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Bart Gordon — 2008 U.S. Representative, District 6 campaign
2008 U.S. Representative, District 6
Latest filing: Year-End 2008 · Oct 19, 2011 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2007–YE 2008
Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$1,020,405
$438,863 carried over
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$1,633,648
includes $80,147 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$11,809
goods or services
Total Spent
$1,100,392
net of $5,000 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
908
903 shown
· 5 below $200
Out-of-State
81%
$1,338,685 from outside TN
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
Reported on this filing:
- YE 2008 YEAR-END $1,020,405 filing-stated
Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.
| Itemized contributions from others | $1,552,000 |
| Transfers from affiliated committees | $1,500 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $80,147 |
| Funds raised | $1,633,648 |
From each filing:
- YE 2008 YEAR-END $8,397 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $4,500 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,897 filing-stated
- 30G 2008 POST-GENERAL $117,275 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $113,795 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,480 filing-stated
- 12G 2008 PRE-GENERAL $49,405 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $47,900 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,505 filing-stated
- Q3 2008 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $207,996 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $201,970 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $6,026 filing-stated
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- 12P 2008 PRE-PRIMARY $37,521 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $32,450 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $5,071 filing-stated
- Q2 2008 JULY QUARTERLY $324,763 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $313,952 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $10,811 filing-stated
- Q1 2008 APRIL QUARTERLY $56,521 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $44,250 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $12,271 filing-stated
- YE 2007 YEAR-END $205,708 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $193,350 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $1,500 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $10,858 filing-stated
- Q3 2007 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $174,305 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $164,270 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $10,035 filing-stated
- Q2 2007 JULY QUARTERLY $442,076 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $432,064 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $10,013 filing-stated
- Q1 2007 APRIL QUARTERLY $9,680 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $3,500 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $6,180 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $1,099,153 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $1,239 |
| Total spent | $1,100,392 |
From each filing:
- YE 2008 YEAR-END $44,713 derived
- 30G 2008 POST-GENERAL $37,766 derived
- 12G 2008 PRE-GENERAL $11,950 derived
- Q3 2008 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $286,401 derived
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- 12P 2008 PRE-PRIMARY $10,359 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $9,120 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,239 filing-stated
- Q2 2008 JULY QUARTERLY $236,312 derived
- Q1 2008 APRIL QUARTERLY $117,650 derived
- YE 2007 YEAR-END $144,405 derived
- Q3 2007 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $68,922 derived
- Q2 2007 JULY QUARTERLY $78,253 derived
- Q1 2007 APRIL QUARTERLY $63,660 derived
Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →
Individuals gave 20% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 74%; other sources made up 6%.
Individuals (itemized) $329K · 20% Organizations & PACs $1.2M · 74% Other sources $92K · 6%
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.
From individuals: $328,516 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,645,457
| From individuals (itemized) | $328,516 |
| From organizations and PACs | $1,223,484 |
| Transfers from other committees | $1,500 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $11,809 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $80,147 |
Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →
86% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (14% from inside).
Tennessee $213,315 Out of state $1,338,685
- Washington, DC $614K40%
- Arlington, VA $68K4%
- Alexandria, VA $60K4%
- Nashville $45K3%
- New York, NY $30K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $168K
- Other out-of-state $567K
Why this number?
Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Dec 2008. Peak $220,951 in Jun 2007. Spending peaked at $237,071 in Sep 2008.
Raised Spent
Contributions
903 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 5 additional smaller donors contributed $575 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| International Assoc of Firefighters PAC | 4 | $10,050.00 |
| Air Line Pilots Association PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| American Optometric Association PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| American Bankers Association PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| T Mobile PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Blue Dog PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Rural Electric | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| National Emergency Medicine PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Am Assoc of Orthopaedic Surgeons PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Am College of Surgeons PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 911 donors by total.
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,259 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Congressional Campaign | 14 | $255,000.00 | |
| Fletcher, Rowley, Chao Consulting | 3 | $200,755.41 | |
| Chase Credit Card Services | 54 | $104,494.11 | |
| Terry, Mike | 44 | $78,911.34 | |
| TN Victory 2008 | 1 | $50,000.00 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 9 | $41,377.37 | |
| Benenson Strategy Group | 1 | $27,500.00 | |
| United States Post Office | 50 | $25,911.29 | |
| Bass-Ward Limited | 2 | $22,400.00 | |
| Courier Printing | 9 | $20,210.23 | |
| Alexander, Amanda | 37 | $13,765.49 | |
| Art, Screen | 3 | $13,431.67 | |
| Cork Wine Bar | 1 | $13,000.00 | |
| Amick, Amanda | 26 | $12,682.62 | |
| U.S. Capitol Historical Society | 2 | $12,487.50 | |
| At & T | 19 | $11,833.94 | |
| Hultman, Ashley | 31 | $11,030.11 | |
| Laser One | 7 | $10,639.32 | |
| Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Tennessee House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Kelma, Anna | 36 | $9,380.58 | |
| Aristotle Industries | 8 | $9,127.84 | |
| Perel, Pilar | 4 | $7,122.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 3 | $7,000.00 | |
| Democratic Club, National | 6 | $5,441.68 | |
| TN House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus | 2 | $5,050.00 | |
| Verizon Wireless | 31 | $4,487.33 | |
| Capital Advantage | 3 | $4,181.69 | |
| Swett for U.S. Senate | 1 | $4,000.00 | |
| Bar, Veritas Wine | 1 | $3,960.00 | |
| Catering Services, 42Nd Degree | 1 | $3,831.65 | |
| Storage Plex | 3 | $3,360.00 | |
| Press, Greystone | 5 | $3,305.00 | |
| Robinson, Argy, Wiltse & | 1 | $3,025.00 | |
| Daily News Journal | 26 | $2,448.29 | |
| The Gallatin Newspaper | 2 | $2,257.52 | |
| Bellsouth | 4 | $2,086.34 | |
| For State Senate, Becky Ruppe | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bob Tuke for U.S Senate | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| For State Senate, Jim Hawkins | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| For State Senate, Berke | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Air Gas | 16 | $1,951.41 | |
| Employment Security, Tenn. Dept Of | 6 | $1,882.24 | |
| Perry, Lauren | 10 | $1,749.88 | |
| Murfreesboro Electric Department | 22 | $1,641.41 | |
| Promotions, Pr | 2 | $1,613.55 | |
| Comcast Cable Tv | 23 | $1,598.65 | |
| Expert Laser | 5 | $1,594.34 | |
| Times, Robertson County | 5 | $1,473.02 | |
| David Andrukitis Printing | 1 | $1,384.80 | |
| College of American Pathologists PAC | 2 | $1,367.50 | |
| Sams Club | 9 | $1,296.60 | |
| Nuclear Energy Institute PAC | 1 | $1,281.94 | |
| Christy Hughes | 2 | $1,260.00 | |
| Williams & Jensen PC PAC (W&J PAC) | 1 | $1,244.31 | |
| Council of Ins. Agents & Brokers PAC | 1 | $1,206.40 | |
| Johnnys Half Shell | 1 | $1,203.15 | |
| Progressive, Portland | 2 | $1,186.80 | |
| Mason, Thom | 1 | $1,141.48 | |
| Shapiro, Carrie | 1 | $1,109.07 | |
| Examiner, Gallatin News | 2 | $1,039.50 | |
| Leadership Directories | 3 | $1,025.00 | |
| For State Senate, Randy Camp | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For State Senate, Jean Anne Rogers | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Ed Towns | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Al WYNN | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Dan Lipinski | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Steve Cohen | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Baron Hill | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Gabrielle Giffords | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Harry Mitchell | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Jerry McNerney | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| For Congress, Nick Lampson | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bud Cramer for Congress | 1 | $963.88 | |
| Democratic Party, Rutherford Co. | 2 | $955.00 | |
| Atmos Energy | 21 | $945.05 | |
| Podesta, Tony | 1 | $900.00 | |
| Queenie Woods | 11 | $825.00 | |
| Dunkel, Robert | 1 | $759.00 | |
| Andy Allman for State House | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Reader, Rutherford Co. | 1 | $672.00 | |
| BBC Productions | 4 | $660.00 | |
| Miller & Loughry | 2 | $655.20 | |
| Patterson, Joe | 7 | $654.44 | |
| US Oncology PAC | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Citizen, Herald | 1 | $633.39 | |
| Lebanon Democrat | 1 | $626.85 | |
| Wilson Post | 1 | $601.65 | |
| Elan, Ensemble | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $597.00 | |
| Womack, Joseph | 6 | $579.15 | |
| Times-Gazette, Shelbyville | 1 | $575.82 | |
| Macon County Times | 2 | $574.01 | |
| Copy Express | 2 | $567.75 | |
| Post, Murfreesboro | 1 | $535.50 | |
| Natl. Federation of Independent Busines | 2 | $503.00 | |
| Courier, Cannon | 1 | $500.00 | |
| For Congress, Parker Griffith | 1 | $500.00 | |
| For State House, Bob Bibb | 1 | $500.00 | |
| For State House, Cleveland Bain | 1 | $500.00 | |
| John Greeter for State House | 1 | $500.00 | |
| For State House, Tim Tipps | 1 | $500.00 | |
| For State Rep., Stratton Bone | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Political Caucus, Nashville Womens | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Restaurant, Mei Wah | 1 | $481.60 | |
| Information Tech. Ind. Council PAC | 1 | $480.05 | |
| Milas Catering | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Tennessee Federation Democratic Women | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Tribune, Lewisburg | 1 | $379.50 | |
| Review, Smithville | 1 | $365.40 | |
| Novo Nordisk INC. PAC | 1 | $348.88 | |
| Kelley Drye & Warren PAC | 1 | $348.05 | |
| Nortel PAC | 1 | $347.77 | |
| Overton County News | 1 | $316.05 | |
| Election Commission, Rutherford Co. | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Democratic Properties, Inc. | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Chronicle, Macon County | 1 | $296.70 | |
| Hartsville Vidette | 1 | $283.80 | |
| Courier, Carthage | 1 | $283.50 | |
| Diaz, Manuel | 2 | $255.00 | |
| Livingston Enterprise | 1 | $252.00 | |
| Democratic Party, Macon County | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Democratic Party, Jackson County | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Democratic Party, Wilson Co. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Democratic Party, Robertson County | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Corporate Services, Altria | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Brewster, Bill | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jory, David | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Greene, Nathaniel | 4 | $248.25 | |
| Horizon, Dale Hollow | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Sabathier, Robbie Koch | 1 | $239.93 | |
| Aramark Catering | 1 | $232.05 | |
| Target Store | 3 | $228.61 | |
| Pulse, Murfreesboro | 1 | $225.00 | |
| M. Lee Smith Publishers | 1 | $221.90 | |
| Sentinel, Jackson County | 1 | $220.50 | |
| Statesman, Citizen | 1 | $220.50 | |
| American Express | 2 | $208.66 | |
| Teamsters Local 480 Scholarship Fund | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Syler, Kent | 1 | $198.50 | |
| Fedex | 4 | $143.69 | |
| Rovas, Marco | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Willey, Kenneth | 1 | $32.50 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 718 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every payment.
Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Bart Gordon’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $366,355 33%
- Advertising & media $217,191 20%
- Other $157,534 14%
- Staff & payroll $119,685 11%
- Office & operations $111,142 10%
- Printing & mail $45,600 4%
- Fundraising & events $42,736 4%
- Consulting & professional services $35,084 3%
- Travel $8,826 0.8%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2008 Late | $1,057,965.45 | $1,020,405.37 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2008 | $966,687.41 | $1,057,965.45 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2008 | $923,612.41 | $966,687.41 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 | $1,002,370.68 | $923,612.41 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2008 | $975,208.19 | $1,002,370.68 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Late | $886,485.17 | $975,208.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 | $941,143.74 | $886,485.17 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2007 Late | $844,852.34 | $941,143.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2007 Late | $746,692.97 | $844,852.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2007 Late | $383,547.58 | $746,692.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2007 | $438,862.96 | $383,547.58 | Source ↗ |