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Cameron Sexton — 2014 Tennessee House, District 25 campaign

Tennessee House, District 25 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 25 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 2013–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 →
$49,127
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 →
$134,565
includes $5,800 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,500. 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 →
$1,752
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$118,194
Donors
153
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:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $49,127 filing-stated

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 $5,800
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $23,800
Q3 2014 reported receipts $22,625
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $12,500
Q2 2014 reported receipts $16,350
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $46,790
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $6,700
Reported receipts $134,565
From each filing:
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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 $117,910
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $284
Total spent $118,194
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $21,009 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,845 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $163 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $33,907 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $33,877 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $16,707 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,623 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $84 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $743 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $736 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $7 filing-stated
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Receipts
$134,565
Spent
$118,194

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 82% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $19K · 14%Organizations and PACs, itemized $110K · 82%Unitemized contributions $6K · 4%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $110,100 ÷ Reported receipts: $134,565
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $18,665
Organizations and PACs, itemized $110,100
Unitemized contributions $5,800
From each filing:
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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 →

$389average gift
$150median gift
48individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
54%
18%
$200–1K
35%
40%
$1K–5K
10%
42%
$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: $18,665 ÷ Individual donors: 48
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $18,665
Median gift $150
Individual donors 48
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 →

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

Tennessee $99,515 Out of state $29,250
  • Nashville $63K49%
  • Crossville $13K10%
  • Knoxville $4K3%
  • Washington, DC $3K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
  • Other out-of-state $26K

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: $29,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $128,765
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $29,250
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Dec 2015. Peak $23,700 in Oct 2014. Spending peaked at $33,877 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 127 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 26 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,275 and their names are withheld.

127 named donors 187 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 3 $5,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 4 $3,500.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 4 $3,500.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $3,000.00
Jack Ray 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,500.00

Expenditures

53 vendors 120 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Peg Broadcasting 7 $17,482.50 15%
Tennessee Republican Party 1 $13,749.90 12%
Revily 3 $13,622.86 12%
Crossville Chronicle 21 $10,731.84 9%
Direct Edge Campaigns LLC 2 $7,595.91 6%
Verizon 22 $6,575.76 6%
3B Media 2 $5,768.00 5%
Signsmith 3 $5,403.00 5%
Lake Tansi Poa 2 $5,009.93 4%
House Republican Caucus 2 $5,000.00 4%

Loans

$2,500.00 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 $2,500
Loan principal shown $2,500
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Cameron Sexton) Candidate loan — $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $0.00

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

  • Advertising & media $34,927 30%
  • Consulting & professional services $22,919 19%
  • Printing & mail $21,297 18%
  • Fundraising & events $12,545 11%
  • Contributions & donations $12,010 10%
  • Office & operations $9,072 8%
  • Other $5,139 4%

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 Amended $64,335.93 $49,127.22 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59752
Pre-General 2014 $75,943.35 $64,335.93 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56806
Q3 2014 $70,024.99 $75,943.35 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55292
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $58,268.23 $70,024.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 59879
Q2 2014 $63,157.73 $58,268.23 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 51932
Q1 2014 $67,802.33 $63,157.73 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50193
Year-End 2013 Amended $32,134.23 $67,802.33 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50194
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $35,256.15 $32,134.23 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47891