Thomas F Leatherwood III — 2008 U.S. Representative, District 7 campaign
2008 U.S. Representative, District 7 · totals since Jan 1, 2008
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 → · 5 filings · 12P 2008–YE 2008
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 →
21% 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 79%.
Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 61% of receipts on these reports.
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 →
88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).
- Memphis $36K32%
- Germantown $17K15%
- Collierville $8K7%
- Bartlett $7K6%
- Arlington $6K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $26K
- Other out-of-state $14K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2008 – Sep 2008. Peak $32,850 in May 2008. Spending peaked at $64,447 in Jul 2008.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 147 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Gun Owners of America INC Political Victory Fund | 1 | $4,900.00 |
| Fred Tillman | 1 | $2,300.00 |
| James V Weatherington | 2 | $2,300.00 |
| Barbara Bates | 1 | $2,300.00 |
| Larry Bates | 1 | $2,300.00 |
| Robert Bates | 1 | $2,300.00 |
| J V Weatherington | 2 | $2,300.00 |
| Melissa A Bates | 1 | $2,300.00 |
| John Greg Bridgers | 1 | $2,300.00 |
| Mary Ruth Mills | 2 | $2,300.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Coverage: we hold 89% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2008 cycle — about $13,450 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westrogers | 68 | $138,019.29 | |
| Fox Graphics | 5 | $18,456.01 | |
| Ethridge & Associates, LLC | 4 | $12,750.00 | |
| Postmaster | 4 | $8,981.05 | |
| Mid-South Solutions | 1 | $2,425.35 | |
| Edmiston, Bryan Mr ↺ donor $500.00 | 4 | $2,130.00 | |
| Watkins, William H Mr Jr ↺ donor $1,130.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,130.00 | |
| Makowsky, Gary Mr ↺ donor $1,083.34 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $1,083.34 | |
| Ringel, James Mr ↺ donor $1,083.34 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $1,083.34 | |
| Greenberg, Michael Mr ↺ donor $1,083.32 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $1,083.32 | |
| Clark, Barry Mr | 2 | $953.35 | |
| Owen Brennan's | 1 | $841.93 | |
| Watkins Uiberall, PLLC | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Pickler, David A Mr ↺ donor $2,000.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Memphis Light Gas & Water | 2 | $729.99 | |
| Leatherwood, Thomas F Mr III | 1 | $696.68 | |
| Office Depot | 2 | $621.18 | |
| Auto Owners | 1 | $328.00 | |
| Pearce, Scott Mr ↺ donor $327.75 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $327.75 | |
| Linkous, R.E. Mr ↺ donor $1,283.18 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $283.18 | |
| Perdue, David Mr ↺ donor $1,235.11 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $235.11 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $210.00 | |
| Groves, Brian Mr ↺ donor $650.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Independent Appeal | 1 | $141.75 |
| 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 Thomas F Leatherwood III’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $131,533 68%
- Printing & mail $31,776 16%
- Consulting & professional services $11,930 6%
- Field & voter contact $7,675 4%
- Office & operations $5,883 3%
- Other $2,827 1%
- Fundraising & events $2,305 1%
- Contributions & donations $283 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 2008 | $880.60 | $1,007.25 | Source: YE 2008 filing |
| Q3 2008 | $30,475.87 | $880.60 | Source: Q3 2008 filing |
| 12P 2008 | $8,890.20 | $30,475.87 | Source: 12P 2008 filing |
| Q2 2008 | $3,359.16 | $8,890.20 | Source: Q2 2008 filing |
| Q1 2008 | $0.00 | $3,359.16 | Source: Q1 2008 filing |