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Bud Hulsey — 2016 Tennessee House, District 02 campaign

Tennessee House, District 02 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 02

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 →
$32,799
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 TN House 2
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 →
$68,649
includes $3,924 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$150 refunded
Why this number?
Total Spent
$37,387
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 →
54%
$37,387 spent of $68,649 raised (cash)
Donors
88
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
7%
$5,000 of $68,649 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
11%
$7,375 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 $32,799 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 $22.95 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 $57,325
Loans received $7,400
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,924
Raised (cash) $68,649
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $11,499 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $799 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $6,425 derived
  • Q3 2016 Initial $6,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,050 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $1,750 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $32,775 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,025 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $4,050 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $5,000 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $36,639
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $748
Total spent $37,387
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $11,847 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $2,150 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,950 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $721 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $621 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $100 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $1,926 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,814 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $112 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $2,004 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $4,253 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,047 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $206 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $14,386 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,356 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 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: $7,375 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $68,649
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $7,375
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$68,649
Spent
$37,387

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 7% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 30%, organizations and PACs 59%, with 4% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $5K · 7% Individuals $21K · 30% Organizations & PACs $40K · 59% Other sources $2K · 4%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $5,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $68,649
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $5,000
From individuals $20,849
From organizations and PACs $40,400
Loans other than the candidate's $2,400
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 →

$498average gift
$250median gift
34individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
21%
5%
$200–1K
65%
42%
$1K–5K
15%
53%
$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: $16,925 ÷ Individual donors: 34
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $16,925
Median gift $250
Individual donors 34
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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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $49,950 Out of state $7,375
  • Nashville $18K31%
  • Kingsport $16K27%
  • Bristol $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $14K
  • Other out-of-state $7K
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: $7,375 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $57,325
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,375
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $12,600 in Dec 2015. Spending peaked at $11,171 in Oct 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 $825 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 100 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fred Pal Barger 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $2,500.00
Sullivan County Republican Party 1 $2,500.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Ronald Ramsey 2 $2,000.00
American Electric Power for Responsible Government 2 $2,000.00
Centerpointe Medical Clinic 1 $2,000.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 2 $1,500.00
Eastman State of Tennessee PAC 2 $1,500.00
Ina K Bone 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

18 vendors 40 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
War Room Strategies 12 $16,391.37 45%
Cf Investments 3 $10,708.50 29%
Burton, Kerri 9 $2,650.00 7%
Chinouth, Jordan 1 $2,000.00 5%
Sullivan County Republican Party 2 $1,250.00 3%
Right Way Marketing 1 $850.00 2%
Kingsport Publishing 1 $615.00 2%
House Republican Caucus 1 $300.00 0.9%
TN Dept of Transportation 1 $300.00 0.9%
TN Federation of Republican Women 1 $300.00 0.9%

Loans

$7,400.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $5,000
Other lenders $2,400
Loan principal shown $7,400
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Bud Hulsey) Candidate loan — $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $0.00
Alexander for Senate Other lender Feb 2, 2015 $2,400.00 $0.00 $2,400.00

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

  • Consulting & professional services $31,982 87%
  • Contributions & donations $2,000 5%
  • Fundraising & events $765 2%
  • Other $759 2%
  • Advertising & media $615 2%
  • Printing & mail $348 1.0%
  • Office & operations $121 0.4%
  • Field & voter contact $50 0.2%

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 2016 $33,147.37 $32,799.17 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $28,872.37 $33,147.37 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $22,993.47 $28,872.37 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $21,343.47 $22,993.47 Source ↗
Q2 2016 $22,719.31 $21,343.47 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $24,723.71 $22,719.31 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 $1,201.67 $24,723.71 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $11,664.22 $1,201.67 Source ↗