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Bruce Dotson — 2012 Tennessee House, District 02 campaign

Tennessee House, District 02 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 02 · totals since Apr 1, 2012

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 2012–Q4 2012

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 →
$12,744
includes $4,469 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$12,384
Donors
18
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 2012 reported receipts $375
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $1,575
Q3 2012 reported receipts $7,454
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $0
Q2 2012 reported receipts $3,340
Reported receipts $12,744
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $3,340 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 $11,083
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,301
Total spent $12,384
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $1,322 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $973 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $349 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $7,887 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,820 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $67 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Initial $1,977 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,197 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $780 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 Amendment $1,197 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,093 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $105 filing-stated
Receipts
$12,744
Spent
$12,384

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: unitemized contributions, 35% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $4K · 34%Organizations and PACs, itemized $4K · 31%Unitemized contributions $4K · 35%

Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions compares unitemized contributions 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.

Unitemized contributions: $4,469 ÷ Reported receipts: $12,744
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions
Individuals, itemized $4,325
Organizations and PACs, itemized $3,950
Unitemized contributions $4,469
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $3,340 filing-stated

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 →

$309average gift
$250median gift
14individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
36%
15%
$200–1K
57%
62%
$1K–5K
7%
23%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $4,325 ÷ Individual donors: 14
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $4,325
Median gift $250
Individual donors 14
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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $7,525 Out of state $750
  • Kingsport $5K58%
  • Blountville $1K12%
  • Gardendale, AL $7509%
  • Nashville $6508%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K

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: $750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $8,275
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2012 – Nov 2012. Peak $4,600 in Sep 2012. Spending peaked at $7,820 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 13 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $650 and their names are withheld.

13 named donors 14 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Sullivan County Democratic Women ↺ paid $487.00 1 $2,000.00
Sullivan County Democratic Party 1 $1,000.00
Ralph Yelton 1 $1,000.00
Usw District 9 Non Federal Account PAC 1 $750.00
Elizabeth Shine 1 $600.00
William McKamey 2 $400.00
James Jones 1 $350.00
Terry Alexander 1 $325.00
Patricia White 1 $300.00
Marieta Starling 1 $300.00

Expenditures

12 vendors 15 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Charter Media 1 $3,449.40 31%
Run and Win 1 $2,177.00 20%
B & I Printing 1 $1,092.50 10%
Holston Valley Broadcasting 1 $1,088.00 10%
Gas N Go 3 $1,005.99 9%
Steelworks Union Local 12943 2 $600.00 5%
Sullivan County Democratic Women ↺ donor $2,000.00 1 $487.00 4%
Sam's Club 1 $316.12 3%
Tractor Suppy Co. 1 $294.55 3%
Walmart 1 $286.70 3%

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

  • Advertising & media $6,714 61%
  • Printing & mail $1,387 13%
  • Office & operations $1,022 9%
  • Travel $1,006 9%
  • Contributions & donations $487 4%
  • Fundraising & events $467 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 2012 $947.34 $0.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45747
Pre-General 2012 $7,259.25 $947.34 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44384
Q3 2012 $1,782.29 $7,259.25 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43419
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $2,142.85 $1,782.29 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42065

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,142.85, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,782.29.
Q2 2012 Amended $0.00 $2,142.85 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40614