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Chris Moth — 2014 Tennessee House, District 56 campaign

Tennessee House, District 56 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 56 · totals since Apr 1, 2014

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2014–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 →
$0
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 →
$33,539
includes $3,490 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,000. 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 →
$251
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$33,328
Donors
30
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
Q4 2014 reported receipts $7,641
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $7,023
Q3 2014 reported receipts $7,125
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $150
Q2 2014 reported receipts $11,600
Reported receipts $33,539
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $11,600 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 $32,973
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $355
Total spent $33,328
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $13,346 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,274 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $71 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $8,118 derived
  • Q3 2014 Initial $2,938 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,822 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $116 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $7,311 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,262 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $49 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $1,614 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,496 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $118 filing-stated
Receipts
$33,539
Spent
$33,328

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 55% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $18K · 55%Individuals, itemized $9K · 27%Organizations and PACs, itemized $575 · 2%Unitemized contributions $3K · 10%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 6%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $18,363 ÷ Reported receipts: $33,539
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $18,363
Individuals, itemized $9,110
Organizations and PACs, itemized $575
Unitemized contributions $3,490
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,001
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $11,600 filing-stated

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 →

$325average gift
$250median gift
28individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
25%
6%
$200–1K
64%
55%
$1K–5K
11%
38%
$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: $9,110 ÷ Individual donors: 28
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $9,110
Median gift $250
Individual donors 28
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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $9,685 Out of state $0
  • Nashville $9K93%
  • Jonesborough $5005%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $200

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $9,685
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2014 – Nov 2014. Peak $3,260 in Sep 2014. Spending peaked at $13,274 in Nov 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 25 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 7 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $560 and their names are withheld.

25 named donors 30 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Chris Moth Self 5 $18,362.50
Becky Sharpe 1 $1,500.00
Michael Hasty 1 $1,000.00
Weiss Bahr 2 $1,000.00
David Johnson 1 $500.00
Henry Trost 1 $500.00
Leslie Hudson 1 $375.00
David Hudson 1 $375.00
Mathilde Mellon 1 $350.00
Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland 1 $325.00

Expenditures

6 vendors 15 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Harpeth Strategies 6 $23,995.08 73%
Jennifer Croslin-Smith 5 $8,000.00 24%
Printing Etc. 1 $322.29 1.0%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $250.00 0.8%
Wendy Twit Photographer 1 $245.81 0.8%
Paypal 1 $159.58 0.5%

Loans

$2,000.00 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 $2,000
Loan principal shown $2,000
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Chris Moth) Candidate loan Nov 12, 2014 $2,000.00 $0.00 $2,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $18,055 55%
  • Field & voter contact $8,000 24%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,096 12%
  • Printing & mail $2,662 8%
  • Office & operations $160 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 $5,916.61 $0.00 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58428
Pre-General 2014 $7,012.13 $5,916.61 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57445
Q3 2014 $2,825.16 $7,012.13 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55969
Pre-Primary 2014 $9,986.43 $2,825.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54735
Q2 2014 $0.00 $9,986.43 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52716