Bo Watson — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 11 campaign
2014 Tennessee Senate, District 11 · totals since Jan 16, 2011
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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Q4 2014
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 →
$282,828
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$285,233
Total Spent
$145,616
Donors
319
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 →
Largest part: organizations and PACs, itemized, 62% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $109K · 38%Organizations and PACs, itemized $177K · 62%
Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →
$577average gift
$250median gift
188individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 within Tennessee (14% from out of state).
Tennessee $244,222 Out of state $40,750
- Nashville $92K32%
- Chattanooga $41K14%
- Chatt $12K4%
- Signal Mountain $9K3%
- Ooltewah $9K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $82K
- Other out-of-state $41K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Jan 2015. Peak $89,675 in Dec 2013. Spending peaked at $39,491 in Sep 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 253 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 4 | $10,500.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | 5 | $5,500.00 |
| Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC | 3 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Optometrists PAC | 3 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC | 3 | $5,000.00 |
| Eye M D S PAC | 5 | $4,250.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 3 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Tennessee Federation for Children PAC | 1 | $3,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | 2 | $45,000.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 3 | $7,500.00 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Party | 6 | $5,956.00 | |
| At&T | 49 | $5,232.79 | |
| Raampac | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Jackson, Edward S. | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Chef and His Wife | 1 | $2,894.36 | |
| Hensley, Joey | 2 | $2,800.00 | |
| Bowling, Janice | 1 | $2,800.00 | |
| Gardenhire, Todd | 1 | $2,800.00 | |
| Yes On Amendment One | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Dickerson, Steven | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Stevens, John | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Green, Mark E. | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Briggs, Richard | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Image Works | 3 | $1,309.91 | |
| Chance, Eric | 1 | $1,250.00 | |
| Parkridge Medical Center/Sarah Cannon Fund Raiser | 4 | $1,200.00 | |
| Hamilton County Repubulican Party | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 20 | $1,106.00 | |
| Hyatt Regency McCormick Place | 2 | $1,092.95 | |
| Delta Airlines - Delta.Com | 6 | $1,072.60 | |
| Hixson High School | 4 | $1,069.00 | |
| Jim Tracy for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tracy, Jim | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Romney for President | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Chuck Fleishman for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Niceley, Frank | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gresham, Dolores | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Best Buy | 4 | $972.24 | |
| Staples | 12 | $942.86 | |
| Kangaroo Express | 21 | $741.85 | |
| Embassy Suites | 1 | $681.56 | |
| Sunrise Market | 17 | $668.68 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 19 | $612.68 | |
| Bailey, Paul | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Southern Middle TN Honor Flight | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Menger Hotel | 2 | $485.22 | |
| Hixson Outlet | 2 | $447.92 | |
| Harrison Ruritan Club | 7 | $406.00 | |
| Friends of the Nra Foundation- TN | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Shutterfly | 1 | $399.85 | |
| Furniture Row | 1 | $388.93 | |
| Lowe's | 3 | $387.27 | |
| Souhwest Airlines | 1 | $383.50 | |
| Times Free Press | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Southern Legislative Conference | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Photos-Shutterfly | 1 | $329.89 | |
| Concepts Inc. | 1 | $325.44 | |
| Rick Owens Photography | 1 | $321.00 | |
| Raceway | 11 | $301.41 | |
| Extra Point Sports | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Hamilton County Pachyderm Club | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Office Depot | 12 | $281.89 | |
| At&T | 1 | $278.74 | |
| Hotels.Com | 1 | $277.10 | |
| Rae's Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe | 1 | $273.13 | |
| Lowes Home Center | 2 | $260.48 | |
| Big Lots | 3 | $254.45 | |
| McCormick, Gerald | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Greg Martin for School Board | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Chattanooga Symphony & Opera | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bill Bennett for Property Assessor | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Pierce for City Council | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Usps/Shallowford Office | 1 | $239.20 | |
| Athletic Shop | 1 | $233.14 | |
| Tom's Carpet Outlet | 1 | $217.41 | |
| Exxon Mobil | 6 | $213.00 | |
| Shell | 6 | $210.64 | |
| Double Tree By Hilton | 1 | $202.86 | |
| Hixson High Wrestling Booster Club | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Christi Sell for Judge | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Oscar Brock for School Board | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Bankston for County Commission, Chester | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Jim Coppinger for County Mayor | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Jim Fields for County Commission | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Jim Hammond for Sheriff | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Marty Haynes for County Commission | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Randy Fairbanks for County Commission | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Sabrina Turner for County Commission | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Central High School | 2 | $200.00 | |
| North Hamilton Elementary Pta | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Mapco Mart | 5 | $179.52 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 2 | $166.51 | |
| Tennessee Right To Life/Knox. Co. | 2 | $150.00 | |
| Rhea County Republican Party | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Pilot | 3 | $140.80 | |
| Marriott Hotel | 1 | $139.09 | |
| Walmart | 5 | $128.48 | |
| Kanku Express | 3 | $110.25 | |
| At&T | 1 | $110.18 | |
| Shell | 3 | $107.00 | |
| Pachyderm | 3 | $105.00 | |
| Home Depot/Nashville | 2 | $102.13 | |
| Wounded Warriors | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Ooltewah High School | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Friends of Judge Rob Phylyaw | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tnfederation of Republican Women | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Hamilton County Young Republicans | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McGill, Jack | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Fog Harbor Fishhouse | 1 | $98.25 | |
| Usps/Highland Park | 2 | $92.00 | |
| Fast Food and Fuel | 2 | $85.00 | |
| Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport | 2 | $84.00 | |
| Southeastern Salvage | 1 | $75.38 | |
| Racetrac | 3 | $75.01 | |
| Groome Transportation | 1 | $73.00 | |
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport | 2 | $66.00 | |
| Marriott Atlanta Downtown | 2 | $65.24 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Women | 2 | $65.00 | |
| Exxon Express | 3 | $65.00 | |
| The Home Depot | 1 | $61.63 | |
| Corker Senate Campaign | 1 | $60.00 | |
| Mr. B's Bistro | 1 | $58.56 | |
| Rite Aid | 2 | $57.53 | |
| Target | 3 | $55.95 | |
| Vote Vince Dean | 1 | $55.00 | |
| Elite Cab | 1 | $54.30 | |
| Mapco | 2 | $53.50 | |
| Sav-A-Ton | 1 | $53.50 | |
| Sun Taxi Cab Service | 1 | $51.90 | |
| Flash Market | 1 | $50.61 | |
| Friendly Market | 1 | $50.01 | |
| Public Education Foundation | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Friends of Harrison Bay | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Chattanooga Area Veterans Council | 1 | $50.00 | |
| TN Right To Life | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Republic Parking | 7 | $49.00 | |
| Mapco Express | 1 | $47.00 | |
| Landry's Seafood House | 1 | $46.61 | |
| Luxor Cab Inc. | 1 | $46.45 | |
| United State Postal Service | 1 | $46.00 | |
| Ray's In the City | 1 | $45.69 | |
| Eagle Travel Center | 1 | $45.12 | |
| Hi Teck Express | 1 | $45.00 | |
| Exxon Mobil | 1 | $44.01 | |
| Marriott Hotel | 4 | $41.71 | |
| Roadrunner | 1 | $40.50 | |
| Sam's No.3 | 2 | $40.36 | |
| Johnson, Jack | 1 | $40.00 | |
| T.J. Maxx | 1 | $39.29 | |
| Airport Shuttle Express | 1 | $38.00 | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | 1 | $37.27 | |
| Wilcohess | 1 | $36.50 | |
| Mountain City Club | 1 | $36.00 | |
| Metropolitan Knoxville | 1 | $32.00 | |
| Jimmy"S Mart | 1 | $31.09 | |
| Kangaroo | 1 | $30.01 | |
| Gulf Oil | 1 | $30.00 | |
| Godaddy.Com | 1 | $26.34 | |
| Yellow Cab of San Antonio | 1 | $25.96 | |
| Tigermart | 1 | $25.50 | |
| Dotties True Blue Cafe | 1 | $25.50 | |
| Sunris Market | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Blue Grass Kitchen | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Rite Aid Pharmacy | 1 | $22.81 | |
| Chattanooga Area Leadership Prayer BRKFS | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Super Shuttle | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Favorite Market | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Ted's Montana Grill | 1 | $19.77 | |
| San Antonio Airport Express | 1 | $19.00 | |
| TN State Museum | 1 | $15.73 | |
| Tennessee Valley Republican Women | 2 | $15.50 | |
| Peabody Hotel (Leg. Council Parking) | 1 | $15.00 | |
| Michaels | 1 | $14.05 | |
| Gaylord Opryland | 1 | $10.93 | |
| FedEx Office | 2 | $10.01 | |
| Premier Parking | 1 | $10.00 | |
| First TN. Bank | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Brioche Doree | 1 | $8.06 | |
| Noah's New York Bagels | 1 | $7.61 | |
| Fredrick's | 1 | $7.21 | |
| Anderson Bakery | 1 | $6.51 | |
| Hot Pops Inc. | 1 | $6.40 | |
| Perry's Airport Restaurant | 1 | $6.30 | |
| McDonalds | 1 | $6.23 | |
| Chattanooga Trade & Convention Center | 2 | $6.00 | |
| Westin Hotel | 1 | $5.86 | |
| Dollar Tree Store | 1 | $5.46 | |
| Tennessee Aquarium | 1 | $5.00 | |
| Starbucks Coffee | 1 | $4.92 | |
| Publix Super Market | 1 | $4.36 | |
| Hudson News | 1 | $3.17 | |
| Wall Street Deli | 1 | $1.49 |
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 Bo Watson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $99,454 68%
- Other $24,926 17%
- Travel $6,691 5%
- Fundraising & events $5,130 4%
- Office & operations $4,032 3%
- Printing & mail $3,427 2%
- Advertising & media $1,825 1%
- Field & voter contact $129 0.1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2014 | $262,811.39 | $282,828.40 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59004 |
| Pre-General 2014 | $257,575.10 | $262,811.39 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57193 |
| Q3 2014 | $268,054.28 | $257,575.10 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56023 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 | $262,623.53 | $268,054.28 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53791 |
| Q2 2014 | $265,899.98 | $262,623.53 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 51910 |
| Q1 2014 Amended | $268,179.21 | $265,899.98 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51307 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended | $114,998.68 | $268,179.21 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 51697 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended | $121,142.57 | $114,998.68 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48170 |
| Year-End 2012 | $158,770.85 | $121,142.57 | Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 45420 |
| Mid-Year 2012 | $164,107.77 | $158,770.85 | Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 40439 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended | $141,271.78 | $164,107.77 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 40438 |
| Mid-Year 2011 | $143,172.88 | $141,271.78 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36921 |