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Charles Curtiss — 2010 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since Jan 16, 2009

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 2009–Q4 2010

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 →
$87,913
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 →
$62,533
includes $800 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$77,506
Donors
89
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 2010 Initial $87,913 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 2010 reported receipts $650
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $13,850
Q3 2010 reported receipts $10,170
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $3,700
Q2 2010 reported receipts $500
Q1 2010 reported receipts $491
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $32,308
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $865
Reported receipts $62,533
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 $77,188
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $318
Total spent $77,506
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $2,887 derived
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $5,374 derived
  • Q3 2010 Initial $7,201 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $2,087 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,069 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $18 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $35,955 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $35,855 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $3,176 derived
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $13,335 derived
  • Mid-Year 2009 Supplemental $7,491 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,291 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
Receipts
$62,533
Spent
$77,506

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 $10K · 16%Organizations and PACs, itemized $49K · 79%Unitemized contributions $800 · 1%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 4%

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: $49,400 ÷ Reported receipts: $62,533
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $10,025
Organizations and PACs, itemized $49,400
Unitemized contributions $800
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,308
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 →

$456average gift
$400median gift
22individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
1%
$200–1K
86%
69%
$1K–5K
9%
30%
$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: $10,025 ÷ Individual donors: 22
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $10,025
Median gift $400
Individual donors 22
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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 →

79% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (21% from out of state).

Tennessee $46,825 Out of state $12,600
  • Nashville $27K46%
  • Memphis $6K10%
  • Franklin $6K9%
  • Washington, DC $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $12,600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $59,425
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $12,600
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Jan 2011. Peak $13,650 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $31,030 in Jun 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $59,225 of $59,425 in itemized contributions. The other $200 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 88 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $125 and their names are withheld.

88 named donors 117 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fedex Corporation PAC 4 $5,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 3 $3,300.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00
Venessa Seivers 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,500.00
Insurors of TN PAC 2 $1,500.00
Deere Company PAC TN 2 $1,500.00
Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC 2 $1,250.00

Expenditures

59 vendors 114 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Expositor 23 $16,062.80 21%
House Democratic Caucus 2 $10,000.00 13%
Curtiss PAC 1 $5,000.00 6%
Southern Standard 16 $2,012.75 3%
Gracemoor 3 $1,735.00 2%
Monterey Depot Historical Society 2 $1,500.00 2%
Citizens for Progress 2 $1,500.00 2%
American Legion Post 99 1 $1,000.00 1%
Barker, Judy 1 $1,000.00 1%
Bass, Eddie 1 $1,000.00 1%

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 $55,090 71%
  • Advertising & media $20,746 27%
  • Other $1,021 1%
  • Fundraising & events $332 0.5%

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
Q4 2010 $90,149.97 $87,912.57 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35762
Pre-General 2010 $81,673.97 $90,149.97 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34558
Q3 2010 $78,705.13 $81,673.97 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33343
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $77,092.28 $78,705.13 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 33752
Q2 2010 $112,546.99 $77,092.28 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30898
Q1 2010 $115,232.39 $112,546.99 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29981
Year-End 2009 Amended $96,259.56 $115,232.39 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 30837
Mid-Year 2009 $102,885.75 $96,259.56 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27407