Stephen Fincher — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 8 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 8 · totals since Jan 1, 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 → · 11 filings · Q1 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 →
$1,449,567
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 →
$2,251,746
includes $46,170 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 →
$8,060
goods or services
Total disbursed
$911,703
Donors
1,188
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), 57% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $1.3M · 57%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $46K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $887K · 39%
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).
Tennessee $1,234,541 Out of state $932,466
- Washington, DC $314K14%
- Jackson $161K7%
- Memphis $158K7%
- Nashville $67K3%
- Knoxville $60K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $789K
- Other out-of-state $619K
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.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1,164 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 28 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,845 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Majority Committee PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Deloitte Federal PAC | 8 | $10,000.00 |
| Every Republican Is Crucial PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Henry R Hart | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Naifa PAC ↺ paid $2,500.00 | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| The Freedom Project | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Osi Restuarant Group | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| James Yarbro | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Pictsweet Co PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Bank of America Corp PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 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 | |
| Hamm, Harold ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| Nra Politcal Victory Fund | 1 | $4,950.00 | |
| 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 ↺ donor $200.00 | 2 | $3,029.80 | |
| Click & Pledge | 20 | $2,849.75 | |
| Tankersley, James ↺ donor $12,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Woods, Barbara ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Walker, Rodney | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Tosh, James ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| TN Republican Party | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Ms. Cathy Bennett ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Naifa PAC ↺ donor $10,000.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| White, Lou Anne | 9 | $2,425.59 | |
| Bailey, Ann ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Bailey, Steve ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Graham, Newell ↺ donor $2,400.00 | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Haslam, Jr., William | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Tosh, Jamey ↺ donor $2,400.00 | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Williams, W. Keith ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Simmonds, Cathy ↺ donor $4,830.04 | 2 | $2,330.04 | |
| Clippard, Mary | 7 | $2,163.81 | |
| TN Manufactured Housing PAC ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Lorillard Tobacco PAC ↺ donor $3,000.00 | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Abbotts Print Shop, Inc. | 3 | $1,912.31 | |
| Eubank, Michael ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $1,900.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Porter, Brock ↺ donor $3,700.00 | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Independent Community Bankers PAC ↺ donor $10,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wallace, Sally ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Amodei for Nevada | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tim Castellaw Ford Lincoln Mercury ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Monte Belew Re-Election Account | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| TN Young Republicans PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cedar Catering | 1 | $845.00 | |
| Whitehurst, William ↺ donor $4,050.00 | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Magic Moments Wedding & Events | 1 | $795.00 | |
| Hart, David ↺ donor $500.00 | 4 | $738.05 | |
| Montgomery Co. Republican Party Comm. | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Ace Diner | 1 | $658.50 | |
| Depository Trust & Clearing Corp PAC ↺ donor $650.00 | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Committee for the Advancement of Cotton ↺ donor $7,131.47 | 1 | $631.47 | |
| Whitehurst, Susan ↺ donor $1,560.95 | 2 | $560.95 | |
| Fork In the Road | 1 | $540.00 | |
| Fedex Kinkos | 10 | $521.74 | |
| Dickstein Shapiro LLP PAC ↺ donor $505.02 ⇄ 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 | |
| Dyer County Republican Party ↺ donor $250.00 | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Ms. Marian McDowell ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Appleton, Betsy ↺ donor $439.00 | 1 | $439.00 | |
| Conservative Victory Fund ↺ donor $889.00 | 1 | $389.00 | |
| Rankin, Sue | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Lannom, John ↺ donor $1,608.74 | 1 | $358.74 | |
| Technology Assigned Risk | 1 | $344.00 | |
| Capital Filing Services | 1 | $328.00 | |
| Thompson & Smith | 1 | $317.00 | |
| Locke, W. Timothy ↺ donor $1,551.63 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $301.63 | |
| TN Dept of Labor | 2 | $259.85 | |
| Parking Management | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Pugh Brothers ↺ donor $5,250.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| 330 Maryland Avenue | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sipes, Bill | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sipes, Jr., William ↺ donor $1,250.00 | 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 ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $130.64 | |
| Bridgestone Firestone PAC ↺ donor $4,124.69 | 1 | $124.69 | |
| Intuit | 1 | $100.78 | |
| Anderson, Eddie ↺ donor $1,339.60 | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Harris, Carol ↺ donor $1,589.60 | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Hill, Richard ↺ donor $289.60 | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Pennington, Don ↺ donor $1,589.60 | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Taylor, David ↺ donor $1,839.60 | 1 | $89.60 | |
| White, Larry ↺ donor $339.60 | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Williamson, Jimmy ↺ donor $714.60 | 1 | $89.60 | |
| Wachovia Bank | 3 | $72.00 | |
| Schwartz, Allison R ↺ donor $568.00 | 1 | $68.00 | |
| Postmaster | 1 | $58.00 | |
| Bank of Jackson | 3 | $45.00 |
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.
- Consulting & professional services $262,244 29%
- Other $250,902 28%
- Fundraising & events $134,501 15%
- Printing & mail $125,492 14%
- Contributions & donations $57,300 6%
- Travel $25,336 3%
- Office & operations $24,057 3%
- Staff & payroll $19,863 2%
- Transfers between accounts $11,500 1%
- 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 | $1,508,087.14 | $1,449,567.21 | Source: YE 2012 filing |
| 30G 2012 | $1,498,181.69 | $1,508,087.14 | Source: 30G 2012 filing |
| 12G 2012 | $1,510,125.06 | $1,498,181.69 | Source: 12G 2012 filing |
| Q3 2012 | $1,495,250.28 | $1,510,125.06 | Source: Q3 2012 filing |
| 12P 2012 | $1,444,013.14 | $1,495,250.28 | Source: 12P 2012 filing |
| Q2 2012 | $1,233,396.29 | $1,444,013.14 | Source: Q2 2012 filing |
| Q1 2012 | $1,039,524.12 | $1,233,396.29 | Source: Q1 2012 filing |
| YE 2011 | $765,231.39 | $1,039,524.12 | Source: YE 2011 filing |
| Q3 2011 | $448,600.60 | $765,231.39 | Source: Q3 2011 filing |
| Q2 2011 | $275,294.48 | $448,600.60 | Source: Q2 2011 filing |
| Q1 2011 | $109,524.49 | $275,294.48 | Source: Q1 2011 filing |