Stephen Fincher — 2010 U.S. Representative, District 8 campaign
2010 U.S. Representative, District 8 · totals since Jul 1, 2009
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 → · 9 filings · Q3 2009–YE 2010
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 →
$109,524
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 →
$2,974,526
includes $160,653 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$250,000 in loans included
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 →
$25,414
goods or services
Total disbursed
$2,865,002
Donors
1,404
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 →
8% 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 92%.
Itemized $1.8M · 92% Small unitemized gifts $161K · 8%
Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 66% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $2.0M · 66%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $161K · 5%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $519K · 17%Loans (line 13) $250K · 8%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $68K · 2%
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 →
71% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (29% from out of state).
Tennessee $1,759,032 Out of state $711,669
- Jackson $278K11%
- Washington, DC $155K6%
- Halls $138K6%
- Brownsville $110K4%
- Alamo $90K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $1.1M
- Other out-of-state $556K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2009 – Dec 2010. Peak $558,888 in Sep 2010. Spending peaked at $628,596 in Oct 2010.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1,377 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 43 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,390 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| CTH Rentals, LLC ↺ paid $20,000.00 | 1 | $20,000.00 |
| Every Republican Is Crucial PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| American Crystal Sugar PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| The Freedom Project | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Koch Industries PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| American Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Allen Espey | 4 | $9,600.00 |
| Newell Graham | 4 | $9,600.00 |
| Barry McIntosh ↺ paid $2,628.95 | 4 | $9,600.00 |
| Jennifer Espey | 4 | $9,600.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Coverage: we hold 94% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2010 cycle — about $112,800 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Rogers | 14 | $1,197,322.00 | |
| The Hopper Company | 39 | $710,666.32 | |
| Fincher, Steve | 8 | $269,782.98 | |
| The Tarrance Group | 10 | $73,955.00 | |
| Mr. Andrew P. Theodore | 6 | $58,196.64 | |
| Collins, Reece | 26 | $53,500.19 | |
| McCullough, Matt | 8 | $36,428.90 | |
| Ciaramitaro, Paul | 8 | $30,770.60 | |
| Collins, Sarah | 30 | $26,149.62 | |
| Professional Data Services | 14 | $23,905.23 | |
| Stanley, Kristin | 8 | $21,049.79 | |
| CTH Rentals, LLC ↺ donor $20,000.00 | 1 | $20,000.00 | |
| Davis, Chris ↺ donor $2,300.00 | 21 | $19,628.06 | |
| Victorystore.Com | 3 | $19,592.50 | |
| Harbinger International | 7 | $17,876.57 | |
| Holliday, Whitney | 17 | $15,944.85 | |
| Devantier, Jake | 7 | $13,304.52 | |
| Short, Suzanne | 7 | $12,187.49 | |
| Linden Media LLC | 1 | $11,160.22 | |
| Law Offices of Elliot S. Berke, PLLC | 1 | $10,873.22 | |
| Tennessee Concert Sound | 2 | $10,668.90 | |
| Hendon, Dale | 10 | $10,067.10 | |
| Finch, Philip | 2 | $10,000.00 | |
| Beale Street Studios | 3 | $9,534.04 | |
| Smith, Thomas | 3 | $9,260.00 | |
| Aristotle International | 5 | $7,500.00 | |
| Minuteman Press | 10 | $7,267.77 | |
| Mastercard | 5 | $6,978.92 | |
| Tele-Target | 5 | $6,509.77 | |
| Click and Pledge | 19 | $5,390.24 | |
| Cottington Group | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Powell, Hannah | 7 | $4,800.00 | |
| Jp Enterprises of Greenfield, Inc. ↺ donor $4,800.00 | 1 | $4,800.00 | |
| Hurt & Hurt Rental Company ↺ donor $9,600.00 | 1 | $4,800.00 | |
| Gardner, William | 6 | $4,224.92 | |
| Flatiron Grille | 1 | $3,952.00 | |
| Crye-Leike Property Management Co | 1 | $3,850.00 | |
| Odell, Rhonda | 5 | $3,409.10 | |
| Aeneas Internet and Telephone | 10 | $3,176.66 | |
| Ftin Solutions | 5 | $3,114.60 | |
| River City Consulting | 1 | $2,750.00 | |
| Decker, Dennis | 5 | $2,727.27 | |
| McIntosh, Barry ↺ donor $15,400.00 | 1 | $2,628.95 | |
| Coyote Blues | 2 | $2,416.26 | |
| Bell Shirt & Sign Co. | 1 | $2,225.00 | |
| Walker, Rodney ↺ donor $2,100.00 | 2 | $2,180.16 | |
| Prather Properties | 1 | $2,121.94 | |
| Fincher, Joel ↺ donor $2,069.11 | 2 | $2,069.11 | |
| Barton, Elizabeth ↺ donor $2,055.44 | 1 | $2,055.44 | |
| Friends of David Harmer | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Airshow 2010 | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Construction, Hoyt Hayes, Jr ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Thompson, Charles | 5 | $1,977.27 | |
| Sean Bloemer Productions | 1 | $1,950.00 | |
| Abbotts Print Shop, Inc. | 2 | $1,903.14 | |
| McClure, Abigail ↺ donor $1,835.40 | 1 | $1,835.40 | |
| Walker, Becky ↺ donor $1,800.00 | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| First Data Merchant Services | 2 | $1,562.65 | |
| The Crescent Club | 1 | $1,560.09 | |
| Cresent Club | 1 | $1,557.78 | |
| Hundley, Daniel | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Wirgau, Brad ↺ donor $1,500.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Office World | 9 | $1,497.50 | |
| Ei Sports & Apparel | 1 | $1,487.55 | |
| Opera House Restaurant | 1 | $1,472.50 | |
| Brundige, Michael ↺ donor $2,674.94 | 2 | $1,424.94 | |
| Williams, Bill ↺ donor $2,400.00 | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Trolingers Inc. | 1 | $1,313.45 | |
| Paris Convention Center | 1 | $1,255.59 | |
| Sanders Marketing Group | 1 | $1,249.56 | |
| Woods, John ↺ donor $2,848.27 | 1 | $1,248.27 | |
| The Wallace-Harris Company | 4 | $1,200.00 | |
| Pearson Bros. Farms ↺ donor $6,000.00 | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| Hutchinson, William | 2 | $1,149.00 | |
| Caldwells Office Outfitters | 6 | $1,099.08 | |
| Reed, David | 1 | $1,098.25 | |
| Davis, Chad ↺ donor $1,036.86 | 1 | $1,036.86 | |
| Grace Broadcasting | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tony Hooper Sawmill, Inc. ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friendship Properties | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cd Inc. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Warmbrod, James ↺ donor $3,200.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Thompson, Jim ↺ donor $9,025.00 | 1 | $956.45 | |
| Hines, Jeff | 1 | $900.00 | |
| Scott, Jordan | 1 | $882.10 | |
| Simmons, Jerry ↺ donor $805.00 | 1 | $805.00 | |
| Hays, Joey ↺ donor $4,800.00 | 1 | $779.63 | |
| Ellis, Danny ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $773.10 | |
| Dunn, Winfield ↺ donor $752.70 | 1 | $752.70 | |
| Keiser Properties ↺ donor $750.00 | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Kline for Congress ↺ donor $1,906.83 | 1 | $706.83 | |
| L&R Farms ↺ donor $5,500.00 | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Jones, Robert ↺ donor $700.00 | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Harlan, Fiona ↺ donor $3,087.50 | 1 | $687.50 | |
| Harlan, Jonathan ↺ donor $3,087.50 | 1 | $687.50 | |
| E&W Electrical Solutions | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Barton, Richard ↺ donor $2,126.81 | 1 | $626.81 | |
| Kevin McCarthy for Congress ↺ donor $615.18 | 1 | $615.18 | |
| Hollingshead, Ronnie ↺ donor $2,200.00 | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Hollingshead, Shelly ↺ donor $600.00 | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Magic Moments Wedding & Events | 1 | $550.00 | |
| Click and Pledge | 1 | $546.58 | |
| Westmoreland for Congress ↺ donor $2,541.70 | 1 | $541.70 | |
| Allegra Print & Imaging | 1 | $506.38 | |
| Swearingen, Sheila ↺ donor $1,250.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| The Tennessee Patriot | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Simon, Allen | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mongomery County Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Stigler, Susan | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Baggett, Sammuel ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Brownsville Radio | 1 | $485.00 | |
| Jack Parnell | 2 | $475.00 | |
| Bank of Jackson | 24 | $465.00 | |
| Rjyoung Co Inc. | 2 | $439.00 | |
| Ace Diner | 1 | $418.63 | |
| Maverick Campaigns | 1 | $406.60 | |
| Flinn for Congress ↺ donor $2,400.00 | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Williams, Alice ↺ donor $400.00 | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Conservative Victory Fund ↺ donor $1,399.45 | 1 | $399.45 | |
| Brooks, Mike | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Benton County Republican Party | 1 | $330.00 | |
| Bowers, Mark | 1 | $304.45 | |
| Cherone, Evan | 1 | $304.00 | |
| Shelby Co. Republican Womens Club | 1 | $300.00 | |
| McClelland, Jennifer ↺ donor $600.00 | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Porter, James ↺ donor $1,300.00 | 1 | $300.00 | |
| BYRD Southern Rents | 1 | $291.17 | |
| Thompson & Smith | 1 | $276.76 | |
| A&R Auto Salvage ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Stoots, Scott ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nunn, Warren ↺ donor $5,050.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Foster Bros. Equipment Co. ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Edwards, Robert ↺ donor $346.86 | 1 | $246.86 | |
| Deaton, Gary ↺ donor $1,470.95 | 1 | $220.95 | |
| Postmaster | 2 | $140.80 | |
| Parks, Stephen ↺ donor $5,100.00 | 1 | $100.00 |
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 Stephen Fincher’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $1,331,363 47%
- Printing & mail $552,193 19%
- Consulting & professional services $280,905 10%
- Loan & debt repayment $256,003 9%
- Staff & payroll $191,760 7%
- Other $136,022 5%
- Fundraising & events $47,070 2%
- Contributions & donations $39,169 1%
- Office & operations $14,673 0.6%
- Travel $8,261 0.3%
- Field & voter contact $4,304 0.2%
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 2010 | $72,975.47 | $109,524.49 | Source: YE 2010 filing |
| 30G 2010 | $326,567.13 | $72,975.47 | Source: 30G 2010 filing |
| 12G 2010 | $542,161.78 | $326,567.13 | Source: 12G 2010 filing |
| Q3 2010 | $421,448.70 | $542,161.78 | Source: Q3 2010 filing |
| 12P 2010 | $406,714.24 | $421,448.70 | Source: 12P 2010 filing |
| Q2 2010 | $828,724.01 | $406,714.24 | Source: Q2 2010 filing |
| Q1 2010 | $627,812.88 | $828,724.01 | Source: Q1 2010 filing |
| YE 2009 | $303,250.00 | $627,812.88 | Source: YE 2009 filing |
| Q3 2009 | $0.00 | $303,250.00 | Source: Q3 2009 filing |