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David Alexander — 2012 Tennessee House, District 39 campaign

Tennessee House, District 39 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 39 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$15,570
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 →
$51,610
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 →
$21,170
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$41,886
Donors
145
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 2012 Amendment $15,570 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 2012 reported receipts $6,380
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $4,700
Q3 2012 reported receipts $11,700
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $4,500
Q2 2012 reported receipts $13,020
Q1 2012 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $11,310
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $51,610
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 $41,831
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $55
Total spent $41,886
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $2,655 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,600 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $55 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $15,484 derived
  • Q3 2012 Initial $21,535 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $63 derived
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Receipts
$51,610
Spent
$41,886

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: individuals, itemized, 54% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $570 · 1%Individuals, itemized $28K · 54%Organizations and PACs, itemized $23K · 45%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $27,620 ÷ Reported receipts: $51,610
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $570
Individuals, itemized $27,620
Organizations and PACs, itemized $23,420
From each filing:
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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 →

$273average gift
$100median gift
101individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
10%
1.0%
$50–200
45%
14%
$200–1K
37%
41%
$1K–5K
9%
44%
$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: $27,620 ÷ Individual donors: 101
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $27,620
Median gift $100
Individual donors 101
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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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $46,990 Out of state $4,050
  • Nashville $16K31%
  • Winchester $7K13%
  • Estill Springs $5K10%
  • Franklin $3K5%
  • Decherd $1K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $15K
  • 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: $4,050 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $51,040
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,050
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Dec 2012. Peak $12,450 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $17,866 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 92 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 55 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,140 and their names are withheld.

92 named donors 124 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Republican Caucus In-Kind 8 $21,170.00
Beth Harwell 2 $2,800.00
Dennis Basmajian 2 $2,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $1,500.00
Scotty Campbell 1 $1,400.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 1 $1,000.00
Joanne Davis 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

34 vendors 63 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 3 $24,642.04 59%
Strategic Media Services, Inc. 1 $2,905.00 7%
Action Graphics 2 $2,185.00 5%
Herald Chronicle Newspaper 4 $2,075.44 5%
Desumo Stratergies LLC 1 $1,750.00 4%
Maggart, Debra Young 1 $1,400.00 3%
Exchange 4 $1,379.00 3%
Sidley, Dan 1 $800.00 2%
Concepts, Inc. 1 $595.00 1%
WCDT 7 $569.00 1%

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

  • Advertising & media $34,711 83%
  • Printing & mail $3,573 9%
  • Contributions & donations $1,400 3%
  • Fundraising & events $1,220 3%
  • Office & operations $658 2%
  • Travel $269 0.7%

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 2012 Amended $11,844.58 $15,569.55 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46714
Pre-General 2012 Amended $22,628.83 $11,844.58 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44818
Q3 2012 $32,463.53 $22,628.83 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43213
Pre-Primary 2012 $28,026.56 $32,463.53 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41934
Q2 2012 Amended $16,669.45 $28,026.56 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41107
Q1 2012 $16,669.45 $16,669.45 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39613
Year-End 2011 $5,359.45 $16,669.45 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38299
Mid-Year 2011 Amended $5,845.06 $5,359.45 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37709