Harold Ford Jr — 2006 U.S. Senator campaign

U.S. Senator Democratic

2006 U.S. Senator · totals since Jan 1, 2005

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 → · 10 filings · Q1 2005–YE 2006

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 →
$76,050
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 →
$14,306,468
includes $1,245,721 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$13,310 refunded
$50,000 in loans included
Total disbursed
$15,302,455
Donors
9,543
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 2006 YEAR-END $76,050 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 2006 reported receipts $47,671
30G 2006 reported receipts $4,398,285
12G 2006 reported receipts $1,223,752
Q3 2006 reported receipts $2,276,266
12P 2006 reported receipts $1,844,323
Q1 2006 reported receipts $1,473,189
YE 2005 reported receipts $1,043,235
Q3 2005 reported receipts $523,904
Q2 2005 reported receipts $697,199
Q1 2005 reported receipts $778,644
Total receipts $14,306,468
From each filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $47,671 filing-stated
  • 30G 2006 POST-GENERAL $4,398,285 filing-stated
  • 12G 2006 PRE-GENERAL $1,223,752 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $2,276,266 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2006 PRE-PRIMARY $1,844,323 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 APRIL QUARTERLY $1,473,189 filing-stated
  • YE 2005 YEAR-END $1,043,235 filing-stated
  • Q3 2005 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $523,904 filing-stated
  • Q2 2005 JULY QUARTERLY $697,199 filing-stated
  • Q1 2005 APRIL QUARTERLY $778,644 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • YE 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
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  • 30G 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
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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 $15,302,455
Total disbursed $15,302,455
From each filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $460,595 filing-stated
  • 30G 2006 POST-GENERAL $4,380,919 filing-stated
  • 12G 2006 PRE-GENERAL $1,672,513 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $3,200,164 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2006 PRE-PRIMARY $2,281,816 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 APRIL QUARTERLY $1,068,559 filing-stated
  • YE 2005 YEAR-END $915,416 filing-stated
  • Q3 2005 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $570,612 filing-stated
  • Q2 2005 JULY QUARTERLY $474,593 filing-stated
  • Q1 2005 APRIL QUARTERLY $277,268 filing-stated
Receipts
$14,306,468
Total disbursed
$15,302,455

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 →

10% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 90%.

Itemized $10.9M · 90% Small unitemized gifts $1.2M · 10%

Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts compares unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum) with all individual contributions.

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The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.

Unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum): $1,245,721 ÷ All individual contributions: $12,170,609
Inputs behind Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts
Itemized individual contributions $10,924,888
Unitemized small donations $1,245,721

Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 63% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $9.0M · 63%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $1.2M · 9%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $1.2M · 8%Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $181K · 1%Reports without line figures in our data $2.5M · 18%

Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a) compares individuals, itemized (line 11a) 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.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a): $8,990,725 ÷ Total receipts: $14,306,468
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $8,990,725
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $1,245,721
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $1,206,819
Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $48,035
Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $181,141
Loans (line 13) $50,000
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $42,505
Reports without line figures in our data $2,541,522
From each filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $47,671 filing-stated
  • 30G 2006 POST-GENERAL $4,398,285 filing-stated
  • 12G 2006 PRE-GENERAL $1,223,752 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $2,276,266 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2006 PRE-PRIMARY $1,844,323 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 APRIL QUARTERLY $1,473,189 filing-stated
  • YE 2005 YEAR-END $1,043,235 filing-stated
  • Q3 2005 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $523,904 filing-stated
  • Q2 2005 JULY QUARTERLY $697,199 filing-stated
  • Q1 2005 APRIL QUARTERLY $778,644 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • YE 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
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  • Q3 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
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  • 12P 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2006 — Replaced by an amended report
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  • Q3 2005 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2005 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2005 — Replaced by an amended report
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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 →

71% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (29% from inside).

Tennessee $3,547,340 Out of state $8,801,277
  • New York, NY $1.9M16%
  • Washington, DC $1.2M10%
  • Memphis $1.1M9%
  • Nashville $702K6%
  • Chicago, IL $411K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1.7M
  • Other out-of-state $5.2M

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: $8,801,277 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $12,348,616
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,801,277

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2000 – Dec 2006. Peak $2,592,463 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $4,168,737 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 9,358 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 187 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $21,091 and their names are withheld.

9,358 named donors 12,173 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 1 $37,300.00
William E Orgel 3 $14,700.00
Jane Eskind 3 $14,700.00
Olan Mills 3 $14,700.00
Brian S Snyder 3 $14,700.00
Lavinia B Snyder 3 $14,700.00
Al Gossett 3 $14,700.00
Richard Eskind 3 $14,700.00
Michael Powell ↺ paid $33,398.10 3 $14,700.00
Raul J Fernandez 3 $14,700.00

Expenditures

612 vendors 2,090 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
GMMB 52 $7,215,835.00 48%
American Express 63 $1,583,044.55 11%
Adams Keegan Incorporated 51 $1,361,752.32 9%
Benenson Strategy Group 8 $285,369.00 2%
Buying Time, LLC 2 $162,320.00 1%
Alpert, Beth P 53 $161,770.08 1%
Tennessee Democratic Party 7 $161,357.00 1%
Starling, Ausbon J Mr 8 $156,882.00 1%
Straus/Baker LLC 19 $152,456.00 1%
Winning Solutions 1 $138,149.00 1.0%

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

  • Advertising & media $7,640,127 51%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,709,624 11%
  • Other $1,648,266 11%
  • Staff & payroll $1,367,321 9%
  • Office & operations $897,287 6%
  • Travel $654,541 4%
  • Printing & mail $485,026 3%
  • Fundraising & events $397,068 3%
  • Field & voter contact $164,547 1%
  • Contributions & donations $108,295 0.8%
  • Transfers between accounts $2,500 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 2006 $488,974.00 $76,050.00 Source: YE 2006 filing
30G 2006 $471,608.00 $488,974.00 Source: 30G 2006 filing
12G 2006 $920,369.00 $471,608.00 Source: 12G 2006 filing
Q3 2006 $1,844,267.00 $920,369.00 Source: Q3 2006 filing
12P 2006 $2,281,760.00 $1,844,267.00 Source: 12P 2006 filing
Q1 2006 $1,877,130.00 $2,281,760.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing
YE 2005 $1,749,311.00 $1,877,130.00 Source: YE 2005 filing
Q3 2005 $1,796,019.00 $1,749,311.00 Source: Q3 2005 filing
Q2 2005 $1,573,413.00 $1,796,019.00 Source: Q2 2005 filing
Q1 2005 $1,072,038.12 $1,573,413.68 Source: Q1 2005 filing

After the election

Reports ending after Dec 31, 2006.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) $42,135 · Spent $231,513 · 78 donors

3 filings · Q1 2007–TER 2007

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Carl M Pittman NAPLES, FL 34105 — $2,100.00
Kathleen C Patten LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA 30750-3132 Homemaker $2,000.00
Tyrone Burroughs GERMANTOWN, TN 38139-6557 First Choice Global Sales $1,600.00
Stuart James SIGNAL MTN, TN 37377 Goins, Carpenter & James $1,500.00
Christopher T Jackson DETROIT, MI 48214 Jackson Consulting Group LLC $1,500.00
Richard H Leike GERMANTOWN, TN 38138-6283 Crye-Leike Realtors $1,000.00
Mary Mhoon Walker MEMPHIS, TN 38111 Self-Employed $1,000.00
Howard T Wall FRANKLIN, TN 37069 Capella Healthcare $1,000.00
B Tommy Longest WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322 — $1,000.00
Christine Fredricka Barnes NASHVILLE, TN 37208 — $1,000.00
68 more donors not shown
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Reddick, Stacy CATERING FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT $500.00 06/30/2007
LMH Political Compliance CONSULTING FEES/COMPLIANCE $6,000.00 06/30/2007
Porter, Burch POSTAGE, FAX, DATA ENTRY, LEGAL FEES $721.00 06/28/2007
The Office Products Store COPIER LEASE $1,639.00 06/28/2007
American Express SEE DETAILS $1,938.00 06/28/2007
Ford, Harold LOAN REPAYMENT $7,020.00 06/28/2007
First Tennessee Bank BANK FEES $429.00 06/25/2007
First Tennessee Bank BANK FEES $30.00 06/20/2007
First Tennessee Bank MERCHANT BANK FEES $30.00 06/01/2007
Porter, Burch POSTAGE, FAX, DATA ENTRY, LEGAL FEES $2,051.00 05/22/2007
45 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
TER 2007 $0.00 $0.00 Source: TER 2007 filing
Q2 2007 $39,337.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2007 filing
Q1 2007 $76,050.00 $39,337.00 Source: Q1 2007 filing