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Marsha Blackburn — 2010 U.S. Representative, District 7 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 7 Republican

2010 U.S. Representative, District 7

Latest filing: Year-End 2010 · Apr 27, 2011 · source: FEC

11 filings · Q1 2009–YE 2010

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 →
$849,057
$340,480 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 →
$1,479,891
includes $235 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $15,575 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
$102 refunded
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 →
$2,503
goods or services
Total Spent
$1,041,716
net of $5,769 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
952
931 shown  · 21 below $200
Out-of-State
61%
$897,891 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 2010 YEAR-END $849,057 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $1,464,080
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $235
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $15,575
Funds raised $1,479,891
From each filing:
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $1,710 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $210 filing-stated
  • 30G 2010 POST-GENERAL $96,100 derived
  • 12G 2010 PRE-GENERAL $33,000 derived
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $361,912 derived
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  • 12P 2010 PRE-PRIMARY $275 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $215,400 derived
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $186,943 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $186,121 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $822 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $184,015 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $180,007 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $4,009 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $216,231 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $216,175 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $56 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $117,265 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $116,765 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $500 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $67,039 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $56,850 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $10,189 filing-stated

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $1,036,743
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,973
Total spent $1,041,716
From each filing:
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $38,179 derived
  • 30G 2010 POST-GENERAL $78,068 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $76,573 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,496 filing-stated
  • 12G 2010 PRE-GENERAL $70,635 derived
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $204,631 derived
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  • 12P 2010 PRE-PRIMARY $29,025 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $28,917 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $107 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $114,915 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $114,537 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $378 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $109,498 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $109,136 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $362 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $109,694 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $108,856 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $838 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $119,968 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $118,815 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,153 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $71,772 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $71,133 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $639 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $95,330 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: $897,891 ÷ Total raised: $1,482,394
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $897,891
Raised
$1,482,394
Spent
$1,041,716

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 39% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 59%; other sources made up 1%.

Individuals (itemized) $582K · 39% Organizations & PACs $882K · 59% Other sources $18K · 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: $582,474 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,482,394
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $582,474
Unitemized small donations $235
From organizations and PACs $881,606
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,503
Offsets and other receipts $15,575

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 →

61% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (39% from inside).

Tennessee $566,189 Out of state $897,891
  • Washington, DC $351K24%
  • Nashville $175K12%
  • Brentwood $94K6%
  • Franklin $94K6%
  • Memphis $55K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $147K
  • Other out-of-state $547K
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: $897,891 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,464,080
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $897,891

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Dec 2010. Peak $170,362 in Sep 2010. Spending peaked at $161,463 in Sep 2010.

Raised Spent

Contributions

931 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 21 additional smaller donors contributed $2,157 total.

931 donors 1,326 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
American College of Cardiology PAC 3 $10,000.00
Every Republican Is Crucial Eric PAC 2 $10,000.00
Federal Express Political Action Committee Fed Expac 2 $10,000.00
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians PAC 2 $10,000.00
American College of Radiology Association Political Action Committee Radpac 3 $10,000.00
Valero Political Action Committee 3 $10,000.00
Comcast Corporation Political Action Committee 3 $10,000.00
Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I 3 $10,000.00
National Emergency Medicine PAC Nempac 5 $10,000.00
Honeywell International INC Fka Allied Signal Political Action Committee 2 $10,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 931 donors by total.

Coverage: we hold 96% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2010 cycle — about $22,358 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.

Expenditures

121 vendors 661 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Paychex, Inc. 80 $269,964.78 26%
National Republican Congressional 2 $110,000.00 11%
Gula Graham Group 22 $87,220.16 8%
American Express 22 $62,306.36 6%
American Express 22 $57,869.42 6%
LCM Strategies 15 $45,049.73 4%
Fec Financial, Inc. 24 $41,798.10 4%
Edwin B Raskin Company 25 $41,290.90 4%
Tennessee House Republican Caucus 1 $20,000.00 2%
American Express 6 $19,388.31 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 $267,981 26%
  • Other $200,793 19%
  • Fundraising & events $164,034 16%
  • Transfers between accounts $110,000 11%
  • Office & operations $107,555 10%
  • Consulting & professional services $93,361 9%
  • Advertising & media $44,019 4%
  • Contributions & donations $22,250 2%
  • Printing & mail $19,268 2%
  • Travel $13,250 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 2010 Late $885,847.21 $849,056.80 Source ↗
30G 2010 Late $871,599.67 $885,847.21 Source ↗
12G 2010 Late $908,834.20 $871,599.67 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Late $739,722.73 $908,834.20 Source ↗
12P 2010 $768,672.31 $739,722.73 Source ↗
Q2 2010 $664,750.85 $768,672.31 Source ↗
Q1 2010 $561,646.44 $664,750.85 Source ↗
YE 2009 Late $484,469.44 $561,646.44 Source ↗
Q3 2009 $375,280.88 $484,469.44 Source ↗
Q2 2009 $317,808.07 $375,280.88 Source ↗
Q1 2009 $340,480.06 $317,808.07 Source ↗