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Bo Mitchell — 2016 Tennessee House, District 50 campaign

Tennessee House, District 50 Democratic

2016 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 → · 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 →
$1,412
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 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 →
$206,664
includes $1,490 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$209,145
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 →
101.2%
$209,145 spent of $206,664 raised (cash) · opened with $3,124
Donors
101
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
12%
$24,750 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 $1,412 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $205,174
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,490
Raised (cash) $206,664
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $5,100 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $53,760 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $53,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $660 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $39,230 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $38,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $430 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $14,550 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $38,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $37,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $54,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $54,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $1,524 derived

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 $204,601
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,543
Total spent $209,145
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $27,909 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $27,051 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $858 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $117,781 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $117,404 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $377 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $23,883 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,417 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $466 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $4,524 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,050 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $474 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $15,904 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,217 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $687 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $10,667 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,140 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $527 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $3,832 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,281 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $552 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $4,644 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,040 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $603 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: $24,750 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $206,664
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $24,750
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$206,664
Spent
$209,145

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 19%; organizations and PACs gave 81%.

Individuals $38K · 19% Organizations & PACs $168K · 81%
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: $38,314 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $206,664
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $38,314
From organizations and PACs $168,350
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 →

$1,023average gift
$418median gift
36individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.5%
$200–1K
61%
19%
$1K–5K
33%
60%
$5K+
3%
21%
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: $36,824 ÷ Individual donors: 36
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $36,824
Median gift $418
Individual donors 36
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $180,424 Out of state $24,750
  • Nashville $122K59%
  • Joelton $28K14%
  • Washington, DC $20K10%
  • Brentwood $3K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $27K
  • 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: $24,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $205,174
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $24,750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $53,350 in Oct 2016. Spending peaked at $117,404 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 $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 151 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Democratic Caucus 3 $28,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 4 $13,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 4 $12,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 5 $12,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 1 $10,000.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 3 $9,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $7,600.00
Brushy Mtn Prison Employee S Union 3 $4,500.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 2 $4,000.00

Expenditures

84 vendors 145 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher Rowley 3 $48,000.00 23%
Mailsource 3 $39,100.00 19%
Harpeth Strategies 7 $34,133.00 17%
Cordell, Kevin 2 $16,000.00 8%
Powell, Larry 1 $6,000.00 3%
Potts, Jason 3 $4,400.00 2%
Paramount Strategies 1 $3,500.00 2%
Brookside Properties 1 $3,300.00 2%
Mailchimp 8 $3,000.00 1%
Carmack, Alex 5 $2,600.00 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.

  • Consulting & professional services $85,633 42%
  • Printing & mail $70,046 34%
  • Contributions & donations $13,995 7%
  • Field & voter contact $9,068 4%
  • Office & operations $6,613 3%
  • Staff & payroll $6,350 3%
  • Fundraising & events $4,983 2%
  • Other $4,358 2%
  • Advertising & media $3,554 2%

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 $24,220.91 $1,411.70 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $88,241.59 $24,220.91 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $72,129.11 $88,241.59 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $62,102.86 $72,129.11 Source ↗
Q2 2016 $39,856.20 $62,102.86 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $50,522.71 $39,856.20 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $4.43 $50,522.71 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $3,124.23 $4.43 Source ↗