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Ken Yager — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 12 Republican

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12

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
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 →
$499,184
includes $17,850 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$62,012
goods or services
Total Spent
$491,606
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 →
98%
$491,606 spent of $499,184 raised (cash)
Donors
521
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
8%
$46,000 of $561,196 raised, including in-kind · $2,000 donated, $44,000 loaned
Out-of-State
4%
$21,550 from outside TN
Why this number?

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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Year-End 2008 states $49,726.58, Q4 2008 states $10,251.83. The figure shown is Year-End 2008's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Reported on this filing:

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $435,334
Candidate's own contributions $2,000
Loans received $44,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $17,850
Raised (cash) $499,184
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Amendment $4,300 derived
  • Q4 2008 Initial $53,020 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $52,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $720 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $129,917 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $84,659 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $478 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $780 filing-stated
    • Loans $44,000 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $67,245 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $63,280 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $372 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,593 filing-stated
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  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $25,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $25,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $95,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $92,150 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,950 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $31,520 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $28,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,670 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $92,132 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $84,145 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,987 filing-stated

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 $489,155
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,452
Total spent $491,606
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Amendment $25,473 derived
  • 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
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  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $26,961 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,906 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $55 filing-stated
  • 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

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: $21,550 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $561,196
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $21,550
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$561,196
Spent
$491,606

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 8% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 57%, organizations and PACs 24%, with 11% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $46K · 8% Individuals $319K · 57% Organizations & PACs $134K · 24% Other sources $62K · 11%
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: $46,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $561,196
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $46,000
From individuals $319,322
From organizations and PACs $133,862
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $62,012
Source 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 →

$708average gift
$500median gift
426individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0.5%
0.1%
$50–200
12%
2%
$200–1K
57%
30%
$1K–5K
31%
57%
$5K+
0.8%
11%
Why this number?

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

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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: 426
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $301,472
Median gift $500
Individual donors 426
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
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: $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 total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $6,647 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 686 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
Government Accountabilty Project 1 $7,500.00
Volunteer PAC Tennessee 1 $7,500.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 3 $4,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $3,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 3 $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

$44,000.00 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 $44,000
Loan principal shown $44,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ken Yager) Candidate loan Oct 21, 2008 $44,000.00 $0.00 $44,000.00

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
Year-End 2008 Amended $70,900.05 $49,726.58 Source ↗
Q4 2008 $49,726.58 $10,251.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 $176,903.19 $70,900.05 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $170,069.49 $176,903.19 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $171,230.25 $170,069.49 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $96,333.11 $171,230.25 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $76,200.11 $96,333.11 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $0.00 $76,200.11 Source ↗