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Art Swann — 2016 Tennessee House, District 08 campaign

Tennessee House, District 08 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 08

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 2015–Q4 2016

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 →
$51,179
as of the Q4 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$61,700
includes $1,550 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$325
goods or services
Total Spent
$48,221
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
78%
$48,221 spent of $61,700 raised (cash)
Donors
84
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
25%
$15,550 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2016 Amendment $51,179 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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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 Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $60,150
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,550
Raised (cash) $61,700
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $6,750 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $3,000 derived
  • Q3 2016 Initial $5,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $8,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,200 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $1,500 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $35,050 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $34,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $2,000 derived

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 $45,490
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,731
Total spent $48,221
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $4,254 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,662 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $592 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $1,601 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,499 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $102 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $18,936 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,746 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $190 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $4,861 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,691 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $170 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $4,273 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,813 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $460 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $1,027 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $870 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $157 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $6,361 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,592 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $769 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $6,910 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,618 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $292 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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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: $15,550 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $62,025
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $15,550
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$62,025
Spent
$48,221

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 15%; organizations and PACs gave 85%.

Individuals $9K · 15% Organizations & PACs $53K · 85%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $9,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $62,025
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $9,000
From organizations and PACs $52,700
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $325
Source filings:

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 →

$355average gift
$250median gift
21individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
2%
$200–1K
90%
85%
$1K–5K
5%
13%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $7,450 ÷ Individual donors: 21
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $7,450
Median gift $250
Individual donors 21
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 →

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

Tennessee $44,600 Out of state $15,550
  • Nashville $28K46%
  • Knoxville $4K7%
  • Washington, DC $4K7%
  • Maryville $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
  • Other out-of-state $12K
Why this number?

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: $15,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $60,150
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $15,550
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $7,500 in Nov 2015. Spending peaked at $11,709 in Aug 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 103 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Att Tennessee PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,500.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Oil Marketers PAC 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee TELPAC 2 $1,500.00
Comcast Corporation PAC 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $1,500.00
Adams and Reese PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Hospitality PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

44 vendors 76 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Kenny Moats Memorial Fund 1 $10,000.00 22%
Wilbanks, Kathy 4 $5,250.00 12%
House Republican Caucus 2 $4,000.00 9%
The Daily Times 8 $3,403.00 7%
Dwyer, Marilyn 5 $2,550.52 6%
Tennessee Right To Life 4 $2,500.00 5%
Holsclaw, John B. 1 $2,000.00 4%
Blount County Chamber of Commerce 4 $1,070.00 2%
McNally, Randy 1 $1,000.00 2%
Smith, Eddie 1 $1,000.00 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 Art Swann’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $22,050 48%
  • Other $11,216 25%
  • Staff & payroll $5,250 12%
  • Advertising & media $3,634 8%
  • Office & operations $1,867 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $794 2%
  • Printing & mail $480 1%
  • Fundraising & events $200 0.5%

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 2016 Amended $48,682.97 $51,179.24 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Amended $47,283.48 $48,682.97 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $61,069.26 $47,283.48 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $57,680.11 $61,069.26 Source ↗
Q2 2016 $60,428.12 $57,680.11 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $61,454.91 $60,428.12 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 $32,765.87 $61,454.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $37,675.55 $32,765.87 Source ↗