Ken Yager — 2024 Tennessee Senate, District 12 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 12 Republican

2024 Tennessee Senate, District 12 · totals since Jan 16, 2021

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$774,835
includes $4,580 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$3,000 refunded
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 →
$70,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$615,731
Donors
579
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:
  • Q4 2024 Amendment $479,376 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Year-End 2022 reported receipts $105,092
Mid-Year 2022 reported receipts $1,089
Year-End 2021 reported receipts $92,442
Mid-Year 2021 reported receipts $5,069
Q4 2024 reported receipts $32,450
Pre-General 2024 reported receipts $73,400
Q3 2024 reported receipts $28,965
Pre-Primary 2024 reported receipts $81,890
Q2 2024 reported receipts $137,874
Q1 2024 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2023 reported receipts $201,692
Mid-Year 2023 reported receipts $14,871
Reported receipts $774,835
From each filing:
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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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Receipts
$774,835
Spent
$615,731

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 68% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $236K · 30%Organizations and PACs, itemized $525K · 68%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $9K · 1%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $524,650 ÷ Reported receipts: $774,835
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $806
Individuals, itemized $235,518
Organizations and PACs, itemized $524,650
Unitemized contributions $4,580
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $9,281
From each filing:
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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 →

$579average gift
$200median gift
407individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
44%
0.5%
$50–200
5%
0.9%
$200–1K
24%
16%
$1K–5K
28%
83%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $235,513 ÷ Individual donors: 407
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $235,513
Median gift $200
Individual donors 407

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

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 383 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

383 named donors 633 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Republican Caucus In-Kind 1 $70,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 4 $20,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 4 $20,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 6 $17,500.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 3 $15,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 5 $12,500.00
TN Advance Financial PAC 3 $12,500.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 4 $12,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 7 $12,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 5 $11,500.00

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: Q4 2024 filing Report 120929
Pre-General 2024 $453,281.18 $503,429.87 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118735
Q3 2024 Amended $536,686.82 $453,281.18 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 118078
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended $628,008.22 $536,686.82 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116206
Q2 2024 Amended $563,501.50 $628,008.22 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 118077
Q1 2024 $585,540.05 $563,501.50 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112750
Year-End 2023 Amended $421,981.82 $585,540.05 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111994
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $445,045.94 $421,981.82 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109904
Year-End 2022 Amended $363,427.06 $445,045.94 Source: Year-End 2022 filing Report 108505
Mid-Year 2022 Amended $380,371.06 $363,427.06 Source: Mid-Year 2022 filing Report 103316
Year-End 2021 $308,048.40 $380,371.06 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96870
Mid-Year 2021 $320,272.85 $308,048.40 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95328