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Scott DesJarlais — 2014 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 4 Republican

2014 U.S. Representative, District 4

Latest filing: Year-End 2014 · Jan 30, 2015 · source: FEC

11 filings · Q1 2013–YE 2014

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 →
$24,939
$9,337 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 →
$640,591
includes $8,330 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $1,652 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 →
$1,562
goods or services
Total Spent
$623,475
net of $9,000 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
383
373 shown  · 10 below $200
Out-of-State
25%
$161,281 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 2014 YEAR-END $24,939 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 $630,609
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,330
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,652
Funds raised $640,591
From each filing:
  • YE 2014 YEAR-END $11,000 derived
  • 30G 2014 POST-GENERAL $63,650 derived
  • 12G 2014 PRE-GENERAL $58,050 derived
  • Q3 2014 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $70,616 derived
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  • 12P 2014 PRE-PRIMARY $40,825 derived
  • Q2 2014 JULY QUARTERLY $43,149 derived
  • Q1 2014 APRIL QUARTERLY $76,102 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $69,077 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,025 filing-stated
  • YE 2013 YEAR-END $17,580 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,275 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,305 filing-stated
  • Q3 2013 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $111,324 derived
  • Q2 2013 JULY QUARTERLY $38,683 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $37,088 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,595 filing-stated
  • Q1 2013 APRIL QUARTERLY $109,612 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $109,555 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $57 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 $620,155
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,320
Total spent $623,475
From each filing:
  • YE 2014 YEAR-END $11,239 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,979 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $261 filing-stated
  • 30G 2014 POST-GENERAL $129,790 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $129,351 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $439 filing-stated
  • 12G 2014 PRE-GENERAL $76,469 derived
  • Q3 2014 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $82,413 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $82,269 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $144 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2014 PRE-PRIMARY $113,492 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $113,115 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $377 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 JULY QUARTERLY $59,336 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $58,173 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,163 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 APRIL QUARTERLY $32,220 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,187 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $33 filing-stated
  • YE 2013 YEAR-END $33,156 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,647 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $509 filing-stated
  • Q3 2013 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $31,560 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $31,166 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $394 filing-stated
  • Q2 2013 JULY QUARTERLY $37,105 derived
  • Q1 2013 APRIL QUARTERLY $16,696 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: $161,281 ÷ Total raised: $642,153
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $161,281
Raised
$642,153
Spent
$623,475

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 75% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 23%.

Individuals (itemized) $482K · 75% Organizations & PACs $149K · 23% Small unitemized gifts $8K · 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: $481,678 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $642,153
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $481,678
Unitemized small donations $8,330
From organizations and PACs $148,931
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,562
Offsets and other receipts $1,652

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 →

74% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (26% from out of state).

Tennessee $469,328 Out of state $161,281
  • Nashville $54K9%
  • Franklin $43K7%
  • Washington, DC $40K6%
  • Murfreesboro $28K5%
  • Fayetteville $27K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $316K
  • Other out-of-state $122K
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: $161,281 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $630,609
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $161,281

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Dec 2014. Peak $102,874 in Sep 2013. Spending peaked at $186,997 in Oct 2014.

Raised Spent

Contributions

373 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 10 additional smaller donors contributed $970 total.

373 donors 609 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Robert H Walker 4 $10,400.00
Tn4Upac 3 $10,000.00
Invest In A Strong Secure America 3 $10,000.00
National Cattlemens Ncba PAC 2 $10,000.00
The Freedom Project PAC 2 $10,000.00
Defenders of Freedom 3 $10,000.00
Kent Davis 4 $7,900.00
Doran Johnson 4 $7,800.00
Majority Committee PAC 4 $7,500.00
Gop Generation Y Fund 2 $6,000.00

Expenditures

57 vendors 290 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Strategic Media Services 5 $177,295.00 28%
The Social Office 34 $132,175.32 21%
Rising Tide Media Group 2 $72,700.00 12%
Political Ink 3 $68,552.96 11%
Public Opinion Stategies 4 $46,000.00 7%
Troy Brewer CPA Inc. 24 $36,000.00 6%
Aristotle 7 $16,800.00 3%
Targeted Creative Communications 2 $8,700.00 1%
Clark Hill PLC 1 $8,361.94 1%
Regions Bank 13 $6,760.64 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 Scott DesJarlais’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $254,975 41%
  • Consulting & professional services $211,609 34%
  • Printing & mail $87,772 14%
  • Office & operations $31,005 5%
  • Other $22,788 4%
  • Travel $8,504 1%
  • Fundraising & events $8,195 1%
  • Field & voter contact $3,000 0.5%
  • Staff & payroll $1,306 0.3%

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 2014 Late $21,367.75 $24,938.67 Source ↗
30G 2014 $85,357.65 $21,367.75 Source ↗
12G 2014 $102,756.27 $85,357.65 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $112,892.78 $102,756.27 Source ↗
12P 2014 $184,505.19 $112,892.78 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $198,356.82 $184,505.19 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $154,474.98 $198,356.82 Source ↗
YE 2013 Late $170,050.79 $154,474.98 Source ↗
Q3 2013 $88,361.42 $170,050.79 Source ↗
Q2 2013 $87,426.89 $88,361.42 Source ↗
Q1 2013 $9,336.73 $87,426.89 Source ↗