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Brandon Thomas — 2016 Tennessee House, District 49 campaign

Tennessee House, District 49 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 49 · totals since Apr 1, 2016

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 2016–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 →
$0
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 →
$5,287
includes $1,584 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$150
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$5,287
Donors
43
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 2016 Amendment $0 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 2016 reported receipts $889
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $70
Q3 2016 reported receipts $1,532
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $948
Q2 2016 reported receipts $1,848
Reported receipts $5,287
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $1,848 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 $4,727
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $560
Total spent $5,287
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $2,503 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,347 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $156 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $683 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $639 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $44 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $556 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $382 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $174 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $933 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $861 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $72 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $611 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $497 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $114 filing-stated
Receipts
$5,287
Spent
$5,287

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: individuals, itemized, 41% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $2K · 41%Organizations and PACs, itemized $2K · 29%Unitemized contributions $2K · 30%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $2,164 ÷ Reported receipts: $5,287
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $2,164
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,539
Unitemized contributions $1,584
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $1,848 filing-stated

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 →

$52average gift
$30median gift
42individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
60%
23%
$50–200
36%
56%
$200–1K
5%
20%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $2,164 ÷ Individual donors: 42
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $2,164
Median gift $30
Individual donors 42
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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $3,266 Out of state $361
  • Murfreesboro $2K61%
  • La Vergne $43712%
  • Smyrna $38811%
  • Nashville $1855%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $40
  • Other out-of-state $361

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 98% 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: $361 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $3,627
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $361
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2016 – Jan 2017. Peak $973 in May 2016. Spending peaked at $1,847 in Jan 2017.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 3 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 40 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,727 and their names are withheld.

3 named donors 8 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Rutherford County Democratic Party Victory Fund 2 $1,538.59
Michael Cannon 5 $236.90
Sharon Cannon 1 $200.00

Expenditures

15 vendors 16 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Democratic Party 2 $517.86 11%
Tennessee Equality Project 1 $500.00 11%
Victorystore.Com 1 $462.00 10%
American Press 1 $382.38 8%
Fast Signs 1 $371.51 8%
Yeah 1 $351.00 7%
Breaking Bread 1 $306.00 6%
Out Central 1 $300.00 6%
Tennessee Transgender Political Coalitio 1 $300.00 6%
Tircc 1 $300.00 6%

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

  • Contributions & donations $2,347 50%
  • Other $847 18%
  • Advertising & media $515 11%
  • Printing & mail $462 10%
  • Fundraising & events $306 6%
  • Field & voter contact $250 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 2016 Amended $1,613.91 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70388
Pre-General 2016 $2,226.78 $1,613.91 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69094
Q3 2016 $1,251.69 $2,226.78 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66883
Pre-Primary 2016 $1,236.99 $1,251.69 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 64668
Q2 2016 Amended $0.00 $1,236.99 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64354