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Charles Curtiss — 2004 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 43

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 · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$65,740
as of the Post-General 2004 report
→ carried into 2006 TN House 43
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 →
$33,680
includes $3,530 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$24,856
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 →
74%
$24,856 spent of $33,680 raised (cash)
Donors
65
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
15%
$5,200 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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Post-General 2004 2004 states $65,740.17, Post-Primary 2004 2004 states $63,322.75. The figure shown is Post-General 2004 2004's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Reported on this filing:

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $30,150
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,530
Raised (cash) $33,680
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $2,550 derived
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $5,000 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $5,850 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $350 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $12,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,450 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amendment $8,030 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $530 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 $23,823
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,033
Total spent $24,856
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $2,245 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,153 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $92 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $2,892 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,835 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $58 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $3,738 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,560 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $178 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $7,724 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,436 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $288 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amendment $8,257 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,839 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $418 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: $5,200 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $33,680
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,200
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$33,680
Spent
$24,856

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 →

Individuals gave 22%; organizations and PACs gave 78%.

Individuals $7K · 22% Organizations & PACs $26K · 78%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $7,380 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $33,680
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $7,380
From organizations and PACs $26,300
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 →

$275average gift
$200median gift
14individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
21%
12%
$200–1K
79%
88%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$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: $3,850 ÷ Individual donors: 14
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $3,850
Median gift $200
Individual donors 14
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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $24,950 Out of state $5,200
  • Nashville $18K60%
  • Atlanta, GA $2K7%
  • Memphis $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $3K
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: $5,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $30,150
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2003 – Dec 2004. Peak $9,050 in Jan 2004. Spending peaked at $4,355 in Jul 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $450 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 78 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $1,500.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $1,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $1,000.00
United Parcel Service PAC TN 2 $1,000.00
Federal Express PAC 1 $1,000.00
Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC 3 $1,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $800.00

Expenditures

28 vendors 43 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Expositor 3 $5,303.39 22%
Mma Creative 1 $2,425.48 10%
Clear Channel Communications 3 $1,816.00 8%
Verizon 4 $1,258.46 5%
Ben Lemand Telephone 3 $1,149.45 5%
Tiger 1 $1,051.16 4%
Gracemoor 2 $900.00 4%
Southern Standard 2 $736.78 3%
Lowe's 1 $655.21 3%
Comp Usa 2 $646.66 3%

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

  • Advertising & media $11,185 47%
  • Contributions & donations $4,100 17%
  • Other $3,886 16%
  • Office & operations $3,471 15%
  • Printing & mail $1,182 5%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $65,434.78 $65,740.17 Source ↗
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $61,215.00 $63,322.75 Source ↗
Pre-General 2004 $63,322.75 $65,434.78 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $56,688.86 $61,215.00 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amended $56,916.10 $56,688.86 Source ↗