Bo Watson — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 11 campaign
2018 Tennessee Senate, District 11
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 2015–Q4 2018
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 →
$257,897
as of the Q4 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$237,016
includes $98 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$261,947
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
110.5%
$261,947 spent of $237,016 raised (cash)
· opened with $305,997
Donors
At least 174 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
17%
$39,950 from outside TN
Why this number?
Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.
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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).
Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.
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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $236,918 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $98 |
| Raised (cash) | $237,016 |
From each filing:
- Year-End 2016 Supplemental $38,050 derived
- Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $3,000 derived
- Year-End 2015 Amendment $41,000 derived
- Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $1,000 derived
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- Q4 2018 Amendment $58,068 derived
- Pre-General 2018 Initial $27,025 derived
- Q3 2018 Initial $30,975 derived
- Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $10,750 derived
- Q2 2018 Initial $20,550 derived
- Year-End 2017 Supplemental $6,598 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $6,500 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $98 filing-stated
Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.
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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $261,947 |
| Total spent | $261,947 |
From each filing:
- Year-End 2016 Supplemental $14,119 derived
- Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $9,956 derived
- Year-End 2015 Amendment $25,793 derived
- Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $10,013 derived
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- Q4 2018 Amendment $67,715 derived
- Pre-General 2018 Initial $62,370 derived
- Q3 2018 Initial $38,548 derived
- Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $2,828 derived
- Q2 2018 Initial $3,213 derived
- Q1 2018 Initial $5,299 derived
- Year-End 2017 Supplemental $12,915 derived
- Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $9,177 derived
Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.
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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).
Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $39,950 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $237,016
| From outside Tennessee | $39,950 |
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 21%; organizations and PACs gave 79%.
Individuals $50K · 21% Organizations & PACs $187K · 79%
Why this number?
Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.
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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.
From individuals: $50,348 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $237,016
| From individuals | $50,348 |
| From organizations and PACs | $186,668 |
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 →
83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).
Tennessee $196,968 Out of state $39,950
- Nashville $91K39%
- Chattanooga $18K8%
- Washington, DC $11K5%
- Ooltewah $10K4%
- Hixson $5K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $73K
- Other out-of-state $29K
Why this number?
Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.
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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).
Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $39,950 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $236,918
| From outside Tennessee | $39,950 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Jan 2019. Peak $38,500 in Jan 2019. Spending peaked at $84,970 in Oct 2018.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Realtors PAC | 4 | $6,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospitality PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC | 1 | $4,000.00 |
| Independent Medicine S PAC TN | 1 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Fedex Corporation PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Jack McKee | 2 | $3,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wittum, Tres | 5 | $33,035.36 | |
| Culver Marketing | 1 | $24,600.00 | |
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | 3 | $20,952.42 | |
| Multi-Quest | 1 | $11,200.00 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Party | 4 | $10,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $7,500.00 | |
| Hamilton County Repubulican Party | 3 | $6,250.00 | |
| US101 (Entercom) | 1 | $5,880.00 | |
| Courain Consulting Group | 2 | $5,550.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| TN Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Whole Galaxy Group | 3 | $4,500.00 | |
| J103 (Partners In Media) | 1 | $4,272.00 | |
| Dickerson, Steven | 4 | $4,000.00 | |
| At&T | 37 | $3,771.86 | |
| Markco Print and Copy | 5 | $3,707.23 | |
| Gardenhire, Todd | 2 | $3,400.00 | |
| Lee, Bill | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Jordan, Sam | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Kelsey, Brian | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Nooga Radio | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Wgow-Fm | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Junior League of Chattanooga | 2 | $2,750.00 | |
| Bowling, Janice | 3 | $2,500.00 | |
| Gresham, Dolores | 3 | $2,500.00 | |
| Bill Lee Inaugural 2019 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Crash Creative | 2 | $2,280.30 | |
| Top Golf | 2 | $2,249.60 | |
| Awakening, Inc. | 2 | $2,075.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Hensley, Joey | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Massey, Rebecca Duncan | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Niceley, Frank | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Stevens, John | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Yager, Ken | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Pody, Mark | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Hixson High School | 3 | $1,900.00 | |
| Lawson Whitaker Photography | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Mashburn Bus | 2 | $1,700.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 31 | $1,557.07 | |
| Friends of Nra Foundation- Chattanooga | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Signal Mountain Education Fund | 4 | $1,300.00 | |
| At&T (Online) | 8 | $1,213.88 | |
| Gipsy Gourmet | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| Parkridge Medical Center Golf Tournament | 4 | $1,200.00 | |
| Sea Island Cloister | 2 | $1,037.77 | |
| Lundberg, Jon | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Reeves, William S. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Swann, Art | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wgow-Am | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Blackburn for US Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Dr Mark Green for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee State Museum Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bankston for County Commission, Chester | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Greg Martrin for Commissioner | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Marty Haynes for Property Assessor | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kelsey for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Green (Senate), Mark E. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Norris, Mark | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Overbey, Doug | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Raampac | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tracy, Jim | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Shackleford, John | 1 | $935.24 | |
| Walmart | 8 | $839.06 | |
| Pachyderm | 4 | $788.00 | |
| Soddy Daisy Trojan Fund | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Leverage Public Strategies | 1 | $725.00 | |
| Award Country | 1 | $688.28 | |
| Wdef-Fm | 1 | $578.00 | |
| Target | 10 | $570.28 | |
| Signal Mountain Football Boosters | 1 | $525.00 | |
| Image Works | 2 | $518.94 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 9 | $504.32 | |
| Soddy Daisy VFD | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Hixson High Wrestling Booster Club | 4 | $500.00 | |
| Lamar Johnson BBQ Classic | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Soddy Daisy High School Qb Club | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Henry, Michael | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Medal of Honor Heritage Center | 1 | $500.00 | |
| TN Right To Life | 3 | $500.00 | |
| American Heart Association | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Boys and Girls Chattanooga | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hazlewood, Patsy | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Carter, Mike | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Greenholtz, Tom | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Renaissance- Nashville | 1 | $465.15 | |
| Jon Fitch Events | 1 | $440.00 | |
| Cherokee Area Council of Boy Scouts | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Friends of Hixson | 2 | $375.00 | |
| Staples | 8 | $351.52 | |
| Central High School | 3 | $350.00 | |
| Friends of the Nra Foundation- TN | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Att | 3 | $297.37 | |
| State of Tennessee- Legislature Admin | 1 | $290.00 | |
| Tim's Tee's | 1 | $279.50 | |
| Signal Mtn Music Program | 1 | $275.00 | |
| Hamilton County Medical Society | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hamilton County Young Republicans | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Darrin Ledford for City Council | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Gravitt, Marc | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Fishing With A Soldier Foundation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Gerald McCormick Campaign | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Harrison Ruritan Club | 4 | $244.00 | |
| Pizza Hut | 2 | $203.57 | |
| Mountain City Club | 1 | $202.95 | |
| Harrison Ooltewah Foundation D9 | 1 | $200.00 | |
| PCHT | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennessee Right To Life/Knox. Co. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Parkridge Medical Center/Sarah Cannon Fund Raiser | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Craniofacial Foundation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| FedEx Office | 3 | $199.19 | |
| Simply To Impress | 1 | $190.00 | |
| Office Depot | 9 | $176.78 | |
| Anedot | 7 | $162.10 | |
| Kangaroo Express | 7 | $155.32 | |
| Custom Ink (Online) | 1 | $152.64 | |
| McCoy Farm and Garden | 2 | $150.00 | |
| Collegedale Commons Foundation | 1 | $150.00 | |
| FedEx | 2 | $129.99 | |
| Alpine Crest | 2 | $110.00 | |
| Zazzle | 1 | $104.98 | |
| Alzheimer's Association | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Soddy Daisy Bass Boosters | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Allen Elementary Pta | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Sale Creek Softball Boosters | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Hamilton County Rescue Squad | 1 | $100.00 | |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Cha | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tennessee Wildlife Federation | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Soddy Daisy Veterans | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Sale Creek Middle High | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Chattanooga Friends of the Nra | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Safari Club International | 1 | $100.00 | |
| United State Postal Service | 2 | $97.00 | |
| Raceway | 2 | $87.90 | |
| Mapco | 3 | $86.50 | |
| Dollar Tree Store | 3 | $77.57 | |
| Ut Foundation | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Loves | 1 | $67.00 | |
| Exxon Express | 2 | $63.52 | |
| Scottie's On the River Restaurant | 1 | $61.35 | |
| Target East | 2 | $60.07 | |
| Armando's | 1 | $57.56 | |
| Shell | 2 | $57.00 | |
| Jive | 1 | $52.35 | |
| Central High School Qb Club | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Soddy Daisy Orchestra | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Chattanooga Hamilton County Rescue Serv | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Friends of Harrison Bay | 2 | $50.00 | |
| Hamilton County Soil Conservation Distri | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Operation Enduring Warrior | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Chambliss Children's Center | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Rhea County Republican Party | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Grundy County Republican Party | 1 | $50.00 | |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Usps/Hixson Office | 1 | $49.00 | |
| Michaels | 2 | $48.41 | |
| Big Ridge Cleaners | 1 | $47.25 | |
| Hixson Kiwanis Club | 2 | $45.00 | |
| Ruritan Club | 1 | $44.00 | |
| Premier Parking | 4 | $40.00 | |
| Mapco Mart | 1 | $37.00 | |
| Bradley County Republican Party | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Omni Hotels | 1 | $34.96 | |
| Godaddy.Com | 1 | $34.30 | |
| Republic Parking | 5 | $31.00 | |
| Circle K | 1 | $30.15 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Women | 2 | $30.00 | |
| Tigermart | 1 | $29.50 | |
| Shell | 1 | $26.91 | |
| Orbit Express | 1 | $25.01 | |
| First Tennessee Bank | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Signal Mountain Mirror | 1 | $24.00 | |
| Clyde"S Market 40 | 1 | $23.00 | |
| Tractor Supply | 1 | $21.81 | |
| Circle K | 1 | $20.00 | |
| New Salem Church | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Party | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Exxon Mobil | 1 | $20.00 | |
| The Home Depot | 2 | $18.84 | |
| Sp Parking | 1 | $15.00 | |
| TN State Museum | 1 | $14.75 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $14.71 | |
| Dollar General Store | 1 | $13.50 | |
| Bess T Shepard Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Big Ridge Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Daisy Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Dupont Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Hixson Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Lakeside Academy | 1 | $10.00 | |
| McConnell Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Middle Valley Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Nolan Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| North Hamilton Elementary Pta | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Red Bank Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Snowhill Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Soddy Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Thrasher Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Wallace A Smith | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Wolftever Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Ooltewah Elementary | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Chattanooga Trade & Convention Center | 2 | $10.00 | |
| Big Lots | 1 | $9.23 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | $5.01 | |
| Sonic | 1 | $2.45 |
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 $95,270 36%
- Advertising & media $53,580 20%
- Consulting & professional services $49,785 19%
- Printing & mail $27,883 11%
- Other $21,715 8%
- Fundraising & events $8,135 3%
- Travel $3,328 1%
- Office & operations $2,251 0.9%
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 2018 Amended | $267,544.48 | $257,897.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 | $302,889.50 | $267,544.48 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 | $310,462.85 | $302,889.50 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 | $302,540.85 | $310,462.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 | $285,203.96 | $302,540.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 | $290,503.37 | $285,203.96 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 | $296,820.06 | $290,503.37 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended | $305,997.47 | $296,820.06 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2016 | $282,066.07 | $305,997.47 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2016 | $289,022.07 | $282,066.07 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Amended | $273,815.35 | $289,022.07 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 | $282,828.40 | $273,815.35 | Source ↗ |