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Charlotte Burks — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 15 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 15 Democratic

2010 Tennessee Senate, District 15 · totals since Jul 1, 2007

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 → · 11 filings · Year-End 2007–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 →
$10,864
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 →
$64,374
includes $5,564 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$7,614
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$118,445
Donors
75
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 Amendment $10,864 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
Year-End 2008 reported receipts $2,391
Mid-Year 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $4,750
Q4 2010 reported receipts $2,824
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $17,745
Q3 2010 reported receipts $19,865
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $7,050
Q2 2010 reported receipts $0
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $9,750
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $64,374
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 $115,525
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,920
Total spent $118,445
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Supplemental $21,631 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,190 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $441 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2008 Amendment $1,064 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $725 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $339 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $2,171 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,576 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $596 filing-stated
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $26,142 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,058 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,084 filing-stated
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  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $14,131 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,031 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $48,731 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $48,576 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $155 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Initial $975 derived
  • Q1 2010 Initial $3,070 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,940 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $130 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $530 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $455 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75 filing-stated
Receipts
$64,374
Spent
$118,445

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, 72% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $12K · 19%Organizations and PACs, itemized $47K · 72%Unitemized contributions $6K · 9%

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: $46,550 ÷ Reported receipts: $64,374
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $12,260
Organizations and PACs, itemized $46,550
Unitemized contributions $5,564
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 →

$423average gift
$500median gift
29individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
97%
92%
$1K–5K
3%
8%
$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: $12,260 ÷ Individual donors: 29
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $12,260
Median gift $500
Individual donors 29
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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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $50,610 Out of state $8,200
  • Nashville $31K52%
  • Cookeville $4K7%
  • Crossville $2K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $14K
  • Other out-of-state $8K

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: $8,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $58,810
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,200
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2007 – Jan 2011. Peak $15,550 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $42,027 in Sep 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $58,510 of $58,810 in itemized contributions. The other $300 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 76 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

76 named donors 98 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Democratic Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $4,292.57 1 $7,613.97
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $7,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 4 $5,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $3,250.00
Arda Roc PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $2,000.00
United Association Political Action Fund 1 $2,000.00
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

22 vendors 30 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mma Creative 6 $80,177.39 69%
House Senate Democratic Caucus 1 $20,000.00 17%
Senate Democratic Caucus ↺ donor $7,613.97 1 $4,292.57 4%
I Desing 2 $2,980.00 3%
Select Designs 1 $1,520.04 1%
Boy Scouts of America 2 $750.00 0.7%
Cumberland Business Journal 1 $700.00 0.7%
Price Paint Furniture 1 $575.75 0.5%
Crawdaddys 1 $567.83 0.5%
Ttu PSY Class 1 $500.00 0.5%

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 $89,035 77%
  • Contributions & donations $22,875 20%
  • Fundraising & events $1,225 1%
  • Consulting & professional services $975 0.9%
  • Office & operations $916 0.8%
  • Other $500 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 Amended $34,181.36 $10,863.53 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36791
Pre-General 2010 Amended $30,567.84 $34,181.36 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35272
Q3 2010 Amended $59,433.93 $30,567.84 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34250
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $52,383.93 $59,433.93 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 33079
Q2 2010 $53,358.93 $52,383.93 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31416
Q1 2010 $56,428.93 $53,358.93 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30348
Year-End 2009 $47,208.93 $56,428.93 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29106
Mid-Year 2009 $47,208.93 $47,208.93 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27968
Year-End 2008 $66,449.18 $47,208.93 Source: Year-End 2008 filing Report 26678
Mid-Year 2008 Amended $67,513.18 $66,449.18 Source: Mid-Year 2008 filing Report 22199
Year-End 2007 Amended $64,934.52 $67,513.18 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15059