Bill Beck — 2016 Tennessee House, District 51 campaign

Tennessee House, District 51 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 51

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 →
$14,721
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 TN House 51
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 →
$105,150
includes $1,500 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 →
$1,099
goods or services
Total Spent
$32,239
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 →
31%
$32,239 spent of $105,150 raised (cash)
Donors
92
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
49%
$52,000 of $106,249 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
5%
$5,050 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 $14,721 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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $51,650
Loans received $52,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,500
Raised (cash) $105,150
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $5,850 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $11,450 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $11,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $3,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $6,200 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $12,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,000 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $2,200 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $52,000 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $31,696
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $543
Total spent $32,239
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $1,313 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $3,991 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,891 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $2,143 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,128 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $3,645 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $4,002 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,953 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $49 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $3,735 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $5,143 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,887 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $256 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $8,266 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,143 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $123 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: $5,050 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $106,249
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,050
Raised incl. in-kind
$106,249
Spent
$32,239

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 49% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 18%, organizations and PACs 32%, with 1% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $52K · 49% Individuals $19K · 18% Organizations & PACs $34K · 32% Other sources $1K · 1%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $52,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $106,249
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $52,000
From individuals $18,700
From organizations and PACs $34,450
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,099

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 →

$382average gift
$300median gift
45individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
11%
4%
$200–1K
82%
73%
$1K–5K
7%
23%
$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: $17,200 ÷ Individual donors: 45
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,200
Median gift $300
Individual donors 45

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 $46,600 Out of state $5,050
  • Nashville $38K73%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • Other out-of-state $5K
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: $5,050 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $51,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,050

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $11,150 in Oct 2016. Spending peaked at $3,901 in Oct 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 $700 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 113 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC 1 $2,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 3 $1,500.00
Robert Beck Sr 1 $1,500.00
Nashville Golf and Travel 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $1,000.00
Rogers Group Inc. PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

50 vendors 106 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mailchimp 22 $3,035.00 10%
Nashville City Club 3 $1,834.15 6%
The Fans, Inc. 3 $1,750.00 6%
Discover Madison 3 $1,725.00 5%
McCrary, Kit 2 $1,535.39 5%
Printing Etc. 5 $1,511.30 5%
Bone, David 1 $1,500.00 5%
Guest, Kevin 5 $1,425.00 4%
East Nashvillian 2 $1,420.00 4%
Murphy, Kathleen 1 $1,365.00 4%

Loans

$52,000.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $52,000
Loan principal shown $52,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Bill Beck) Candidate loan — $52,000.00 $23,000.00 $29,000.00

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

  • Contributions & donations $12,975 41%
  • Fundraising & events $5,157 16%
  • Advertising & media $5,023 16%
  • Printing & mail $4,551 14%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,865 9%
  • Office & operations $500 2%
  • Field & voter contact $375 1%
  • Other $250 0.8%

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 Amended $10,314.36 $14,721.33 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $12,855.62 $10,314.36 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended $3,748.92 $12,855.62 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $3,993.92 $3,748.92 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $4,796.18 $3,993.92 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended $8,531.50 $4,796.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $874.69 $8,531.50 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $6,940.29 $874.69 Source ↗