Lamar Alexander — 2014 U.S. Senator campaign

U.S. Senator Republican

2014 U.S. Senator · totals since Jan 1, 2009

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 → · 27 filings · Q1 2009–YE 2014

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 →
$282,490
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 →
$8,201,077
includes $158,490 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$11,000 refunded
Total disbursed
$9,378,390
Donors
3,594
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:
  • YE 2014 YEAR-END $282,490 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
YE 2014 reported receipts $3,871
30G 2014 reported receipts $566,045
12G 2014 reported receipts $2,100
Q3 2014 reported receipts $690,565
12P 2014 reported receipts $129,138
Q2 2014 reported receipts $917,137
Q1 2014 reported receipts $643,441
YE 2013 reported receipts $774,640
Q3 2013 reported receipts $842,131
Q2 2013 reported receipts $2,039,529
Q1 2013 reported receipts $1,011,187
YE 2010 reported receipts $23,291
Q3 2010 reported receipts $80,263
Q2 2010 reported receipts $45,328
Q1 2010 reported receipts $19,482
YE 2009 reported receipts $57,958
Q3 2009 reported receipts $34,962
Q2 2009 reported receipts $37,814
Q1 2009 reported receipts $5,684
YE 2012 reported receipts $28,174
Q3 2012 reported receipts $37,370
Q2 2012 reported receipts $101,284
Q1 2012 reported receipts $37,137
YE 2011 reported receipts $39,220
Q3 2011 reported receipts $14,240
Q2 2011 reported receipts $9,112
Q1 2011 reported receipts $9,975
Total receipts $8,201,077
From each filing:
  • YE 2014 YEAR-END $3,871 filing-stated
  • 30G 2014 POST-GENERAL $566,045 filing-stated
  • 12G 2014 PRE-GENERAL $2,100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $690,565 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2014 PRE-PRIMARY $129,138 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 JULY QUARTERLY $917,137 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 APRIL QUARTERLY $643,441 filing-stated
  • YE 2013 YEAR-END $774,640 filing-stated
  • Q3 2013 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $842,131 filing-stated
  • Q2 2013 JULY QUARTERLY $2,039,529 filing-stated
  • Q1 2013 APRIL QUARTERLY $1,011,187 filing-stated
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $23,291 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $80,263 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $45,328 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $19,482 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $57,958 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $34,962 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $37,814 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $5,684 filing-stated
  • YE 2012 YEAR-END $28,174 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $37,370 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $101,284 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $37,137 filing-stated
  • YE 2011 YEAR-END $39,220 filing-stated
  • Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $14,240 filing-stated
  • Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $9,112 filing-stated
  • Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $9,975 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q2 2012 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2014 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2013 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2013 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $9,378,390
Total disbursed $9,378,390
From each filing:
  • YE 2014 YEAR-END $250,037 filing-stated
  • 30G 2014 POST-GENERAL $805,078 filing-stated
  • 12G 2014 PRE-GENERAL $548,836 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $1,570,162 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2014 PRE-PRIMARY $1,346,798 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 JULY QUARTERLY $623,841 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 APRIL QUARTERLY $703,033 filing-stated
  • YE 2013 YEAR-END $402,357 filing-stated
  • Q3 2013 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $1,158,871 filing-stated
  • Q2 2013 JULY QUARTERLY $723,012 filing-stated
  • Q1 2013 APRIL QUARTERLY $216,029 filing-stated
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $38,480 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $193,584 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $17,944 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $116,284 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $71,143 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $43,471 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $61,555 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $148,291 filing-stated
  • YE 2012 YEAR-END $132,204 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $35,652 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $12,800 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $29,815 filing-stated
  • YE 2011 YEAR-END $17,298 filing-stated
  • Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $2,775 filing-stated
  • Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $4,312 filing-stated
  • Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $104,728 filing-stated
Receipts
$8,201,077
Total disbursed
$9,378,390

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 →

22% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 78%.

Itemized $119K · 78% Small unitemized gifts $33K · 22%

Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts compares unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum) with all individual contributions.

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The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.

Unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum): $33,284 ÷ All individual contributions: $152,434
Inputs behind Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts
Itemized individual contributions $119,150
Unitemized small donations $33,284

Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 57% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $4.7M · 57%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $156K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $2.9M · 35%Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $140K · 2%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $208K · 3%Reports without line figures in our data $135K · 2%

Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a) compares individuals, itemized (line 11a) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total 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 (line 11a): $4,701,706 ÷ Total receipts: $8,201,077
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $4,701,706
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $155,680
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $2,856,382
Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $5,203
Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $139,609
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $207,675
Reports without line figures in our data $134,822
From each filing:
  • YE 2014 YEAR-END $3,871 filing-stated
  • 30G 2014 POST-GENERAL $566,045 filing-stated
  • 12G 2014 PRE-GENERAL $2,100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $690,565 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2014 PRE-PRIMARY $129,138 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 JULY QUARTERLY $917,137 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 APRIL QUARTERLY $643,441 filing-stated
  • YE 2013 YEAR-END $774,640 filing-stated
  • Q3 2013 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $842,131 filing-stated
  • Q2 2013 JULY QUARTERLY $2,039,529 filing-stated
  • Q1 2013 APRIL QUARTERLY $1,011,187 filing-stated
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $23,291 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $80,263 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $45,328 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $19,482 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $57,958 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $34,962 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $37,814 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $5,684 filing-stated
  • YE 2012 YEAR-END $28,174 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $37,370 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $101,284 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $37,137 filing-stated
  • YE 2011 YEAR-END $39,220 filing-stated
  • Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $14,240 filing-stated
  • Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $9,112 filing-stated
  • Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $9,975 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q2 2012 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2014 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2013 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2013 — Replaced by an amended report

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 outside Tennessee (45% from inside).

Tennessee $3,459,700 Out of state $4,228,503
  • Washington, DC $1.4M18%
  • Nashville $907K12%
  • Memphis $583K8%
  • Knoxville $523K7%
  • Franklin $193K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1.3M
  • Other out-of-state $2.8M

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: $4,228,503 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $7,688,203
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,228,503

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Dec 2014. Peak $1,084,500 in May 2013. Spending peaked at $2,025,915 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 3,516 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

3,516 named donors 5,288 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
National Republican Senatorial Committee ↺ paid $10,000.00 1 $45,400.00
Paul D Miller 1 $18,750.00
Babcock Wilcox PAC ↺ paid $1,000.00 5 $11,000.00
Amgen PAC 4 $10,000.00
Brown Forman Corp PAC 3 $10,000.00
Astra Zeneca PAC 6 $10,000.00
Home Depot PAC 3 $10,000.00
Pge PAC 6 $10,000.00
UPS PAC 9 $10,000.00
New York Life PAC 2 $10,000.00

Expenditures

260 vendors 1,980 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Smart Media Group 18 $3,547,355.34 38%
Kaegi, Bryan 54 $513,968.72 5%
Suntrust Bankcard, N.A. 54 $463,006.42 5%
Ingram Group 10 $315,225.59 3%
Strategic Perception Production 15 $286,546.16 3%
Strategic Perception Inc. 15 $285,369.36 3%
Pinnacle National Bank 108 $283,260.67 3%
The Ingram Group 13 $260,000.00 3%
National Republican Senatorial Com 4 $252,400.00 3%
Northstar Opinion Research 15 $239,841.47 3%

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 $4,229,567 45%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,947,549 21%
  • Other $980,935 10%
  • Staff & payroll $679,956 7%
  • Printing & mail $494,069 5%
  • Fundraising & events $303,580 3%
  • Office & operations $270,354 3%
  • Transfers between accounts $262,400 3%
  • Travel $182,099 2%
  • Contributions & donations $21,393 0.3%
  • Field & voter contact $12,272 0.2%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2014 $528,655.00 $282,489.64 Source: YE 2014 filing
30G 2014 $767,687.00 $528,655.16 Source: 30G 2014 filing
12G 2014 $1,314,424.00 $767,687.93 Source: 12G 2014 filing
Q3 2014 $2,194,021.00 $1,314,424.00 Source: Q3 2014 filing
12P 2014 $3,411,680.00 $2,194,021.35 Source: 12P 2014 filing
Q2 2014 $3,118,384.00 $3,411,680.71 Source: Q2 2014 filing
Q1 2014 $3,177,975.00 $3,118,384.17 Source: Q1 2014 filing
YE 2013 $2,805,693.00 $3,177,975.95 Source: YE 2013 filing
Q3 2013 $3,122,433.00 $2,805,693.23 Source: Q3 2013 filing
Q2 2013 $1,805,916.00 $3,122,433.58 Source: Q2 2013 filing
Q1 2013 $1,010,758.00 $1,805,916.66 Source: Q1 2013 filing
YE 2012 $1,114,788.00 $1,010,758.68 Source: YE 2012 filing
Q3 2012 $1,113,070.00 $1,114,788.39 Source: Q3 2012 filing
Q2 2012 $1,024,587.00 $1,113,070.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing
Q1 2012 $1,017,266.00 $1,024,587.65 Source: Q1 2012 filing
YE 2011 $995,344.00 $1,017,266.15 Source: YE 2011 filing
Q3 2011 $983,879.00 $995,344.31 Source: Q3 2011 filing
Q2 2011 $979,080.00 $983,879.71 Source: Q2 2011 filing
Q1 2011 $1,073,832.00 $979,080.15 Source: Q1 2011 filing
YE 2010 $1,089,021.00 $1,073,832.87 Source: YE 2010 filing
Q3 2010 $1,202,342.00 $1,089,021.47 Source: Q3 2010 filing
Q2 2010 $1,174,957.00 $1,202,342.19 Source: Q2 2010 filing
Q1 2010 $1,271,759.00 $1,174,957.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing
YE 2009 $1,284,944.00 $1,271,759.00 Source: YE 2009 filing
Q3 2009 $1,293,454.00 $1,284,944.00 Source: Q3 2009 filing
Q2 2009 $1,317,194.00 $1,293,454.00 Source: Q2 2009 filing
Q1 2009 $1,459,801.00 $1,317,194.00 Source: Q1 2009 filing

After the election

Reports ending after Dec 31, 2014.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) $617,593 · Spent $847,368 · 281 donors

24 filings · Q1 2015–YE 2020

Outside groups spent $862 opposing — not this campaign's money

Includes $2,496 spent not itemized below.

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Cardinal Health PAC DUBLIN, OH 43017-1091 — $10,000.00
Ubs Americas Fund for Better Government WASHINGTON, DC 20005 — $10,000.00
Bristol Myers Squibb Political Action Committee WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2615 — $10,000.00
Express Scripts PAC WASHINGTON, DC 20004 — $10,000.00
Making Business Excel PAC CHEYENNE, WY 82003-3241 — $10,000.00
Project West PAC LONE TREE, CO 80124-5504 — $10,000.00
Cigna Corporation PAC WASHINGTON, DC 20006 — $10,000.00
INC PAC Smith and Nephew CORDOVA, TN 38016-4909 — $9,000.00
Edwards Lifesciences PAC IRVINE, CA 92614-5688 — $8,000.00
American Veterinary Medical Assoc PAC WASHINGTON, DC 20036 — $7,000.00
244 more donors not shown
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Pinnacle National Bank BANK FEES $620.86 12/30/2020
At&T TELEPHONE / INTERNET $415.99 12/15/2020
Huckaby Davis Lisker CONSULTANT / COMPLIANCE $391.50 12/15/2020
United States Post Office POSTAGE $220.00 12/14/2020
Publix MEALS $190.44 12/14/2020
Costco CATERING $103.89 12/14/2020
Walmart OFFICE SUPPLIES $55.47 12/14/2020
Kroger CATERING $30.06 12/14/2020
Picnic Cafe CATERING $28.68 12/14/2020
Krispy Kreme MEALS $14.20 12/14/2020
548 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2020 $83,700.69 $79,464.81 Source: YE 2020 filing
Q3 2020 $104,187.53 $83,700.69 Source: Q3 2020 filing
Q2 2020 $112,025.40 $104,187.53 Source: Q2 2020 filing
Q1 2020 $119,721.16 $112,025.40 Source: Q1 2020 filing
YE 2019 $135,261.70 $119,721.16 Source: YE 2019 filing
Q3 2019 $172,174.72 $135,261.70 Source: Q3 2019 filing
Q2 2019 $192,270.35 $172,174.72 Source: Q2 2019 filing
Q1 2019 $341,645.59 $192,270.35 Source: Q1 2019 filing
YE 2018 $356,757.04 $341,645.59 Source: YE 2018 filing
Q3 2018 $300,385.64 $356,757.04 Source: Q3 2018 filing
Q2 2018 $280,948.00 $300,385.64 Source: Q2 2018 filing
Q1 2018 $311,335.00 $280,948.66 Source: Q1 2018 filing
YE 2017 $288,794.00 $311,335.19 Source: YE 2017 filing
Q3 2017 $288,528.00 $288,794.70 Source: Q3 2017 filing
Q2 2017 $249,067.00 $288,528.00 Source: Q2 2017 filing
Q1 2017 $240,658.00 $249,067.63 Source: Q1 2017 filing
YE 2016 $223,378.00 $240,658.17 Source: YE 2016 filing
Q3 2016 $204,351.00 $223,378.26 Source: Q3 2016 filing
Q2 2016 $203,521.00 $204,351.22 Source: Q2 2016 filing
Q1 2016 $186,470.00 $203,521.76 Source: Q1 2016 filing
YE 2015 $163,312.00 $186,470.13 Source: YE 2015 filing
Q3 2015 $173,419.00 $163,312.90 Source: Q3 2015 filing
Q2 2015 $143,104.00 $173,419.99 Source: Q2 2015 filing
Q1 2015 $282,489.00 $143,104.07 Source: Q1 2015 filing