Bo Watson — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 11 campaign
2018 Tennessee Senate, District 11 · totals since Jan 16, 2015
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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$237,016
includes $98 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$261,947
Donors
188
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, 79% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $50K · 21%Organizations and PACs, itemized $187K · 79%
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 →
$708average gift
$500median gift
71individual 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 →
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%
- Brentwood $11K5%
- Ooltewah $10K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $66K
- Other out-of-state $29K
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 173 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC | 3 | $8,500.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 6 | $8,000.00 |
| Fedex Corporation PAC | 3 | $7,300.00 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC | 4 | $7,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 3 | $6,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $6,000.00 |
| Tennessee Dental PAC | 5 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | 4 | $4,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 3 | $3,500.00 |
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) ↺ donor $17.88 | 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: Q4 2018 filing Report 83072 |
| Pre-General 2018 | $302,889.50 | $267,544.48 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80702 |
| Q3 2018 | $310,462.85 | $302,889.50 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 78998 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 | $302,540.85 | $310,462.85 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77483 |
| Q2 2018 | $285,203.96 | $302,540.85 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75699 |
| Q1 2018 | $290,503.37 | $285,203.96 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74589 |
| Year-End 2017 | $296,820.06 | $290,503.37 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72569 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended | $305,997.47 | $296,820.06 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72130 |
| Year-End 2016 | $282,066.07 | $305,997.47 | Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 70545 |
| Mid-Year 2016 | $289,022.07 | $282,066.07 | Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 65182 |
| Year-End 2015 Amended | $273,815.35 | $289,022.07 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62464 |
| Mid-Year 2015 | $282,828.40 | $273,815.35 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60118 |