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Art Swann — 2018 Tennessee House, District 08 campaign

Tennessee House, District 08 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 08 · totals since Jan 16, 2017

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 → · 5 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Year-End 2018

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 →
$0
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$3,250
Total Spent
$54,429
Donors
5
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:

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
Year-End 2018 reported receipts $0
Q2 2018 reported receipts $0
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $3,250
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $3,250
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 $53,526
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $903
Total spent $54,429
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2018 Amendment $48,670 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $48,476 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $194 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $99 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $208 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $148 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $60 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $1,106 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $706 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $400 filing-stated
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  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $4,345 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,195 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $150 filing-stated
Receipts
$3,250
Spent
$54,429

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, 69% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1K · 31%Organizations and PACs, itemized $2K · 69%

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: $2,250 ÷ Reported receipts: $3,250
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $2,250
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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 →

54% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (46% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,750 Out of state $1,500
  • Chicago, IL $1K31%
  • Dresden $1K31%
  • Nashville $50015%
  • Redmond, WA $50015%
  • Franklin $2508%

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: $1,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $3,250
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,500
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Sep 2018. Peak $2,000 in Aug 2017. Spending peaked at $48,476 in Sep 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 5 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

5 named donors 5 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00
Nancy Herron 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $500.00
Microsoft Political Action Committee 1 $500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $250.00

Expenditures

16 vendors 19 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Swann, Art 1 $48,476.33 91%
Committee To Elect James L. Berrong 1 $1,000.00 2%
Constant Contact 3 $673.29 1%
The Daily Times 1 $500.00 1.0%
Tennessee Right To Life 1 $500.00 1.0%
Emma Inc. 2 $360.00 0.7%
Tennessee Federation of Republican Women 1 $300.00 0.6%
Great Smokey Mountain Heritage 1 $250.00 0.5%
Maryville Kiwanis Foundation 1 $250.00 0.5%
Blount County Youth Court 1 $200.00 0.4%

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.

  • Transfers between accounts $48,476 91%
  • Contributions & donations $3,517 7%
  • Office & operations $1,033 2%
  • Advertising & media $500 1.0%

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
Year-End 2018 Amended $48,670.44 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2018 filing Report 83588
Q2 2018 $48,769.29 $48,670.44 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76024
Q1 2018 $48,977.46 $48,769.29 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74163
Year-End 2017 Amended $46,833.80 $48,977.46 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 83331
Mid-Year 2017 Amended $51,179.24 $46,833.80 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71233