Bo Mitchell — 2018 Tennessee House, District 50 campaign

Tennessee House, District 50 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 50 · totals since Jan 16, 2017

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$98,732
includes $380 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$97,640
less $229 in refunds & credits → $97,411 net disbursements
Donors
65
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:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $2,305 filing-stated

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 2018 reported receipts $3,750
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $11,525
Q3 2018 reported receipts $36,955
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $7,500
Q2 2018 reported receipts $4,500
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $33,500
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $1,000
Reported receipts $98,732
From each filing:
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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
Receipts
$98,732
Spent
$97,640

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 91% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $8K · 8%Organizations and PACs, itemized $89K · 91%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1K · 1%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $89,350 ÷ Reported receipts: $98,732
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $8,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $89,350
Unitemized contributions $380
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1,002
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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

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 65 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

65 named donors 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 PAC 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
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $3,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 3 $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 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 $1,000
Loan principal shown $1,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown 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: Q4 2018 filing Report 82421
Pre-General 2018 Amended $42,939.49 $17,850.81 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81769
Q3 2018 $23,886.57 $42,939.49 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79725
Pre-Primary 2018 $17,272.01 $23,886.57 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77575
Q2 2018 $19,695.35 $17,272.01 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76455
Q1 2018 $29,168.52 $19,695.35 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75114
Year-End 2017 $86.46 $29,168.52 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73470
Mid-Year 2017 $1,411.70 $86.46 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71215