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Marsha Blackburn — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 7 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 7 Republican

2012 U.S. Representative, District 7

Latest filing: Year-End 2012 · Jan 31, 2013 · source: FEC

11 filings · Q1 2011–YE 2012

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 →
$1,220,156
$849,057 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 →
$1,714,125
includes $2,712 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$1,375,468
net of $16,800 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
900
885 shown  · 15 below $200
Out-of-State
66%
$1,134,783 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 2012 YEAR-END $1,220,156 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 $1,711,413
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,712
Funds raised $1,714,125
From each filing:
  • YE 2012 YEAR-END $18,500 derived
  • 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $131,600 derived
  • 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $83,750 derived
  • Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $180,250 derived
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  • 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $19,925 derived
  • Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $252,660 derived
  • Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $143,553 derived
  • YE 2011 YEAR-END $268,150 derived
  • Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $262,965 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $262,750 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $215 filing-stated
  • Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $239,330 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $238,200 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,130 filing-stated
  • Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $113,442 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $112,075 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,367 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 $1,374,671
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $797
Total spent $1,375,468
From each filing:
  • YE 2012 YEAR-END $58,539 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $58,152 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $387 filing-stated
  • 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $130,141 derived
  • 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $38,711 derived
  • Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $189,364 derived
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  • 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $25,935 derived
  • Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $324,857 derived
  • Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $114,176 derived
  • YE 2011 YEAR-END $153,904 derived
  • Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $154,381 derived
  • Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $100,778 derived
  • Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $84,684 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $84,274 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $410 filing-stated

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: $1,134,783 ÷ Total raised: $1,714,125
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,134,783
Raised
$1,714,125
Spent
$1,375,468

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 33% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 67%.

Individuals (itemized) $561K · 33% Organizations & PACs $1.2M · 67%
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: $560,985 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,714,125
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $560,985
From organizations and PACs $1,150,428
Offsets and other receipts $2,712

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 →

66% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (34% from inside).

Tennessee $576,130 Out of state $1,134,783
  • Washington, DC $436K25%
  • Nashville $233K14%
  • Franklin $102K6%
  • Brentwood $90K5%
  • Arlington, VA $70K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $151K
  • Other out-of-state $629K
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: $1,134,783 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,710,913
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,134,783

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Dec 2012. Peak $179,750 in Oct 2012. Spending peaked at $249,865 in Jun 2012.

Raised Spent

Contributions

885 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 15 additional smaller donors contributed $1,405 total.

885 donors 1,392 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Brown Forman Corporation Non Partisan Cmte for Responsible Gov T 5 $11,000.00
American College of Cardiology PAC 6 $10,000.00
Att INC Federal PAC 4 $10,000.00
National Cable Telecommunications Association PAC 6 $10,000.00
American Bankers Association 3 $10,000.00
Verizon Communications INC Good Government Club Fka Bell Atlantic Corporation PAC 3 $10,000.00
Valero Political Action Committee 2 $10,000.00
Comcast Corporation Political Action Committee 6 $10,000.00
New Asurion Corp Employees Political Action Committee 3 $10,000.00
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons PAC Political Action Committee of the Aaos 4 $10,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 885 donors by total.

Coverage: we hold 97% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2012 cycle — about $19,625 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.

Expenditures

107 vendors 637 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
National Republican Congressional 3 $270,000.00 19%
Paychex, Inc. 92 $233,063.51 17%
Gula Graham Group 27 $216,627.95 16%
American Express - Credit Card 37 $148,029.58 11%
Perkerson, Dawn 25 $59,460.33 4%
Romney Victory Inc. 1 $50,000.00 4%
Campaign Solutions 23 $38,101.93 3%
Edwin B Raskin Company 24 $34,228.00 2%
Fec Financial, Inc. 24 $33,230.30 2%
LCM Strategies 14 $24,000.00 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 Marsha Blackburn’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Transfers between accounts $325,000 23%
  • Fundraising & events $288,356 21%
  • Other $272,226 20%
  • Staff & payroll $235,508 17%
  • Office & operations $117,092 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $61,509 4%
  • Advertising & media $57,900 4%
  • Contributions & donations $16,210 1%
  • Printing & mail $13,293 1.0%
  • Travel $4,377 0.4%

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 $1,259,994.58 $1,220,155.61 Source ↗
30G 2012 $1,266,904.21 $1,259,994.58 Source ↗
12G 2012 Late $1,217,539.94 $1,266,904.21 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Late $1,222,596.38 $1,217,539.94 Source ↗
12P 2012 Late $1,224,285.32 $1,222,596.38 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Late $1,278,701.43 $1,224,285.32 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Late $1,249,975.64 $1,278,701.43 Source ↗
YE 2011 Late $1,138,170.48 $1,249,975.64 Source ↗
Q3 2011 Late $1,026,810.88 $1,138,170.48 Source ↗
Q2 2011 $884,272.35 $1,026,810.88 Source ↗
Q1 2011 $849,056.80 $884,272.35 Source ↗