Charles M Sargent Jr. — 2010 Tennessee House, District 61 campaign

Tennessee House, District 61 Republican

2010 Tennessee House, District 61 · 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 →
$85,673
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 →
$75,775
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$65,514
Donors
97
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 $85,673 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 $4,600
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $16,450
Q3 2010 reported receipts $13,750
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $11,350
Q2 2010 reported receipts $0
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $29,625
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $75,775
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 $64,276
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,238
Total spent $65,514
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $7,653 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,233 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $420 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $15,052 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,990 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $62 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Initial $8,390 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,247 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $143 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Initial $11,760 derived
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $3,037 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,937 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $5,431 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,316 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $116 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $7,226 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,983 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $243 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $6,964 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,811 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $154 filing-stated
Receipts
$75,775
Spent
$65,514

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, 92% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $6K · 8%Organizations and PACs, itemized $70K · 92%

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: $69,675 ÷ Reported receipts: $75,775
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $6,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $69,675
Unitemized contributions $100
From each filing:
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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 →

74% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (26% from out of state).

Tennessee $55,975 Out of state $19,700
  • Nashville $31K41%
  • Memphis $7K10%
  • Franklin $7K9%
  • Murfreesboro $5K7%
  • Washington, DC $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • Other out-of-state $16K

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: $19,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $75,675
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $19,700

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Dec 2010. Peak $16,450 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $15,090 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 97 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

97 named donors 139 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Dental PAC 4 $5,300.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 3 $4,500.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,500.00
Farris Bobango PAC 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

89 vendors 156 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Republican Caucus 2 $10,050.00 16%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $2,500.00 4%
A Vintage Affair 4 $2,482.96 4%
W.A.K.M. 950 Radio 5 $2,450.00 4%
Verizon Wireless 2 $2,001.42 3%
Haslam, Bill 2 $2,000.00 3%
Campbell, Scotty 1 $2,000.00 3%
Gotto, Jim 1 $2,000.00 3%
Williamson County Republican Party 6 $1,840.00 3%
Franklins Men Club 3 $1,500.00 2%

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

  • Contributions & donations $46,705 73%
  • Other $4,375 7%
  • Fundraising & events $4,345 7%
  • Office & operations $3,984 6%
  • Advertising & media $3,510 5%
  • Travel $565 0.9%
  • Staff & payroll $550 0.9%
  • Printing & mail $242 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
Q4 2010 $88,725.90 $85,673.03 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35624
Pre-General 2010 Amended $87,328.18 $88,725.90 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35414
Q3 2010 $81,967.82 $87,328.18 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33102
Pre-Primary 2010 $82,378.15 $81,967.82 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32254
Q2 2010 $85,415.15 $82,378.15 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30712
Q1 2010 $90,846.51 $85,415.15 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29807
Year-End 2009 $68,447.59 $90,846.51 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28560
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $75,411.82 $68,447.59 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28173