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Andrew Ellis Farmer — 2012 Tennessee House, District 17 campaign

Tennessee House, District 17 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 17 · totals since Jan 16, 2012

Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2012–Q4 2012

Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$5,900
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$122,595
includes $6,270 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $37,200. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$113,195
Donors
141
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $5,900 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2012 reported receipts $8,000
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $8,200
Q3 2012 reported receipts $29,750
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $36,025
Q2 2012 reported receipts $39,620
Q1 2012 reported receipts $1,000
Reported receipts $122,595
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $39,620 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $1,000 filing-stated

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $112,499
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $696
Total spent $113,195
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $1,103 derived
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $7,746 derived
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $33,128 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $33,052 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $76 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $35,205 derived
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $35,376 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $34,893 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $484 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $637 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $137 filing-stated
Receipts
$122,595
Spent
$113,195

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. 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 →

Largest part: individuals, itemized, 36% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $44K · 36%Organizations and PACs, itemized $35K · 29%Unitemized contributions $6K · 5%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $37K · 30%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Individuals, itemized: $43,675 ÷ Reported receipts: $122,595
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $43,675
Organizations and PACs, itemized $35,450
Unitemized contributions $6,270
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $37,200
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $39,620 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $1,000 filing-stated

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$470average gift
$250median gift
93individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
2%
0.7%
$200–1K
87%
67%
$1K–5K
11%
33%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $43,675 ÷ Individual donors: 93
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $43,675
Median gift $250
Individual donors 93
Source filings:

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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $75,025 Out of state $4,100
  • Nashville $26K33%
  • Sevierville $24K31%
  • Knoxville $6K8%
  • Franklin $4K5%
  • Dandridge $2K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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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: $4,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $79,125
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,100
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2012 – Jan 2013. Peak $23,125 in May 2012. Spending peaked at $54,715 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 139 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.

139 named donors 160 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Sevier County Good Government PAC 3 $3,000.00
Beth Harwell 2 $2,800.00
Tennessee First PAC 3 $2,500.00
Eye M D S PAC 3 $2,250.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $1,500.00
Don Farmer 2 $1,425.00
Jessup Baker 1 $1,400.00

Expenditures

26 vendors 63 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Laprees Advertising & Design Services 7 $27,526.89 24%
Ascertainment Marketting, Inc. 4 $20,265.00 18%
Outdoor Displays 9 $18,790.93 17%
Margin of Victory Partners 2 $15,411.00 14%
The Mountain Press 5 $5,513.00 5%
Etrg 2 $3,715.00 3%
Comcast Spotlight 1 $3,530.90 3%
The Standard Banner 5 $3,255.05 3%
Signworx 3 $2,946.75 3%
Right Way Marketing 1 $2,500.00 2%

Loans

$37,200.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $37,200
Loan principal shown $37,200
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Andrew Ellis Farmer) Candidate loan Jul 13, 2012 $37,200.00 $3,500.00 $33,700.00

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 Andrew Ellis Farmer’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $107,966 96%
  • Fundraising & events $1,975 2%
  • Contributions & donations $900 0.9%
  • Office & operations $741 0.7%
  • Other $469 0.5%
  • Printing & mail $449 0.4%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2012 $2,503.11 $5,899.65 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46197
Pre-General 2012 $2,049.04 $2,503.11 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44804
Q3 2012 Amended $5,426.92 $2,049.04 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 46979
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $4,606.52 $5,426.92 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42963
Q2 2012 Amended $363.00 $4,606.52 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41509
Q1 2012 Amended $0.00 $363.00 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40419