Bill Hagerty — 2020 U.S. Senator campaign

U.S. Senator Republican

2020 U.S. Senator · totals since Sep 3, 2019

Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 9 filings · Q3 2019–YE 2020

Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$55,059
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$15,772,577
includes $298,850 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$7,300,000 in loans included
Known in-kind (included in receipts) Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$2,546
goods or services
Total disbursed
$15,717,519
Donors
3,438
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • YE 2020 YEAR-END $55,059 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
YE 2020 reported receipts $28,444
30G 2020 reported receipts $523,045
12G 2020 reported receipts $334,379
Q3 2020 reported receipts $2,556,391
12P 2020 reported receipts $1,736,828
Q2 2020 reported receipts $3,480,205
Q1 2020 reported receipts $3,703,438
YE 2019 reported receipts $1,504,504
Q3 2019 reported receipts $1,905,343
Total receipts $15,772,577
From each filing:
  • YE 2020 YEAR-END $28,444 filing-stated
  • 30G 2020 POST-GENERAL $523,045 filing-stated
  • 12G 2020 PRE-GENERAL $334,379 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $2,556,391 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $1,736,828 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $3,480,205 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $3,703,438 filing-stated
  • YE 2019 YEAR-END $1,504,504 filing-stated
  • Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $1,905,343 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2020 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $15,717,519
Total disbursed $15,717,519
From each filing:
  • YE 2020 YEAR-END $566,683 filing-stated
  • 30G 2020 POST-GENERAL $1,371,342 filing-stated
  • 12G 2020 PRE-GENERAL $884,659 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $3,235,472 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $3,213,496 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $4,982,229 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $1,064,220 filing-stated
  • YE 2019 YEAR-END $374,980 filing-stated
  • Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $24,437 filing-stated
Receipts
$15,772,577
Total disbursed
$15,717,519

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →

Largest part: loans (line 13), 46% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $7.0M · 44%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $299K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $1.1M · 7%Loans (line 13) $7.3M · 46%

Share of total receipts: Loans (line 13) compares loans (line 13) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Loans (line 13): $7,300,000 ÷ Total receipts: $15,772,577
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Loans (line 13)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $7,015,336
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $298,850
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $1,074,725
Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $49,550
Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $6,629
Loans (line 13) $7,300,000
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $27,488
From each filing:
  • YE 2020 YEAR-END $28,444 filing-stated
  • 30G 2020 POST-GENERAL $523,045 filing-stated
  • 12G 2020 PRE-GENERAL $334,379 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $2,556,391 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $1,736,828 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $3,480,205 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $3,703,438 filing-stated
  • YE 2019 YEAR-END $1,504,504 filing-stated
  • Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $1,905,343 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2020 — Replaced by an amended report

Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →

62% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (38% from out of state).

Tennessee $5,038,224 Out of state $3,098,841
  • Nashville $2.0M24%
  • Washington, DC $501K6%
  • Knoxville $415K5%
  • Memphis $352K4%
  • Franklin $347K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1.9M
  • Other out-of-state $2.6M

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $3,098,841 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $8,137,065
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,098,841

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Sep 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $1,900,350 in Sep 2019. Spending peaked at $5,122,616 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 3,360 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 79 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $6,340 and their names are withheld.

3,360 named donors 5,087 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
NRSC 1 $44,600.00
Frederick Jones Hall 4 $11,200.00
Rock Holdings INC PAC 2 $10,000.00
Nebraska Sandhills PAC 2 $10,000.00
Making A Responsible Stand for Households In America PAC 2 $10,000.00
Senate Eagle PAC 2 $10,000.00
CoreCivic PAC 2 $10,000.00
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association 2 $10,000.00
The Home Depot INC PAC 2 $10,000.00
Automotive Free International Trade PAC 2 $10,000.00

Expenditures

289 vendors 1,236 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Smart Media Group 38 $5,557,340.14 35%
Pinnacle Bank 19 $4,371,642.88 28%
Kaegi Resources 9 $874,405.00 6%
The Baker Group LLC 5 $840,770.67 5%
Cavalry, LLC 9 $696,942.65 4%
Fp1 Strategies 10 $429,845.73 3%
Big Dog Strategies LLC 2 $338,814.57 2%
The Tarrance Group 5 $269,616.35 2%
Internal Revenue Service 14 $136,828.98 0.9%
FLS Connect LLC 7 $113,423.43 0.8%

Loans

$14,600,000.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Other lenders $14,600,000
Loan principal shown $14,600,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Pinnacle Bank Other lender Mar 27, 2020 $14,600,000.00 $11,571,555.25 $3,028,444.75

Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Bill Hagerty’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $6,903,098 44%
  • Loan & debt repayment $4,305,000 27%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,146,551 14%
  • Staff & payroll $675,371 4%
  • Printing & mail $579,417 4%
  • Office & operations $532,665 3%
  • Fundraising & events $217,473 1%
  • Other $172,627 1%
  • Travel $134,060 0.9%
  • Field & voter contact $51,608 0.4%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2020 $593,297.30 $55,058.59 Source: YE 2020 filing
30G 2020 $1,441,594.35 $593,297.30 Source: 30G 2020 filing
12G 2020 $1,991,873.82 $1,441,594.35 Source: 12G 2020 filing
Q3 2020 $2,670,955.43 $1,991,873.82 Source: Q3 2020 filing
12P 2020 $4,147,623.66 $2,670,955.43 Source: 12P 2020 filing
Q2 2020 $5,649,648.00 $4,147,623.66 Source: Q2 2020 filing
Q1 2020 $3,010,429.76 $5,649,648.00 Source: Q1 2020 filing
YE 2019 $1,880,906.53 $3,010,429.76 Source: YE 2019 filing
Q3 2019 $0.00 $1,880,906.53 Source: Q3 2019 filing