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Lou Ann Zelenik — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 6 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 6 Republican

2012 U.S. Representative, District 6

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 → · 7 filings · Q2 2011–YE 2012

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 →
$128
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 →
$351,699
includes $26,932 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $234,067 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
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 →
$169
goods or services
Total Spent
$544,690
net of $5,060 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
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 →
154.8%
$544,690 spent of $351,699 raised (cash) · opened with $199,958
Donors
54
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
2%
$5,500 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).

Added together, as reported on each 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 $90,700
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $26,932
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $234,067
Raised (cash) $351,699
From each filing:
  • YE 2012 YEAR-END $10 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $37,298 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $15,511 filing-stated
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $14,688 filing-stated
  • 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $1,195 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $945 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $308,985 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $83,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10,466 filing-stated
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $215,169 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $4,210 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 $534,000
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10,690
Total spent $544,690
From each filing:
  • YE 2012 YEAR-END $850 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $700 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $150 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $155,031 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $154,425 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $606 filing-stated
  • 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $118,174 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $117,254 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $920 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $70,677 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $65,723 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,953 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $0 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures -$4,060 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,060 filing-stated
  • TER 2011 TERMINATION REPORT $199,958 derived

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: $5,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $351,868
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$351,868
Spent
$544,690

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 →

23% 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 77%.

Itemized $91K · 77% Small unitemized gifts $27K · 23%
Why this number?

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): $26,932 ÷ All individual contributions: $117,632
Inputs behind Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts
Itemized individual contributions $90,700
Unitemized small donations $26,932
Source filings:

Individuals gave 26% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 0%; other sources made up 67%.

Individuals (itemized) $91K · 26% Organizations & PACs $0 · 0% Small unitemized gifts $27K · 8% Other sources $234K · 67%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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), 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: $90,700 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $351,868
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $90,700
Unitemized small donations $26,932
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $169
Offsets and other receipts $234,067
Source filings:

This total includes receipts reported by each of the candidate’s authorized committees:

  • LOU ANN FOR CONGRESS (prior-cycle or other authorized committee): $4K
  • LOU ANN FOR CONGRESS (principal committee): $347K

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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $85,200 Out of state $5,500
  • Nashville $22K25%
  • Brentwood $19K20%
  • Murfreesboro $10K11%
  • Franklin $10K10%
  • Fairview $8K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
  • Other out-of-state $6K
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: $5,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $90,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2011 – Oct 2012. Peak $39,700 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $253,754 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $100 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 59 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Cynthia Miller 1 $2,500.00
Harold L Siebert 1 $2,500.00
Tracy L Miller 1 $2,500.00
Robert H Walker 1 $2,500.00
Tami Miller 1 $2,500.00
Andrew Jr Miller 1 $2,500.00
Howard Wall 1 $2,500.00
Sally Wall 1 $2,500.00
R Garry Latimer 1 $2,500.00
Kevin C Powers 1 $2,500.00

Expenditures

81 vendors 223 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Zelenik, Lou Ann 2 $199,958.15 37%
Stone River Strategies 3 $36,812.62 7%
WSMV 2 $35,000.00 6%
WTVF 3 $23,630.00 4%
Comcast 3 $23,000.50 4%
Heine, Jay 13 $20,542.20 4%
Yake Films LLC 8 $18,735.01 3%
Stratics Group 7 $14,788.45 3%
Remar Inc. 1 $14,005.32 3%
Gill Media 4 $13,100.00 2%

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 Lou Ann Zelenik’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Loan & debt repayment $199,958 37%
  • Advertising & media $157,964 29%
  • Printing & mail $62,347 12%
  • Field & voter contact $35,130 7%
  • Consulting & professional services $31,700 6%
  • Other $25,003 5%
  • Office & operations $15,639 3%
  • Fundraising & events $8,329 2%
  • Travel $2,990 0.6%

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 2012 Late $1,096.72 $128.32 Source ↗
Q3 2012 $121,329.29 $1,096.72 Source ↗
12P 2012 $238,308.57 $121,329.29 Source ↗
Q2 2012 $0.00 $238,308.57 Source ↗
Q3 2011 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2011 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
TER 2011 Late $199,958.15 $0.00 Source ↗