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Marsha Blackburn — 2004 U.S. Representative, District 7 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 7 Republican

2004 U.S. Representative, District 7

Latest filing: Year-End 2004 · Apr 17, 2008 · source: FEC

11 filings · Q1 2003–YE 2004

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 →
$287,494
$103,837 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 →
$785,704
includes $3,204 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$637,426
net of $13,075 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
700
685 shown  · 15 below $200
Out-of-State
51%
$398,879 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 2004 YEAR-END $287,494 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.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $782,500
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,204
Funds raised $785,704
From each filing:
  • YE 2004 YEAR-END $1,535 derived
  • 30G 2004 POST-GENERAL $64,175 derived
  • 12G 2004 PRE-GENERAL $23,850 derived
  • Q3 2004 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $98,526 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $98,276 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $250 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2004 PRE-PRIMARY $28,164 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $27,202 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $962 filing-stated
  • Q2 2004 JULY QUARTERLY $153,238 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $153,006 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $232 filing-stated
  • Q1 2004 APRIL QUARTERLY $118,046 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $117,819 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $227 filing-stated
  • YE 2003 YEAR-END $75,784 derived
  • Q3 2003 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $54,332 derived
  • Q2 2003 JULY QUARTERLY $132,181 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $130,648 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,533 filing-stated
  • Q1 2003 APRIL QUARTERLY $35,872 derived

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $634,572
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,854
Total spent $637,426
From each filing:
  • YE 2004 YEAR-END $35,103 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $34,662 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $442 filing-stated
  • 30G 2004 POST-GENERAL $44,074 derived
  • 12G 2004 PRE-GENERAL $50,636 derived
  • Q3 2004 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $78,244 derived
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  • 12P 2004 PRE-PRIMARY $22,994 derived
  • Q2 2004 JULY QUARTERLY $94,608 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $92,195 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,412 filing-stated
  • Q1 2004 APRIL QUARTERLY $87,622 derived
  • YE 2003 YEAR-END $54,249 derived
  • Q3 2003 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $42,633 derived
  • Q2 2003 JULY QUARTERLY $84,821 derived
  • Q1 2003 APRIL QUARTERLY $42,444 derived

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: $398,879 ÷ Total raised: $785,704
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $398,879
Raised
$785,704
Spent
$637,426

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 47% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 52%.

Individuals (itemized) $371K · 47% Organizations & PACs $411K · 52%
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: $371,421 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $785,704
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $371,421
From organizations and PACs $411,079
Offsets and other receipts $3,204

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 →

51% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (49% from inside).

Tennessee $381,121 Out of state $398,879
  • Washington, DC $195K25%
  • Nashville $134K17%
  • Franklin $63K8%
  • Brentwood $59K8%
  • Memphis $53K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $72K
  • Other out-of-state $204K
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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $398,879 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $780,000
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $398,879

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2003 – Dec 2004. Peak $87,231 in Jun 2004. Spending peaked at $81,915 in Oct 2004.

Raised Spent

Contributions

685 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 15 additional smaller donors contributed $1,525 total.

685 donors 980 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Volunteer PAC 2 $10,000.00
Dealers Election Action Committee of the National Automobile Dealers Association Nada PAC 6 $10,000.00
Federal Express Political Action Committee Fed Expac 7 $10,000.00
New York Mercantile Exchange Political Action Committee Inc. 2 $10,000.00
John F Jordan 5 $8,000.00
Build PAC 4 $7,500.00
Pfizer PAC 4 $6,500.00
Wal PAC 3 $6,000.00
Bellsouth Fed PAC 6 $6,000.00
American Postal Workers Union 1 $5,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 685 donors by total.

Expenditures

155 vendors 882 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Political Concepts, LLC 48 $125,710.75 19%
American Express 44 $83,358.74 13%
National Republican Congressional 2 $56,000.00 9%
Bellwether Consulting Group 20 $31,510.58 5%
At&T Bellsouth - Telephone Service 36 $19,427.35 3%
Postmaster, U.S. 51 $19,196.76 3%
Westbrook, Larry Sr. 20 $15,180.57 2%
Verizon 47 $13,649.36 2%
Automated Business Solutions Inc. 10 $12,393.00 2%
Complete Campaigns 24 $11,839.15 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 Marsha Blackburn’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Staff & payroll $238,364 37%
  • Fundraising & events $97,017 15%
  • Office & operations $64,622 10%
  • Travel $53,336 8%
  • Transfers between accounts $50,000 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $49,732 8%
  • Contributions & donations $35,387 5%
  • Other $30,770 5%
  • Printing & mail $20,930 3%
  • Advertising & media $7,491 1%

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 2004 Late $321,277.50 $287,494.18 Source ↗
30G 2004 Late $298,220.54 $321,277.50 Source ↗
12G 2004 Late $322,393.60 $298,220.54 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Late $292,053.98 $322,393.60 Source ↗
12P 2004 Late $284,998.73 $292,053.98 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Late $221,606.87 $284,998.73 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Late $175,239.86 $221,606.87 Source ↗
YE 2003 Late $139,223.98 $175,239.86 Source ↗
Q3 2003 Late $126,020.80 $139,223.98 Source ↗
Q2 2003 Late $76,732.14 $126,020.80 Source ↗
Q1 2003 Late $103,837.06 $76,732.14 Source ↗