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Chris Moth — 2016 Tennessee House, District 56 campaign

Tennessee House, District 56 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 56 · totals since Apr 1, 2016

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 2016–Q4 2016

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 →
$1,868
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 →
$174,179
includes $12,606 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $105,000. 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 →
$10,915
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$174,708
less $2,398 in refunds & credits → $172,311 net disbursements
Donors
86
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 2016 Amendment $1,868 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 2016 reported receipts $6,950
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $49,581
Q3 2016 reported receipts $64,063
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $435
Q2 2016 reported receipts $53,150
Reported receipts $174,179
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $53,150 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 $174,611
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $97
Total spent $174,708
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $39,026 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $115,461 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $115,363 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $97 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $10,934 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $9,038 derived
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Receipts
$174,179
Spent
$174,708

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, 60% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $32K · 18%Organizations and PACs, itemized $24K · 14%Unitemized contributions $13K · 7%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $105K · 60%

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: $105,000 ÷ Reported receipts: $174,179
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,000
Individuals, itemized $31,823
Organizations and PACs, itemized $23,750
Unitemized contributions $12,606
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $105,000
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $53,150 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 →

$383average gift
$250median gift
83individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
23%
8%
$200–1K
64%
49%
$1K–5K
13%
43%
$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: $31,823 ÷ Individual donors: 83
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $31,823
Median gift $250
Individual donors 83
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 →

99.7% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0.3% from out of state).

Tennessee $55,423 Out of state $150
  • Nashville $53K95%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $150

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: $150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $55,573
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $150
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2016 – Dec 2016. Peak $42,250 in Oct 2016. Spending peaked at $117,863 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 68 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 19 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,625 and their names are withheld.

68 named donors 100 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $250.00 3 $30,700.00
Davidson County Democratic Party 2 $3,500.00
Weiss Bahr 6 $2,250.00
Mike Stewart 1 $1,500.00
Hal Rosson 1 $1,500.00
David Kidd 3 $1,400.00
Burton Jablin 1 $1,000.00
David Pittman 1 $1,000.00
Chris Moth Self 1 $1,000.00
Lee Limbird 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

15 vendors 57 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Harpeth Strategies 18 $83,801.20 48%
Wildcat Digital, LLC 3 $60,000.00 34%
Pomeroy-Wallace, Marjorie 16 $18,403.71 11%
Evolution Strategies 1 $3,841.00 2%
Winning Connecctions 1 $3,681.69 2%
Paypal 2 $929.15 0.6%
Tolbert, Matthew 3 $780.00 0.5%
Strickland, Chance 1 $675.00 0.4%
Navarre, Jennifer 1 $583.00 0.4%
Moth, Valerie 5 $497.06 0.3%

Loans

$105,000.00 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 $105,000
Loan principal shown $105,000
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Chris Moth) Candidate loan Jun 30, 2016 $105,000.00 $0.00 $105,000.00

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 $138,306 79%
  • Field & voter contact $16,953 10%
  • Consulting & professional services $10,350 6%
  • Printing & mail $7,160 4%
  • Office & operations $1,524 0.9%
  • Fundraising & events $318 0.2%

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 2016 Amended $31,547.11 $1,868.30 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70708
Pre-General 2016 Amended $97,426.69 $31,547.11 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 70710
Q3 2016 Amended $44,297.40 $97,426.69 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 70366
Pre-Primary 2016 $52,900.00 $44,297.40 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66080
Q2 2016 $0.00 $52,900.00 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64571

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2017.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

3 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Mid-Year 2018

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2018 $1,868.30 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2018 filing Report 75675
Year-End 2017 $1,868.30 $1,868.30 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73358
Mid-Year 2017 $1,868.30 $1,868.30 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71028