Curtis Halford — 2008 Tennessee House, District 79 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 79 · totals since Jul 1, 2007
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 2007–Q4 2008
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 →
$9,492
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 →
$86,432
includes $6,622 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$7,500 refunded
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 →
$26,975
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$76,940
Donors
102
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 47% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $6K · 6%Individuals, itemized $37K · 39%Organizations and PACs, itemized $45K · 47%Unitemized contributions $7K · 7%
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$7,500. Shares are of the $93,932 before it.
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 →
$532average gift
$260median gift
69individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).
Tennessee $78,310 Out of state $3,000
- Nashville $26K32%
- Franklin $13K16%
- Memphis $6K7%
- Brentwood $5K6%
- Kenton $4K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $23K
- Other out-of-state $3K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $35,349 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $50,684 in Oct 2008.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 91 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 13 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,500 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind | 3 | $20,975.00 |
| Right Tennessee PAC ↺ $1,500.00 refunded | 3 | $10,000.00 net $11,500.00 gross |
| MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) | 2 | $6,500.00 |
| Curtis Halford Self | 1 | $6,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus In-Kind | 5 | $6,000.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Red State PAC | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Majority Tennessee | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Leaders of Tennessee | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Waller Lansden Dortch Davis | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margin of Victory Partners | 6 | $38,973.00 | |
| Campaign Graphics | 1 | $6,020.00 | |
| Christi Cross | 5 | $4,494.39 | |
| Thomas Media | 2 | $3,624.00 | |
| Humboldt Chronicle | 4 | $3,525.88 | |
| Conquest Communications | 5 | $2,896.32 | |
| Beale Street Studios | 2 | $1,720.18 | |
| Grace Broadcasting Services | 3 | $1,559.00 | |
| Casada, Glen | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Utley, Tammie | 1 | $1,165.00 | |
| Evans, Joshua | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tiger Express | 2 | $749.88 | |
| Carroll County News | 2 | $716.25 | |
| Skullbone Printing | 4 | $682.63 | |
| Advertising | 2 | $666.76 | |
| Simmons BBQ | 1 | $622.30 | |
| Gibson County Fair Assn | 1 | $525.00 | |
| Walmart | 3 | $339.16 | |
| Jack Parnell | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Moss, Sandra | 1 | $254.90 | |
| Verizon | 2 | $242.83 | |
| United States Post Office | 1 | $210.00 | |
| The Herald Gazette | 1 | $157.50 | |
| Hilton | 1 | $151.12 | |
| Tri-City Reporter | 1 | $144.00 | |
| Strawberry Festival | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Gibson County Imagination Library | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Brenda Morris | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tenn. Federation of Republican Women | 1 | $50.00 | |
| 1st Presbyterian Church Relay for Life | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Gibson Co. Election Comm | 1 | $42.50 | |
| Gibson Co. Gop | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Milan Cp Church | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Renfroe, Brian | 1 | $32.93 | |
| Gibson Co. Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $30.00 | |
| Milan Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Teapot Festival | 1 | $15.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Curtis Halford’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $33,624 46%
- Advertising & media $26,067 36%
- Printing & mail $6,946 10%
- Contributions & donations $2,925 4%
- Fundraising & events $912 1%
- Travel $850 1%
- Office & operations $771 1%
- Field & voter contact $630 0.9%
- Other $151 0.3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Amended | $22,091.77 | $9,492.04 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27044 |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended | $25,618.42 | $22,091.77 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 27149 |
| Q3 2008 Amended | $8,861.81 | $25,618.42 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 27203 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended | $6,695.44 | $8,861.81 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 25392 |
| Q2 2008 Amended | $5,229.48 | $6,695.44 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22539 |
| Q1 2008 Amended | $989.65 | $5,229.48 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20185 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended | $0.00 | $989.65 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20165 |