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Art Swann — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 02 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 02 Republican

2018 Tennessee Senate, District 02 · totals since Jul 1, 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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2017–Q4 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 →
$67,600
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 →
$303,263
includes $3,775 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 →
$3,375
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$235,663
Donors
251
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 2018 Initial $67,600 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 2018 reported receipts $11,600
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $7,250
Q3 2018 reported receipts $59,926
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $22,000
Q2 2018 reported receipts $81,901
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $120,586
Reported receipts $303,263
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 $232,983
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,680
Total spent $235,663
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $6,059 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,766 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $293 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $11,063 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,988 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $40,612 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $40,197 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $415 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $86,289 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $85,641 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $648 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $68,012 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $67,804 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $207 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $7,710 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,488 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $221 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $15,920 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,099 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $821 filing-stated
Receipts
$303,263
Spent
$235,663

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, 52% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $48K · 16%Individuals, itemized $92K · 30%Organizations and PACs, itemized $159K · 52%Unitemized contributions $4K · 1%

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: $159,111 ÷ Reported receipts: $303,263
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $48,476
Individuals, itemized $91,901
Organizations and PACs, itemized $159,111
Unitemized contributions $3,775
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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 →

$643average gift
$500median gift
143individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
1%
0.3%
$200–1K
59%
33%
$1K–5K
39%
66%
$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: $91,901 ÷ Individual donors: 143
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $91,901
Median gift $500
Individual donors 143
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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $226,412 Out of state $24,600
  • Nashville $93K37%
  • Maryville $34K14%
  • Knoxville $29K11%
  • Brentwood $9K3%
  • Sevierville $8K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $54K
  • Other out-of-state $25K

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: $24,600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $251,012
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $24,600
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $53,501 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $97,369 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 253 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $275 and their names are withheld.

253 named donors 308 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Art Swann Committee Rep Account Self 1 $48,476.33
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $8,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $6,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) 3 $6,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $6,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 3 $5,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 2 $4,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $4,000.00
Sevier County Good Government PAC 1 $4,000.00

Expenditures

58 vendors 99 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
The Stoneridge Group, LLC 11 $70,119.57 30%
Medium Buying LLC 2 $61,000.00 26%
Wilbanks, Kathy 12 $20,500.00 9%
R.J.D. Group 2 $10,000.00 4%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee ↺ donor $500.00 2 $9,237.85 4%
Abbott's Print Shop, Inc. 1 $9,042.98 4%
Hobby, Brice 4 $7,000.00 3%
Conquest Communication Group 2 $6,800.00 3%
R T Lodge 1 $5,728.95 2%
The Daily Times Nie 2 $3,890.00 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.

  • Consulting & professional services $102,222 44%
  • Advertising & media $69,122 30%
  • Field & voter contact $15,000 6%
  • Contributions & donations $13,397 6%
  • Staff & payroll $12,500 5%
  • Printing & mail $9,660 4%
  • Fundraising & events $9,357 4%
  • Other $923 0.4%
  • Office & operations $803 0.4%

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 2018 $62,059.36 $67,599.90 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82384
Pre-General 2018 Amended $65,872.21 $62,059.36 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80885
Q3 2018 Amended $46,557.44 $65,872.21 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79095
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $110,846.43 $46,557.44 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78485
Q2 2018 Amended $96,956.94 $110,846.43 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 79004
Q1 2018 $104,666.50 $96,956.94 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74167
Year-End 2017 $0.00 $104,666.50 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72869