Bart Gordon — 2008 U.S. Representative, District 6 campaign
2008 U.S. Representative, District 6 · totals since Jan 1, 2007
Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 11 filings · Q1 2007–YE 2008
Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$1,020,405
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$1,704,001
includes $70,353 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Known in-kind (included in receipts) 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 disbursed
$1,122,458
Donors
884
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. 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 →
18% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 82%.
Itemized $329K · 82% Small unitemized gifts $70K · 18%
Largest part: PACs and other committees (line 11c), 72% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $338K · 20%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $70K · 4%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $1.2M · 72%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $68K · 4%
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
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.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 887 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $575 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| International Assoc of Firefighters PAC | 4 | $10,050.00 |
| Air Line Pilots Association PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Emergency Medicine PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Rural Electric | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Am Assoc of Orthopaedic Surgeons PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Am Assoc of Clinical Urologists PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Am College of Surgeons PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Am Assn of Neurological Surgeons PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Am Soc of Cataract Ref Surgery PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Cable Telecommunications PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 | |
| Champlin, Steve | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| 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 ↺ donor $10,000.00 | 2 | $1,367.50 | |
| Sams Club | 9 | $1,296.60 | |
| Nuclear Energy Institute PAC ↺ donor $4,781.94 | 1 | $1,281.94 | |
| Christy Hughes | 2 | $1,260.00 | |
| Williams & Jensen PC PAC (W&J PAC) ↺ donor $1,244.31 | 1 | $1,244.31 | |
| Council of Ins. Agents & Brokers PAC ↺ donor $2,206.40 | 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 ↺ donor $963.88 | 1 | $963.88 | |
| Democratic Party, Rutherford Co. | 2 | $955.00 | |
| Atmos Energy | 21 | $945.05 | |
| Podesta, Tony ↺ donor $1,400.00 | 1 | $900.00 | |
| Queenie Woods | 11 | $825.00 | |
| Dunkel, Robert ↺ donor $759.00 | 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 ↺ donor $7,500.00 | 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 ↺ donor $480.05 | 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 ↺ donor $2,348.88 | 1 | $348.88 | |
| Kelley Drye & Warren PAC ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $348.05 | |
| Nortel PAC ↺ donor $1,347.77 | 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 ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Greene, Nathaniel | 4 | $248.25 | |
| Horizon, Dale Hollow | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Sabathier, Robbie Koch ↺ donor $239.93 | 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 |
|---|
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 $371,355 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 | $1,057,965.45 | $1,020,405.37 | Source: YE 2008 filing |
| 30G 2008 | $966,687.41 | $1,057,965.45 | Source: 30G 2008 filing |
| 12G 2008 | $923,612.41 | $966,687.41 | Source: 12G 2008 filing |
| Q3 2008 | $1,002,370.68 | $923,612.41 | Source: Q3 2008 filing |
| 12P 2008 | $975,208.19 | $1,002,370.68 | Source: 12P 2008 filing |
| Q2 2008 | $886,485.17 | $975,208.19 | Source: Q2 2008 filing |
| Q1 2008 | $941,143.74 | $886,485.17 | Source: Q1 2008 filing |
| YE 2007 | $844,852.34 | $941,143.74 | Source: YE 2007 filing |
| Q3 2007 | $746,692.97 | $844,852.34 | Source: Q3 2007 filing |
| Q2 2007 | $383,547.58 | $746,692.97 | Source: Q2 2007 filing |
| Q1 2007 | $438,862.96 | $383,547.58 | Source: Q1 2007 filing |
After the election
Reports ending after Dec 31, 2008.
Contributions and spending
Net contributions (cash) $520,625 · Spent $838,824 · 335 donors 8 filings · Q1 2009–YE 2010
Includes $10,725 spent not itemized below.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Emergency Medicine PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20037-1886 | — | $10,000.00 |
| Am Assoc of Orthopaedic Surgeons PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20002 | — | $10,000.00 |
| Honeywell PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20001 | — | $10,000.00 |
| Employees of Northrop Grumman PAC | LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 | — | $10,000.00 |
| Walmart PAC | BENTONVILLE, AR 72716 | — | $5,000.00 |
| Engineers Political Education Comm PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20036 | — | $5,000.00 |
| Att Corporation PAC | NEW YORK, NY 10013 | — | $5,000.00 |
| National Automobile Dealers Assoc PAC | MC LEAN, VA 22102 | — | $5,000.00 |
| International Assoc of Firefighters PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20006 | — | $5,000.00 |
| Am Soc of Cataract Ref Surgery PAC | FAIRFAX, VA 22033 | — | $5,000.00 |
| 325 more donors not shown | |||
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumont, Heather | WAGES | $1,547.00 | 12/31/2010 |
| Terry, Mike | WAGES | $4,097.50 | 12/31/2010 |
| Atmos Energy | UTILITES | $90.40 | 12/30/2010 |
| At & T | TELEPHONE SERVICE | $397.09 | 12/30/2010 |
| Terry, Mike | MILEAGE | $509.43 | 12/28/2010 |
| Comcast Cable Tv | CABLE SERVICE | $84.96 | 12/20/2010 |
| Daily News Journal | SUBSCRIPTION | $8.82 | 12/19/2010 |
| Chase Credit Card Services | CREDIT CARD: SEE BELOW | $688.07 | 12/17/2010 |
| Dumont, Heather | WAGES | $1,381.13 | 12/17/2010 |
| Atmos Energy | UTILITES | $44.85 | 12/06/2010 |
| 617 more expenditures not shown | |||
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2010 | $805,159.22 | $756,974.51 | Source: YE 2010 filing |
| Q3 2010 | $899,515.21 | $805,159.22 | Source: Q3 2010 filing |
| Q2 2010 | $1,103,554.56 | $899,515.21 | Source: Q2 2010 filing |
| Q1 2010 | $1,239,633.01 | $1,103,554.56 | Source: Q1 2010 filing |
| YE 2009 | $1,287,487.80 | $1,239,633.01 | Source: YE 2009 filing |
| Q3 2009 | $1,192,555.37 | $1,287,487.80 | Source: Q3 2009 filing |
| Q2 2009 | $953,376.89 | $1,192,555.37 | Source: Q2 2009 filing |
| Q1 2009 | $1,020,404.83 | $953,376.89 | Source: Q1 2009 filing |