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Filer Type and Name

Type:

Organization Lobbyist

Organization Name:

DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC

Identification Numbers

House Registrant ID:

33370

Senate Registrant ID:

11606

Reporting Period

Year:

2008

Mid-Year (January 1 - June 30)

Year-End (July 1 - December 31)

Amendment

Political Action Committee Names

Contributions

No Contributions

#1.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

1/11/2008

Payee:

Roberts for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Pat Roberts

#2.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$3,000.00

Date:

1/15/2008

Payee:

Martinez for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Mel Martinez

#3.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

1/29/2008

Payee:

Tom Feeney Congressional Committee

Honoree:

Representative Tom Feeney

#4.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

2/20/2008

Payee:

Ric Keller for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Ric Keller

#5.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$3,000.00

Date:

1/15/2008

Payee:

Martinez for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Mel Martinez

#6.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

1/11/2008

Payee:

Roberts for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Pat Roberts

#7.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

2/20/2008

Payee:

Moving America Forward

Honoree:

Senator Bill Nelson

#8.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

2/20/2008

Payee:

Henry E. Brown Jr. for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Henry Brown

#9.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

2/21/2008

Payee:

Friends of Jim Clyburn

Honoree:

Representative James Clyburn

#10.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

2/21/2008

Payee:

ERIC PAC

Honoree:

Representative Eric Cantor

#11.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

2/21/2008

Payee:

John Cornyn for Senate, Inc.

Honoree:

Senator John Cornyn

#12.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

3/2/2008

Payee:

Friends of Jim Clyburn

Honoree:

Representative James Clyburn

#13.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/4/2008

Payee:

Friends of Corrine Brown

Honoree:

Representative Corring Brown

#14.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/5/2008

Payee:

Collins for Senator

Honoree:

Senator Susan Collins

#15.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/10/2008

Payee:

Tiberi for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Patrick Tiberi

#16.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$3,000.00

Date:

3/11/2008

Payee:

Tom Feeney Congressinal Committee

Honoree:

Representative Tom Feeney

#17.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/11/2008

Payee:

Burr for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Senator Richard Burr

#18.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/11/2008

Payee:

Ric Keller for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Ric Keller

#19.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/12/2008

Payee:

Bennett Election Committee Inc.

Honoree:

Senator Robert Bennett

#20.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/13/2008

Payee:

Martinez for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Mel Martinez

#21.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

3/19/2008

Payee:

Friends of John Boehner

Honoree:

Representative John Boehner

#22.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/28/2008

Payee:

Norm Coleman for US Senate

Honoree:

Senator Norm Coleman

#23.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

3/28/2008

Payee:

Team Sununu

Honoree:

Senator John Sununu

#24.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$159.57

Date:

4/10/2008

Payee:

The Olive Garden

Honoree:

Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

#25.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

4/10/2008

Payee:

Ed Tinsley for Congress

Honoree:

Ed Tinsley (Challenger)

#26.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$4,840.00

Date:

4/11/2008

Payee:

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Campaign

Honoree:

Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

#27.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

4/15/2008

Payee:

Ric Keller for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Ric Keller

#28.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

4/15/2008

Payee:

Friends of Cliff Stearns

Honoree:

Representative Cliff Stearns

#29.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

4/23/2008

Payee:

Martinez for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Mel Martinez

#30.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

4/24/2008

Payee:

Adrian Smith for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Adrian Smith

#31.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

5/16/2008

Payee:

Lisa Murkowski for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Lisa Murkowski

#32.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

5/16/2008

Payee:

Texans for Henry Cuellar Congressional Campaign

Honoree:

Representative Henry Cuellar

#33.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$3,000.00

Date:

5/29/2008

Payee:

RED PAC

Honoree:

Representative Adam Putnam

#34.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

6/2/2008

Payee:

Sessions for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Pete Sessions

#35.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

6/2/2008

Payee:

Collins for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Susan Collins

#36.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

6/2/2008

Payee:

Mike Ross for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Representative Michael Ross

#37.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

6/9/2008

Payee:

Chambliss for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Saxby Chambliss

#38.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

6/17/2008

Payee:

Ric Keller for Congress

Honoree:

Representative Ric Keller

#39.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employees Good Government Fund

Amount:

$10,000.00

Date:

6/20/2008

Payee:

National Republican Congressional Committee

Honoree:

Republican Party

Comments

Certification and Signature

I certify that I have read and am familiar with the provisions of the Standing Rules of the Senate and the Standing rules of the House of Representatives relating to the provision of gifts and travel. I have not provided, requested or directed a gift, including travel, to a Member of Congress or an officer or employee of either House of Congress with knowledge that receipt of the gift would violate rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate or rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives during this filing period.

Digitally Signed By:

MRS. BETTY R. SALVAS, 7/30/2008 4:57:21 PM