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Brenda Gilmore — 2008 Tennessee House, District 54 campaign

Tennessee House, District 54 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 54

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 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$1,339
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 54
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 →
$41,383
includes $11,075 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 →
$1,300
goods or services
Total Spent
$38,482
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 →
93%
$38,482 spent of $41,383 raised (cash)
Donors
78
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
8%
$3,421 of $42,683 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
9%
$3,937 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 2008 Initial $1,339 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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $26,887
Loans received $3,421
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $11,075
Raised (cash) $41,383
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $747 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $537 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $210 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $3,975 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,925 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $11,615 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,915 filing-stated
    • Loans $300 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $300 derived
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $100 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $21,525 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,725 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,800 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $3,121 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $32,029
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,453
Total spent $38,482
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $4,069 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,556 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $513 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $5,013 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,767 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $247 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $8,618 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,547 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,071 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $710 derived
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $5,452 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $952 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $2,730 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,620 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $110 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $7,912 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,462 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,450 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $3,978 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,866 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,111 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: $3,937 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $42,683
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,937
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$42,683
Spent
$38,482

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 8% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 47%, organizations and PACs 42%, with 3% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $3K · 8% Individuals $20K · 47% Organizations & PACs $18K · 42% Other sources $1K · 3%
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: $3,421 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $42,683
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $3,421
From individuals $20,175
From organizations and PACs $17,787
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,300
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 →

$325average gift
$250median gift
28individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
14%
7%
$200–1K
79%
71%
$1K–5K
7%
22%
$5K+
0%
0%
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: $9,100 ÷ Individual donors: 28
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $9,100
Median gift $250
Individual donors 28
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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $22,950 Out of state $3,937
  • Nashville $18K67%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • 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: $3,937 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $26,887
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,937
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $5,525 in Oct 2007. Spending peaked at $4,933 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $600 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 89 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $1,000.00
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $1,000.00
Sara Lee Woods 1 $1,000.00
Jeff Zeitlin 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $750.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $500.00
Allan Jones 1 $500.00

Expenditures

59 vendors 90 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
U. S. Postal Service 6 $2,166.41 7%
TN General Assembly, Capitol Print Shop 1 $1,750.39 5%
Gilmore, Erica 1 $1,700.00 5%
Woodcuts Gallery & Framing 2 $1,450.00 5%
Denver Tech Center Marriott 1 $1,315.00 4%
Readus, Flavel 2 $1,315.00 4%
Top Ladies of Distinction 6 $1,270.00 4%
Delta Sigma Theta 5 $1,150.00 4%
Minerva Foundation 3 $1,135.00 4%
Frontier Airline 1 $1,115.68 3%

Loans

$3,421.00 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.

Why this number?

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 $3,421
Loan principal shown $3,421
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Brenda Gilmore) Candidate loan Sep 26, 2008 $3,421.00 $3,421.00 $0.00

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 2008 $4,961.20 $1,339.23 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 $5,999.63 $4,961.20 Source ↗
Q3 2008 $3,002.22 $5,999.63 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $3,412.22 $3,002.22 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $9,885.33 $3,412.22 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $12,465.33 $9,885.33 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $852.33 $12,465.33 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $4,829.93 $852.33 Source ↗