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Chuck Fleischmann — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 3 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 3
Latest filing: Year-End 2012 · Jan 31, 2013 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2011–YE 2012
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 →
$21,215
$30,658 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 →
$1,393,178
includes $6,448 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 →
$3,378
goods or services
Total Spent
$1,398,060
net of $9,750 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
802
800 shown
· 2 below $200
Out-of-State
43%
$595,413 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 2012 YEAR-END $21,215 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 | $1,386,038 |
| Transfers from affiliated committees | $692 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $6,448 |
| Funds raised | $1,393,178 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $7,100 derived
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $57,816 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $54,866 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,951 filing-stated
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $50,800 derived
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $129,060 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $128,940 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $120 filing-stated
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $10,950 derived
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $209,817 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $209,125 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $692 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $203,200 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $202,733 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $467 filing-stated
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $319,750 derived
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $132,525 derived
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $146,236 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $143,450 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,786 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $125,925 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $125,800 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $125 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $1,393,402 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $4,658 |
| Total spent | $1,398,060 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $37,175 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $36,844 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $331 filing-stated
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $125,167 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $124,619 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $548 filing-stated
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $56,489 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $56,435 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $54 filing-stated
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $407,225 derived
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $342,404 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $342,396 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8 filing-stated
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $219,652 derived
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $64,844 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $64,448 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $396 filing-stated
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $56,194 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $55,636 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $558 filing-stated
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $45,183 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $44,742 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $441 filing-stated
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $21,019 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $20,027 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $993 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $22,707 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $21,378 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,329 filing-stated
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 59% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 40%.
Individuals (itemized) $829K · 59% Organizations & PACs $557K · 40%
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: $829,175 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,396,556
| From individuals (itemized) | $829,175 |
| From organizations and PACs | $556,863 |
| Transfers from other committees | $692 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $3,378 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $6,448 |
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 →
57% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (43% from out of state).
Tennessee $790,625 Out of state $595,413
- Washington, DC $176K13%
- Chattanooga $163K12%
- Knoxville $117K8%
- Nashville $86K6%
- Alexandria, VA $68K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $425K
- Other out-of-state $351K
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 2011 – Dec 2012. Peak $159,483 in Mar 2012. Spending peaked at $647,990 in Jul 2012.
Raised Spent
Contributions
800 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 2 additional smaller donors contributed $200 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee | 4 | $15,000.00 |
| Freedom Project The | 3 | $15,000.00 |
| Honeywell International Political Action Committee | 7 | $12,365.62 |
| American Bankers Association PAC Bankpac | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| INC Fund for Effective Government Energysolutions PAC Energysolutions | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Unum Group Political Action Committee Unumpac | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Majority Committee PAC Mc PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Every Republican Is Crucial Ericpac | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Husch Blackwell Sanders Political Action Committee | 6 | $8,500.00 |
| Babcock Wilcox Company Political Action Committee Bw PAC The | 5 | $8,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 800 donors by total.
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,138 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Media Placement, Inc. | 10 | $673,153.00 | |
| Candidate Command, LLC | 4 | $79,239.00 | |
| The Gula Graham Group | 24 | $65,930.54 | |
| Threadgill, Tyler | 21 | $53,654.20 | |
| Waddey & Patterson, P.C. | 5 | $51,523.12 | |
| Johns, Cari | 14 | $50,382.90 | |
| National Republican Congressional Committee | 2 | $43,779.01 | |
| Axiom Strategies | 4 | $42,563.39 | |
| Saltsman, John B Jr. | 7 | $31,670.08 | |
| Fleischmann, Charles J | 15 | $31,302.84 | |
| LCM Strategies | 18 | $27,652.44 | |
| Powell, Jordan | 10 | $25,695.41 | |
| Wpa Opinion Research | 1 | $21,700.00 | |
| Kaegi, Bryan | 2 | $21,400.00 | |
| Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research | 2 | $17,000.00 | |
| GSL Solutions, Inc. | 15 | $12,683.29 | |
| Redright Strategies | 5 | $12,500.00 | |
| Teletarget, LLC | 7 | $12,028.68 | |
| Thumbprint Creative | 2 | $10,115.44 | |
| Wilson Research Strategies, LLC | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Trimble, Archie III | 10 | $8,549.33 | |
| The Spalding Group | 1 | $6,715.00 | |
| Apple | 4 | $5,702.90 | |
| Capitol Hill Club | 11 | $5,281.07 | |
| Clippard, Mary Brette | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Imageworks | 5 | $4,871.77 | |
| National Payment Processing | 47 | $3,832.80 | |
| Joyner and Hogan Printing Company | 6 | $3,792.69 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Party | 4 | $3,540.00 | |
| Paypal, Inc. | 37 | $2,789.80 | |
| Martin Air, Inc. | 1 | $2,521.03 | |
| The Congressional Institute | 2 | $2,515.50 | |
| Tennessee Right To Life | 4 | $2,500.00 | |
| Accurate Word, LLC | 2 | $2,329.57 | |
| Davis, Katherine | 2 | $2,318.39 | |
| Barrett Johns Strategies | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| 5 | $1,923.23 | ||
| Lawson Whittaker Photography | 2 | $1,785.00 | |
| Fleischmann, Brenda | 1 | $1,603.88 | |
| Fidelity Trust | 2 | $1,548.75 | |
| BBB Communications, LLC | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Jones, Allen ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,460.69 | |
| Moore Bestway Travel, Inc. | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Verizon | 10 | $1,380.86 | |
| Newsmax Advertising | 3 | $1,371.02 | |
| Miller, Andy ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,325.12 | |
| Doubletree Hotel | 5 | $1,252.14 | |
| Bobby Stewart Campaign for State Representative | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Re-Elect John Ragan | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kent Calfee for State Representative | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Todd Gardenshire for State Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Johnny Horne for State Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Pasta Italia | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bradley County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Federation of Republican Women | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kerry Roberts for State Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tapco Underwriters | 1 | $984.90 | |
| Friends of the Nra | 2 | $940.00 | |
| Allegra Marketing Print Mail | 1 | $899.99 | |
| Mountain City Publishing | 1 | $865.22 | |
| Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP | 2 | $851.75 | |
| Flatwater Grill | 2 | $685.65 | |
| Screen Industry | 1 | $650.04 | |
| Elite Reporting Services | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Lowe's Home Improvement | 1 | $613.74 | |
| Airtran | 1 | $603.20 | |
| Delta Airlines | 2 | $572.90 | |
| Vowell and Jennings | 1 | $569.20 | |
| Zaxby's | 2 | $560.99 | |
| United States Postal Service | 1 | $554.73 | |
| Church House Creative Group | 1 | $550.00 | |
| Roane County Republican Party PAC | 2 | $550.00 | |
| Curtis Professional Investegators | 1 | $545.00 | |
| Union County Republican Party | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee Eagle Forum | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Riverside Wine and Spirits | 1 | $455.74 | |
| Chattanooga Valet | 1 | $420.00 | |
| Tony's Pasta Shop | 1 | $407.28 | |
| First National Processing | 19 | $380.00 | |
| The Daily Post | 1 | $364.60 | |
| Creative Business Forms | 1 | $358.43 | |
| Mountain City Club | 1 | $339.88 | |
| Hampton Inn | 3 | $339.33 | |
| Perkerson, Dawn | 1 | $338.00 | |
| Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $327.75 | |
| Regions Bank | 13 | $307.46 | |
| Rhea County Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Maddi Mas | 1 | $278.82 | |
| United Parcel Service INC. PAC ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $267.20 | |
| Claiborne County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jefferson County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Gault and Associates, Inc. | 1 | $229.43 | |
| Harris Teeter | 1 | $218.11 | |
| Aladdin Printing & Copying Inc. | 1 | $199.00 | |
| Comcast Cable | 1 | $168.68 | |
| White, Robert | 1 | $161.16 | |
| Kangaroo Express | 4 | $120.18 | |
| Act Business Machines | 1 | $101.18 | |
| Walmart | 1 | $78.35 | |
| Jenkins Grill | 1 | $60.02 |
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 Chuck Fleischmann’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $787,878 56%
- Consulting & professional services $257,934 18%
- Other $118,267 8%
- Fundraising & events $61,808 4%
- Contributions & donations $51,070 4%
- Staff & payroll $42,000 3%
- Office & operations $29,076 2%
- Loan & debt repayment $23,462 2%
- Printing & mail $20,899 1%
- Travel $10,534 0.8%
- Field & voter contact $223 0.1%
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 2012 Late | $50,989.93 | $21,214.64 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2012 Late | $117,630.62 | $50,989.93 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2012 | $122,319.22 | $117,630.62 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 | $399,309.57 | $122,319.22 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2012 | $730,538.14 | $399,309.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 | $759,526.95 | $730,538.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 | $617,323.20 | $759,526.95 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2011 Late | $352,287.64 | $617,323.20 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2011 | $261,470.84 | $352,287.64 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2011 | $135,449.17 | $261,470.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2011 | $30,657.51 | $135,449.17 | Source ↗ |