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Scott DesJarlais — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 4
Latest filing: Year-End 2012 · Jul 5, 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 →
$9,337
$15,431 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 →
$1,228,527
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $6,849 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 →
$6,849
goods or services
Total Spent
$1,257,973
net of $5,815 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
653
641 shown
· 12 below $200
Out-of-State
39%
$486,800 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 $9,337 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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $1,195,446 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $100 |
| Transfers from affiliated committees | $26,133 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $6,849 |
| Funds raised | $1,228,527 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $2,600 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $2,500 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $131,780 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $130,464 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,316 filing-stated
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $28,310 derived
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $181,906 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $180,127 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $1,272 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $507 filing-stated
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $9,000 derived
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $216,936 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $208,778 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $8,158 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $124,945 derived
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $145,120 derived
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $115,950 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $114,950 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,000 filing-stated
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $138,663 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $132,401 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $3,915 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,347 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $133,316 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $118,850 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $12,787 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,679 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $1,251,362 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $6,612 |
| Total spent | $1,257,973 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $8,924 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $8,568 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $356 filing-stated
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $434,598 derived
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $302,424 derived
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $187,561 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $186,652 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $909 filing-stated
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $68,918 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $68,427 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $490 filing-stated
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $78,956 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $77,680 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,277 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $52,505 derived
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $33,733 derived
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $26,432 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $26,187 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $245 filing-stated
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $33,294 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $30,873 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,420 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $30,629 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $29,715 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $914 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).
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 57% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 40%, and 2% arrived as transfers from other committees; other sources made up 1%.
Individuals (itemized) $707K · 57% Organizations & PACs $489K · 40% Transfers from other committees $26K · 2% Other sources $14K · 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: $706,896 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,235,376
| From individuals (itemized) | $706,896 |
| Unitemized small donations | $100 |
| From organizations and PACs | $488,550 |
| Transfers from other committees | $26,133 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $6,849 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $6,849 |
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 →
59% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (41% from out of state).
Tennessee $706,646 Out of state $486,800
- Washington, DC $173K14%
- Nashville $71K6%
- Chattanooga $59K5%
- Franklin $49K4%
- South Pittsburg $43K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $485K
- Other out-of-state $314K
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).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Dec 2012. Peak $162,578 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $672,058 in Oct 2012.
Raised Spent
Contributions
641 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 12 additional smaller donors contributed $955 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Majority Committee PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Tn4Upac | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Federal Express PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Freedom and Security PAC | 5 | $10,000.00 |
| American Resort Development Roc PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Frog Jump PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Jeff PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| The Freedom Project PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Every Republican Is Crucial PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Brown Forman Corp Non Partisan Com | 6 | $9,500.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 649 donors by total.
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,049 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRH Media | 9 | $624,417.00 | |
| The Social Office | 67 | $152,259.63 | |
| Political Ink | 7 | $149,302.01 | |
| Rising Tide Media Group | 3 | $52,771.00 | |
| Lewis, Robert | 14 | $41,769.28 | |
| Public Opinion Stategies | 4 | $38,500.00 | |
| Troy Brewer CPA Inc. | 23 | $30,300.00 | |
| Aristotle | 8 | $16,800.00 | |
| Image Works | 2 | $12,648.82 | |
| The Theodore Company LLC | 5 | $10,630.87 | |
| The Catalyst Group | 11 | $9,953.57 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 5 | $9,840.39 | |
| Verizon | 25 | $7,802.55 | |
| Regions Bank | 18 | $7,457.52 | |
| Smith, John | 5 | $6,990.79 | |
| Guild Development | 8 | $6,975.00 | |
| Federal Express | 7 | $6,554.01 | |
| Targeted Creative Communications | 2 | $4,900.00 | |
| Richardson, Will | 3 | $3,600.00 | |
| Midtown Printing | 1 | $3,120.18 | |
| Martinair Inc. | 1 | $2,521.63 | |
| Airnet | 5 | $2,436.58 | |
| Williams Web | 17 | $2,416.34 | |
| Boyd, Randal | 2 | $2,346.69 | |
| Thornton, Dori | 1 | $2,268.03 | |
| Capitol Hill Club | 9 | $2,134.59 | |
| Romney Victory | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Apple | 1 | $1,984.26 | |
| Coins for Anything | 2 | $1,848.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 3 | $1,789.60 | |
| The Congressional Institute | 1 | $1,687.00 | |
| Mr. Corey Lester | 2 | $1,579.75 | |
| Rigsby, Nancy | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| Shell Oil | 23 | $1,481.45 | |
| Lee Towery Catering | 1 | $1,413.70 | |
| Westmoreland for Congress | 1 | $1,316.34 | |
| Village Green Properties | 2 | $1,112.00 | |
| Kangaroo Express | 19 | $1,061.47 | |
| At & T | 6 | $1,046.21 | |
| Safety Harbor Resort & Spa | 1 | $1,013.70 | |
| Bott Radio | 1 | $1,009.80 | |
| Davis, Joanne | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| US Airways | 3 | $960.70 | |
| Capitol Hills Suites | 1 | $932.62 | |
| Fast Food & Fuel | 15 | $931.93 | |
| McCall, Scott | 1 | $913.38 | |
| Tt Wilson and Co. | 1 | $884.93 | |
| Jolley, Jay | 1 | $866.79 | |
| Campaign Financial Services | 2 | $853.98 | |
| Johnnys On the Half Shell | 1 | $800.30 | |
| Bradley County Gop | 2 | $775.00 | |
| Hennens Restaurant | 1 | $739.00 | |
| Menus By Occasions | 1 | $714.41 | |
| Angies Catering | 1 | $689.85 | |
| Mr. Bill Boner | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Jones Properties | 1 | $556.00 | |
| Andys Market | 9 | $549.24 | |
| Charter Communications | 4 | $508.61 | |
| Wilson, Valerie | 1 | $507.00 | |
| Accurate Word | 1 | $505.45 | |
| Winfrey, Brandon | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Buena Vista Restaurant | 1 | $497.17 | |
| Gaylord Opryland | 3 | $495.28 | |
| Devour Catering | 1 | $464.50 | |
| Hotel George | 1 | $455.72 | |
| Trinity Cable | 5 | $455.68 | |
| C Street Investments | 1 | $410.00 | |
| Mailchimp | 8 | $400.00 | |
| 3 | $392.49 | ||
| Office Depot | 2 | $377.97 | |
| Windows Catering | 1 | $371.16 | |
| David Humber Photography | 3 | $347.50 | |
| Anderson, Andrew | 1 | $342.00 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores | 5 | $329.77 | |
| Woodmere | 1 | $305.35 | |
| Rhea County Gop | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Tenn. Dept. of Labor & Workforce | 1 | $263.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 10 | $259.22 | |
| Cline, John | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Crawford, Tom | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hanson, Michael | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Litterst, Nelson | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Roane County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Maury County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| House Gift Shop | 1 | $239.50 | |
| Hyatt Regency | 1 | $226.36 | |
| Big Daddys Outdoors | 4 | $222.15 | |
| Marathon Oil | 3 | $218.50 | |
| Conaway for Congress | 1 | $187.30 | |
| Renissance Hotel | 1 | $181.01 | |
| Loves Travel Stop | 2 | $146.74 | |
| Lotto Fuel Mart | 2 | $131.31 | |
| Bridgestone Firestonepac | 1 | $124.69 | |
| Wilco Hess | 1 | $71.70 | |
| Raceway | 1 | $63.31 | |
| Citizens State Bank | 3 | $48.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Scott DesJarlais’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $681,757 54%
- Printing & mail $175,899 14%
- Consulting & professional services $134,507 11%
- Fundraising & events $113,884 9%
- Office & operations $44,362 4%
- Other $35,422 3%
- Staff & payroll $33,220 3%
- Travel $18,820 1%
- Field & voter contact $15,592 1%
- Contributions & donations $3,713 0.3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2012 Late | $15,660.85 | $9,336.73 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2012 Late | $319,743.12 | $15,660.85 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2012 Late | $592,163.81 | $319,743.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Late | $591,975.68 | $592,163.81 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2012 Late | $651,693.40 | $591,975.68 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Late | $510,863.33 | $651,693.40 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 | $436,823.95 | $510,863.33 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2011 | $317,544.85 | $436,823.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2011 | $226,147.31 | $317,544.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2011 | $120,048.22 | $226,147.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2011 | $15,431.14 | $120,048.22 | Source ↗ |