Ken Yager — 2024 Tennessee Senate, District 12 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 12 Republican

2024 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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2021–Q4 2024

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 →
$479,376
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 →
$765,554
includes $4,580 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$3,000 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 →
$70,000
goods or services
Total Spent
$615,731
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 →
80%
$615,731 spent of $765,554 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 388 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
0.1%
$806 of $835,554 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
14%
$118,455 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $760,168
Candidate's own contributions $806
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,580
Raised (cash) $765,554
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2022 Amendment $104,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $104,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2022 Amendment $1,000 derived
  • Year-End 2021 Supplemental $92,375 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $91,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,175 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $4,500 derived
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  • Q4 2024 Amendment $30,141 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $29,250 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $791 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2024 Initial $75,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $75,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Q3 2024 Amendment $28,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $28,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2024 Amendment $80,330 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $80,230 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q2 2024 Amendment $136,325 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $135,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $575 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2023 Amendment $196,453 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $194,439 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $14 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,000 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2023 Amendment $15,130 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $30 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 $605,013
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10,718
Total spent $615,731
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2022 Amendment $23,473 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,046 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,427 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2022 Amendment $18,033 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,360 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,674 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Supplemental $20,120 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,848 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,271 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $17,294 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,947 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,346 filing-stated
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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: $118,455 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $835,554
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $118,455
Raised incl. in-kind
$835,554
Spent
$615,731

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 0.1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 29%, organizations and PACs 63%, with 8% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $806 · 0.1% Individuals $240K · 29% Organizations & PACs $525K · 63% Other sources $70K · 8%
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: $806 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $835,554
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $806
From individuals $240,093
From organizations and PACs $524,650
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $70,000
Other itemized contributions $5

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 →

84% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (16% from out of state).

Tennessee $640,708 Out of state $118,455
  • Nashville $254K33%
  • Washington, DC $52K7%
  • Brentwood $43K6%
  • Knoxville $38K5%
  • Memphis $37K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $269K
  • Other out-of-state $67K
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: $118,455 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $759,163
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $118,455

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2021 – Jan 2025. Peak $86,000 in Jun 2024. Spending peaked at $215,561 in Jul 2024.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $760,163 of $760,168 in itemized contributions. The other $5 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 390 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Republican Caucus In-Kind 1 $70,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 4 $20,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 3 $15,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 4 $12,500.00
TN Advance Financial PAC 3 $12,500.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 4 $12,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 5 $10,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $8,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 3 $7,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $7,000.00

Expenditures

370 vendors 799 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Big Dog Strategies 6 $163,276.38 27%
Smart Media Group, LLC 1 $59,922.00 10%
Baker Group Strategies 8 $43,139.22 7%
Anchor Research 2 $27,500.00 5%
Prime Media Partners, LLC 2 $21,500.00 4%
Rachel Barrett & Company 3 $18,614.57 3%
Ford Credit 8 $18,247.62 3%
Lincoln Automotive Financial Services 4 $15,810.06 3%
Maple Creek Bistro 14 $15,675.64 3%
Yager, Malinda R. 10 $8,810.28 1%

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.

  • Printing & mail $166,697 28%
  • Advertising & media $112,477 19%
  • Fundraising & events $97,077 16%
  • Consulting & professional services $80,913 13%
  • Other $58,604 10%
  • Contributions & donations $36,177 6%
  • Office & operations $20,208 3%
  • Field & voter contact $17,479 3%
  • Travel $15,381 3%

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 2024 Amended $503,429.87 $479,376.17 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 $453,281.18 $503,429.87 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended $536,686.82 $453,281.18 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended $628,008.22 $536,686.82 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended $563,501.50 $628,008.22 Source ↗
Q1 2024 $585,540.05 $563,501.50 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended $421,981.82 $585,540.05 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $445,045.94 $421,981.82 Source ↗
Year-End 2022 Amended $363,427.06 $445,045.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2022 Amended $380,371.06 $363,427.06 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 $308,048.40 $380,371.06 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 $320,272.85 $308,048.40 Source ↗