Charlotte Burks — 2006 Tennessee Senate, District 15 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 15 Democratic

2006 Tennessee Senate, District 15

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 · Early Supplemental 2004 2004–Q4 2006

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 →
$66,926
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 →
$75,503
includes $15,803 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$63,053
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 →
84%
$63,053 spent of $75,503 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 90 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
7%
$5,350 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $59,700
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $15,803
Raised (cash) $75,503
From each filing:
  • Early Supplemental 2004 2004 Supplemental $5,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $2,500 derived
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $4,200 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Initial $5,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $350 filing-stated
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  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $12,450 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $450 filing-stated
  • Q2 2006 Amendment $4,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $250 derived
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $39,803 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $25,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $14,603 filing-stated

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 $60,977
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,076
Total spent $63,053
From each filing:
  • Early Supplemental 2004 2004 Supplemental $9,134 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,251 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $884 filing-stated
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $4,900 derived
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $3,089 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,000 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $89 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Initial $14,131 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,931 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
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  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $7,222 derived
  • Q2 2006 Amendment $6,613 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,510 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $103 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $2,020 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,783 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $237 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $15,944 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,381 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $563 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: $5,350 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $75,503
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,350
Raised incl. in-kind
$75,503
Spent
$63,053

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 →

Individuals gave 45%; organizations and PACs gave 55%.

Individuals $34K · 45% Organizations & PACs $42K · 55%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $34,003 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $75,503
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $34,003
From organizations and PACs $41,500

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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $54,350 Out of state $5,350
  • Nashville $33K54%
  • Cookeville $6K10%
  • Franklin $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $5K
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: $5,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $59,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,350

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2004 – Dec 2006. Peak $18,550 in Dec 2005. Spending peaked at $15,287 in Jul 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $59,450 of $59,700 in itemized contributions. The other $250 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 90 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee PAC for Education 4 $4,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,500.00
John Rose 2 $2,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $1,500.00
Assn Builders Contractors Mid TN Chapter 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

31 vendors 46 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mma Creative 8 $38,341.28 63%
Fletcher & Rowley Consulting, Inc. 1 $5,000.00 8%
Kyle, Jim 1 $2,000.00 3%
Finney, Lowe 1 $2,000.00 3%
Rochelle, Bob 1 $1,500.00 2%
Ash, P. J. 3 $1,400.00 2%
Votes Unlimited 2 $1,335.25 2%
TN Democrat Party 1 $1,000.00 2%
Henry, Douglas 1 $1,000.00 2%
Leslie Towne CTR. 1 $854.48 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 Charlotte Burks’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $31,742 52%
  • Printing & mail $10,483 17%
  • Contributions & donations $8,036 13%
  • Consulting & professional services $5,000 8%
  • Other $2,910 5%
  • Fundraising & events $2,806 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 2006 Amended $69,168.02 $66,925.52 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 $68,057.02 $69,168.02 Source ↗
Q3 2006 $76,637.89 $68,057.02 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $71,410.10 $76,637.89 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended $73,222.79 $71,410.10 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $74,992.74 $73,222.79 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $51,133.66 $74,992.74 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2004 2004 $54,318.02 $51,133.66 Source ↗