Tim Burchett — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 2 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 2 Republican

2018 U.S. Representative, District 2 · totals since Jul 1, 2017

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 → · 9 filings · Q3 2017–YE 2018

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 →
$135,890
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 →
$1,094,058
includes $25,337 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
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 →
$16,154
goods or services
Total disbursed
$958,168
Donors
1,149
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $135,890 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
YE 2018 reported receipts $1,200
30G 2018 reported receipts $118,973
12G 2018 reported receipts $106,590
Q3 2018 reported receipts $232,382
12P 2018 reported receipts $27,394
Q2 2018 reported receipts $227,456
Q1 2018 reported receipts $85,587
YE 2017 reported receipts $153,673
Q3 2017 reported receipts $140,802
Total receipts $1,094,058
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $1,200 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $118,973 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $106,590 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $232,382 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $27,394 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $227,456 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $85,587 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $153,673 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $140,802 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • YE 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2018 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $958,168
Total disbursed $958,168
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $32,435 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $133,087 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $94,629 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $241,617 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $88,269 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $226,889 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $54,121 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $59,995 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $27,125 filing-stated
Receipts
$1,094,058
Total disbursed
$958,168

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), 88% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $958K · 88%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $25K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $109K · 10%

Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a) compares individuals, itemized (line 11a) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a): $958,480 ÷ Total receipts: $1,094,058
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $958,480
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $25,337
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $108,825
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $1,415
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $1,200 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $118,973 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $106,590 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $232,382 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $27,394 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $227,456 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $85,587 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $153,673 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $140,802 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • YE 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2018 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $941,732 Out of state $110,419
  • Knoxville $734K70%
  • Nashville $42K4%
  • Maryville $28K3%
  • Washington, DC $19K2%
  • Powell $16K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $122K
  • Other out-of-state $91K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $110,419 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,052,151
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $110,419

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2017 – Dec 2018. Peak $172,625 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $233,690 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 823 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 335 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $26,204 and their names are withheld.

823 named donors 1,214 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Dugan J McLaughlin ↺ paid $2,700.00 4 $8,100.00
Margaret D Scism ↺ paid $2,700.00 3 $8,100.00
Darby Campbell ↺ paid $500.00 3 $5,900.00
Kevin T Clayton 3 $5,900.00
Peter V Claussen 4 $5,700.00
Eric Barton 3 $5,525.00
John Felton 2 $5,400.00
Stephen South 4 $5,400.00
Dwight A Disney 2 $5,400.00
Will Bunch 2 $5,400.00

Expenditures

110 vendors 399 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
SRCP Media 8 $325,783.00 34%
Coldspark 21 $143,571.88 15%
Kaegi Resources 5 $98,312.77 10%
Smith, Thomsen ↺ donor $2,000.00 8 $44,000.01 5%
Osage Strategies 3 $39,483.00 4%
Davis, Andrew ↺ donor $1,000.00 36 $39,317.48 4%
Campaign Solutions 23 $29,087.87 3%
Troy Brewer CPA Inc. 14 $24,700.00 3%
Parrott Printing 5 $20,908.70 2%
White Realty 14 $14,280.00 2%

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 Tim Burchett’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $385,069 41%
  • Consulting & professional services $240,586 25%
  • Printing & mail $129,837 14%
  • Field & voter contact $69,253 7%
  • Office & operations $38,496 4%
  • Fundraising & events $32,244 3%
  • Other $27,152 3%
  • Contributions & donations $10,825 1%
  • Staff & payroll $6,000 0.7%
  • Travel $5,787 0.7%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2018 $167,124.82 $135,889.60 Source: YE 2018 filing
30G 2018 $181,239.14 $167,124.82 Source: 30G 2018 filing
12G 2018 $169,278.59 $181,239.14 Source: 12G 2018 filing
Q3 2018 $178,512.73 $169,278.59 Source: Q3 2018 filing
12P 2018 $239,387.98 $178,512.73 Source: 12P 2018 filing
Q2 2018 $238,821.10 $239,387.98 Source: Q2 2018 filing
Q1 2018 $207,354.33 $238,821.10 Source: Q1 2018 filing
YE 2017 $113,676.31 $207,354.33 Source: YE 2017 filing
Q3 2017 $0.00 $113,676.31 Source: Q3 2017 filing