Diane L Black — 2016 U.S. Representative, District 6 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 6 Republican

2016 U.S. Representative, District 6 · totals since Jan 1, 2015

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 → · 11 filings · Q1 2015–YE 2016

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 →
$65,236
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 →
$1,818,178
includes $28,618 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$2,602
goods or services
Total disbursed
$2,819,758
Donors
949
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 2016 YEAR-END $65,236 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 2016 reported receipts $3,220
30G 2016 reported receipts $138,175
12G 2016 reported receipts $67,684
Q3 2016 reported receipts $298,977
12P 2016 reported receipts $74,180
Q2 2016 reported receipts $400,413
Q1 2016 reported receipts $137,140
YE 2015 reported receipts $118,649
Q3 2015 reported receipts $315,173
Q2 2015 reported receipts $169,585
Q1 2015 reported receipts $94,982
Total receipts $1,818,178
From each filing:
  • YE 2016 YEAR-END $3,220 filing-stated
  • 30G 2016 POST-GENERAL $138,175 filing-stated
  • 12G 2016 PRE-GENERAL $67,684 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $298,977 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2016 PRE-PRIMARY $74,180 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 JULY QUARTERLY $400,413 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 APRIL QUARTERLY $137,140 filing-stated
  • YE 2015 YEAR-END $118,649 filing-stated
  • Q3 2015 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $315,173 filing-stated
  • Q2 2015 JULY QUARTERLY $169,585 filing-stated
  • Q1 2015 APRIL QUARTERLY $94,982 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • 30G 2016 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2016 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2015 — 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 $2,819,758
Total disbursed $2,819,758
From each filing:
  • YE 2016 YEAR-END $52,590 filing-stated
  • 30G 2016 POST-GENERAL $158,180 filing-stated
  • 12G 2016 PRE-GENERAL $241,272 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $700,611 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2016 PRE-PRIMARY $186,065 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 JULY QUARTERLY $865,865 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 APRIL QUARTERLY $179,766 filing-stated
  • YE 2015 YEAR-END $145,945 filing-stated
  • Q3 2015 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $151,438 filing-stated
  • Q2 2015 JULY QUARTERLY $92,934 filing-stated
  • Q1 2015 APRIL QUARTERLY $45,093 filing-stated
Receipts
$1,818,178
Total disbursed
$2,819,758

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: PACs and other committees (line 11c), 60% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $684K · 38%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $29K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $1.1M · 60%

Share of total receipts: PACs and other committees (line 11c) compares pacs and other committees (line 11c) 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.

PACs and other committees (line 11c): $1,091,899 ÷ Total receipts: $1,818,178
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: PACs and other committees (line 11c)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $684,417
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $28,618
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $1,091,899
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $13,244
From each filing:
  • YE 2016 YEAR-END $3,220 filing-stated
  • 30G 2016 POST-GENERAL $138,175 filing-stated
  • 12G 2016 PRE-GENERAL $67,684 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $298,977 filing-stated
Show 7 more filings
  • 12P 2016 PRE-PRIMARY $74,180 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 JULY QUARTERLY $400,413 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 APRIL QUARTERLY $137,140 filing-stated
  • YE 2015 YEAR-END $118,649 filing-stated
  • Q3 2015 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $315,173 filing-stated
  • Q2 2015 JULY QUARTERLY $169,585 filing-stated
  • Q1 2015 APRIL QUARTERLY $94,982 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • 30G 2016 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2016 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2015 — 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 →

63% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (37% from inside).

Tennessee $661,660 Out of state $1,112,054
  • Washington, DC $436K25%
  • Nashville $114K6%
  • Gallatin $94K5%
  • Alexandria, VA $73K4%
  • Hendersonville $61K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $393K
  • Other out-of-state $603K

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: $1,112,054 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,773,714
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,112,054

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Dec 2016. Peak $235,763 in Sep 2015. Spending peaked at $722,845 in Jun 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 927 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 24 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,125 and their names are withheld.

927 named donors 1,327 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Raytheon PAC ↺ paid $3,000.00 10 $13,000.00
John Evans 1 $10,800.00
Stephen B Smith Sr 1 $10,800.00
Garry McNabb 2 $10,800.00
James P Totten 2 $10,800.00
Richard Isaacson 2 $10,400.00
Cox Enterprises PAC COXPAC Inc. 2 $10,000.00
American College of Radiology Association PAC 3 $10,000.00
Majority Committee PAC 2 $10,000.00
The Home Depot INC PAC 3 $10,000.00

Expenditures

157 vendors 626 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
On Message Inc. 54 $1,267,682.46 45%
Majority Strategies 19 $364,162.05 13%
NRCC 8 $189,200.00 7%
H2 Capital Consulting LLC 35 $184,801.86 7%
Kaegi Resources 4 $115,203.53 4%
Coker, Matt 36 $79,973.96 3%
Campaignhq 7 $52,279.70 2%
Compliance Consulting LLC 22 $42,947.95 2%
Marathon Strategic Communications 3 $26,492.52 1.0%
Vivid Seats LTD 4 $22,909.47 0.9%

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

  • Advertising & media $1,223,324 44%
  • Consulting & professional services $540,551 19%
  • Printing & mail $438,261 16%
  • Transfers between accounts $194,200 7%
  • Fundraising & events $162,361 6%
  • Other $88,914 3%
  • Office & operations $74,424 3%
  • Travel $54,817 2%
  • Contributions & donations $13,200 0.5%
  • Staff & payroll $1,469 0.1%

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 2016 $114,605.31 $65,235.63 Source: YE 2016 filing
30G 2016 $134,610.06 $114,605.31 Source: 30G 2016 filing
12G 2016 $308,198.16 $134,610.06 Source: 12G 2016 filing
Q3 2016 $709,831.94 $308,198.16 Source: Q3 2016 filing
12P 2016 $821,717.16 $709,831.94 Source: 12P 2016 filing
Q2 2016 $1,287,168.83 $821,717.16 Source: Q2 2016 filing
Q1 2016 $1,329,794.83 $1,287,168.83 Source: Q1 2016 filing
YE 2015 $1,357,091.17 $1,329,794.83 Source: YE 2015 filing
Q3 2015 $1,193,355.29 $1,357,091.17 Source: Q3 2015 filing
Q2 2015 $1,116,704.13 $1,193,355.29 Source: Q2 2015 filing
Q1 2015 $1,066,815.57 $1,116,704.13 Source: Q1 2015 filing

After the election

Reports ending after Dec 31, 2016.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) $251,550 · Spent $325,797 · 139 donors

8 filings · Q1 2017–YE 2018

Outside groups spent $905 opposing — not this campaign's money

Includes $1,713 spent not itemized below.

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Cox Enterprises PAC COXPAC Inc. WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1459 — $6,000.00
American College of Radiology Association PAC RESTON, VA 20191 — $5,000.00
Eli Lilly and Company PAC INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46285-0001 — $5,000.00
Deloitte Federal Political Action Committee WASHINGTON, DC 20044 — $5,000.00
National Emergency Medicine PAC NEMPAC DALLAS, TX 75261-9911 — $5,000.00
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance PAC SPRINGFIELD, MA 01111-0001 — $5,000.00
Boston Scientific Corp PAC NATICK, MA 01760-1536 — $5,000.00
KPMG PAC KPMG Partnersprincipals and Employees PAC WASHINGTON, DC 20036-8254 — $5,000.00
American Academy of Dermatology Assn SKINPAC WASHINGTON, DC 20005-2125 — $5,000.00
Value In Electing Women PAC WASHINGTON, DC 20001-3965 — $5,000.00
129 more donors not shown
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
BBT BANK FEE $20.00 09/21/2018
Compliance Consulting LLC COMPLIANCE CONSULTING $500.00 09/06/2018
BBT BANK FEE $20.00 08/21/2018
BBT BANK FEE $20.00 07/23/2018
BBT BANK FEE $20.00 06/21/2018
BBT BANK FEE $20.00 05/21/2018
Compliance Consulting LLC COMPLIANCE CONSULTING $500.00 05/09/2018
BBT BANK FEE $20.00 04/23/2018
Intuit SUBSCRIPTION $35.00 04/20/2018
Anedot CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FEE $5.55 04/03/2018
155 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2018 $3,702.11 $3,702.11 Source: YE 2018 filing
Q3 2018 $4,262.11 $3,702.11 Source: Q3 2018 filing
Q2 2018 $4,862.66 $4,262.11 Source: Q2 2018 filing
Q1 2018 $8,256.14 $4,862.66 Source: Q1 2018 filing
YE 2017 $12,409.00 $8,256.14 Source: YE 2017 filing
Q3 2017 $42,481.37 $12,409.00 Source: Q3 2017 filing
Q2 2017 $98,739.95 $42,481.37 Source: Q2 2017 filing
Q1 2017 $65,235.63 $98,739.95 Source: Q1 2017 filing