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Brian K Kelsey — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 31 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 31 Republican

2018 Tennessee Senate, District 31

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 → · 13 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 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 →
$142,738
as of the Year-End report
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 →
$487,213
includes $12,563 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,750 refunded
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 →
$2,221
goods or services
Total Spent
$502,250
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 →
103.0%
$502,250 spent of $487,213 raised (cash) · opened with $68,851
Donors
At least 298 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
9%
$45,800 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Year-End 2018 states $142,738.01, Q4 2018 states $131,738.01. The figure shown is Year-End 2018's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Source filings:

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 $474,650
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $12,563
Raised (cash) $487,213
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2016 Supplemental $90,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $89,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $5 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $44,550 derived
  • Year-End 2018 Supplemental $11,000 derived
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  • Q4 2018 Initial $11,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $9,917 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,267 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $650 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $122,603 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $118,183 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,420 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $40,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $40,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $34,425 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $33,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $475 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $114,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $108,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,500 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $7,313 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $13 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 $499,922
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,328
Total spent $502,250
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2016 Supplemental $123,691 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $123,562 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $130 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $50,879 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $50,750 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $129 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $26,972 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,869 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $103 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $22,788 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,514 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $274 filing-stated
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  • Q4 2018 Initial $70,681 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $70,433 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $248 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $78,437 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $77,896 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $541 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $37,894 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $37,504 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $389 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $249 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $152 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $97 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $22,258 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,120 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $138 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $18,894 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,853 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $40 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $25,656 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,508 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $148 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $23,852 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,761 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $92 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: $45,800 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $489,434
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $45,800
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$489,434
Spent
$502,250

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 46%; organizations and PACs gave 54%.

Individuals $224K · 46% Organizations & PACs $263K · 54%
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: $224,213 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $489,434
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $224,213
From organizations and PACs $263,000
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,221
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 $428,850 Out of state $45,800
  • Nashville $151K32%
  • Memphis $113K24%
  • Germantown $30K6%
  • Brentwood $14K3%
  • Collierville $12K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $109K
  • Other out-of-state $46K
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: $45,800 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $474,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $45,800
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2019. Peak $84,083 in Aug 2018. Spending peaked at $106,562 in Jul 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 300 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) 2 $11,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $6,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) 3 $5,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $5,500.00
Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC 2 $5,250.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $5,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $5,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) 3 $5,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 3 $4,500.00

Expenditures

59 vendors 196 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Red State PAC 30 $112,599.92 23%
Standard Club PAC 1 $106,341.66 21%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $61,000.00 12%
Senate Republican Caucus 3 $57,500.00 12%
Martinez, Jennifer 21 $43,025.10 9%
Caissa Public Strategy 2 $28,928.24 6%
The Stoneridge Group LLC 2 $12,126.08 2%
Darr, Jackson 2 $8,192.39 2%
Public Opinion Strategies, LLC 1 $6,900.00 1%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 10 $6,100.00 1%

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

  • Contributions & donations $352,267 70%
  • Consulting & professional services $52,571 11%
  • Advertising & media $29,678 6%
  • Printing & mail $19,439 4%
  • Fundraising & events $18,451 4%
  • Field & voter contact $10,954 2%
  • Other $10,825 2%
  • Office & operations $5,735 1%

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
Year-End 2018 $131,738.01 $142,738.01 Source ↗
Q4 2018 $190,469.49 $131,738.01 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $258,989.40 $190,469.49 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $174,279.99 $258,989.40 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $132,978.97 $174,279.99 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $120,811.78 $132,978.97 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $141,455.56 $120,811.78 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended $52,311.55 $141,455.56 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended $68,850.57 $52,311.55 Source ↗
Year-End 2016 $102,441.66 $68,850.57 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2016 $153,315.26 $102,441.66 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $135,737.21 $153,315.26 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 $158,525.14 $135,737.21 Source ↗