Chuck Fleischmann — 2014 U.S. Representative, District 3 campaign
2014 U.S. Representative, District 3 · totals since Jan 1, 2013
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 2013–YE 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 →
$52,563
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 →
$1,591,286
includes $16,973 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 →
$6,730
goods or services
Total disbursed
$1,559,068
Donors
1,085
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: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 55% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $867K · 55%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $17K · 1%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $707K · 44%
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 →
55% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (45% from out of state).
Tennessee $859,800 Out of state $707,783
- Chattanooga $195K12%
- Washington, DC $175K11%
- Knoxville $127K8%
- Cleveland $82K5%
- Nashville $69K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $388K
- Other out-of-state $533K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Dec 2014. Peak $228,350 in Mar 2014. Spending peaked at $770,768 in Jul 2014.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 834 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 253 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,200 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| House Conservatives Fund | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Unum Group Political Action Committee UNUMPAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Every Republican Is Crucial ERICPAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Bechtel Group INC Political Action Committee Bechtel Political Action Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Ingram Barge Company PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| The Freedom Project | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Federal Express Corporation PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Federation of American Hospitals PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| American Bankers Association PAC | 7 | $10,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Media Placement, Inc. | 12 | $769,600.00 | |
| Candidate Command, LLC | 11 | $99,165.85 | |
| Kaegi, Bryan | 9 | $86,003.62 | |
| The Strategy Group for Media, Inc. | 5 | $68,300.00 | |
| The Gula Graham Group | 25 | $65,263.42 | |
| S & S Strategies | 16 | $65,000.00 | |
| The Wickers Group | 5 | $49,500.00 | |
| LCM Strategies | 9 | $39,300.00 | |
| Waddey & Patterson, P.C. | 4 | $38,000.00 | |
| Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough, PLLC | 3 | $23,575.00 | |
| Fleischmann, Charles J | 16 | $21,774.94 | |
| Ingram, Conner | 5 | $21,582.47 | |
| Imageworks Printing and Design | 11 | $18,282.65 | |
| GSL Solutions, Inc. | 8 | $16,670.00 | |
| Burch, Ace | 9 | $14,047.45 | |
| Revily, LLC | 3 | $13,502.00 | |
| Redright Strategies | 5 | $9,388.42 | |
| Ingram, Connor | 5 | $7,652.00 | |
| Mountain City Club | 8 | $6,440.18 | |
| Capitol Hill Club | 13 | $6,123.06 | |
| Spalding Group | 1 | $5,912.25 | |
| Mac Research | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Johns, Cari | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $4,500.00 | |
| Paypal, Inc. | 64 | $4,490.08 | |
| Teletarget, LLC | 6 | $4,436.80 | |
| 7 | $4,181.36 | ||
| National Payment Processing | 49 | $4,143.50 | |
| Waterhouse Public Relations | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Harper Polling, LLC | 1 | $3,482.00 | |
| Cumulus Media Inc. | 5 | $3,225.50 | |
| Blue Diamond Travel, LLC | 1 | $3,042.50 | |
| 6 | $2,626.75 | ||
| The Congressional Institute | 2 | $2,550.00 | |
| Jones, John Bailey ↺ donor $7,500.00 | 1 | $2,300.00 | |
| Jones, William III ↺ donor $7,500.00 | 1 | $2,300.00 | |
| Riverside Grille | 3 | $2,187.92 | |
| Kitchen At Union Square | 1 | $2,065.26 | |
| Verizon | 16 | $2,045.30 | |
| BBB Communications, LLC | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Cantor for Congress ↺ donor $2,000.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 4 | $1,939.81 | |
| Regions Bank | 33 | $1,817.85 | |
| Victoria Love Events and Staffing | 1 | $1,771.28 | |
| Allegra Marketing Print Mail | 1 | $1,667.74 | |
| Decosimo, Anita ↺ donor $3,500.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Decosimo, Nick ↺ donor $1,500.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Buddys BBQ | 1 | $1,485.80 | |
| Campbell Tent & Party Rentals | 3 | $1,469.82 | |
| Martinair, Inc. | 1 | $1,443.64 | |
| The Monroe County Buzz | 2 | $1,247.50 | |
| Crain, Jane LYNCH | 1 | $1,243.15 | |
| The Daily Post | 2 | $1,242.98 | |
| Saltsman, John B Jr. | 1 | $1,195.13 | |
| The Oak Ridger | 4 | $1,150.00 | |
| Akins, Deborah M ↺ donor $4,229.65 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,129.65 | |
| Sargents Inc. | 1 | $1,125.37 | |
| Chattanooga Valet | 2 | $1,035.00 | |
| Southerland for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bilirakis for Congress ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Coffman for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lee Terry for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Scott Desjarlais | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Powell, Jordan | 1 | $929.26 | |
| Anderson County Republican Party | 3 | $864.43 | |
| Wyxi Radio | 2 | $826.50 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Party | 1 | $800.00 | |
| John A. Turnbull, Attorney/Mediator | 1 | $768.75 | |
| Thumbprint Creative | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP | 2 | $716.25 | |
| Decosimo, J. Thomas ↺ donor $3,200.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Hall & Associates Court Reporters | 1 | $537.72 | |
| Fleischmann, Brenda | 1 | $529.80 | |
| Roane County Republican Party PAC | 2 | $525.00 | |
| Weco Radio | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Misty River | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Chattanooga Friends of the Nra | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee Eagle Forum | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee Right To Life | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Wlaf-Am La Follette TN | 1 | $480.00 | |
| Brick Editorial Boutique & Studio | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Wdeh Am Sweetwater | 1 | $450.00 | |
| The Meeting Company, LLC | 1 | $427.00 | |
| Sweet Peppers Deli | 1 | $385.77 | |
| Clinton Courier News, LLC | 1 | $327.00 | |
| Oak Ridge Today | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Morgan County Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Doubletree Hotel | 2 | $263.70 | |
| Mason, Thomas ↺ donor $5,450.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| McMinn County Gop | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hullander, Bill | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Patriot Day I | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Union County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Independent Herald | 1 | $235.80 | |
| Sheraton Read House Hotel | 1 | $231.95 | |
| The Courier News | 1 | $109.00 | |
| Als Gourmet Pizza | 1 | $53.75 | |
| First National Processing | 2 | $40.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$500,000.00 in loan balances shown. $0.00 was borrowed in this campaign; $500,000.00 was carried into these filings from an earlier period. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Chuck Fleischmann) | Candidate loan | — | $500,000.00 | $221,513.34 | $278,486.66 |
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 $994,391 64%
- Consulting & professional services $292,323 19%
- Fundraising & events $91,131 6%
- Office & operations $52,374 3%
- Other $49,810 3%
- Printing & mail $26,727 2%
- Contributions & donations $18,965 1%
- Loan & debt repayment $14,730 1.0%
- Travel $14,326 1.0%
Loans
| Lender | Amount | Date Received | Outstanding | Repaid |
|---|
Of the $500,000 lent, $0 was borrowed during the filings shown here. The other $500,000 was drawn before them and is still listed because it has not been fully repaid — so it counts as debt this campaign owes, not as money it raised.
Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.
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 2014 | $57,197.62 | $52,563.13 | Source: YE 2014 filing |
| 30G 2014 | $61,861.42 | $58,067.02 | Source: 30G 2014 filing |
| 12G 2014 | $92,348.33 | $61,861.42 | Source: 12G 2014 filing |
| Q3 2014 | $348,260.18 | $92,348.33 | Source: Q3 2014 filing |
| 12P 2014 | $702,495.06 | $348,260.18 | Source: 12P 2014 filing |
| Q2 2014 | $640,044.87 | $702,495.06 | Source: Q2 2014 filing |
| Q1 2014 | $405,634.91 | $640,044.87 | Source: Q1 2014 filing |
| YE 2013 | $250,222.41 | $405,634.91 | Source: YE 2013 filing |
| Q3 2013 | $221,388.00 | $250,222.41 | Source: Q3 2013 filing |
| Q2 2013 | $108,780.34 | $221,388.00 | Source: Q2 2013 filing |
| Q1 2013 | $21,214.65 | $108,780.34 | Source: Q1 2013 filing |