Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 08/13/2007 8:44:35 AM PDT by Calpernia
Southern donors, lawyers, retirees and investors are major backers to the undeclared candidate's exploratory committee, the Center for Responsive Politics finds.
Although Republican Fred Thompson has not officially declared his candidacy for president, he was required to file the financial report for his "testing the waters" efforts by July 31. His "Friends of Fred Thompson" exploratory committee is a 527 committee, which reports to the IRS, not yet a campaign committee that would report to the FEC. Critics have accused Thompson of dodging the disclosure rules that other candidates must abide by, while the former "Law and Order" actor has said he's just making sure there's enough interest in him as a candidate to make a formal bid.
Much of Thompson's money seemed to come from his home state of Tennessee. His supporters thus far include Howard Baker, a former U.S. senator from the state; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who played for the University of Tennessee in college; and William Haslam, mayor of Knoxville. While Thompson's total haul shown here is nothing to scoff at by previous elections' standards, it wasn't the $5 million his aides hoped for.
Contributions to Fred Thompson
Sector Totals
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| Sector | Total |
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| Finance/Insurance/RealEstate | $585,375 |
| Other | $339,925 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $326,925 |
| Misc Business | $296,862 |
| Construction | $117,000 |
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| Health | $115,150 |
| Communications/Electronics | $83,914 |
| Energy/Natural Resources | $59,500 |
| Transportation | $53,300 |
| Agribusiness | $28,250 |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $24,450 |
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| Defense | $8,100 |
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Industry Totals
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| Industry | Total |
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| Lawyers/Law Firms | $318,525 |
| Retired | $248,475 |
| Real Estate | $218,250 |
| Securities & Investment | $140,825 |
| Misc Finance | $115,650 |
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| Misc Business | $93,550 |
| Business Services | $77,462 |
| Health Professionals | $58,350 |
| Commercial Banks | $56,500 |
| General Contractors | $54,750 |
| Civil Servants/Public Officials | $47,550 |
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| Retail Sales | $40,800 |
| Insurance | $35,150 |
| Oil & Gas | $34,050 |
| TV/Movies/Music | $33,875 |
| Building Materials & Equipment | $32,750 |
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| Computers/Internet | $30,500 |
| Misc Manufacturing & Distributing | $30,050 |
| Food & Beverage | $27,800 |
| Education | $27,750 |
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Top Ten Donors
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| Donor | Total |
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| INS Capital Management | $27,600 |
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| Gannon International | $21,612 |
| DT McCall & Sons | $20,700 |
| Akin, Gump et al | $18,900 |
| Barrett, Burke et al | $16,100 |
| Jones Management Services | $13,800 |
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| HJ Kalikow & Co | $13,800 |
| Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe | $13,800 |
| Guggenheim Advisors | $12,500 |
| Byrd & Stitzel | $11,500 |
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Information taken from data filed with the IRS.
Fred Thompson's Contributions by Location
Top 10 States
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| State | Total |
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| Tennessee | $1,302,167 |
| Texas | $337,450 |
| New York | $195,100 |
| Virginia | $193,131 |
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| California | $166,120 |
| Florida | $148,900 |
| Georgia | $121,900 |
| Louisiana | $83,500 |
| Mississippi | $54,175 |
| Maryland | $50,350 |
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Top 10 Metro Areas
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| Metro Area | Total |
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| Nashville | $576,517 |
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| Knoxville | $277,550 |
| Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV | $248,431 |
| New York | $133,400 |
| Dallas | $100,250 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | $91,800 |
| Memphis, TN-AR-MS | $74,350 |
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| Atlanta | $71,400 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $69,350 |
| Houston | $62,550 |
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Information taken from data filed with the IRS.
Fred Thompson's Expenses
Top 10 Expenditures
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| Recipient | Total Expenditure |
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| StraightLine | $66,750 |
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| i Web Strategies | $65,363 |
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| Project Performance Corp | $49,738 |
| Fall School Business Center | $39,051 |
| Internal Revenue Service | $35,031 |
| Kaegi Resources | $35,000 |
| CMDI | $33,137 |
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| Phil Martin | $32,526 |
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| Bryan Cave, LLP | $25,322 |
| New Media Strategies | $21,142 |
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Expenditures by Category
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| Sector | Total |
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| Administrative | $499,339 |
| Fundraising | $86,719 |
| Media | $21,350 |
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| Campaign Expenses | $15,000 |
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| Contributions | $2,725 |
| Unknown | $613 |
| GRAND TOTAL | $625,746 |
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Expenditures taken from data filed with the IRS.
New York State ranks third in Donors by State, and New York City ranks fourth in Donors by Metro Area.
Now, that’s encouraging.
I apologize for the misunderstanding, I should have been more clear and quoted this:
While Thompson's total haul shown here is nothing to scoff at by previous elections' standards, it wasn't the $5 million his aides hoped for.
It's annoying how often even good news is tempered by this kind of thing.
You trolling my post too? I posted everyone’s 2nd Quarter results. Should I not include Fred?
Agreed. Fred is working the system in a very intelligent way.
Agreed, a lot of people are just waiting for him to officially announce. November 2007 would be a good time.
With all the constant media hype about the candidates and all their completely useless straw polls and multiple meaningless debates, Mr Thompson can (sadly) capitalize on the fact that a LOT of American voters are going to be really ticked when the national election doesn't materialize THIS November. I've been doing politics for decades, and personally suspect that voter burn out from a two year long election year is what Democrats are counting on to win. A Fred Thompson candidacy has the potential to counteract burnout and recapture voters' interest.
LOL!
That sounds more like species than social class.
Guess I’m missing your point? Or did you have one?
Just a little fun...
Me either. I’m a small-mouth bass fisher, uh, person. :)
Their New England Clam Chowder is OUT OF THIS WORLD.
Oh yeah, they’re excellent...
Good Chowder also...
Ha ha ha, we are of the same mind on seafood at least...
Thank you, Calpernia.
I am sure we all want a presidential candidate who can stand up and defend his own decisions-fiscal and otherwise.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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I never realized how much Fred looks like Jack Nicholson.
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