Challenger Weston Wamp said Third District Congressman Chuck Fleischmann "has raised an astonishing 65.6 percent of his money for the 2012 election cycle from the combination of Washington special interest Political Action Committees (PACs) and individual contributions from people outside Tennessee’s 3rd District, a review of Federal Election Commissions reports shows."
“The congressman and his chief of staff/campaign manager can spin it any way they want, but the people of the 3rd District can see for themselves that their congressman is the poster child for why Washington is broken,” said Bonnie Brezina, Wamp campaign manager.
“The congressman has raised more money from Washington special interests than he has from the 3
rd District.”
She said the reports "show that Rep. Fleischmann received 190 contributions from more than 100 Washington special interest groups totaling $306,625, or 39.7 percent of the total money raised during the current election cycle. Rep. Fleischmann also raised $199,725 from 149 individual contributors who do not live in the 3rd District. Combined, the $506,350 represents 65.6 percent of the total money raised by the campaign."
She said Mr. Wamp "collected no special interest money in his first quarter of fundraising – the fourth quarter of 2011 -- and only 13.7 percent of his money came from individuals outside the 3rd District. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Rep. Fleischmann raised 65.4 percent of his total from Washington special interests or individual contributions from out of the 3rd District. Only $110,880 of Rep. Fleischmann’s $321,230 in the fourth quarter came from the 3rd District."
The Wamp campaign had this analysis of the fourth quarter contributions for both candidates:
Fourth Quarter 2011 Summary for Weston Wamp
Total raised $307,646
177 itemized individual contributions $300,201
Total out of district contributions 29, or 16.3% of total individual contributions
Total out of district money collected $42,250, or 14% of total individual money collected
Total PAC contributions None
Total PAC dollars None
Total PACs, out of district contributions $42,250, or 13.7% of total money raised
2012 Election Cycle Summary for Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
Total raised $771,119.45
370 itemized individual contributions $453,410.69
Total out of district contributions 149, or 40.2% of total individual contributions
Total out of district money collected $199,725, or 25.9% of total individual money collected
Total PAC contributions 190
Total PAC dollars $306,625, or 39.7% of total money raised
Total PACs, out of district contributions $506,350, or 65.6% of total money raised
Fleischmann: Fourth Quarter 2011
Total raised $321,230
157 itemized individual contributions $181,750
Total out of district contributions 55, 35% of total individual contributions
Total out of district money collected $74,350, or 40.9% of total individual money collected
Total PAC contributions 67
Total PAC dollars $136,000, or 42.3% of total money raised
Total PACs, out of district contributions $210,350, or 65.4% of total money raised
Fleischmann: Third Quarter 2011
Total raised $135,999.88
82 itemized individual contributions $92,024.88
Total out of district contributions 38, or 46% of total individual contributions
Total out of district money collected $54,800, or 59.5% of total individual money collected
Total PAC contributions 33
Total PAC dollars $40,500, or 29.7% of total money raised
Total PACs, out of district contributions $95,300, or 70% of total money raised
Fleischmann: Second Quarter 2011
Total raised $147,040.81
66 itemized individual contributions $101,735.81
Total out of district contributions 27, or 40.9% of total individual contributions
Total out of district money collected $43,525, or 42% of total individual money collected
Total PAC contributions 34
Total PAC dollars $43,000, or 29.2% of total money raised
Total PACs, out of district contributions $88,025, or 58.8% of total money raised
Fleischmann: First Quarter 2011
Total raised $127,498
52 itemized individual contributions $66,050
Total out of district contributions 26, or 50% of total individual contributions
Total out of district money collected $23,650, or 35% of total individual money collected
Total PAC contributions 39
Total PAC dollars $59,625, or 46.7% of total money raised
Total PACs, out of district contributions $83,275, or 65.3% of total money raised
Fleischmann: Post-Election 2010 to 12-31-10
Total raised $39,350
13 itemized individual contributions $11,850
Total out of district contributions 3, or 23% of total individual contributions
Total out of district money collected $3,400, or 28.6% of total individual money collected
Total PAC contributions 17
Total PAC dollars $27,500, or 69.8% of total money raised
Total PACs, out of district contributions $30,900, or 78.5% of total money raised
CONGRESSMAN CHUCK FLEISCHMANN'S HISTORY WITH PACS IN 2012 ELECTION CYCLE
FEC Reporting Period PAC Money Total Raised % PACs
11-23 to 12-31 2010 $27,500 $39,350 69.88%
1-1 to 3-31 2011 $59,625 $127,499 46.76%
4-1 to 6-30 2011 $43,000 $147,041 29.24%
7-1 to 9-30 2011 $40,500 $136,000 29.77%
10-1 TO 12-31 2011 $136,000 $321,230 42.33%
Total $306,625 $771,119 39.76%
FLEISCHMANN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 11-3-2010 TO 12-31-2010
11-4-10 Babcock & Wilcox PAC
11-9-10 Ball Corporation PAC
12-21-10 Action Committee For Rural Electrification/Missouri Cooperatives
11-24-10 American Hospital Association PAC
11-24-10 AT&T PAC
12-30-10 Babcock & Wilcox PAC
12-19-10 BASF Corporation Employees PAC
12-27-10 Electrical Contractors PAC
12-19-10 Energy Solutions Inc. Fund for Effective Government
12-21-10 FedEx PAC
12-21-10 Glaxosmithkline PAC
12-19-10 International Paper PAC
12-19-10 Merck & Co. Employees PAC
12-19-10 National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC
12-19-10 National Emergency Medicine PAC
11-29-10 Publix Supermarkets Associates PAC
12-19-10 Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation PAC
FLEISCHMANN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 1-1-1 TO 3-31-11
3-28-11 Action Committee for Rural Electrification/Missouri Cooperatives
3-31-11 American Urological Association PAC
3-28-11 American Bankers Association PAC
3-21-11 American Hotel and Lodging Association PAC
2-14-11 American Medical Association PAC
2-14-11 AT&T Federal PAC
1-17-11 Ball Corporation PAC
2-22-11 Bryan Cave LLP PAC
1-17-11 CH2M Hill Companies LTD PAC
3-11-22 Corrections Corporation of American PAC
3-4-11 Cray Inc. Employee PAC
3-31-11 Day & Zimmerman Inc. Federal PAC
2-18-11 Energy Solutions Inc. Fund for Effective Government
3-28-11 Fluor Corporation PAC
3-28-11 Fluor Corporation PAC (second contribution, same day)
3-22-11 Free and Strong American PAC
3-31-11 Freedom Project PAC
3-28-11 Honeywell International PAC
3-28-11 Honeywell International PAC (second contribution)
3-7-11 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
1-4-11 Husch Blackwell Sanders PAC
3-21-11 NAIOP PAC
2-14-11 National Air Transportation Association PAC
2-22-11 National Association of Broadcasters PAC
3-28-11 National Association of Convenience Stores PAC
3-28-11 National Association of Convenience Stores PAC (second contribution, same day)
3-7-11 National Association of Realtors PAC
3-23-11 National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC
3-28-11 National Chicken Council PAC
2-22-11 National Council of Textile Organizations Inc PAC
3-4-11 National Franchisee Association PAC
2-22-11 Raytheon Company PAC
3-21 11 Raytheon Company PAC
3-28-11 SAIC Inc Voluntary PAC
3-21-11 Spectra Energy Corporation PAC
3-31-11 U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC
3-31-11 United Parcel Service Inc. PAC
2-18-11 United Technologies Corporation
2-18-11 USEC Inc. PAC
FLEISCHMANN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 4-1-1 TO 6-30-11
5-10-11 Action Committee for Rural Electrification/Missouri Cooperatives
6-30-11 Action Committee for Rural Electrification/Missouri Cooperatives
6-30-11 Action Committee for Rural Electrification/Missouri Cooperatives (second contribution same day)
6-30-11 Altria Group Inc. PAC
5-27-11 Arch Coal Inc. PAC
6-7-11 AT&T Federal PAC
6-21-11 Babcock & Wilcox Company PAC
6-21-11 BAE Systems Inc. PAC
6-30-11 CH2M Hill Companies LTD PAC
6-21-11 Cray Inc. Employee PAC
6-29-11 Dealers Election Action Committee of the National Automotive Dealers Association
6-21-11 Energy Solutions Inc. Fund for Effective Government PAC
6-7-11 Every Republican Is Crucial PAC
4-28-11 Federation fo American Hospitals PAC
5-25-11 First Horizon National Corporation Federal PAC
6-30-11 Honeywell International PAC
6-30-11 Honeywell International PAC (second contribution same day)
6-29-11 Husch Blackwell Sanders PAC
6-29-11 Husch Blackwell Sanders PAC (second contribution same day)
6-20-11 IPAA Wildcatters Fund
6-30-11 National Association of Realtors
6-28-11 National Rifle Association of American Political Victory Fund
6-28-11 National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association PAC
6-30-11 Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. PAC
6-30-11 Piedmont Natural Gas PAC
5-9-11 Raytheon Company PAC
5-25-11 Rogers Group Inc. PAC
6-30-11 Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors PAC
6-21-11 Spectra Energy Corporation Action Committee PAC
5-25-11 Tennessee Road Builders Association PAC
5-2-11 Unum Group PAC
6-30-11 USEC Inc. PAC
FLEISCHMANN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 7-1-11 TO 9-30-11
9-30-11 Action Committee for Rural Electrification/Missouri Cooperatives
9-28-11 AFLAC PAC
9-30-11 Allied Pilots Association PAC
9-28-11 American Association of Airport Executives
9-8-11 Apollo Group Inc. Political Organization for Legislative Leadership
9-28-11 Arch Chemicals Inc. Government Participation Fund
9-8-11 Bechtel Group PAC
9-30-11 Bechtel Group Inc. PAC
9-28-11 BLUEPAC -- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC
9-30-11 Brown-Forman Corporation Non-Partisan Committee for Responsible Government
9-30-11 CH2M Hill Companies LTD PAC
9-30-11 CSX Corporation Good Government Fund
9-30-11 Delta Air Lines PAC
9-8-11 Eastman Chemical Company PAC
9-30-11 Eastman Chemical Company PAC
9-8-11 Electrical Contractors PAC
8-8-11 Energy Solutions Inc. Fund for Effective Government PAC
9-30-11 FedEx PAC
9-30-11 HCA Inc. Good Government Fund
9-30-11 Honeywell International PAC
9-30-11 Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc. PAC
9-28-11 International Council of Shopping Centers Inc. PAC
9-8-11 International Paper PAC
9-28-11 K&L Gales LLP PAC
8-15-11 National Association of Realtors
9-28-11 National Council of Textile Organizations Inc. PAC
9-28-11 NATSO Inc. PAC
9-28-11 Outdoor Advertising Association of America PAC
8-8-11 Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. PAC
9-30-11 Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. PAC
9-2-11 Trinity Industries Employee PAC
8-15-11 Trucking PAC of the American Trucking Association Inc.
9-8-11 United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC
9-28-11 UNUM Group PAC
9-30-11 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. PAC for Responsible Government
FLEISCHMANN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 10-1-11 TO 12-31-11
12-27-11 Action Committee for Rural Electrification/Missouri Cooperatives PAC
12-19-11 Action PAC
11-8-11 AGL Resources Inc. PAC
10-20-11 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association PAC
12-6-11 American Bankers Association PAC
12-27-11 American Hospital Association PAC
12-6-11 American Maritime Officers Voluntary PAC
12-12-11 American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy PAC
11-1-11 American Society of Travel Agents PAC
12-27-11 Americas Health Insurance Plans PAC
12-27-11 Associated Builders and Contractors PAC
11-8-11 Association of American Railroads PAC
12-27-11 Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees PAC
12-12-11 AT&T Inc. Federal PAC
12-27-11 Babcock & Wilcox Company PAC
12-19-11 Bill PAC
11-2-11 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC
11-8-11 BNSF Railway Company PAC
11-16-11 CH2M Hill Companies LTD PAC
12-31-11 CMR PAC
12-6-11 National Mining Association PAC
12-29-11 Continuing a Majority Party PAC
11-2-11 Corrections Corporation of America PAC
11-1-11 Cruise Lines International PAC
11-1-11 CSX Corporation Good Government Fund
12-31-11 Eastman Chemical Company PAC
12-12-11 Every Republican Is Crucial PAC
12-31-11 Exxon Mobile Corporation PAC
11-16-11 Federation of American Hospitals PAC
12-12-11 Freedom and Security PAC
11-23-11 Freedom Project PAC
11-2-11 G4S Secure Solutions PAC
12-29-11 Growth and Prosperity PAC
11-4-11 HCA Inc. Good Government Fund
12-29-11 Help United Republicans Today PAC
10-26-11 Ingram Barge Company PAC
12-22-11 Ingram Barge Company PAC
12-29-11 Innovation PAC
12-29-11 Jobs, Economy and Budget Fund
12-22-11 John S. Fund
12-29-11 Koch Industries Inc. PAC
12-19-11 Majority Committee PAC
12-19-11 Majority in Congress PAC
10-12-11 National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC
12-16-11 National Association of Realtors
12-27-11 National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC
11-1-11 National Emergency Medicine PAC
11-1-11 National Franchisee Association PAC
12-19-11 New Pioneers PAC
11-1-11 Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund
11-16-11 Olin Corporation Good Government Fund
11-8-11 Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. PAC
12-19-11 People for Enterprise Trade and Economic Growth PAC
11-3-11 Prosperity PAC
12-31-11 Publix Supermarkets Inc. Associates PAC
12-30-11 Republican Operation to Secure and Keep a Majority PAC
11-3-11 Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc. Employees PAC
12-6-11 Service Master Good Government Fund
12-16-11 Service Master Good Government Fund
12-22-11 Tenn PAC
12-29-11 The Eye of the Tiger PAC
12-22-11 Trans PAC
12-29-11 American Trucking Association Inc. PAC
12-22-11 Team Republicans for Utilizing Sensible Tactics PAC
11-8-11 Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government
11-28-11 United Parcel Service Inc. PAC
11-4-11 Unum Group PAC
12-6-11 Westinghouse Electric Company PAC
FLEISCHMANN CONTRIBUTIONS DELETED FROM PAC TOTALS
3-31-11 Jim Hammond for Sheriff Committee $250
6-29-11 Friends of Jim Cobb Committee $1,000
6-30-11 Friends of Phillip Pinion Committee $500
12-30-11 Mike Pence Committee $1,000
12-31-11 Leslie Miller $1,000 apparent personal contribution listed among committees