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Becky Goff — 2016 Tennessee House, District 37 campaign

Tennessee House, District 37 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 37 · totals since Apr 1, 2016

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 · Pre-General 2016–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 →
$0
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 →
$45,339
includes $12,306 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $7,521. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$4,460
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$44,958
Donors
45
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
Q4 2016 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $14,726
Q3 2016 reported receipts $6,602
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $9,644
Q2 2016 reported receipts $14,368
Reported receipts $45,339
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $14,368 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 $44,306
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $652
Total spent $44,958
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $35,486 derived
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $3,507 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,407 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $4,258 derived
  • Q2 2016 Amendment $1,708 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,155 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $552 filing-stated
Receipts
$45,339
Spent
$44,958

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, 42% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $19K · 42%Organizations and PACs, itemized $6K · 14%Unitemized contributions $12K · 27%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $8K · 17%

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: $19,020 ÷ Reported receipts: $45,339
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $19,020
Organizations and PACs, itemized $6,493
Unitemized contributions $12,306
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $7,521
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $14,368 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 →

$488average gift
$250median gift
39individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
21%
6%
$200–1K
62%
45%
$1K–5K
18%
49%
$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: $19,020 ÷ Individual donors: 39
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $19,020
Median gift $250
Individual donors 39
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $24,513 Out of state $1,000
  • Murfreesboro $13K51%
  • Nashville $4K16%
  • Sparta $3K12%
  • Cookeville $1K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $1K

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: $1,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $25,513
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2016 – Nov 2016. Peak $8,550 in Oct 2016. Spending peaked at $29,344 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 42 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 8 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,150 and their names are withheld.

42 named donors 56 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
June Jones In-Kind 2 $3,000.00
John Bragg Jr ↺ paid $1,650.00 3 $1,750.00
Tennessee Democratic Party ↺ paid $400.00 2 $1,700.00
Don Witherspoon Includes In-Kind 4 $1,700.00
B K Luna Includes In-Kind 3 $1,660.00
Donald McCoy 1 $1,500.00
Rutherford County Democratic Party Victory Fund 2 $1,492.57
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $1,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $1,000.00
Nashville Building Construction Trades Council 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

15 vendors 21 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
E Allan Brandon LLC 4 $25,802.35 58%
Cumulus of Nashville 1 $5,000.00 11%
PCS Signs 1 $3,267.58 7%
Austin, Ken 2 $2,650.00 6%
Bragg, John III ↺ donor $1,750.00 2 $1,650.00 4%
Vip Murfreesboro 1 $1,245.00 3%
Express Graphics 1 $1,153.68 3%
WGNS 1450 1 $700.00 2%
Copy Express 1 $643.13 1%
First Tennessee Bank 2 $629.02 1%

Loans

$7,520.88 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 $7,521
Loan principal shown $7,521
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Becky Goff) Candidate loan May 31, 2016 $7,520.88 $7,520.88 $0.00

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

  • Advertising & media $31,133 70%
  • Consulting & professional services $7,713 17%
  • Printing & mail $4,831 11%
  • Office & operations $629 1%

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 2016 $381.27 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69737
Pre-General 2016 Amended $21,141.58 $381.27 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69343
Q3 2016 Amended $18,046.36 $21,141.58 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67660
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $12,660.00 $18,046.36 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66315
Q2 2016 Amended $0.00 $12,660.00 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65178