Stephen Fincher — 2014 U.S. Representative, District 8 campaign
2014 U.S. Representative, District 8 · totals since Jan 1, 2013
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 2013–YE 2014
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 →
$2,544,329
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 →
$1,723,988
includes $26,757 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$629,223
Donors
729
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), 49% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $851K · 49%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $27K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $817K · 47%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $29K · 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 →
51% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (49% from out of state).
Tennessee $857,410 Out of state $810,830
- Washington, DC $324K19%
- Memphis $154K9%
- Jackson $60K4%
- Halls $59K4%
- Arlington, VA $43K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $584K
- Other out-of-state $444K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Dec 2014. Peak $292,100 in Mar 2013. Spending peaked at $100,158 in Jan 2014.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 729 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Nat L Health Corp PAC ↺ paid $2,500.00 | 3 | $12,500.00 |
| American Crystal Sugar PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Eric PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Co Federal PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Acre PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| American College of Radiology Assn PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Independent Insurance Agents Brokers PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Farm Credit Council PAC | 10 | $10,000.00 |
| NMHC PAC | 5 | $10,000.00 |
| Capital One PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Coverage: we hold 95% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2014 cycle — about $42,750 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Comapny | 27 | $181,247.80 | |
| Fincher, Stephen | 33 | $77,055.34 | |
| Kaegi Resources | 1 | $72,611.46 | |
| Fec Financial Inc. | 24 | $34,356.38 | |
| NRCC | 1 | $32,500.00 | |
| Hopper, Tommy | 1 | $20,000.00 | |
| The Terrance Group | 1 | $19,037.00 | |
| Trail Blazer Campaign Services Inc. | 2 | $13,000.00 | |
| Premier Speakers Bureau | 3 | $12,675.00 | |
| Yes On 1 | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| House Conservative Fund | 2 | $10,000.00 | |
| Audeamus Communications LLC | 22 | $9,741.55 | |
| Kaegi, Kim | 3 | $8,899.30 | |
| Verizon | 24 | $6,907.80 | |
| Union University | 2 | $6,838.40 | |
| Purcell, Marianne | 4 | $6,369.54 | |
| Imageworks Printing & Design | 3 | $6,198.01 | |
| Covington, Phyllis | 2 | $5,500.00 | |
| TN Republican Party | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 21 | $4,787.16 | |
| Friends of David Jolly | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| Southerland for Congress | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| Hopper Group LLC | 2 | $3,650.00 | |
| Vanco Services | 101 | $3,609.89 | |
| Shelby County Republican Party | 2 | $3,375.00 | |
| Reitberger, S Jason ↺ donor $7,800.00 | 1 | $2,600.00 | |
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Nat'l Health Corp PAC ↺ donor $12,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Friends of Mark Luttrell | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Porter, Joe Mr. ↺ donor $7,500.00 | 1 | $2,300.00 | |
| Hart, David | 22 | $2,031.70 | |
| Coffman for Congress | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Cory Gardner for Senate | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Scott Garrett for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Cantor for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Friends of Jack Kingston | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Friends of Guinta | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bill Cassidy for US Senate | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Kevin McCarthy for Congress ↺ donor $1,801.91 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,801.91 | |
| Crenshaw's Catfish Cooker | 1 | $1,796.25 | |
| Delta Crawfish of West Tennessee | 1 | $1,515.00 | |
| O'Donnell & Associates | 4 | $1,500.00 | |
| Life Choices | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Orgel, Robin MRS. ↺ donor $5,000.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Ayers, Janet ↺ donor $2,086.39 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,327.39 | |
| Friends of Jeb Hensarling ↺ donor $1,226.80 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,226.80 | |
| RCM Banquet & Catering | 2 | $1,103.87 | |
| Logicom | 1 | $1,075.00 | |
| Funding Developing Leadership PAC ↺ donor $1,016.91 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,016.91 | |
| Ceterus | 19 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cresent Hardy for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tom Reed for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Fitzpatrick for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Campac | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Leigh Rosser Wilburn for State Rep | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| French Hill for Arkansas | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Westerman for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Madison County Republican Party | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| McGee for Chancellor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rodney for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Palazzo for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tim Griffin for Lieutenant Governor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Coloradans for Coffman | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Michael Grimm for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Simmonds, Cathy Ms. ↺ donor $4,983.64 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $983.64 | |
| Scott PAC ↺ donor $898.60 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $898.60 | |
| Delta Airlines | 1 | $727.70 | |
| Golden, Scott | 1 | $539.89 | |
| Tim Wirgau for State Representative | 1 | $500.00 | |
| American Institure of Cpas PAC ↺ donor $1,411.50 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $411.50 | |
| Conservative Victory Fund ↺ donor $374.70 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $374.70 | |
| Morton Museum of Collierville History | 1 | $330.00 | |
| Thompson & Smith | 1 | $323.00 | |
| Technology Assigned | 1 | $322.00 | |
| Moore Studio Inc. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Town of Collierville | 1 | $250.00 | |
| The Jackson Sun | 1 | $250.00 | |
| TN Dept of Labor | 1 | $154.35 | |
| Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $150.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 2014 | $2,578,157.13 | $2,544,329.40 | Source: YE 2014 filing |
| 30G 2014 | $2,467,532.13 | $2,578,157.13 | Source: 30G 2014 filing |
| 12G 2014 | $2,502,038.19 | $2,467,532.13 | Source: 12G 2014 filing |
| Q3 2014 | $2,412,021.16 | $2,502,038.19 | Source: Q3 2014 filing |
| 12P 2014 | $2,415,949.16 | $2,412,021.16 | Source: 12P 2014 filing |
| Q2 2014 | $2,338,889.02 | $2,415,949.16 | Source: Q2 2014 filing |
| Q1 2014 | $2,234,493.54 | $2,338,889.02 | Source: Q1 2014 filing |
| YE 2013 | $2,109,478.56 | $2,234,493.54 | Source: YE 2013 filing |
| Q3 2013 | $1,972,005.49 | $2,109,478.56 | Source: Q3 2013 filing |
| Q2 2013 | $1,722,266.38 | $1,972,005.49 | Source: Q2 2013 filing |
| Q1 2013 | $1,449,564.27 | $1,722,266.38 | Source: Q1 2013 filing |
After the election
Reports ending after Dec 31, 2014.
Contributions and spending
Net contributions (cash) $498,350 · Spent $676,253 · 181 donors 8 filings · Q1 2015–YE 2016
Includes $1,023 spent not itemized below.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Committee PAC | BAKERSFIELD, CA 93389 | — | $10,000.00 |
| Willis Johnson | FRANKLIN, TN 37069-6310 | Copart | $10,000.00 |
| American Crystal Sugar PAC | MOORHEAD, MN 56560-1952 | — | $10,000.00 |
| John Deere PAC | MOLINE, IL 61265 | — | $10,000.00 |
| International Paper PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20004 | — | $10,000.00 |
| Honeywell PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20001 | — | $9,000.00 |
| Express Scripts INC PAC | ST. LOUIS, MO 63121-1824 | — | $8,500.00 |
| Independent Community Bankers PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20036 | — | $8,000.00 |
| General Electric PAC | WASHINGTON, DC 20004 | — | $7,500.00 |
| Capital One PAC | MC LEAN, VA 22102 | — | $7,500.00 |
| 171 more donors not shown | |||
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Blazer Campaign Services Inc. | REPORTING SOFTWARE | $6,500.00 | 12/29/2016 |
| TN Republican Party | TRANSFER OF EXCESS FUNDS | $10,000.00 | 12/29/2016 |
| Kaegi, Kim | BONUS | $10,000.00 | 12/29/2016 |
| Verizon | TELEPHONE | $124.79 | 12/14/2016 |
| American Express | CREDIT CARD PAYMENT: SEE BELOW | $3,893.87 | 12/14/2016 |
| Carter, Jessica | CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $5,000.00 | 12/09/2016 |
| Ceterus | PAYROLL SERVICE FEE | $50.00 | 12/01/2016 |
| Fec Financial Inc. | PAYMENT: SEE BELOW | $1,050.98 | 12/01/2016 |
| Technology Assigned | INSURANCE | $195.00 | 11/22/2016 |
| Verizon | TELEPHONE | $205.67 | 11/16/2016 |
| 236 more expenditures not shown | |||
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2016 | $2,434,379.23 | $2,389,553.60 | Source: YE 2016 filing |
| Q3 2016 | $2,572,630.28 | $2,434,379.23 | Source: Q3 2016 filing |
| Q2 2016 | $2,599,116.55 | $2,572,630.28 | Source: Q2 2016 filing |
| Q1 2016 | $2,706,654.18 | $2,599,116.55 | Source: Q1 2016 filing |
| YE 2015 | $2,674,985.55 | $2,706,654.18 | Source: YE 2015 filing |
| Q3 2015 | $2,598,118.21 | $2,674,985.55 | Source: Q3 2015 filing |
| Q2 2015 | $2,546,604.51 | $2,598,118.21 | Source: Q2 2015 filing |
| Q1 2015 | $2,544,329.40 | $2,546,604.51 | Source: Q1 2015 filing |