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Bo Mitchell — 2012 Tennessee House, District 50 campaign

Tennessee House, District 50 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 50

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 2012–Q4 2012

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 →
$5,239
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2014 TN House 50
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 →
$175,602
includes $10,116 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 →
$900
goods or services
Total Spent
$171,713
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 →
98%
$171,713 spent of $175,602 raised (cash)
Donors
125
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
10%
$17,650 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 2012 Amendment $5,239 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 $165,486
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10,116
Raised (cash) $175,602
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $31,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $28,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,750 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $50,841 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $49,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,791 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $39,165 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $36,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,115 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $5,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $400 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $48,846 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $46,786 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,060 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 $166,128
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,585
Total spent $171,713
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $49,486 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $47,694 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,792 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $73,105 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $72,550 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $556 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $32,642 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $30,625 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,017 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $5,338 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,199 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $139 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $11,143 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,060 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,083 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: $17,650 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $176,502
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $17,650
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$176,502
Spent
$171,713

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 29%; organizations and PACs gave 71%.

Individuals $51K · 29% Organizations & PACs $125K · 71%
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: $50,502 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $176,502
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $50,502
From organizations and PACs $125,100
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $900
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 →

$612average gift
$250median gift
66individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
1%
$200–1K
73%
38%
$1K–5K
21%
43%
$5K+
2%
18%
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: $40,386 ÷ Individual donors: 66
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $40,386
Median gift $250
Individual donors 66
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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $147,836 Out of state $17,650
  • Nashville $120K73%
  • Washington, DC $14K8%
  • Joelton $9K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $18K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
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: $17,650 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $165,486
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $17,650
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2012 – Dec 2013. Peak $64,550 in Oct 2012. Spending peaked at $88,068 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $425 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 159 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 3 $18,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 3 $14,100.00
Tennessee Democratic Party 3 $12,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $9,600.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 2 $7,500.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 3 $7,200.00
Tennessee State Council, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1 $7,100.00
House Democratic Caucus 1 $7,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $6,000.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 3 $5,000.00

Expenditures

62 vendors 104 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mailsource 5 $49,422.44 30%
Fletcher Rowley 3 $38,000.00 23%
Cordell, Kevin 4 $17,400.00 10%
Hammond, Wil 3 $7,650.00 5%
Harpeth Strategies 3 $7,000.00 4%
Loveless Cafe 1 $5,377.40 3%
Brookside Properties 4 $5,000.00 3%
McDonald & McDonald 1 $2,700.00 2%
Signs, PC 2 $2,172.58 1%
Hussey, Jerry 1 $2,000.00 1%

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

  • Printing & mail $67,607 41%
  • Advertising & media $43,800 26%
  • Consulting & professional services $23,410 14%
  • Office & operations $9,069 5%
  • Field & voter contact $9,026 5%
  • Fundraising & events $6,920 4%
  • Other $1,975 1%
  • Contributions & donations $1,826 1%
  • Travel $1,703 1%
  • Staff & payroll $792 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 2012 Amended $22,024.12 $5,238.53 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended $44,288.48 $22,024.12 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $37,765.31 $44,288.48 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 $37,703.32 $37,765.31 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended $0.00 $37,703.32 Source ↗