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Dawn White — 2012 Tennessee House, District 37 campaign

Tennessee House, District 37 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 37 · totals since Jul 1, 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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 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 →
$5,379
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 →
$98,876
includes $7,121 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$15,093
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$87,681
Donors
139
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 Initial $5,379 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 $3,670
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $11,100
Q3 2012 reported receipts $18,325
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $10,250
Q2 2012 reported receipts $12,841
Q1 2012 reported receipts $41,690
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $1,000
Reported receipts $98,876
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 $86,644
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,037
Total spent $87,681
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $6,009 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,840 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $169 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $16,897 derived
  • Q3 2012 Initial $14,127 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,547 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $581 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $24,076 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,018 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $58 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $23,217 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,025 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $192 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $3,355 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,319 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $36 filing-stated
Receipts
$98,876
Spent
$87,681

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, 57% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1K · 1%Individuals, itemized $57K · 57%Organizations and PACs, itemized $34K · 34%Unitemized contributions $7K · 7%

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: $56,830 ÷ Reported receipts: $98,876
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,000
Individuals, itemized $56,830
Organizations and PACs, itemized $33,925
Unitemized contributions $7,121
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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 →

$563average gift
$250median gift
101individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
1%
$200–1K
70%
40%
$1K–5K
25%
58%
$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: $56,830 ÷ Individual donors: 101
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $56,830
Median gift $250
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $85,005 Out of state $5,750
  • Murfreesboro $30K34%
  • Nashville $18K19%
  • Franklin $15K16%
  • Smyrna $4K5%
  • Brentwood $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $5,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $90,755
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,750
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2012 – Jan 2013. Peak $20,900 in Jan 2012. Spending peaked at $24,018 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 136 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $680 and their names are withheld.

136 named donors 158 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee Includes In-Kind 3 $17,063.74
Leaders of Tennessee PAC 2 $9,000.00
Beth Harwell 2 $2,800.00
Andy Garrett 2 $2,800.00
Chad White 2 $2,800.00
Smyrna Ready Mix 2 $2,400.00
NRW PAC 1 $2,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

27 vendors 75 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Stones River Strategies 7 $34,423.39 40%
Bozeman, Amelia ↺ donor $450.00 9 $34,422.97 40%
Victorystore.Com 1 $2,943.89 3%
Wax Family Printing 2 $2,215.85 3%
Sam's Club 8 $2,139.52 2%
Maple Street Grill 4 $1,724.40 2%
United States Postal Service 4 $1,362.00 2%
Rutherford County Republican Party 2 $1,000.00 1%
Tennessee Department of Revenue 1 $833.50 1.0%
Staples 7 $756.09 0.9%

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

  • Printing & mail $48,447 56%
  • Consulting & professional services $30,645 35%
  • Fundraising & events $3,084 4%
  • Office & operations $2,407 3%
  • Other $1,811 2%
  • Advertising & media $250 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 2012 $7,718.19 $5,379.07 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46172
Pre-General 2012 $15,467.37 $7,718.19 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44765
Q3 2012 $11,269.83 $15,467.37 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43621
Pre-Primary 2012 $25,095.96 $11,269.83 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42268
Q2 2012 $39,335.07 $25,095.96 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41116
Q1 2012 $1,000.00 $39,335.07 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39654
Year-End 2011 $0.00 $1,000.00 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38612