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David Weatherspoon — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 31 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 31 Democratic

2018 Tennessee Senate, District 31

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 → · 6 filings · Year-End 2017–Q4 2018

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 →
$21,896
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2022 TN Senate 31
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$93,481
includes $21,851 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$1,680
goods or services
Total Spent
$71,584
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
77%
$71,584 spent of $93,481 raised (cash)
Donors
146
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.6%
$520 of $95,160 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
7%
$6,341 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2018 Amendment $21,896 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $71,110
Candidate's own contributions $520
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $21,851
Raised (cash) $93,481
From each filing:
  • Q3 2018 Initial $2,382 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,311 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,071 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $6,086 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,749 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,337 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Amendment $44,599 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $35,808 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,791 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $21,560 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,372 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,188 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $18,854 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,870 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $520 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,464 filing-stated

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 $70,041
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,544
Total spent $71,584
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $2,750 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,700 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $14,035 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,926 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $109 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $37,232 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $37,055 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $176 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Amendment $13,518 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,051 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $468 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 Initial $3,475 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,983 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $492 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $575 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $326 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $249 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $6,341 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $95,160
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,341
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$95,160
Spent
$71,584

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.6% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 91%, organizations and PACs 7%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $520 · 0.6% Individuals $86K · 91% Organizations & PACs $7K · 7% Other sources $2K · 2%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $520 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $95,160
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $520
From individuals $86,386
From organizations and PACs $6,575
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,680
Source filings:

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 →

$464average gift
$250median gift
139individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
20%
6%
$200–1K
62%
43%
$1K–5K
18%
50%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $64,535 ÷ Individual donors: 139
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $64,535
Median gift $250
Individual donors 139
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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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $64,769 Out of state $6,341
  • Memphis $51K72%
  • Germantown $7K10%
  • Cincinnati, OH $2K3%
  • Cordova $1K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
Why this number?

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: $6,341 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $71,110
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,341
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $21,530 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $48,028 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,815 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 191 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Sarah Weatherspoon 3 $3,000.00
Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu 1 $2,500.00
Iron Workers Local 167 Political Action League 1 $2,000.00
David Richardson 2 $1,500.00
Carol Richardson 1 $1,500.00
Spence Wilson 1 $1,500.00
Richard Glassman 1 $1,500.00
Rebecca Wilson 1 $1,500.00
Edwin Barnett 1 $1,500.00
Meri Armour 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

28 vendors 105 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Gumbinner & Davies 7 $33,006.75 47%
New Blue Strategies 6 $10,552.95 15%
Winning Connections 1 $7,800.00 11%
Scooter Promo, LLC 1 $2,109.00 3%
Salinas, Gabby 2 $1,500.00 2%
Harvest Moon Pavilion 2 $1,431.40 2%
Actblue Technical Services 41 $1,362.79 2%
Hustle, Inc. 3 $1,344.05 2%
Moore, Gary 1 $1,200.00 2%
Spikners, Inc. 1 $1,108.89 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 David Weatherspoon’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $34,184 49%
  • Printing & mail $14,971 21%
  • Consulting & professional services $10,553 15%
  • Contributions & donations $4,975 7%
  • Fundraising & events $2,425 3%
  • Office & operations $1,518 2%
  • Field & voter contact $570 0.9%
  • Sample ballot placement $550 0.8%
  • Other $295 0.5%

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 2018 Amended $24,646.25 $21,896.12 Source ↗
Q3 2018 $36,299.65 $24,646.25 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $67,445.24 $36,299.65 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $36,364.34 $67,445.24 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $18,278.95 $36,364.34 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $0.00 $18,278.95 Source ↗