Richard Eric Stewart — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 4 · totals since Nov 18, 2011
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 → · 8 filings · YE 2011–YE 2012
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 →
$9,831
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 →
$710,407
includes $112,879 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$700,575
Donors
593
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 →
23% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 77%.
Itemized $384K · 77% Small unitemized gifts $113K · 23%
Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 56% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $400K · 56%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $113K · 16%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $192K · 27%
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 →
72% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (28% from out of state).
Tennessee $426,373 Out of state $166,051
- Nashville $130K22%
- Washington, DC $96K16%
- Chattanooga $33K6%
- Murfreesboro $32K5%
- Winchester $24K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $208K
- Other out-of-state $70K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2011 – Nov 2012. Peak $163,609 in Oct 2012. Spending peaked at $242,950 in Oct 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 547 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 47 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,561 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists Non Partisan Pol League of the Int L As | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Drive Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Ua Political Education Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Laborers International Union of North America PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| International Association of Fire Fighters | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Ironworkers Political Action League Ipal | 3 | $7,500.00 |
| Sandra Stewart ↺ paid $5,001.00 | 4 | $5,250.00 |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | 2 | $5,201.15 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Coverage: we hold 97% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2012 cycle — about $10,950 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Rowley | 7 | $200,698.13 | |
| Dunavant, Jake Mr. | 43 | $108,093.17 | |
| Teets, Kevin W | 14 | $39,000.00 | |
| Group, Thomas Lindsey | 8 | $38,500.00 | |
| Myers Research | 3 | $36,125.80 | |
| NGP Van Inc. | 23 | $24,784.36 | |
| Overmountain Strategies | 18 | $18,500.00 | |
| Big Daddy Sports | 9 | $16,811.05 | |
| PCS Marketing Group | 4 | $15,867.34 | |
| Gattis, Bennett | 17 | $13,740.27 | |
| Baker, James A R | 22 | $13,564.00 | |
| Walling, Justin C. Mr. | 7 | $13,356.00 | |
| MD Langley & Associates LLC | 3 | $11,000.00 | |
| Grindstone Research | 3 | $10,610.00 | |
| Zata 3 | 3 | $9,509.46 | |
| Yokley, Harold | 15 | $8,193.95 | |
| One Consulting | 7 | $7,800.00 | |
| Tammie Smith | 5 | $7,100.00 | |
| Poor, Avery | 4 | $7,000.00 | |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign | 2 | $5,201.15 | |
| Stewart, Sandra ↺ donor $5,250.00 | 1 | $5,001.00 | |
| Stewart, Richard ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Winchester Utilities | 10 | $4,593.47 | |
| E Allan Brandon | 2 | $4,060.74 | |
| Capad Communications | 1 | $3,300.00 | |
| US Postal Service | 13 | $3,295.41 | |
| Hill, Katie | 3 | $3,093.27 | |
| Taylor, Blake A. | 14 | $3,032.96 | |
| Lowdermilk, Sammy | 3 | $3,000.00 | |
| Shick, Cyrus | 15 | $2,909.19 | |
| Murfreesboro City Schools Foundation | 2 | $2,800.00 | |
| Fagley, Aaron M | 10 | $2,569.26 | |
| Kt Strategies | 1 | $2,540.80 | |
| Pronto Printers | 13 | $2,477.44 | |
| First Bank | 5 | $2,277.34 | |
| Walmart | 17 | $2,131.59 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 3 | $1,666.20 | |
| Cantrell, Maymee | 5 | $1,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Comcast | 6 | $1,024.39 | |
| Revolution Messaging | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jeanne Richardson Campaign | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Mike Turner | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Tim Barnes ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tri-State Development | 2 | $900.00 | |
| Franklin Farmers Coop | 3 | $777.29 | |
| Elliot Brown | 2 | $755.00 | |
| Ben Sterling | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Caterer, A Fine | 1 | $720.00 | |
| Herald-Chronicle | 4 | $699.72 | |
| Vieco Corp | 1 | $697.41 | |
| Actblue Fed | 7 | $640.87 | |
| Jones, Allison | 3 | $625.00 | |
| Blue Raider Athletic Association | 3 | $624.99 | |
| Mtsu Blue Raiders Association | 3 | $624.99 | |
| Doubletree Hotel | 5 | $569.72 | |
| Promotions Plus | 3 | $506.36 | |
| Maloney, Mark | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Mike Triolo | 1 | $417.00 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | $406.24 | |
| Staples | 3 | $405.21 | |
| Chally Wally | 12 | $401.06 | |
| Firehouse Dawgs | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Murphy 8521 | 8 | $390.94 | |
| Maple Street Grill | 1 | $389.25 | |
| Carden Photography | 1 | $329.25 | |
| Verizon Wireless | 1 | $329.24 | |
| Maury County Democratic Party | 2 | $325.00 | |
| San Miguel Coffee Co. | 2 | $306.34 | |
| Broadview Grocery | 4 | $303.75 | |
| Office Max | 1 | $293.92 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | $252.40 | |
| Kroger | 7 | $251.91 | |
| Henry, Ann D. MRS. ↺ donor $600.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Gondola Pizza and Steakhouse | 1 | $233.00 | |
| Dutch Maid Bakery | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Easy Food Mart | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Exxon | 5 | $218.95 | |
| Co-Op, Rutherford Farmers | 1 | $203.78 | |
| Office Depot | 2 | $152.95 | |
| Cricket | 1 | $106.03 | |
| Speedway MKT. | 2 | $75.12 | |
| Jiffy Mart | 1 | $35.01 |
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 Richard Eric Stewart’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $235,432 34%
- Staff & payroll $209,480 31%
- Consulting & professional services $106,777 16%
- Office & operations $42,967 6%
- Printing & mail $35,310 5%
- Other $32,029 5%
- Fundraising & events $8,899 1%
- Contributions & donations $7,225 1%
- Travel $4,937 0.8%
- Field & voter contact $430 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 | $9,831.34 | $9,831.34 | Source: YE 2012 filing |
| 30G 2012 | $110,449.12 | $9,831.34 | Source: 30G 2012 filing |
| 12G 2012 | $84,849.13 | $110,449.12 | Source: 12G 2012 filing |
| Q3 2012 | $152,712.46 | $84,849.13 | Source: Q3 2012 filing |
| 12P 2012 | $188,813.96 | $152,712.46 | Source: 12P 2012 filing |
| Q2 2012 | $143,727.10 | $188,813.96 | Source: Q2 2012 filing |
| Q1 2012 | $85,028.64 | $143,727.10 | Source: Q1 2012 filing |
| YE 2011 | $0.00 | $85,028.64 | Source: YE 2011 filing |