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Cheri Kay Siler — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 07 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 07 Democratic

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 07

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
→ carried into 2018 TN Senate 7
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 →
$62,367
includes $3,503 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$200 refunded
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 →
$4,510
goods or services
Total Spent
$60,347
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 →
97%
$60,347 spent of $62,367 raised (cash)
Donors
388
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.2%
$118 of $66,877 raised, including in-kind · $5 donated, $113 loaned
Out-of-State
5%
$3,457 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:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $2,282 filing-stated

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $58,746
Candidate's own contributions $5
Loans received $113
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,503
Raised (cash) $62,367
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $4,229 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,679 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $550 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $11,218 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,990 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $228 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $11,865 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,475 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $390 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $5,549 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,475 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $74 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $18,482 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,257 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $5 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $220 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Amendment $9,308 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,370 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,938 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $1,717 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $104 filing-stated
    • Loans $113 derived

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

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: $3,457 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $66,877
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,457
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$66,877
Spent
$60,347

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 0.2% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 76%, organizations and PACs 17%, with 7% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $118 · 0.2% Individuals $51K · 76% Organizations & PACs $11K · 17% Other sources $5K · 7%
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: $118 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $66,877
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $118
From individuals $50,784
From organizations and PACs $11,465
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $4,510
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 →

$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%
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: $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
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: $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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $18,821 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 175 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party 3 $2,935.00
Roy Cockrum 3 $2,600.00
Friends of Police Volunteer Lodge2 1 $2,000.00
John Smartt 4 $1,600.00
Andrae McGary In-Kind 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 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 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 $113
Loan principal shown $113
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal 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 ↗
Pre-General 2014 $9,322.58 $2,726.53 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended $13,022.32 $9,322.58 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $10,601.20 $13,022.32 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $4,810.37 $10,601.20 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended $1,200.99 $4,810.37 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $0.00 $1,200.99 Source ↗