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David Alexander — 2016 Tennessee House, District 39 campaign

Tennessee House, District 39 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 39 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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 2015–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 →
$55,942
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 →
$77,162
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 →
$1,700
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$34,264
Donors
161
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 Initial $55,942 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 $4,940
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $10,300
Q3 2016 reported receipts $10,090
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $25,552
Q2 2016 reported receipts $14,140
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $12,140
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $77,162
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 $34,264
Total spent $34,264
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Receipts
$77,162
Spent
$34,264

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, 68% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $25K · 32%Organizations and PACs, itemized $52K · 68%

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: $52,290 ÷ Reported receipts: $77,162
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $24,872
Organizations and PACs, itemized $52,290
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 →

$230average gift
$200median gift
108individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
5%
0.7%
$50–200
38%
15%
$200–1K
54%
60%
$1K–5K
4%
24%
$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: $24,872 ÷ Individual donors: 108
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $24,872
Median gift $200
Individual donors 108
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 →

79% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (21% from out of state).

Tennessee $61,262 Out of state $15,900
  • Nashville $28K36%
  • Winchester $10K14%
  • Oakton, VA $5K6%
  • Washington, DC $3K4%
  • Estill Springs $2K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $21K
  • Other out-of-state $8K

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: $15,900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $77,162
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $15,900
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $29,162 in Jul 2016. Spending peaked at $16,244 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 116 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 46 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,870 and their names are withheld.

116 named donors 148 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $5,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $5,000.00
CoreCivic PAC 4 $4,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 3 $3,500.00
Robert Trone 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $2,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 2 $2,000.00
McCormick PAC 2 $2,000.00
House Republican Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $3,100.00 2 $1,700.00
FBT Gibbons Tennessee PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

19 vendors 37 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Jack Daniels Visitor Center 2 $10,314.50 30%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 3 $8,706.54 25%
Smith, Robin 3 $6,160.66 18%
House Republican Caucus ↺ donor $1,700.00 2 $3,100.00 9%
Exchange 6 $1,332.00 4%
Duck Radio 93.9 Fm 1 $1,323.00 4%
Wiseman Media WZYX Radio 5 $921.00 3%
WCDT 2 $867.00 3%
Carden-Al 1 $398.11 1%
Rivers Edge Alliance 1 $350.00 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 $17,564 51%
  • Fundraising & events $10,315 30%
  • Contributions & donations $3,100 9%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,859 8%
  • Printing & mail $351 1%
  • Office & operations $75 0.3%

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 2016 $52,726.95 $55,941.75 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70512
Pre-General 2016 Amended $58,670.70 $52,726.95 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69308
Q3 2016 Amended $55,307.20 $58,670.70 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 69304
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $38,293.20 $55,307.20 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66292
Q2 2016 $24,672.20 $38,293.20 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64766
Q1 2016 $24,672.20 $24,672.20 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63540
Year-End 2015 Amended $12,960.31 $24,672.20 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66684
Mid-Year 2015 $13,324.31 $12,960.31 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60805

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2017.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) $520 · Spent $56,462 · 2 donors

5 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Mid-Year 2019

Includes $20 net contributions (cash) not itemized below.

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) NASHVILLE, TN 37212 — $500.00
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
David Alexander Local Campaign Fund TRANSFER TO LOCAL CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT $55,723.03 06/30/2019
WCDT ADVERTISING $45.00 08/02/2017
FCHS Volleyball Boosters ADVERTISING $35.00 08/01/2017
Marine Corps League Golf Tournament ADVERTISING $100.00 07/13/2017
Franklin County Republican Party REIMBURSEMENT $154.49 07/08/2017
Daniell the Printer PRINTING $404.23 06/07/2017
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $55,723.03 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85075
Year-End 2018 $55,723.03 $55,723.03 Source: Year-End 2018 filing Report 82332
Mid-Year 2018 Late $55,723.03 $55,723.03 Source: Mid-Year 2018 filing Report 78660
Year-End 2017 $56,057.52 $55,723.03 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73251
Mid-Year 2017 $55,941.75 $56,057.52 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72147