Memphis

Ken Yager — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 12 Republican

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12 · totals since Jul 1, 2007

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 → · 8 filings · Year-End 2007–Year-End 2008

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 →
$49,727
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 →
$501,858
includes $17,850 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $88,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$62,012
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$491,606
Donors
514
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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

Show formula

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed). Note: the opening cash balance on Q4 2008 is $49,726.58, and the ending cash balance on the previous filing, Pre-General 2008, is $70,900.05 — both as filed.

Reported on this filing:

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

Show formula

Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2008 reported receipts $53,234
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $129,917
Q3 2008 reported receipts $68,261
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $25,800
Q2 2008 reported receipts $95,778
Q1 2008 reported receipts $32,065
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $92,502
Year-End 2008 reported receipts $4,300
Reported receipts $501,858
From each filing:
Show 4 more filings

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

Show formula

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $489,155
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,452
Total spent $491,606
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $92,709 derived
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $235,920 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $61,428 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $61,415 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $13 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $26,961 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,906 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $55 filing-stated
Show 4 more filings
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $20,881 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,843 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $38 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $11,932 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,679 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $253 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $16,302 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,210 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,092 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2008 Amendment $25,473 derived
Receipts
$501,858
Spent
$491,606

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: individuals, itemized, 60% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $301K · 60%Organizations and PACs, itemized $134K · 27%Unitemized contributions $18K · 4%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $47K · 9%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts.

Show formula

Each selected report's reported 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: $301,472 ÷ Reported receipts: $501,858
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2,000
Individuals, itemized $301,472
Organizations and PACs, itemized $133,862
Unitemized contributions $17,850
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $46,674
From each filing:
Show 4 more filings

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$716average gift
$500median gift
421individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0.5%
0.1%
$50–200
11%
2%
$200–1K
57%
30%
$1K–5K
31%
57%
$5K+
0.8%
11%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

Show formula

Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $301,472 ÷ Individual donors: 421
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $301,472
Median gift $500
Individual donors 421
Source filings:

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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $413,784 Out of state $21,550
  • Nashville $102K23%
  • Knoxville $50K11%
  • Kingston $42K10%
  • Harriman $27K6%
  • Dayton $22K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $170K
  • Other out-of-state $22K

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

Show formula

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: $21,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $435,334
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $21,550
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2002 – Oct 2009. Peak $89,159 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $295,310 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $434,984 of $435,334 in itemized contributions. The other $350 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 466 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

466 named donors 688 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind 3 $59,992.60
RAAMPAC 4 $15,000.00
MPAC 3 $15,000.00
Leaders of Tennessee 2 $15,000.00
Majority Tennessee 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 1 $7,500.00
Government Accountabilty Project 1 $7,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $4,000.00
Roane County Republican Party PAC 3 $4,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $3,000.00

Expenditures

115 vendors 324 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
On Message Inc. 26 $287,118.74 59%
Kuykendall, Robert 15 $31,232.92 6%
Barrett, Rachel 13 $29,813.15 6%
Professional Services 11 $25,495.15 5%
Majority Strategies 6 $19,029.14 4%
Lewis Group 11 $13,867.36 3%
Campaign Graphics Plus 1 $7,153.70 1%
Snodderly, Aaron 11 $6,160.13 1%
The UPS Store 8 $4,264.72 0.9%
Tennessee Valley Sign 3 $3,677.75 0.8%

Loans

$88,000.00 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.

Show formula

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 $88,000
Loan principal shown $88,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ken Yager) Candidate loan Oct 21, 2008 $88,000.00 $0.00 $88,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $280,954 57%
  • Consulting & professional services $128,371 26%
  • Printing & mail $37,755 8%
  • Office & operations $16,366 3%
  • Travel $10,646 2%
  • Fundraising & events $6,992 1%
  • Other $5,846 1%
  • Contributions & donations $1,305 0.3%
  • Loan & debt repayment $870 0.2%
  • Field & voter contact $50 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 2008 $49,726.58 $10,251.83 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25722
Pre-General 2008 $176,903.19 $70,900.05 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24717
Q3 2008 Amended $170,069.49 $176,903.19 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24552
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $171,230.25 $170,069.49 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23052
Q2 2008 Amended $96,333.11 $171,230.25 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 23435
Q1 2008 Amended $76,200.11 $96,333.11 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20884
Year-End 2008 Amended $70,900.05 $49,726.58 Source: Year-End 2008 filing Report 33083
Year-End 2007 Amended $0.00 $76,200.11 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20875