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Brenda Gilmore — 2016 Tennessee House, District 54 campaign

Tennessee House, District 54 Democratic

2016 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 2015–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 →
$13,244
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 TN Senate 19
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 →
$52,565
includes $6,665 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 →
$500
goods or services
Total Spent
$42,670
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 →
81%
$42,670 spent of $52,565 raised (cash)
Donors
76
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
9%
$4,800 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 2016 Initial $13,244 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. Excludes $1,179.62 the filer reported on Schedule A as a refund or reimbursement — money paid back to the committee, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $45,900
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,665
Raised (cash) $52,565
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $9,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $5,000 derived
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $3,000 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $5,410 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $310 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $12,905 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,355 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $16,360 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,660 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $290 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $40 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 $36,653
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,017
Total spent $42,670
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $7,374 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,271 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,104 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $2,994 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,343 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $651 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $4,213 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,318 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $895 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $4,892 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,392 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $500 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $9,981 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,621 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,360 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $4,563 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,213 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $350 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $5,350 derived
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $3,303 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,146 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $157 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: $4,800 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $53,065
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $4,800
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$53,065
Spent
$42,670

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 34%; organizations and PACs gave 65%.

Individuals $18K · 34% Organizations & PACs $35K · 65%
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: $17,965 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $53,065
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $17,965
From organizations and PACs $34,600
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $500
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 →

$435average gift
$250median gift
26individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
12%
4%
$200–1K
73%
52%
$1K–5K
15%
44%
$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: $11,300 ÷ Individual donors: 26
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $11,300
Median gift $250
Individual donors 26
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 $41,100 Out of state $4,800
  • Nashville $31K68%
  • Ripley $3K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $5K
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: $4,800 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $45,900
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,800
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $11,300 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $5,599 in Jun 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $400 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 93 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Att Tennessee PAC 3 $3,000.00
Fitz PAC 2 $3,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $2,000.00
Comcast Corporation PAC 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $1,750.00
William Freeman 1 $1,500.00
Erica S Gilmore 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $1,200.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $1,000.00
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Tennessee State PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

50 vendors 91 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Gilmore, Harry 6 $3,600.00 10%
Links Music City Chapter 7 $3,542.00 10%
Tennessee Democratic Party 2 $3,525.00 10%
National Conference of State Legislators 3 $2,165.59 6%
Southwest Airlines 3 $1,747.12 5%
Lithograpics Inc. 1 $1,630.46 4%
Gilmore, Erica 1 $1,600.00 4%
National Hoop-Up of Black Women 6 $1,535.00 4%
Naacp 5 $1,498.00 4%
Delta Sigma Theta 5 $1,391.00 4%

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 $11,018.02 $13,243.57 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $9,011.91 $11,018.02 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended $10,225.04 $9,011.91 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $9,706.63 $10,225.04 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $6,782.55 $9,706.63 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended $11,345.55 $6,782.55 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $586.01 $11,345.55 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $2,419.09 $586.01 Source ↗