Thomas Weston Wamp — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 3 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 3 · totals since Oct 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 → · 6 filings · YE 2011–TER 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 →
$0
as of the Termination report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$668,003
includes $9,525 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$668,003
Donors
421
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), 96% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $644K · 96%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $10K · 1%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $14K · 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 →
89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).
Tennessee $585,493 Out of state $71,550
- Chattanooga $270K41%
- Signal Mountain $45K7%
- Lookout Mountain $37K6%
- Hixson $35K5%
- Ooltewah $35K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $164K
- Other out-of-state $72K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2011 – Dec 2012. Peak $164,338 in Mar 2012. Spending peaked at $363,911 in Jul 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 418 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $275 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Chitty | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Harold Coker ↺ paid $2,500.00 | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Karen Hutton ↺ paid $2,500.00 | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Battle Born PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Zach Wamp for Governor ↺ paid $5,000.00 | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Ralph Buckner Jr ↺ paid $1,000.00 | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Lee Beaman | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Zach Wamp | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Roger Talley | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Zan Guerry | 1 | $2,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Coverage: we hold 97% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2012 cycle — about $18,000 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRCP Media | 8 | $455,975.00 | |
| Fancy Rhino | 7 | $33,400.00 | |
| Stoneridge Group | 4 | $33,168.00 | |
| Brezina, Bonnie L ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 20 | $17,217.48 | |
| Image Works | 7 | $11,907.42 | |
| Aristotle | 26 | $9,408.25 | |
| Crisp, Emily ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 11 | $9,092.71 | |
| Bankcard Center | 6 | $9,018.22 | |
| Lamp Post Group | 4 | $8,000.00 | |
| Moriah Group | 2 | $6,500.00 | |
| Arnold, William H | 9 | $5,861.42 | |
| WRS LLC | 1 | $5,500.00 | |
| Zach Wamp for Governor ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| U.S. Treasury | 6 | $4,929.26 | |
| Extreme Reach | 5 | $4,653.00 | |
| PCS Marketing Group | 1 | $4,309.00 | |
| U.S. Postmaster | 13 | $2,816.95 | |
| Chitty, Charles B | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Coker, Harold ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Hutton, Karen ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Crawford, Ron ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Pease, Chris ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Pease, Kevin ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Crisp, Ken ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Bogo, Barry ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Lundy, Davis ↺ donor $2,250.00 | 3 | $2,250.00 | |
| Targeted Strategy | 3 | $2,152.89 | |
| Crisp, Stacey ↺ donor $1,650.00 | 1 | $1,650.00 | |
| Buchanan, Michael P ↺ donor $1,627.00 | 1 | $1,627.00 | |
| Thompson, Collin | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| United States Treasury | 1 | $1,478.00 | |
| Wonder Press | 4 | $1,303.08 | |
| Rh Apparel | 1 | $1,010.56 | |
| Buckner, Ralph Jr. ↺ donor $3,500.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Goetz Catering | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Flatwater Grill | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Extreme Reach | 1 | $568.00 | |
| Foote, Kayce | 1 | $540.00 | |
| Petty Cash | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Audience Point | 1 | $349.38 | |
| Garrett, Carter ↺ donor $286.38 | 1 | $286.38 | |
| Inkredible Cartridge | 1 | $280.71 | |
| Tennessee Dept. Employment Security | 2 | $276.75 | |
| Reese, Bekka | 1 | $275.00 | |
| Harland Checks | 1 | $272.21 | |
| Act Business Machines | 1 | $270.84 | |
| Quality Label | 1 | $225.00 | |
| First Tennessee Bank | 2 | $141.00 |
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 Thomas Weston Wamp’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $556,406 83%
- Staff & payroll $38,002 6%
- Fundraising & events $17,933 3%
- Office & operations $16,022 2%
- Consulting & professional services $13,500 2%
- Contributions & donations $13,500 2%
- Printing & mail $9,726 1%
- Other $1,276 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TER 2012 | $1,835.23 | $0.00 | Source: TER 2012 filing |
| Q3 2012 | $191,181.77 | $1,835.23 | Source: Q3 2012 filing |
| 12P 2012 | $340,336.32 | $191,181.77 | Source: 12P 2012 filing |
| Q2 2012 | $436,080.04 | $340,336.32 | Source: Q2 2012 filing |
| Q1 2012 | $285,141.56 | $436,080.04 | Source: Q1 2012 filing |
| YE 2011 | $0.00 | $285,141.56 | Source: YE 2011 filing |