Bo Mitchell — 2018 Tennessee House, District 50 campaign

Tennessee House, District 50 Democratic

2018 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 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 →
$2,305
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 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 →
$98,730
includes $380 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$97,640
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 →
99%
$97,640 spent of $98,730 raised (cash)
Donors
65
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
1%
$1,000 of $98,730 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
14%
$13,700 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 2018 Initial $2,305 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 $97,350
Loans received $1,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $380
Raised (cash) $98,730
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $3,750 derived
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $11,525 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $375 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $36,955 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $36,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $7,500 derived
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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 $95,336
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,304
Total spent $97,640
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $19,296 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,929 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $367 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $36,614 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $36,084 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $530 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $17,475 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,903 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $572 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $886 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $724 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $162 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $6,924 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,874 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $9,474 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,235 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $239 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $4,418 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,248 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $170 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $2,554 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,340 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $214 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: $13,700 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $98,730
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $13,700
Raised incl. in-kind
$98,730
Spent
$97,640

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 1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 8%, organizations and PACs 91%.

Candidate’s own money $1K · 1% Individuals $8K · 8% Organizations & PACs $89K · 91%
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: $1,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $98,730
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,000
From individuals $8,380
From organizations and PACs $89,350

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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $83,650 Out of state $13,700
  • Nashville $68K70%
  • Washington, DC $10K10%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • 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: $13,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $97,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,700

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $24,050 in Sep 2018. Spending peaked at $49,631 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 89 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 3 $13,500.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $7,800.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $6,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 3 $6,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $5,000.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 2 $3,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $3,000.00
Eubank, LLC 2 $3,000.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 1 $2,500.00

Expenditures

57 vendors 98 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 3 $20,500.00 22%
Printing Etc 1 $12,000.00 13%
Harpeth Strategies 3 $10,000.00 10%
Holcomb, Craig 4 $7,700.00 8%
Cordell, Kevin 3 $7,250.00 8%
Powell, Larry 1 $3,000.00 3%
Mailchimp 7 $2,674.92 3%
Bellevue Stor N Lok 8 $2,640.00 3%
Signs, PC 3 $2,210.28 2%
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce 3 $1,950.00 2%

Loans

$1,000.00 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.

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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 $1,000
Loan principal shown $1,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Bo Mitchell) Candidate loan Jun 28, 2017 $1,000.00 $0.00 $1,000.00

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

  • Contributions & donations $36,455 38%
  • Printing & mail $21,856 23%
  • Consulting & professional services $21,750 23%
  • Other $6,925 7%
  • Advertising & media $2,925 3%
  • Field & voter contact $2,117 2%
  • Office & operations $2,079 2%
  • Fundraising & events $1,022 1%
  • Staff & payroll $207 0.3%

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 2018 $17,850.81 $2,304.91 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $42,939.49 $17,850.81 Source ↗
Q3 2018 $23,886.57 $42,939.49 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $17,272.01 $23,886.57 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $19,695.35 $17,272.01 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $29,168.52 $19,695.35 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $86.46 $29,168.52 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $1,411.70 $86.46 Source ↗