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Brian L. Mason — 2014 Tennessee House, District 51 campaign

Tennessee House, District 51 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 51 · totals since Apr 1, 2014

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 2014–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 →
$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 →
$14,515
includes $1,515 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $6,400. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$1,250
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$14,515
Donors
5
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:

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 2014 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $900
Q3 2014 reported receipts $3,500
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $0
Q2 2014 reported receipts $10,115
Reported receipts $14,515
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $10,115 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 $13,939
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $576
Total spent $14,515
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $1,911 derived
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $4,876 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,300 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $576 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $2,000 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $2,650 derived
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Receipts
$14,515
Spent
$14,515

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 44% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $4K · 25%Organizations and PACs, itemized $3K · 21%Unitemized contributions $2K · 10%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $6K · 44%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $6,400 ÷ Reported receipts: $14,515
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $3,600
Organizations and PACs, itemized $3,000
Unitemized contributions $1,515
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $6,400
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $10,115 filing-stated

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 →

77% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (23% from out of state).

Tennessee $5,100 Out of state $1,500
  • Nashville $3K52%
  • Franklin $2K26%
  • Dothan, AL $2K23%

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: $1,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $6,600
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2014 – Nov 2014. Peak $3,200 in Jun 2014. Spending peaked at $4,300 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 7 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

7 named donors 7 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
NRW PAC 1 $3,000.00
Jerre Lu Mason 1 $1,500.00
Jeff Mason 1 $1,500.00
Emily Mason In-Kind 1 $1,000.00
Edward Smith 1 $400.00
Kirsten Mason In-Kind 1 $250.00
Charlie Bonfe 1 $200.00

Expenditures

9 vendors 17 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Blanning Company 5 $6,761.00 49%
Govaim 3 $3,300.00 24%
Signarama 3 $2,300.00 17%
Joslin Signs 1 $500.00 4%
Costco 1 $450.00 3%
Vistaprint 1 $308.00 2%
Staples 1 $125.00 0.9%
Amqui Station 1 $110.00 0.8%
The Home Depot 1 $85.00 0.7%

Loans

$6,400.00 in loan balances 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.

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 $6,400
Loan principal shown $6,400
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Brian L. Mason) Candidate loan Apr 2, 2014 $6,400.00 $0.00 $6,400.00

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

  • Advertising & media $13,254 95%
  • Fundraising & events $560 4%
  • Office & operations $125 0.9%

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 2014 $1,911.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58286
Pre-General 2014 $5,887.00 $1,911.00 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57245
Q3 2014 $4,387.00 $5,887.00 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56707
Pre-Primary 2014 $7,037.00 $4,387.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54622
Q2 2014 $0.00 $7,037.00 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53109

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2015.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

1 filing · Mid-Year 2015

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2015 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61000