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Lamar Alexander — 2008 U.S. Senator campaign
2008 U.S. Senator
Latest filing: Year-End 2008 · Feb 23, 2009 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2007–YE 2008
Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$1,459,801
$239,890 carried over
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$2,672,558
includes $3,255 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $29,537 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
$1,000 refunded
Why this number?
Total Spent
$3,125,053
net of $7,457 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
At least 1,505
1,505 shown
Out-of-State
44%
$1,180,523 from outside TN
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
Reported on this filing:
- YE 2008 YEAR-END $1,459,801 filing-stated
Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $2,620,516 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $3,255 |
| Transfers from affiliated committees | $19,250 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $29,537 |
| Funds raised | $2,672,558 |
From each filing:
- YE 2008 YEAR-END $11,961 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $6,416 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $5,545 filing-stated
- 30G 2008 POST-GENERAL $173,179 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $171,725 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,454 filing-stated
- 12G 2008 PRE-GENERAL $130,365 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $122,075 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $8,290 filing-stated
- 12P 2008 PRE-PRIMARY $57,435 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $54,180 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,255 filing-stated
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- Q2 2008 JULY QUARTERLY $627,435 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $604,206 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $19,250 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,979 filing-stated
- Q1 2008 APRIL QUARTERLY $962,394 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $952,878 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $9,516 filing-stated
- Q1 2007 APRIL QUARTERLY $709,789 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $709,036 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $753 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $3,124,505 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $548 |
| Total spent | $3,125,053 |
From each filing:
- YE 2008 YEAR-END $31,890 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $31,642 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $248 filing-stated
- 30G 2008 POST-GENERAL $1,722,864 derived
- 12G 2008 PRE-GENERAL $634,422 derived
- 12P 2008 PRE-PRIMARY $103,390 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $103,297 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $93 filing-stated
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- Q2 2008 JULY QUARTERLY $318,107 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $317,975 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $132 filing-stated
- Q1 2008 APRIL QUARTERLY $179,828 derived
- Q1 2007 APRIL QUARTERLY $134,552 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $134,477 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75 filing-stated
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).
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 →
Individuals gave 65% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 33%; other sources made up 1%.
Individuals (itemized) $1.7M · 65% Organizations & PACs $892K · 33% Other sources $30K · 1%
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.
From individuals: $1,728,234 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $2,672,558
| From individuals (itemized) | $1,728,234 |
| Unitemized small donations | $3,255 |
| From organizations and PACs | $892,282 |
| Transfers from other committees | $19,250 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $29,537 |
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 →
55% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (45% from out of state).
Tennessee $1,439,693 Out of state $1,180,523
- Nashville $752K29%
- Washington, DC $470K18%
- Franklin $118K4%
- Brentwood $113K4%
- Murfreesboro $56K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $401K
- Other out-of-state $711K
Why this number?
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).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Dec 2008. Peak $555,903 in Feb 2008. Spending peaked at $1,632,080 in Oct 2008.
Raised Spent
Contributions
1,505 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| American Dental PAC | 5 | $10,000.00 |
| New York Life PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Big Tent PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Freedom Democracy PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Impact America PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Next Century Fund | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Senate Victory Fund | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Bluegrass Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Natl Assoc of Ins Fin Advisors PAC | 2 | $9,000.00 |
| Ingram Barge Company PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 1,552 donors by total.
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,505 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Media Group | 4 | $924,291.00 | |
| Ingram, Tom Mr | 24 | $258,588.00 | |
| Kaegi, Bryan Mr | 25 | $234,101.00 | |
| National Republican Senatorial Com | 3 | $200,000.00 | |
| Strategic Perception Inc. | 11 | $144,215.00 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 18 | $102,147.00 | |
| Pinnacle National Bank | 22 | $77,193.00 | |
| Harrell, Jeremy | 42 | $72,901.00 | |
| Ayres, McHenry, & Associates, Inc. | 3 | $66,000.00 | |
| Suntrust Bankcard, N.A. | 12 | $61,185.00 | |
| LCM Strategies | 7 | $60,461.00 | |
| Spotset | 2 | $56,617.00 | |
| Fall School Business Center | 19 | $50,963.00 | |
| Catignani, Linus Mr | 4 | $50,930.00 | |
| Key, Charles | 23 | $37,104.00 | |
| Moffett, Lindsay F | 25 | $33,696.00 | |
| Creative Direct | 1 | $32,600.00 | |
| Trust Marketing & Communications | 2 | $30,465.00 | |
| Troy Brewer CPA Inc. | 26 | $28,640.00 | |
| Huckaby Davis Lisker | 6 | $25,338.00 | |
| Cardmember Service | 4 | $21,147.00 | |
| United States Post Office | 5 | $21,008.00 | |
| Sunset Grill | 1 | $20,071.00 | |
| Flatcreek Management | 2 | $19,853.00 | |
| Logicom Project Management LLC | 3 | $19,837.00 | |
| Corporate Flight Management | 3 | $19,563.00 | |
| Allegra Print | 8 | $19,192.00 | |
| Smith, Stephen B Mr | 13 | $17,365.00 | |
| Morton, Kim MRS | 7 | $16,065.00 | |
| Richards & Richards | 9 | $16,041.00 | |
| At&T | 29 | $15,691.00 | |
| Owen, Thomas D | 9 | $15,479.00 | |
| GSL Solutions Inc. | 7 | $15,111.00 | |
| Lowes Vanderbitt Plaza | 1 | $14,699.00 | |
| Thumbprint | 2 | $14,182.00 | |
| Nickas, Adam | 9 | $14,074.00 | |
| Hudson Group LP | 3 | $13,612.00 | |
| Bryant, Jonathan E | 11 | $13,453.00 | |
| Zell, Joshua | 9 | $13,128.00 | |
| Crain, Jane L Ms | 7 | $13,125.00 | |
| U.S. Senate Restaurant | 18 | $12,814.00 | |
| Hudson, James W | 9 | $12,657.00 | |
| Hawkins, Joy M | 5 | $11,027.00 | |
| Lefler, Trey | 8 | $10,254.00 | |
| Moby Dick Airways | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Hamill, Becky | 3 | $9,683.00 | |
| Bader, Jill | 7 | $8,763.00 | |
| Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, P.C. | 3 | $7,975.00 | |
| Elite Corporate Suites | 3 | $7,272.00 | |
| Consensus Communications | 1 | $6,885.00 | |
| Federal Express | 11 | $6,867.00 | |
| Tech Options, LLC | 5 | $6,726.00 | |
| Carlyle Aviation | 1 | $6,630.00 | |
| Ward, Lindsey | 4 | $6,509.00 | |
| Jaynes, Patrick Mr | 7 | $6,176.00 | |
| Petty, Eleanor M | 7 | $5,908.00 | |
| Sargents Fine Catering | 1 | $5,630.00 | |
| Aristotle International, Inc. | 3 | $5,625.00 | |
| Video Monitoring Services of America | 1 | $5,386.00 | |
| Hannaford Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $5,100.00 | |
| Humana Inc. | 4 | $5,052.00 | |
| Argo, Katie | 6 | $4,887.00 | |
| America Direct Inc. | 1 | $4,722.00 | |
| Douglas, Candice Ms | 10 | $4,323.00 | |
| Southwest Publishing | 1 | $4,292.00 | |
| Patton Boggs, LLP | 5 | $4,228.00 | |
| Hill, Emily | 5 | $3,458.00 | |
| Smith, Ashley | 5 | $3,351.00 | |
| Preferred Communications | 1 | $2,750.00 | |
| Tennessee Dept. of Labor & Workforce | 3 | $2,607.00 | |
| National Finance Center | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Jimmy Kellys Restaurant | 1 | $2,412.00 | |
| Beaman Automotive Vendor | 1 | $2,283.00 | |
| Pickens, Boone | 1 | $2,232.00 | |
| Cingular Wireless | 3 | $2,063.00 | |
| Bb & T Insurance | 1 | $2,002.00 | |
| The Lukens Company | 1 | $1,883.00 | |
| Fernald, Dennis | 2 | $1,832.00 | |
| Lockarn, Ryan | 1 | $1,783.00 | |
| College Foundation Inc. | 2 | $1,750.00 | |
| Fred Thompson for President | 1 | $1,687.00 | |
| Progressive Insurance | 1 | $1,601.00 | |
| Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $1,552.00 | |
| Flather & Perkins | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Verizon | 10 | $1,449.00 | |
| Alexander, Will | 3 | $1,411.00 | |
| Nashville Tent & Awning Co. | 1 | $1,371.00 | |
| Miller, Latonya | 1 | $1,345.00 | |
| 116 Inc. | 5 | $1,142.00 | |
| Ted Welch Investments | 9 | $1,125.00 | |
| Susan Gage Caterers | 1 | $1,067.00 | |
| Graham, Reynard | 2 | $1,035.00 | |
| Comcast | 2 | $1,030.00 | |
| Faith & Politics Institute | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wintermeyer, Tad | 1 | $957.00 | |
| Clockwork Systems | 2 | $900.00 | |
| Scott Ellis Photography | 2 | $874.00 | |
| Laser 1 | 2 | $874.00 | |
| Advantage Marketing | 1 | $830.00 | |
| Moore, Lana Ms | 8 | $757.00 | |
| CPW Insurance | 1 | $625.00 | |
| Astrid, Sheil | 1 | $608.00 | |
| Fernandez, Susan | 1 | $546.00 | |
| Loews Vanderbilt Plaza | 1 | $535.00 | |
| Welch, Ted | 1 | $529.00 | |
| Lisker, Huckaby D | 1 | $529.00 | |
| Petty Cash - Troy Brewer | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Business Supply Center | 1 | $459.00 | |
| Rosser, Robert H Mr | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Johnson, Michael E | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Rj Young Company | 4 | $404.00 | |
| Tipps, Jean A | 2 | $368.00 | |
| Quickbooks Software | 1 | $344.00 | |
| United States Treasury | 2 | $338.00 | |
| Office Depot | 2 | $324.00 | |
| Comer, Adam | 3 | $313.00 | |
| Deberry, Caroline | 2 | $304.00 | |
| Republicans Assoc. for Mutual Support | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Paychex Payroll Services | 2 | $247.00 | |
| Tipps, Jean A Vendor | 2 | $237.00 | |
| Martin, Brad | 1 | $216.00 | |
| Iglehart, Joel Vendor | 2 | $210.00 | |
| Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PAC | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennesseans for Better Leadership PAC | 1 | $200.00 | |
| US Senate Restaurant | 1 | $164.00 | |
| Schulz, Michael A | 2 | $161.00 | |
| Fast Signs | 1 | $149.00 | |
| Shelby County Republican Party | 1 | $130.00 | |
| Bellsouth | 2 | $122.00 | |
| Parkerson, Gina | 1 | $58.00 | |
| Bank of America | 1 | $57.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 677 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every payment.
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 Lamar Alexander’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $1,204,710 38%
- Consulting & professional services $439,485 14%
- Staff & payroll $384,527 12%
- Field & voter contact $254,000 8%
- Transfers between accounts $200,000 6%
- Other $195,225 6%
- Office & operations $141,696 5%
- Printing & mail $132,716 4%
- Travel $95,525 3%
- Fundraising & events $83,678 3%
- Contributions & donations $400 0.1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2008 Late | $1,479,678.00 | $1,459,801.00 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2008 | $3,025,001.00 | $1,479,678.00 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2008 | $3,526,375.00 | $3,025,001.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Late | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2008 | $3,216,409.00 | $3,175,453.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 | $2,874,512.00 | $3,216,409.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 | $2,073,178.00 | $2,874,512.00 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2007 Late | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2007 Late | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2007 Late | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2007 | $239,890.00 | $816,477.00 | Source ↗ |