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Charlotte Burks — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 15 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 15 Democratic

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 15 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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–Q2 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 Q2 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$36,303
includes $183 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $31,420. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$32,161
Donors
17
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 2012 reported receipts $4,700
Mid-Year 2012 reported receipts $83
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $7,100
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $20,420
Q2 2014 reported receipts $0
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $4,000
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $36,303
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 $32,090
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $71
Total spent $32,161
From each filing:
Receipts
$36,303
Spent
$32,161

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 67% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $500 · 1%Organizations and PACs, itemized $11K · 31%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $24K · 67%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $24,420 ÷ Reported receipts: $36,303
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $11,200
Unitemized contributions $183
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $24,420
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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 →

72% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (28% from out of state).

Tennessee $8,450 Out of state $3,250
  • Nashville $7K58%
  • Washington, DC $2K15%
  • Mayfield, KY $1K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $500

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: $3,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $11,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2011 – Oct 2013. Peak $3,250 in Dec 2012. Spending peaked at $20,420 in Jun 2011.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 17 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

17 named donors 21 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,000.00
Arda Roc PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $1,000.00
Delta Dental Plan of Tenn Committee for Good Government 1 $1,000.00
Telecom Management Services, Inc. PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $750.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $500.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 1 $500.00

Expenditures

9 vendors 10 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fickling and Madwell Attorneys At Law 1 $20,419.87 64%
Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation 1 $5,686.00 18%
Miller, Judy 1 $2,200.00 7%
Mma Creative 1 $2,020.44 6%
I Desing 2 $480.00 1%
Tayes, Kelly Tayes 1 $470.27 1%
Johnson Nursery 1 $295.37 1.0%
Blue Water Rentals 1 $294.13 1.0%
State of Tennessee 1 $224.00 0.7%

Loans

$31,419.87 in loan balances 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.

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 $31,420
Loan principal shown $31,420
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Charlotte Burks) Candidate loan Jun 28, 2011 $31,419.87 $24,419.87 $7,000.00

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.

  • Consulting & professional services $20,420 64%
  • Contributions & donations $5,686 18%
  • Office & operations $2,958 9%
  • Advertising & media $2,020 6%
  • Other $535 2%
  • Fundraising & events $470 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
Q2 2014 Late $1,585.30 $0.00 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53921
Q1 2014 $1,585.30 $1,585.30 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51399
Year-End 2013 Amended $665.51 $1,585.30 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50032
Mid-Year 2013 $665.51 $665.51 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48034
Year-End 2012 Amended $625.38 $665.51 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 46448
Mid-Year 2012 Late $542.18 $625.38 Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41691
Year-End 2011 Amended $8,368.18 $542.18 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38976
Mid-Year 2011 $10,863.53 $8,368.18 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37638