Charles Curtiss — 2014 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 · Mid-Year 2013–Year-End 2014

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 →
$0
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$2,900
Total Spent
$57,641
Donors
6
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:

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
Year-End 2014 reported receipts $0
Q2 2014 reported receipts $0
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $2,900
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $2,900
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 $57,538
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $103
Total spent $57,641
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2014 Supplemental $10,994 derived
  • Q2 2014 Initial $1,900 derived
  • Q1 2014 Initial $19,521 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $21 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $21,149 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,087 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $62 filing-stated
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  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $4,077 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,058 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $20 filing-stated
Receipts
$2,900
Spent
$57,641

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, 100% of receipts on these reports.

Organizations and PACs, itemized $3K · 100%

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: $2,900 ÷ Reported receipts: $2,900
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Organizations and PACs, itemized $2,900
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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 →

62% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (38% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,800 Out of state $1,100
  • Franklin $1K34%
  • Nashville $50017%
  • Philadelphia, PA $50017%
  • Washington, DC $50017%
  • Brentwood $30010%
  • Other out-of-state $100

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: $1,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $2,900
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,100

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2013 – Dec 2014. Peak $1,600 in Sep 2013. Spending peaked at $18,500 in Feb 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 6 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

6 named donors 6 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $1,000.00
Arda Roc PAC 1 $500.00
Comcast Corporation PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $500.00
Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC 1 $300.00
Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate PAC 1 $100.00

Expenditures

37 vendors 56 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Yes On One 1 $10,000.00 17%
Sparta, White County Senior Citizens CTR 1 $5,000.00 9%
Expositor 11 $3,862.31 7%
McMinnville, Warren County Senior CTR. 1 $2,494.02 4%
Deberry, Jr., John 1 $2,000.00 3%
Doss, Barry 1 $2,000.00 3%
Floyd, Richard 1 $2,000.00 3%
Kootnz, George 1 $2,000.00 3%
Pitts, Joe 1 $2,000.00 3%
Ramsey, Robert (Bob) 1 $2,000.00 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.

  • Contributions & donations $50,839 88%
  • Advertising & media $5,574 10%
  • Travel $934 2%
  • Other $191 0.4%

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
Year-End 2014 $10,994.02 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 58329
Q2 2014 $12,894.02 $10,994.02 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52411
Q1 2014 $32,415.34 $12,894.02 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50555
Year-End 2013 $50,663.90 $32,415.34 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49061
Mid-Year 2013 $54,741.31 $50,663.90 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47362