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Cameron Sexton — 2014 Tennessee House, District 25 campaign

Tennessee House, District 25 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 25

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
→ carried into 2016 TN House 25
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 →
$137,065
includes $5,800 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$1,752
goods or services
Total Spent
$118,194
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 →
86%
$118,194 spent of $137,065 raised (cash)
Donors
153
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
2%
$2,500 of $138,817 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
21%
$29,250 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 2014 Amendment $49,127 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 the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $128,765
Loans received $2,500
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,800
Raised (cash) $137,065
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $5,800 derived
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $23,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $23,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $22,625 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $19,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,225 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $12,500 derived
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $16,350 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $46,790 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $44,315 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,475 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $6,700 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $2,500 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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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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: $29,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $138,817
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $29,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$138,817
Spent
$118,194

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 2% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 18%, organizations and PACs 79%, with 1% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $3K · 2% Individuals $24K · 18% Organizations & PACs $110K · 79% Other sources $2K · 1%
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: $2,500 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $138,817
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $2,500
From individuals $24,465
From organizations and PACs $110,100
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,752
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 →

$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%
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: $18,665 ÷ Individual donors: 48
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $18,665
Median gift $150
Individual donors 48
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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 →

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
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: $29,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $128,765
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $29,250
Source filings:

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,275 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 187 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $5,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 4 $3,500.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) 2 $3,500.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 4 $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
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 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 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 $2,500
Loan principal shown $2,500
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal 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 ↗
Pre-General 2014 $75,943.35 $64,335.93 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $70,024.99 $75,943.35 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $58,268.23 $70,024.99 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $63,157.73 $58,268.23 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $67,802.33 $63,157.73 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $32,134.23 $67,802.33 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $35,256.15 $32,134.23 Source ↗