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Stephen Fincher — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 8 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 8
Latest filing: Year-End 2012 · Jan 31, 2013 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2011–YE 2012
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $1,449,567 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 | $2,167,007 |
| Transfers from affiliated committees | $17,137 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $21,433 |
| Funds raised | $2,205,576 |
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $6,282 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $5,500 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $782 filing-stated
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $58,069 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $57,200 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $869 filing-stated
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $24,150 derived
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $207,795 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $204,830 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,965 filing-stated
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $82,820 derived
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $316,531 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $313,170 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,361 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $268,953 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $265,000 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $5 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,948 filing-stated
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $330,456 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $324,775 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $5,681 filing-stated
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $411,814 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $409,200 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,614 filing-stated
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $257,128 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $253,894 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $2,296 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $937 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $241,576 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $226,467 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $14,835 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $274 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $805,595 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $7,717 |
| Total spent | $813,312 |
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $64,482 derived
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $48,256 derived
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $27,218 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $21,218 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,000 filing-stated
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $189,786 derived
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $32,108 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $32,100 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8 filing-stated
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $99,330 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $98,768 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $562 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $74,265 derived
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $55,664 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $54,517 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,147 filing-stated
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $101,662 derived
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $92,464 derived
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $28,076 derived
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 56% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 42%; other sources made up 1%.
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 (itemized) | $1,234,565 |
| From organizations and PACs | $932,441 |
| Transfers from other committees | $17,137 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $8,060 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $21,433 |
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).
- Washington, DC $314K14%
- Jackson $161K7%
- Memphis $158K7%
- Nashville $67K3%
- Knoxville $60K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $789K
- Other out-of-state $619K
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 $311,700 in Sep 2011. Spending peaked at $142,556 in Jul 2012.
Contributions
1,189 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 28 additional smaller donors contributed $2,845 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Investment Company Institute PAC | 7 | $10,000.00 |
| Majority Committee PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| American College of Radiology PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Every Republican Is Crucial PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Henry R Hart | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Valero PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Deloitte Federal PAC | 8 | $10,000.00 |
| Dealers Election Action Committee | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Osi Restuarant Group | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| James Yarbro | 4 | $10,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 1,193 donors by total.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,745 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Coverage: we hold 96% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2012 cycle — about $48,050 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper Group, LLC | 11 | $133,775.00 | |
| The Theodore Company | 15 | $133,763.83 | |
| The Hopper Company | 27 | $103,261.87 | |
| Kaegi Resources | 4 | $99,695.31 | |
| National Republican Congressional | 5 | $70,650.00 | |
| Fincher, Stephen | 13 | $34,383.30 | |
| Fec Financial, Inc. | 20 | $26,534.85 | |
| McGuire Woods, LLP | 11 | $23,083.40 | |
| The Terrance Group | 1 | $22,722.00 | |
| Fincher, Kristalea | 23 | $18,368.48 | |
| Fincher, Steve | 7 | $16,647.18 | |
| Harbinger International | 14 | $16,050.00 | |
| Hopper, Tommy | 6 | $15,058.89 | |
| Mastercard | 18 | $14,356.86 | |
| Aristotle International | 8 | $11,500.00 | |
| TN Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Trail Blazer Campaign Services Inc. | 1 | $6,950.00 | |
| Kaegi, Kim | 3 | $6,343.10 | |
| Professional Data Services | 5 | $6,264.06 | |
| Datalab Usa | 1 | $5,700.53 | |
| Law Offices of Elliot S. Berke, PLLC | 2 | $5,519.60 | |
| Verizon | 25 | $4,687.72 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 15 | $4,272.58 | |
| Transfirst, LLC | 19 | $3,958.34 | |
| Theodore Comapny | 1 | $3,905.51 | |
| National Republican Congressional Comm. | 2 | $3,724.83 | |
| Winfrey & Company | 1 | $3,145.65 | |
| The Crescent Club | 2 | $3,138.55 | |
| Covington, Phyllis | 2 | $3,029.80 | |
| Click & Pledge | 20 | $2,849.75 | |
| Walker, Rodney | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| TN Republican Party | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| White, Lou Anne | 9 | $2,425.59 | |
| Simmonds, Cathy | 2 | $2,330.04 | |
| Clippard, Mary | 7 | $2,163.81 | |
| Abbotts Print Shop, Inc. | 3 | $1,912.31 | |
| Dc Taste | 3 | $1,859.87 | |
| Shelby County Republican Party | 1 | $1,750.00 | |
| Cox Oil Company | 1 | $1,726.98 | |
| Business Card | 1 | $1,712.10 | |
| Carter, Jessica | 1 | $1,353.73 | |
| Something Special | 1 | $1,351.97 | |
| RCM Banquet & Catering | 1 | $1,177.94 | |
| Minuteman Press | 9 | $1,127.72 | |
| Associated General Contractors PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Plummer for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Ricky Gill for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Amodei for Nevada | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cedar Catering | 1 | $845.00 | |
| Whitehurst, William | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Magic Moments Wedding & Events | 1 | $795.00 | |
| Hart, David | 4 | $738.05 | |
| Ace Diner | 1 | $658.50 | |
| Depository Trust & Clearing Corp PAC | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Committee for the Advancement of Cotton | 1 | $631.47 | |
| Whitehurst, Susan | 2 | $560.95 | |
| Fork In the Road | 1 | $540.00 | |
| Fedex Kinkos | 10 | $521.74 | |
| Dickstein Shapiro LLP PAC ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $505.02 | |
| Ceterus | 10 | $500.00 | |
| Tim Wirgau for State Representative | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Madison County Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Christmas Basket Fund | 1 | $500.00 | |
| TN Right To Life | 1 | $500.00 | |
| TN Federation of Republican Women | 1 | $500.00 | |
| The Tennessee Residence Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Grace Broadcasting | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Appleton, Betsy | 1 | $439.00 | |
| Conservative Victory Fund | 1 | $389.00 | |
| Rankin, Sue | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Lannom, John | 1 | $358.74 | |
| Technology Assigned Risk | 1 | $344.00 | |
| Capital Filing Services | 1 | $328.00 | |
| Thompson & Smith | 1 | $317.00 | |
| Locke, W. Timothy ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $301.63 | |
| TN Dept of Labor | 2 | $259.85 | |
| Parking Management | 1 | $250.00 | |
| 330 Maryland Avenue | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Aeneas Internet and Telephone | 1 | $230.64 | |
| Collins, Sarah | 1 | $196.70 | |
| Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Reed, Carol | 1 | $130.64 | |
| Bridgestone Firestone PAC | 1 | $124.69 | |
| Intuit | 1 | $100.78 | |
| Anderson, Eddie | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Harris, Carol | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Hill, Richard | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Pennington, Don | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Taylor, David | 1 | $89.60 | |
| White, Larry | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Williamson, Jimmy | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Wachovia Bank | 3 | $72.00 | |
| Schwartz, Allison R | 1 | $68.00 | |
| Postmaster | 1 | $58.00 | |
| Bank of Jackson | 3 | $45.00 |
| 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.
- Consulting & professional services $262,244 30%
- Other $250,902 29%
- Fundraising & events $134,501 16%
- Printing & mail $125,492 15%
- Travel $25,336 3%
- Office & operations $24,057 3%
- Staff & payroll $19,863 2%
- Transfers between accounts $11,500 1%
- Contributions & donations $5,500 0.7%
- Advertising & media $500 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 | $1,508,087.14 | $1,449,567.21 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2012 | $1,498,181.69 | $1,508,087.14 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2012 | $1,510,125.06 | $1,498,181.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 | $1,495,250.28 | $1,510,125.06 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2012 | $1,444,013.14 | $1,495,250.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 | $1,233,396.29 | $1,444,013.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Late | $1,039,524.12 | $1,233,396.29 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2011 Late | $765,231.39 | $1,039,524.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2011 Late | $448,600.60 | $765,231.39 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2011 Late | $275,294.48 | $448,600.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2011 Late | $109,524.49 | $275,294.48 | Source ↗ |