On October 23, 2008, Walberg for Congress filed the Pre-General report with the Federal Election Commission. It covers the period from October 1 to October 15.

	Column A This Period	Column B Election Cycle-To-Date
I. RECEIPTS
11. Contributions (other than loans) From:
(a) Individuals/Persons Other than Political Committees
(i) Itemized	74151.00
(ii) Unitemized	15470.82
(iii) Total Of Contributions From Individuals	89621.82	917623.61
(b) Political Party Commitees	5125.00	18527.80
(c) Other Political Committees (such as PACS)	63020.00	719394.76
(d) The Candidate	0.00	500.00
(e) Total Contributions (11(a)(iii) + (b) + (c))	157766.82	1656046.17
12. Transfers From Other Authorized Committees	0.00	22157.62
13. Loans
(a) Made Or Guaranteed By The Candidate	0.00	0.00
(b) All Other Loans	0.00	0.00
(c) Total Loans ((a) + (b))	0.00	0.00
14. Offsets to Operating Expenditures (Refunds, Rebates, etc)	0.00	13023.89
15. Other Receipts	0.00	7802.85
16. Total Receipts (11(e) + 12 + 13(c) + 14 + 15)	157766.82	1699030.53
II. DISBURSEMENTS
17. Operating Expenditures	437012.16	1378633.69
18. Transfers to Other Authorized Committees	0.00	0.00
19. Loan Repayments:
(a) Of Loans Made or Guaranteed by the Candidate	0.00	0.00
(b) Of All Other Loans	0.00	0.00
(c) Total Loan Repayments ((a) + (b))	0.00	0.00
20. Refunds of Contributions To:
(a) Individuals/Persons Other Than Political Committees	0.00	2350.00
(b) Political Party Committees	0.00	0.00
(c) Other Political Committees (such as PACs)	0.00	294.12
(d) Total Contribution Refunds (28(a) + (b) + (c))	0.00	2644.12
21. Other Disbursements	0.00	499.00
22. Total Disbursements (17 + 18 + 19(c) + 20(d) + 21)	437012.16	1381776.81
III. CASH SUMMARY
23. Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period	691635.12
24. Total Receipts This Period (line 16)	157766.82	1699030.53
25. Subtotal (23 + 24)	849401.94
26. Total Disbursements This Period (line 22)	437012.16	1381776.81
27. Cash On Hand At Close Of The Reporting Period (25 - 26)	412389.78

In the fifteen-day period, Walberg raised $157,766.82. Of that, $89,621.82 came from individual donors, or about 57 percent. Included in that is $5,000 from the Republican National Committee. This brought his total fundraising for the cycle up to that point to $1,699,030.53.

In the same period, Walberg spent $437,012.16. This included a $42,000 mailing and about $260,000 spent on "ads."

At the close of the period, Walberg had $412,389.78 cash-on-hand. This is just 56 percent of Schauer's cash-on-hand. Schauer entered the final portion of the campaign with nearly twice as much money as Walberg.

The Jackson Citizen Patriot's Chris Gautz looked at some notable contributors to the Walberg campaign during this period. It's interesting reading.

Although significantly more than former Congressman Nick Smith's mere $125,506 raised in his 2002 reelection campaign and nearly twice former Congressman Joe Schwarz's $891,845 in 2004, Walberg only slightly outraised Schwarz's $1,608,883 for the 2006 Republican primary. Walberg's fundraising appears consistent with a Republican in a tough race, unlike the extraordinary records set by Schauer.

Labels: 2008 Election, Fundraising, Tim Walberg