager, $600
Amjad Hanif, Engineer, $250
Total: $17,705

Hillary Clinton

Kelly Lorson, Sn. Director Hr, $2,300
Eric Salvatierra, Finance, $2,300
Michael Jacobson, Executive, $1,500
Nancy Dickenson, Product Design, $1,000
Kevin Mcspadden, Marketing, $1,000
Dan Dougherty, Attorney, $1,000
Robert Mcbryde, Attorney, $750
Camille Busette, Gov’t Relations, $500
Michael Bringuel, Hr Director, $500
Allison Willoughby, Attorney, $500
Allyson Willoughby, Attorney, $250
Dustin Brighton, Sr. Mgr., $250
Greg Bettinelli, Marketing, $250
Total: $12, 100

John Edwards

Christopher Delaporte, Program Manager, $1,000
Kenneth Pate, Director Product Management, $300
Robert Ashforth, Software Engineer, $300
John Canfield, Manager, $250
Doug Meador, Senior Manager, $250
Total: $2,100

Bill Richardson

Dave Cullinane, Chief Information Security Office, $250
Total: $250

Mitt Romney

Margaret Whitman, Business Executive, $2,300
Michael Jacobson, Executive, $2,300
Eskander Kazim, Executive, $2,300
Henry Gomez, President, $2,100
Richard Cook, Finance,$1,200
Brian Crapo, Marketing, $500
Heidi Holter, Lawyer, $500
Kelly Lorson, Human Resources, $500
Erin Earle, Human Resources Manager, $500
Jay Johnson, Director Global Corp, $500
Todd Miner, Director, $500
Rajitha Uppugunduri, Finance, $300
Dale Hansen, CS, $230
Total: $13,730

John McCain

John Whelan, Manager, $535
Total: $535

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