Brenda Gilmore — 2014 Tennessee House, District 54 campaign

Tennessee House, District 54 Democratic

2014 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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$2,419
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 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 →
$31,555
includes $6,905 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$35,927
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 →
113.8%
$35,927 spent of $31,555 raised (cash) · opened with $5,842
Donors
46
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
5%
$1,550 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 2014 Initial $2,419 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 $24,650
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,905
Raised (cash) $31,555
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $5,050 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $3,045 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,045 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $2,635 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $835 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $1,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $1,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $17,625 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,625 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 $29,266
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,661
Total spent $35,927
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $7,968 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,089 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $879 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $2,321 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,176 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,146 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $4,553 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,573 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $980 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $668 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $340 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $328 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $6,499 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,474 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,025 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $2,449 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $6,241 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,436 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $805 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $5,227 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,728 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $498 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: $1,550 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $31,555
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,550
Raised incl. in-kind
$31,555
Spent
$35,927

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 →

Individuals gave 37%; organizations and PACs gave 63%.

Individuals $12K · 37% Organizations & PACs $20K · 63%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $11,755 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $31,555
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $11,755
From organizations and PACs $19,800

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 →

$303average gift
$250median gift
16individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
13%
6%
$200–1K
88%
94%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$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: $4,850 ÷ Individual donors: 16
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $4,850
Median gift $250
Individual donors 16

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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $23,100 Out of state $1,550
  • Nashville $19K76%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $2K
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: $1,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $24,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,550

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $4,150 in Dec 2013. Spending peaked at $3,359 in Dec 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $300 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 57 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee State Council, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $1,700.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $1,000.00
Advance PAC 1 $1,000.00
Fitz PAC 1 $1,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

50 vendors 91 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
U S Postal Service 8 $2,796.33 10%
Delta Sigma Theta 4 $1,995.00 7%
U S Airways 3 $1,471.08 5%
National Hoop-Up of Black Women 7 $1,455.00 5%
Gilmore, Erica 2 $1,400.00 5%
Links Music City Chapter 4 $1,390.00 5%
American Airlines 3 $1,143.06 4%
Minerva Foundation 4 $1,068.00 4%
Top Ladies of Distinction 4 $910.00 3%
Curtis Print All 1 $896.13 3%

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 2014 $4,937.40 $2,419.09 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $4,213.87 $4,937.40 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $5,582.81 $4,213.87 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $4,450.44 $5,582.81 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $9,549.28 $4,450.44 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $11,998.77 $9,549.28 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 $615.05 $11,998.77 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $5,841.64 $615.05 Source ↗