Manny Sethi — 2020 U.S. Senator campaign

U.S. Senator Republican

2020 U.S. Senator · totals since Apr 1, 2019

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 → · 8 filings · Q2 2019–YE 2020

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 →
$696
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 →
$5,940,864
includes $719,527 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$2,237,431 in loans included
Known in-kind (included in receipts) 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 →
$14,392
goods or services
Total disbursed
$5,940,168
Donors
2,023
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 2020 YEAR-END $696 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 2020 reported receipts $26,242
Q3 2020 reported receipts $1,283,586
12P 2020 reported receipts $459,369
Q2 2020 reported receipts $437,859
Q1 2020 reported receipts $824,750
YE 2019 reported receipts $501,051
Q3 2019 reported receipts $838,501
Q2 2019 reported receipts $1,569,506
Total receipts $5,940,864
From each filing:
  • YE 2020 YEAR-END $26,242 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $1,283,586 filing-stated
  • 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $459,369 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $437,859 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $824,750 filing-stated
  • YE 2019 YEAR-END $501,051 filing-stated
  • Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $838,501 filing-stated
  • Q2 2019 JULY QUARTERLY $1,569,506 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • YE 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2019 — 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 $5,940,168
Total disbursed $5,940,168
From each filing:
  • YE 2020 YEAR-END $34,407 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $1,660,321 filing-stated
  • 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $795,169 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $1,764,938 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $730,126 filing-stated
  • YE 2019 YEAR-END $596,066 filing-stated
  • Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $322,337 filing-stated
  • Q2 2019 JULY QUARTERLY $36,803 filing-stated
Receipts
$5,940,864
Total disbursed
$5,940,168

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 $2.5M · 78% Small unitemized gifts $720K · 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): $719,527 ÷ All individual contributions: $3,225,221
Inputs behind Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts
Itemized individual contributions $2,505,694
Unitemized small donations $719,527

Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 43% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $2.6M · 43%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $720K · 12%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $99K · 2%Loans (line 13) $2.2M · 38%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $330K · 6%

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): $2,554,988 ÷ Total receipts: $5,940,864
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $2,554,988
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $719,527
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $99,100
Loans (line 13) $2,237,431
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $329,818
From each filing:
  • YE 2020 YEAR-END $26,242 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $1,283,586 filing-stated
  • 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $459,369 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $437,859 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $824,750 filing-stated
  • YE 2019 YEAR-END $501,051 filing-stated
  • Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $838,501 filing-stated
  • Q2 2019 JULY QUARTERLY $1,569,506 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • YE 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2020 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2019 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2019 — 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 →

69% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (31% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,812,930 Out of state $826,766
  • Nashville $429K16%
  • Knoxville $241K9%
  • Brentwood $108K4%
  • Memphis $100K4%
  • Franklin $81K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $854K
  • Other out-of-state $827K

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: $826,766 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $2,639,696
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $826,766

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $641,310 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $1,625,317 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1,967 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 61 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $5,760 and their names are withheld.

1,967 named donors 2,989 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Dan Spengler ↺ paid $3,550.00 8 $12,300.00
Rothman Institute PAC 2 $10,000.00
Charles Irby ↺ paid $4,900.00 8 $7,200.00
Jonathan Ellichman ↺ paid $3,800.00 4 $6,600.00
Patrick O Neil ↺ paid $4,800.00 3 $6,600.00
Joe S Carr ↺ paid $750.00 3 $6,300.00
Lawrence H Kloess ↺ paid $2,900.00 4 $6,000.00
Joe Pierce 6 $6,000.00
William West Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $2,900.00 3 $5,700.00
Susan Williams ↺ paid $2,825.00 4 $5,625.00

Expenditures

319 vendors 1,198 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Flexpoint Media 24 $2,706,853.00 46%
Advictory 11 $389,969.32 7%
Strategic Perception 20 $320,652.62 5%
Direct Support Services 25 $237,291.22 4%
H and C Strategies LLC 28 $230,000.00 4%
Consolidated Mailing Services 15 $129,922.24 2%
Southern Strategies LLC ↺ donor $1,000.00 41 $88,933.25 1%
Hagemeyer, Forrest 31 $85,686.20 1%
Stripe.Com 18 $81,093.66 1%
Precision Consulting 4 $77,500.00 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 Manny Sethi’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $3,577,246 60%
  • Printing & mail $518,050 9%
  • Consulting & professional services $507,661 9%
  • Contributions & donations $349,239 6%
  • Field & voter contact $277,633 5%
  • Other $272,389 5%
  • Office & operations $203,923 3%
  • Fundraising & events $152,612 3%
  • Travel $51,478 0.9%
  • Staff & payroll $27,150 0.5%
  • Loan & debt repayment $11,339 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 2020 $8,860.50 $695.99 Source: YE 2020 filing
Q3 2020 $385,595.60 $8,860.50 Source: Q3 2020 filing
12P 2020 $721,395.42 $385,595.60 Source: 12P 2020 filing
Q2 2020 $2,048,474.69 $721,395.42 Source: Q2 2020 filing
Q1 2020 $1,953,850.65 $2,048,474.69 Source: Q1 2020 filing
YE 2019 $2,048,866.17 $1,953,850.65 Source: YE 2019 filing
Q3 2019 $1,532,702.53 $2,048,866.17 Source: Q3 2019 filing
Q2 2019 $0.00 $1,532,702.53 Source: Q2 2019 filing