The same donor can appear here as more than one record when filings list different details
for them — another address, a different employer, a new spelling of the name. We merge
records only when we can prove they're one person; uncertain matches stay separate.
Benjamin SchmickleFederal
Federal campaign finance — contributions to U.S. House & Senate candidates, from FEC filings.
Est. TN-directed
$1,000
Gross Total Given
$1,000
Candidates Supported
2
Total Contributions
4
Why are there two totals?
Gross total given is the face value of everything this donor contributed. Est. TN-directed discounts gifts to PACs by the share of each PAC's spending that leaves Tennessee — so the gap between the two is money headed out of state, or not yet spent.
Some rows below share a date and amount — typically one gift for the primary and one for the general election. Where the filing's election designation isn't clearly captured, we show these gifts without a per-election label rather than guess which is which.
| Amount | Date | Period | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| $250.00 | 09/29/2025 | Q3 | |
| $250.00 | 10/04/2025 | 12S | |
| $250.00 | 10/04/2025 | YE |
| Amount | Date | Period | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| $250.00 | 12/29/2025 | YE |