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Dave Wright — 2020 Tennessee House, District 19 campaign

Tennessee House, District 19 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 19 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$38,552
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 →
$25,100
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 →
$538
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$4,315
Donors
37
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 2020 Amendment $38,552 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 2020 reported receipts $2,600
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $4,600
Q3 2020 reported receipts $3,850
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $2,000
Q2 2020 reported receipts $0
Q1 2020 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $12,050
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $25,100
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 $4,315
Total spent $4,315
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Receipts
$25,100
Spent
$4,315

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, 92% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $2K · 8%Organizations and PACs, itemized $23K · 92%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $23,050 ÷ Reported receipts: $25,100
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $2,050
Organizations and PACs, itemized $23,050
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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 →

77% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (23% from out of state).

Tennessee $19,400 Out of state $5,700
  • Nashville $13K50%
  • Washington, DC $2K8%
  • Crossville $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $5,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $25,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,700
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $5,100 in Oct 2020. Spending peaked at $1,000 in Aug 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 38 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

38 named donors 48 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $2,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) 1 $1,500.00
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Tennessee State PAC 2 $1,250.00
Tennessee Apartment PAC 2 $1,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Utilities PAC 1 $1,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC 1 $1,000.00
Comcast Corporation PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Consumer Finance Political Campaign Committe PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

12 vendors 18 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Davis, Elaine 1 $1,000.00 23%
House Republican Caucus 1 $1,000.00 23%
Committee To Save Our Right To Vote 1 $500.00 12%
Russell Stover 2 $474.34 11%
Pat Wright 1 $300.00 7%
Clapp's Chapel Umc 1 $300.00 7%
Henry's Deli 2 $236.20 5%
Kohl's 1 $205.39 5%
Weigels 39 3 $89.45 2%
Weigels 60 2 $83.83 2%

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

  • Contributions & donations $2,500 58%
  • Other $921 21%
  • Field & voter contact $300 7%
  • Advertising & media $300 7%
  • Travel $173 4%
  • Fundraising & events $120 3%

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 2020 Amended $36,701.95 $38,551.99 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93325
Pre-General 2020 Amended $32,700.83 $36,701.95 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 93326
Q3 2020 $29,884.74 $32,700.83 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90730
Pre-Primary 2020 $27,884.74 $29,884.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89960
Q2 2020 $27,884.74 $27,884.74 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88888
Q1 2020 $28,234.77 $27,884.74 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87568
Year-End 2019 $17,466.62 $28,234.77 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85588
Mid-Year 2019 $17,766.62 $17,466.62 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84691