Charles Curtiss — 2008 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since Jan 16, 2007
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 2007–Q4 2008
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 →
$102,886
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 →
$79,345
$500 refunded
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 →
$150
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$54,420
Donors
101
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 79% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $13K · 17%Organizations and PACs, itemized $63K · 79%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 4%
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 →
$595average gift
$275median gift
22individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 $62,750 Out of state $13,175
- Nashville $34K44%
- Memphis $13K17%
- Washington, DC $3K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
- Other out-of-state $11K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $18,400 in Dec 2007. Spending peaked at $18,579 in Jul 2008.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 98 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Fedex Corporation PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| United Parcel Service PAC TN | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Bettye Seivers | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Deborah J Seivers | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Millard Oakley | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expositor | 22 | $16,633.29 | |
| Southern Standard | 11 | $2,234.11 | |
| Lee Willman | 4 | $2,074.85 | |
| Bain, Cleveland Derrick | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kernell (2004), Mike | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Miller, Larry | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bibb, Robert (Bob) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bone, Stratton | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Borchert, Willie (Butch) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cobb, Curt | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Coleman, Kent | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cooper, Barbara | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Favors, Joanne | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Fraley, George | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hackworth, Jim | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Harmon, Bill | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Pruitt, Mary | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Shepard, David | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Turner, Larry | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Vaughn, Nathan | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| West, Jr., Ben | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Windle, John Mark | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Yokley, Eddie | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gracemoor | 2 | $890.00 | |
| Curtiss, Jack | 2 | $581.23 | |
| Dottie West Music Festival | 1 | $500.00 | |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Middle TN Council Boy Scouts of America | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Crossville Preparatory Orchestra | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mt. Gilead Volunteer Fire Dept. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Roller, Steve | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hickory Valley Volunteer Fire Department | 1 | $500.00 | |
| House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Northend Volunteer Fire Departrment | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sparta Rescue Squad | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Bondecroft Volunteer Fire Department | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Boy Souts Middle TN Council | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Centralview Volunteer Fire Department | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 1 | $500.00 | |
| St. John Missionary Baptist Chruch | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hardaway, G. A. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| VFW Standing Stone Post 6277 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cassville Volunteer Fire Department | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Herald Citizen | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Hilltop Express | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Copy Express | 1 | $346.81 | |
| White County Democratic Party | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Sparta White County Lions Club | 1 | $250.00 | |
| GoDaddy | 1 | $220.56 | |
| Unitet Cerebral Palsy | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Warren County Democratic Party | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Standing Stone Historical Society | 2 | $150.00 | |
| Warren County High School Boosters | 1 | $150.00 | |
| White County Youth Football | 1 | $100.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
- Contributions & donations $30,050 55%
- Advertising & media $21,107 39%
- Other $1,620 3%
- Consulting & professional services $1,257 2%
- Printing & mail $347 0.7%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Amended | $101,396.02 | $102,885.75 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27810 |
| Pre-General 2008 | $96,008.92 | $101,396.02 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24454 |
| Q3 2008 Amended | $86,843.45 | $96,008.92 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 26243 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 | $99,022.68 | $86,843.45 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22864 |
| Q2 2008 | $102,895.73 | $99,022.68 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21411 |
| Q1 2008 Amended | $104,625.00 | $102,895.73 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20199 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended | $69,092.63 | $104,625.00 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21001 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended | $77,960.63 | $69,092.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 29125 |