Bill Haslam — 2014 Governor campaign

Governor Republican

2014 Governor

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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Q4 2014

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 →
$1,213,465
as of the Q4 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$13,137,096
includes $58,138 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$500 refunded
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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 →
$50,556
goods or services
Total Spent
$5,752,931
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
44%
$5,752,931 spent of $13,137,096 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 2,771 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
53%
$6,980,000 of $13,187,652 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
4%
$583,414 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Excludes $85,455.81 the filer reported on Schedule A as a refund or reimbursement — money paid back to the committee, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $6,098,958
Loans received $6,980,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $58,138
Raised (cash) $13,137,096
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2012 Amendment $1,953,853 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,953,325 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $528 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2012 Supplemental $2,536 derived
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $31,089 derived
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $130,985 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $128,730 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,255 filing-stated
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  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $379,081 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $363,191 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $15,890 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $136,886 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $127,076 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,810 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $21,175 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $20,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $575 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 Initial $232,059 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $228,354 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,705 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $2,934,032 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,909,817 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $24,215 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $335,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $334,240 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,160 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $6,980,000 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $5,740,781
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,150
Total spent $5,752,931
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2012 Amendment $82,174 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $81,561 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $613 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2012 Supplemental $43,095 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $43,009 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $86 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $49,100 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $48,731 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $370 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $532,587 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $532,331 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $256 filing-stated
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  • Q4 2014 Amendment $508,452 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $506,025 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,427 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $1,781,978 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,781,787 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $191 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $332,081 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $330,784 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,297 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $845,259 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $844,230 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,029 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 Initial $435,004 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $433,260 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,744 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $343,807 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $343,247 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $560 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $572,424 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $569,614 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,810 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $226,968 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $226,201 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $767 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $583,414 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $13,187,652
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $583,414
Raised incl. in-kind
$13,187,652
Spent
$5,752,931

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 53% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 37%, organizations and PACs 10%.

Candidate’s own money $7.0M · 53% Individuals $4.9M · 37% Organizations & PACs $1.3M · 10%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $6,980,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $13,187,652
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $6,980,000
From individuals $4,857,732
From organizations and PACs $1,299,364
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $50,556

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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $5,515,544 Out of state $583,414
  • Nashville $1.4M24%
  • Knoxville $1.3M21%
  • Memphis $471K8%
  • Franklin $301K5%
  • Chattanooga $175K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1.9M
  • Other out-of-state $583K
Why this number?

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: $583,414 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $6,098,958
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $583,414

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2010 – Feb 2016. Peak $1,491,475 in Jan 2013. Spending peaked at $1,817,686 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $6,093,958 of $6,098,958 in itemized contributions. The other $5,000 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 2,803 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $150,000.00
Noranda Intermediate Holding Corporation PAC 2 $21,400.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 3 $20,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 3 $15,000.00
Butler Snow PAC 2 $15,000.00
Federal Express PAC 4 $11,700.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 2 $11,700.00
Corrections Corporation of America 2 $11,700.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $11,200.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $11,200.00

Showing the top 500 named donors by net amount.

Expenditures

253 vendors 1,326 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Smart Media Group 8 $1,871,777.48 33%
Kaegi Resources 28 $960,943.37 17%
Tennessee Gop 3 $300,265.96 5%
Northstar Studios 8 $229,310.00 4%
Dni Corporation 6 $219,560.33 4%
Tennessee Business Partnership 1 $200,000.00 3%
Harrell, Jeremy 79 $181,390.83 3%
Jobs4Tn 5 $175,000.00 3%
Strategic Perception Inc. 8 $149,767.67 3%
The Ingram Group 15 $130,834.00 2%

Loans

$3,490,000.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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
Candidate and family loans $3,490,000
Loan principal shown $3,490,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Bill Haslam) Candidate loan — $3,490,000.00 $0.00 $3,490,000.00

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 Haslam’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $3,179,407 55%
  • Contributions & donations $677,266 12%
  • Advertising & media $644,859 11%
  • Staff & payroll $476,160 8%
  • Office & operations $327,455 6%
  • Fundraising & events $216,362 4%
  • Travel $102,189 2%
  • Printing & mail $74,426 1%
  • Other $37,939 0.7%
  • Field & voter contact $4,718 0.1%

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 Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2014 Amended $1,589,734.22 $1,213,465.09 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $2,993,131.36 $1,589,734.22 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended $3,185,790.43 $2,993,131.36 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $4,009,874.77 $3,185,790.43 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $4,208,638.70 $4,009,874.77 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $4,548,234.74 $4,208,638.70 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $2,181,085.42 $4,548,234.74 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $2,068,460.35 $2,181,085.42 Source ↗
Year-End 2012 Amended $195,899.27 $2,068,460.35 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2012 $151,713.50 $195,899.27 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended $166,603.53 $151,713.50 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 $636,685.81 $166,603.53 Source ↗