Dave Wright — 2024 Tennessee House, District 19 campaign

Tennessee House, District 19 Republican

2024 Tennessee House, District 19 · totals since Jan 16, 2023

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 2023–Q4 2024

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 →
$58,834
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 →
$26,622
includes $72 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$19,285
Donors
32
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 2024 Initial $58,834 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 2024 reported receipts $4,550
Pre-General 2024 reported receipts $1,750
Q3 2024 reported receipts $5,150
Pre-Primary 2024 reported receipts $3,250
Q2 2024 reported receipts $1,072
Q1 2024 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2023 reported receipts $10,750
Mid-Year 2023 reported receipts $100
Reported receipts $26,622
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 $19,285
Total spent $19,285
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Receipts
$26,622
Spent
$19,285

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, 79% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $6K · 21%Organizations and PACs, itemized $21K · 79%

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: $20,950 ÷ Reported receipts: $26,622
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $5,600
Organizations and PACs, itemized $20,950
Unitemized contributions $72
From each filing:
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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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $22,150 Out of state $4,400
  • Nashville $16K59%
  • Washington, DC $2K7%
  • San Rafael, CA $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $1K

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: $4,400 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $26,550
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,400

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $5,500 in Jan 2024. Spending peaked at $7,000 in Oct 2024.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 31 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

31 named donors 39 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Housing Industry PAC 2 $4,000.00
Build TN Housing 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $2,500.00
Merck Sharp Dohme LLC PAC 2 $1,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $1,250.00
Tennessee Apartment PAC 2 $1,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $1,000.00
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC 1 $1,000.00
John Rose 1 $1,000.00
Building Industry PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

35 vendors 51 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Knox County Republican Party 4 $6,800.00 35%
House Republican Caucus 1 $2,500.00 13%
Davis, Elaine 1 $1,000.00 5%
Ut Cfo Office 1 $943.00 5%
Corryton Community Club 3 $900.00 5%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $600.00 3%
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 2 $550.00 3%
Tennessee Republican Party 1 $500.00 3%
Capitol Commission 1 $500.00 3%
Thompson, Adam 1 $500.00 3%

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 $16,493 86%
  • Other $1,263 7%
  • Office & operations $514 3%
  • Fundraising & events $475 2%
  • Printing & mail $331 2%
  • Travel $209 1%

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 2024 $54,390.83 $58,833.77 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119870
Pre-General 2024 $59,640.83 $54,390.83 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 117569
Q3 2024 $56,487.57 $59,640.83 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116856
Pre-Primary 2024 $53,237.57 $56,487.57 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 114334
Q2 2024 $53,798.47 $53,237.57 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113751
Q1 2024 $56,198.47 $53,798.47 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112293
Year-End 2023 $47,244.19 $56,198.47 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110195
Mid-Year 2023 $51,496.87 $47,244.19 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108683