Ever wonder whose money influences which candidates? I do. So, I looked at two races in Tennessee: US Senate against incumbent Lamar Alexander, and US House, District 3, with Chuck Fleischmann against Westin Wamp. I thought you might like to see who's backing whom, and what's in it for them if their candidate wins. I include links to my source in case you want to check on other races.
Enjoy!
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Chuck Fleischmann (R) *
Raised:$1,229,136
Spent: $ 887,360
Cash on Hand: $348,260
Last Report: July
18, 2014
Individual contributions
Small Contributions $ 13,073 (1%)
Large Contributions
$686,880 (56%)
PAC contributions $529,183 (43%)
Candidate self-financing $ 0
Other $ 0
Top Contributors
2014 Race: Tennessee District 03
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Chuck Fleischmann (R) *
Contributor Total
Deroyal Industries $27,000
Wright Brothers Construction $15,400
Pointer Management $14,300
Gibco Construction $13,000
Unum Group $12,600
Automotive Free International Trade PAC $12,500
Jones Management Services $12,000
Haury & Smith Contractors $11,200
Federation of American Hospitals $10,500
McKee Foods $10,300
Bechtel Group $10,000
Every Republican is Crucial PAC $10,000
Freedom Project $10,000
Ingram Industries $10,000
Northrop Grumman $10,000
American Bankers Assn $ 9,000
Babcock & Wilcox $ 9,000
Raytheon Co $ 9,000
USEC Inc $ 8,800
Decosimo $ 8,100
Weston Wamp (R)
Raised: $584,861
Spent: $501,699
Cash on Hand:$83,161
Last Report: July
18, 2014
Individual contributions
- Small
Contributions $ 12,029 ( 2%)
- Large
Contributions
$561,320 (96%)
PAC contributions $ 4,000 ( 1%)
Candidate self-financing $ 7,512 ( 1%)
Other $ 0
Weston Wamp (R)
Contributor Total
Southern Champion Tray $13,000
Lamp Post Group $10,112
Ambition
$ 7,800
Card-Monroe Corp $ 7,800
Energy Earth LLC $ 7,800
Coker Tire Co $ 7,200
Chattem Inc $ 6,200
Acme Industrial Piping $ 5,200
Chattanooga Allergy Clinic $ 5,200
Dixie Roofing $ 5,200
Double Cola
$ 5,200
Ermc $ 5,200
Experts Exchange $ 5,200
Hutton Co $ 5,200
Industrial Boiler & Mechanical Co $ 5,200
Industrial Welding Supply $ 5,200
Reliance Partners $ 5,200
Thinking Media $ 5,200
Woople $ 5,200
Miller Industries $ 5,100
Total Raised and Spent
2014 Race: Tennessee Senate
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Lamar Alexander (R) *
Raised: $6,938,486
Spent:
$6,204,267
Cash on Hand:
$2,194,021
Last Report: July
18, 2014
Small Contributions $ 123,070 ( 2%)
Large Contributions $4,242,772 (61%)
PAC contributions $2,266,365 (33%)
Candidate self-financing $ 5,200 ( 0%)
Other $ 301,079 ( 4%)
Top Contributors
2014 Race: Tennessee Senate
Lamar Alexander (R) *
Contributor Total
Hercules Holding $34,600
McKee Foods $24,800
Regions Financial $24,200
Exelon Corp $21,500
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $20,500
Gaylord Entertainment $20,000
International Paper $20,000
Comcast Corp $18,100
Boyle Investment Co $17,100
General Atomics $16,600
Corrections Corp of America $16,000
Sembler Co $15,600
Bechtel Group $15,200
Ingram Industries $14,750
Apollo Education Group $14,000
Cigna Corp $13,700
Amgen Inc $13,400
Crestview Partners $12,900
Haury & Smith Contractors $12,900
Home Depot $12,600
Joe Carr (R)
Raised: $1,353,452
Spent: $ 986,224
Cash on Hand: $ 169,219
Last Report: July
18, 2014
Small Contributions $ 312,408 (23%)
Large Contributions
$ 802,804 (59%)
PAC contributions $ 28,675 ( 2%)
Candidate self-financing $ 0
Other $ 209,565 (15%)
Joe Carr (R)
Contributor Total
Sweeping Corp of America $13,000
Southeast Financial Group $12,150
Beaman Automotive Group $10,400
Copart Inc $10,400
Grand Avenue Transportation $10,400
Tennessee Industrial Electronics $10,400
Waller Law $10,400
Murfreesboro Dental Excellence $10,000
Verture Express $10,000
Middle Tennessee State University $ 8,550
DT McCall & Sons $ 8,000
Chattanooga Whiskey $ 7,800
Healthmark Ventures $ 7,800
Next Generation Underwriters $ 7,000
All Out Lawn Services $ 6,900
State of Tennessee $ 6,700
M2g Med Management $ 6,200
Regions Financial $ 5,700
Acadia Healthcare $ 5,200
Bolling Stone $ 5,200
Cox Oil $ 5,200
Dermatix Laser Center $ 5,200
Frank Neal & Co $ 5,200
Homecare Solutions $ 5,200
Peck Enterprises $ 5,200
Physciatric Solutions $ 5,200
Right Through Pen $ 5,200
Sani-Tech Jetvac Services $ 5,200
Gordon Ball (D)
Raised: $ 454,161
Spent: $ 444,695
Cash on Hand: $9,464
Last Report: July
18, 2014
Individual contributions
Small Contributions $ 2,007 ( 0%)
Large Contributions
$ 44,163 (10%)
PAC contributions $
0
Candidate self-financing $ 407,990 (90%)
Other $
1 ( 0%)
Gordon Ball (D)
Contributor Total
Barrett Law Office PA $ 2,000
Lenson Realty $ 1,000
Terry Glen Adams, Jr (D)
Raised: $99,877
Spent: $86,391
Cash on Hand: $13,588
Last Report: July
18, 2014
Individual
contributions $14,297 (14%)
- Small Contributions $81,080 (81%)
- Large Contributions
PAC contributions $0
Candidate self-financing $4,500 (5%)
Other $ 0
Terry Glen Adams, Jr (D)
Contributor Total
Mortgage Investors Group $5,850
Garza Law Firm $2,600
Freeman Webb Co $2,250
Central Distributors $2,000
Trauger & Tuke $2,000
Waller, Lansden et al $2,000
Gilreath & Assoc $1,000
Grayson Bmw $1,000
Horne Enterprises $1,000
Jones Motor Group $1,000
Law Office of J Houston Gordon $1,000
Law Offices of David H Dunaway & Assoc $1,000
Leibowitz Law Firm, Pllc $1,000
Mason Professional Services $1,000
Think Link Learning $1,000
Winchester, Sellers et al $1,000
