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Charles Williamson — 2012 Tennessee House, District 50 campaign

Tennessee House, District 50 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 50

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 2011–Q4 2012

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 Q4 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$422,203
includes $7,711 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$7,829
goods or services
Total Spent
$221,643
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
52%
$221,643 spent of $422,203 raised (cash)
Donors
58
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
84%
$361,367 of $430,032 raised, including in-kind · $5,000 donated, $356,367 loaned
Out-of-State
0.4%
$1,450 from outside TN
Why this number?

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:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $53,125
Candidate's own contributions $5,000
Loans received $356,367
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,711
Raised (cash) $422,203
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $9,031 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $475 filing-stated
    • Loans $5,206 derived
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $78,657 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,225 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,160 filing-stated
    • Loans $63,272 derived
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $23,575 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $925 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $7,931 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $481 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $3,755 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,355 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $106,265 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,050 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $5,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,215 filing-stated
    • Loans $95,000 derived
  • Year-End 2011 Supplemental $100 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $192,888 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $221,244
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $399
Total spent $221,643
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $60,563 derived
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $2,681 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,318 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $363 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Supplemental $36 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $1,450 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $430,032
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,450
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$430,032
Spent
$221,643

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 84% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 6%, organizations and PACs 8%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $361K · 84% Individuals $25K · 6% Organizations & PACs $36K · 8% Other sources $8K · 2%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $361,367 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $430,032
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $361,367
From individuals $24,986
From organizations and PACs $35,850
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $7,829
Source filings:

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 →

$480average gift
$300median gift
36individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
17%
5%
$200–1K
69%
55%
$1K–5K
14%
40%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $17,275 ÷ Individual donors: 36
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,275
Median gift $300
Individual donors 36
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $51,675 Out of state $1,450
  • Nashville $34K64%
  • Franklin $7K13%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $1K
Why this number?

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: $1,450 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $53,125
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,450
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2012 – Nov 2012. Peak $14,200 in Sep 2012. Spending peaked at $92,404 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $875 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 93 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee Includes In-Kind 2 $12,600.00
Charles D Williamson Self Includes In-Kind 6 $5,643.98
NRW PAC 1 $5,000.00
Harwell PAC 1 $5,000.00
Leaders of Tennessee PAC 1 $3,000.00
Friends of Police PAC 1 $2,500.00
DCRP Candidate Fund 3 $2,100.00
Tennessee Business Roundtable Business PAC 1 $2,000.00
Stuart Anderson 2 $2,000.00
Cas PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

54 vendors 156 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Strategic Media Placement 1 $55,000.00 25%
US Post Office 14 $36,359.17 16%
Ganick Communications 2 $21,565.00 10%
Laughing Penguin Publicity 7 $16,000.00 7%
Ambrose Printing Company 14 $14,530.28 7%
Mailer's Choice 12 $9,553.89 4%
Westview Newspaper LLC 2 $8,250.00 4%
Low Tritt 1 $8,000.00 4%
The News 5 $7,940.00 4%
Ledger Newspapers 2 $6,680.00 3%

Loans

$356,366.91 in loan principal shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $356,367
Loan principal shown $356,367
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Charles Williamson) Candidate loan Mar 29, 2012 $356,366.91 $193,488.27 $162,878.64

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

  • Advertising & media $150,115 68%
  • Printing & mail $59,040 27%
  • Other $10,914 5%
  • Office & operations $630 0.3%
  • Fundraising & events $356 0.2%
  • Field & voter contact $190 0.1%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2012 $2,101.68 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended $15,474.51 $2,101.68 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $8,557.34 $15,474.51 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $46,240.01 $8,557.34 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended $103,047.62 $46,240.01 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Amended $64.00 $103,047.62 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 $0.00 $64.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗