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Carol Venea Abney — 2020 Tennessee House, District 38 campaign

Tennessee House, District 38 Democratic

2020 Tennessee House, District 38 · totals since Jul 1, 2019

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$59
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 →
$42,305
includes $13,595 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,600 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $15,941. 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 →
$600
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$34,747
Donors
58
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 2020 Amendment $59 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 2020 reported receipts $5,999
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $11,717
Q3 2020 reported receipts $10,936
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $2,985
Q2 2020 reported receipts $4,659
Q1 2020 reported receipts $1,655
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $4,355
Reported receipts $42,305
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 $33,119
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,628
Total spent $34,747
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Amendment $2,504 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,403 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $101 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $13,827 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,589 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $239 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Amendment $10,126 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,845 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $280 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Amendment $3,046 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,738 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $308 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $1,983 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,887 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $97 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Amendment $675 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $515 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $160 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $2,585 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,141 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $444 filing-stated
Receipts
$42,305
Spent
$34,747

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: individuals, itemized, 46% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $19K · 46%Organizations and PACs, itemized $1K · 3%Unitemized contributions $14K · 32%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $8K · 19%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $19,425 ÷ Reported receipts: $42,305
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $19,425
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,125
Unitemized contributions $13,595
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $8,160
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 →

$353average gift
$125median gift
55individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
62%
19%
$200–1K
31%
32%
$1K–5K
7%
49%
$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: $19,425 ÷ Individual donors: 55
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $19,425
Median gift $125
Individual donors 55
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $19,340 Out of state $1,210
  • Nashville $11K52%
  • Knoxville $2K9%
  • Livingston $2K8%
  • Celina $6003%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $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: $1,210 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $20,550
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,210
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $6,025 in Aug 2020. Spending peaked at $14,388 in Oct 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 24 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 34 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,740 and their names are withheld.

24 named donors 50 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Kathy Olsen 2 $3,200.00
Andrew Todd Includes In-Kind 3 $2,100.00
Roy Cockrum 1 $1,600.00
Robert Olsen ↺ $1,600.00 refunded 2 $1,600.00 net
$3,200.00 gross
Anne Ferrell Quillen 8 $660.00
Frank Hundley 2 $600.00
Joanne Sowell 2 $500.00
Women for Tennessee S Future PAC 2 $500.00
James Mackler for US Senate 1 $500.00
Melissa Bass 1 $500.00

Expenditures

21 vendors 126 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Vistaprint 5 $10,318.95 31%
Patton, Eric 11 $6,310.26 19%
United States Post Office 13 $3,255.52 10%
Facebook 11 $2,780.79 8%
Walker, Michaela 14 $1,910.83 6%
Championship Trophies 2 $1,189.70 4%
Sage, Keely 11 $1,179.60 4%
Actblue 15 $1,070.97 3%
Raines, Victoria 10 $950.40 3%
Gunter, Autumn 6 $865.60 3%

Loans

$15,940.79 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 $10,899
Other lenders $5,042
Loan principal shown $15,941
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Carol Venea Abney) Candidate loan Oct 12, 2020 $10,898.94 $7,500.00 $3,398.94
Discover Financial Services Other lender — $5,041.85 $0.00 $5,041.85

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 $14,007 42%
  • Field & voter contact $12,662 38%
  • Printing & mail $3,979 12%
  • Office & operations $1,431 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $464 1%
  • Travel $326 1.0%
  • Contributions & donations $250 0.8%

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 2020 Amended $4,063.99 $58.68 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94767
Pre-General 2020 $6,174.72 $4,063.99 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92537
Q3 2020 Amended $5,364.83 $6,174.72 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91824
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended $5,425.16 $5,364.83 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 91723
Q2 2020 Amended $2,749.91 $5,425.16 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 94768
Q1 2020 Amended $1,769.55 $2,749.91 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 89335
Year-End 2019 Amended $0.00 $1,769.55 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 89329

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2021.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

1 filing · Mid-Year 2021

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2021 Amended $58.68 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95228