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Bob Freeman — 2018 Tennessee House, District 56 campaign

Tennessee House, District 56 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 56

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 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 →
$23,641
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 56
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 →
$482,173
includes $28,520 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 →
$7,586
goods or services
Total Spent
$458,532
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 →
95%
$458,532 spent of $482,173 raised (cash)
Donors
573
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
1%
$5,693 of $489,759 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
4%
$21,850 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 Amendment $23,641 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 $447,960
Candidate's own contributions $5,693
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $28,520
Raised (cash) $482,173
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $29,664 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $25,688 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,107 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,869 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $65,503 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $60,188 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,315 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $143,564 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $133,659 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,905 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $15,555 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,100 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $210 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,245 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $76,990 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $69,500 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $194 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,296 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Amendment $35,998 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $32,500 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,998 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,500 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $114,899 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $112,325 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $2,184 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $390 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 $455,788
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,744
Total spent $458,532
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $79,642 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $78,864 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $778 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $241,115 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $240,933 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $183 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $94,798 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $93,916 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $882 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $14,097 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,998 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $21,485 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,853 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $631 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Amendment $3,675 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,614 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $61 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $3,719 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,610 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $109 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: $21,850 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $489,759
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $21,850
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$489,759
Spent
$458,532

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 81%, organizations and PACs 16%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $6K · 1% Individuals $396K · 81% Organizations & PACs $81K · 16% Other sources $8K · 2%
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: $5,693 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $489,759
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $5,693
From individuals $395,830
From organizations and PACs $80,650
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $7,586
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 →

$722average gift
$500median gift
509individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
15%
3%
$200–1K
58%
30%
$1K–5K
27%
65%
$5K+
0.2%
2%
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: $367,310 ÷ Individual donors: 509
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $367,310
Median gift $500
Individual donors 509
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $426,060 Out of state $21,850
  • Nashville $357K80%
  • Brentwood $23K5%
  • Washington, DC $12K3%
  • Franklin $9K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $37K
  • Other out-of-state $10K
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: $21,850 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $447,910
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $21,850
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $81,309 in Sep 2018. Spending peaked at $272,817 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $10,275 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 679 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee First PAC 3 $15,350.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $10,000.00
Let America Vote In-Kind 3 $6,945.72
James A Webb 4 $6,000.00
Bob Freeman Self 3 $4,375.80
Babs Freeman Loftis 3 $3,250.00
Kevin Crumbo 2 $3,000.00
Alex Jahangir 2 $3,000.00
William Hostettler 2 $3,000.00
Kent Burns 2 $3,000.00

Showing the top 500 named donors by net amount.

Expenditures

45 vendors 124 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Media Fortitude 4 $185,875.00 41%
Gumbinner & Davies 2 $49,969.20 11%
Meshell, Heather 19 $44,137.98 10%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $25,000.00 5%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research 1 $19,700.00 4%
31A Communications 4 $17,500.00 4%
Harpeth Strategies 2 $16,478.62 4%
76 Words 1 $12,606.52 3%
Kleinrock, Jacob 6 $12,318.17 3%
Aboulmouna, Lorina 6 $11,098.58 2%

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

  • Advertising & media $209,857 46%
  • Consulting & professional services $74,213 16%
  • Field & voter contact $70,765 16%
  • Printing & mail $50,718 11%
  • Contributions & donations $25,000 5%
  • Office & operations $16,371 4%
  • Fundraising & events $7,407 2%
  • Other $855 0.2%
  • Travel $603 0.2%

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 2018 Amended $73,619.66 $23,641.37 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $249,232.12 $73,619.66 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $200,465.77 $249,232.12 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $199,007.95 $200,465.77 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $143,502.78 $199,007.95 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended $111,180.02 $143,502.78 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended $0.00 $111,180.02 Source ↗