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Andrew Ellis Farmer — 2020 Tennessee House, District 17 campaign

Tennessee House, District 17 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 17 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$22,503
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 →
$88,049
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$1,600
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$93,296
Donors
66
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 2020 Amendment $22,503 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 2020 reported receipts $8,299
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $13,200
Q3 2020 reported receipts $28,750
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $1,250
Q2 2020 reported receipts $1,800
Q1 2020 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $28,750
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $6,000
Reported receipts $88,049
From each filing:
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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 $93,164
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $132
Total spent $93,296
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Amendment $9,432 derived
  • Pre-General 2020 Amendment $26,368 derived
  • Q3 2020 Amendment $17,890 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,840 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $1,000 derived
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $6,349 derived
  • Q1 2020 Amendment $1,074 derived
  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $9,779 derived
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $21,404 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,322 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $82 filing-stated
Receipts
$88,049
Spent
$93,296

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 88% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 2%Individuals, itemized $9K · 10%Organizations and PACs, itemized $78K · 88%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $77,749 ÷ Reported receipts: $88,049
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,500
Individuals, itemized $8,700
Organizations and PACs, itemized $77,749
Unitemized contributions $100
From each filing:
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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 →

$870average gift
$1,000median gift
10individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
10%
1%
$200–1K
20%
11%
$1K–5K
70%
87%
$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: $8,700 ÷ Individual donors: 10
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,700
Median gift $1,000
Individual donors 10
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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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $75,599 Out of state $10,850
  • Nashville $56K64%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
  • Other out-of-state $11K

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: $10,850 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $86,449
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,850
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $15,400 in Sep 2020. Spending peaked at $26,368 in Oct 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 68 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

68 named donors 95 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $8,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $5,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $4,500.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $3,750.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Treatment Recovery Coalition PAC 2 $2,500.00
CoreCivic PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $2,000.00
LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz) 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

83 vendors 118 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Denver T. Stevens Creative 4 $8,140.12 9%
Farmer, Andrew ↺ donor $1,500.00 1 $3,472.00 4%
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 3%
Smoky Mountain Air Charter 1 $2,715.00 3%
Right Way Consulting 1 $2,700.00 3%
Alexander, Rebecca 2 $2,500.00 3%
Sevier County School Board 1 $2,500.00 3%
United Specialty Advertising LLC 5 $2,395.00 3%
Mannis, Eddie 2 $2,100.00 2%
Hicks, Tim 2 $2,000.00 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 Andrew Ellis Farmer’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $63,557 68%
  • Advertising & media $12,305 13%
  • Office & operations $7,015 8%
  • Fundraising & events $5,538 6%
  • Travel $2,715 3%
  • Other $1,190 1%
  • Consulting & professional services $750 0.9%
  • Field & voter contact $94 0.2%

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 2020 Amended $23,635.63 $22,502.94 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 119490
Pre-General 2020 Amended $36,803.43 $23,635.63 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 119489
Q3 2020 Amended $25,943.43 $36,803.43 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 94104
Pre-Primary 2020 $25,693.43 $25,943.43 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89164
Q2 2020 Amended $30,242.43 $25,693.43 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 119488
Q1 2020 Amended $31,316.43 $30,242.43 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 119491
Year-End 2019 Amended $12,345.09 $31,316.43 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 119487
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $27,749.54 $12,345.09 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 119486

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2021.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $13,731

1 filing · Mid-Year 2023

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Northview Academy DONATIONS $500.00 06/28/2023
Steeplechase DONATIONS $2,700.00 05/12/2023
Jefferson County High School DONATIONS $250.00 05/01/2023
Southern Source Industrial Services OFFICE SUPPLIES $75.85 05/01/2023
Jackson, Marie BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING $25.00 04/27/2023
Sevier County Hs Quarterback Club CONTRIBUTION $2,500.00 04/21/2023
Lion's Creative MARKETING $500.00 04/08/2023
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce DUES / SUBSCRIPTIONS $75.00 03/29/2023
French Broad Lodge SPONSORSHIP $100.00 03/06/2023
Northview Academy SPONSORSHIP $100.00 03/06/2023
8 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $33,303.37 $19,572.15 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 119500