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Charles Curtiss — 2004 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since 2003

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$33,680
includes $3,530 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$24,856
Donors
65
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $63,322.75.

Reported on this filing:

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $2,550
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $5,000
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $5,850
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $12,250
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $8,030
Reported receipts $33,680
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 $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
Receipts
$33,680
Spent
$24,856

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, 78% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $4K · 11%Organizations and PACs, itemized $26K · 78%Unitemized contributions $4K · 10%

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: $26,300 ÷ Reported receipts: $33,680
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $3,850
Organizations and PACs, itemized $26,300
Unitemized contributions $3,530
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 →

$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%

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

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
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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 62 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $450 and their names are withheld.

62 named donors 78 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Association 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
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $1,000.00
United Parcel Service PAC TN 2 $1,000.00
Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC 3 $1,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 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-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3161
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $61,215.00 $63,322.75 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1463
Pre-General 2004 $63,322.75 $65,434.78 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2266
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $56,688.86 $61,215.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 9837
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amended $56,916.10 $56,688.86 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 9848