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Chuck Fleischmann — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 3 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 3 Republican

2018 U.S. Representative, District 3

Latest filing: Year-End 2018 · Jan 31, 2019 · source: FEC

11 filings · Q1 2017–YE 2018

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 →
$1,210,099
$549,087 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 →
$1,253,558
includes $5,438 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 →
$5,413
goods or services
Total Spent
$599,994
Why this number?
Donors
588
586 shown  · 2 below $200
Out-of-State
48%
$599,875 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 2018 YEAR-END $1,210,099 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.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $1,248,120
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $5,438
Funds raised $1,253,558
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $1,875 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,850 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $25 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $78,120 derived
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $21,197 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,300 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,897 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $249,275 derived
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  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $128,300 derived
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $97,794 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $97,750 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $44 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $199,050 derived
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $108,222 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $105,750 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,472 filing-stated
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $94,275 derived
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $275,450 derived

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $572,928
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $27,066
Total spent $599,994
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $40,872 derived
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $113,619 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $113,536 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $83 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $75,603 derived
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $60,509 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $60,284 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $225 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $22,068 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $53,190 derived
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $34,974 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $34,574 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $400 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $85,241 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $83,717 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,524 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $34,732 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $33,624 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,108 filing-stated
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $51,945 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $50,914 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,031 filing-stated
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $27,241 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,615 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $627 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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $599,875 ÷ Total raised: $1,258,971
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $599,875
Raised
$1,258,971
Spent
$599,994

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 55% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 44%.

Individuals (itemized) $690K · 55% Organizations & PACs $558K · 44%
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: $689,945 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,258,971
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $689,945
From organizations and PACs $558,175
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $5,413
Offsets and other receipts $5,438

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 →

52% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (48% from out of state).

Tennessee $647,595 Out of state $599,875
  • Knoxville $190K15%
  • Washington, DC $154K12%
  • Chattanooga $100K8%
  • Oak Ridge $45K4%
  • Arlington, VA $38K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $313K
  • Other out-of-state $408K
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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $599,875 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,247,470
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $599,875

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Dec 2018. Peak $181,700 in Feb 2017. Spending peaked at $161,505 in Oct 2018.

Raised Spent

Contributions

586 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 2 additional smaller donors contributed $120 total.

589 donors 894 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC 4 $10,000.00
American Bankers Association PAC Bankpac 4 $10,000.00
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC 10 $10,000.00
Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee 4 $10,000.00
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees Political Action Committee 10 $10,000.00
Making A Responsible Stand for Households In America PAC 2 $10,000.00
Majority Committee PAC Mc PAC 2 $10,000.00
Deloitte Federal Political Action Committee 5 $10,000.00
Raytheon Company Political Action Committtee 7 $10,000.00
Bechtel Group INC Political Action Committee Bechtel Political Action Committee 4 $10,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 589 donors by total.

Coverage: the filings we hold for this campaign run through Jul 13, 2018; for other campaigns of the 2018 cycle we hold filings through Dec 31, 2018.

Expenditures

94 vendors 353 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
National Republican Congressional Committee 4 $94,000.00 16%
The Strategy Group for Media, Inc. 3 $84,025.00 15%
The Gula Graham Group 24 $66,790.20 12%
Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough 18 $65,777.50 11%
Baker Strategies 11 $55,000.00 10%
Public Opinion Strategies 2 $28,000.00 5%
Acquire Digital, LLC 5 $19,500.00 3%
Hill City Strategies 10 $18,716.60 3%
Tennessee Republican Party 2 $10,000.00 2%
Capitol Hill Club 13 $9,580.70 2%

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.

  • Consulting & professional services $156,912 27%
  • Other $139,848 24%
  • Advertising & media $94,994 17%
  • Fundraising & events $90,455 16%
  • Office & operations $42,042 7%
  • Contributions & donations $39,811 7%
  • Printing & mail $7,195 1%
  • Transfers between accounts $1,000 0.2%
  • Field & voter contact $450 0.1%
  • Travel $221 0.1%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2018 Late $1,250,024.77 $1,210,099.13 Source ↗
30G 2018 $1,283,819.13 $1,250,024.77 Source ↗
12G 2018 Late $1,337,925.20 $1,283,819.13 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Late $1,147,724.98 $1,337,925.20 Source ↗
12P 2018 Late $1,169,793.36 $1,147,724.98 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Late $1,092,956.27 $1,169,793.36 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Late $1,030,135.95 $1,092,956.27 Source ↗
YE 2017 Late $916,126.74 $1,030,135.95 Source ↗
Q3 2017 $840,276.71 $916,126.74 Source ↗
Q2 2017 $797,595.54 $840,276.71 Source ↗
Q1 2017 Late $549,087.01 $797,595.54 Source ↗