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Carol Venea Abney — 2018 Tennessee House, District 38 campaign

Tennessee House, District 38 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 38 · totals since Apr 1, 2018

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 2018–Q4 2018

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 →
$16,303
includes $3,284 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $8,469. 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 →
$425
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$14,015
Donors
6
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 2018 Amendment $0 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 2018 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $1,982
Q3 2018 reported receipts $4,233
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $98
Q2 2018 reported receipts $9,990
Reported receipts $16,303
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $9,990 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 $9,719
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,296
Total spent $14,015
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $49 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $1,088 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $5,942 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,671 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,271 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $1,349 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $786 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $563 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $5,588 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,262 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,326 filing-stated
Receipts
$16,303
Spent
$14,015

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, 52% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $4K · 22%Organizations and PACs, itemized $1K · 6%Unitemized contributions $3K · 20%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $8K · 52%

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: $8,469 ÷ Reported receipts: $16,303
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $3,550
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,000
Unitemized contributions $3,284
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $8,469
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $9,990 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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $4,550 Out of state $0
  • Celina $3K55%
  • Nashville $1K22%
  • Oneida $3007%
  • Murfreesboro $2505%
  • Red Boiling Springs $2505%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $250

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $4,550
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2018 – Oct 2018. Peak $2,000 in Sep 2018. Spending peaked at $3,207 in Jun 2018.

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 9 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Randell Abney 3 $2,500.00
Women for Tennessee S Future PAC 1 $1,000.00
Scott County Democrats 1 $300.00
Carol Andrews 1 $250.00
Debbie Boone 1 $250.00
Dana Smith 1 $250.00
Deborah Garrett In-Kind 1 $250.00

Expenditures

20 vendors 26 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Championship Trophies 2 $2,940.01 30%
Napier Media Services 1 $2,000.00 21%
Printing Etc 1 $715.59 7%
Westmoreland, Bobby 3 $575.00 6%
Bowe, Jenna 2 $321.00 3%
Upton, Cherokee 2 $315.00 3%
Pedigo, Tara 2 $284.00 3%
Facebook 1 $250.00 3%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $250.00 3%
Pickett County Press 1 $225.00 2%

Loans

$8,468.72 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 $1,139
Other lenders $7,330
Loan principal shown $8,469
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Discover Financial Services Other lender Jun 1, 2018 $7,329.85 $2,288.00 $5,041.85
Self (Carol Venea Abney) Candidate loan Sep 6, 2018 $1,138.87 $0.00 $1,138.87

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

  • Advertising & media $4,516 46%
  • Printing & mail $2,079 21%
  • Field & voter contact $1,520 16%
  • Office & operations $825 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $380 4%
  • Travel $206 2%
  • Other $193 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 2018 Amended $48.71 $0.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 94769
Pre-General 2018 Amended $154.68 $48.71 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81670
Q3 2018 Amended $2,151.81 $154.68 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81750
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $3,402.31 $2,151.81 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 81673
Q2 2018 $0.00 $3,402.31 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76669