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Cheri Kay Siler — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 07 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 07 Democratic

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 07 · totals since Jul 1, 2013

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2013–Q4 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 →
$2,282
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 →
$62,168
includes $3,503 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$200 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $113. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$4,510
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$60,347
less $574 in refunds & credits → $59,773 net disbursements
Donors
388
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 2014 Amendment $2,282 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 2014 reported receipts $4,229
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $11,018
Q3 2014 reported receipts $11,865
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $5,549
Q2 2014 reported receipts $18,482
Q1 2014 reported receipts $9,308
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $1,717
Reported receipts $62,168
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 $60,169
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $178
Total spent $60,347
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $4,676 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,675 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $0 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $18,154 derived
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $15,565 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,488 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $78 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $3,128 derived
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $12,692 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,592 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Amendment $5,698 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $435 derived
Receipts
$62,168
Spent
$60,347

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: individuals, itemized, 76% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $47K · 76%Organizations and PACs, itemized $11K · 18%Unitemized contributions $4K · 6%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$86. Shares are of the $62,254 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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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. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Individuals, itemized: $47,281 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $62,254
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $5
Individuals, itemized $47,281
Organizations and PACs, itemized $11,465
Unitemized contributions $3,503
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$86
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 →

$128average gift
$100median gift
369individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
26%
4%
$50–200
52%
36%
$200–1K
21%
49%
$1K–5K
0.9%
11%
$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: $47,281 ÷ Individual donors: 369
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $47,281
Median gift $100
Individual donors 369
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $55,289 Out of state $3,457
  • Knoxville $39K67%
  • Nashville $6K10%
  • Chattanooga $2K3%
  • Powell $9002%
  • Oak Ridge $5050.9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $3,457 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $58,746
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,457
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2000 – Jan 2015. Peak $12,640 in Oct 2014. Spending peaked at $18,094 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 109 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 286 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $18,821 and their names are withheld.

109 named donors 175 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party ↺ paid $30.00 3 $2,935.00
Roy Cockrum 3 $2,600.00
Friends of Police Volunteer Lodge2 PAC 1 $2,000.00
John Smartt 4 $1,600.00
Andrae McGary In-Kind ↺ paid $7,375.00 1 $1,500.00
Sidney Gilreath Includes In-Kind 3 $1,049.89
William Freeman 1 $1,000.00
Intl Assn Heat Frost Insulators Allied Workers 1 $1,000.00
Donna Edwards In-Kind 2 $800.00
Scott Carpenter 4 $775.00

Expenditures

92 vendors 230 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Brooks, Cameron 7 $9,750.00 16%
Ascertainment Marketing 3 $9,076.00 15%
McGary, Andrae ↺ donor $1,500.00 6 $7,375.00 12%
Get More PC 7 $3,812.90 6%
Parrott Printing 1 $2,648.49 4%
Graphic Creations 2 $2,302.93 4%
Direct Mail Services 1 $2,201.78 4%
Office Depot 9 $1,659.15 3%
NGP Van, Inc. 1 $1,593.24 3%
Roberts, Jessica 8 $1,510.00 3%

Loans

$112.75 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 $113
Loan principal shown $113
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Cheri Kay Siler) Candidate loan Jan 6, 2014 $112.75 $0.00 $112.75

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

  • Field & voter contact $21,988 37%
  • Advertising & media $17,854 30%
  • Consulting & professional services $7,792 13%
  • Printing & mail $5,990 10%
  • Fundraising & events $2,698 4%
  • Office & operations $1,872 3%
  • Travel $1,024 2%
  • Other $680 1%
  • Contributions & donations $270 0.5%

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 2014 Amended $2,726.53 $2,282.44 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59437
Pre-General 2014 $9,322.58 $2,726.53 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56436
Q3 2014 Amended $13,022.32 $9,322.58 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56698
Pre-Primary 2014 $10,601.20 $13,022.32 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53301
Q2 2014 $4,810.37 $10,601.20 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 50513
Q1 2014 Amended $1,200.99 $4,810.37 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 53157
Year-End 2013 Amended $0.00 $1,200.99 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48850

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2015.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $2,283

2 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2015

Includes $38 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Friends of Cheri Kay Siler TRANSFER TO LOCAL CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT $745.03 11/16/2015
Knox County Democratic Party CONTRIBUTION $200.00 09/25/2015
Knox County Democratic Party CONTRIBUTION $600.00 07/22/2015
Knox County Democratic Party CONTRIBUTION $100.00 05/28/2015
Rogero for Mayor CONTRIBUTION $500.00 05/28/2015
Rogero for Mayor CONTRIBUTION $100.00 03/30/2015
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2015 $1,545.02 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61367
Mid-Year 2015 $2,282.44 $1,545.02 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60131