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Dawn White — 2016 Tennessee House, District 37 campaign

Tennessee House, District 37 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 37

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 →
$85,243
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 TN Senate 13
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 →
$68,174
includes $2,699 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 →
$2,050
goods or services
Total Spent
$31,782
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 →
47%
$31,782 spent of $68,174 raised (cash)
Donors
96
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
2%
$1,500 of $70,224 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
20%
$14,200 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 2016 Initial $85,243 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 $63,975
Candidate's own contributions $1,500
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,699
Raised (cash) $68,174
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $4,700 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $7,325 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,025 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,300 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $14,799 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,099 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $4,750 derived
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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 $30,445
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,337
Total spent $31,782
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $1,466 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,280 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $186 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $20,143 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,840 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $303 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $4,714 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,115 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $600 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $74 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $602 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $597 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $384 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $134 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $868 derived
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $3,531 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,495 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $36 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: $14,200 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $70,224
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $14,200
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$70,224
Spent
$31,782

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 2% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 41%, organizations and PACs 54%, with 3% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 2% Individuals $29K · 41% Organizations & PACs $38K · 54% Other sources $2K · 3%
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: $1,500 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $70,224
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,500
From individuals $29,024
From organizations and PACs $37,650
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,050
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 →

$516average gift
$250median gift
51individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
33%
9%
$200–1K
49%
29%
$1K–5K
18%
63%
$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: $26,325 ÷ Individual donors: 51
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $26,325
Median gift $250
Individual donors 51
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 →

78% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (22% from out of state).

Tennessee $49,775 Out of state $14,200
  • Murfreesboro $24K38%
  • Nashville $19K29%
  • Washington, DC $6K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $8K
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: $14,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $63,975
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $14,350 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $19,840 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,275 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 103 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 2 $4,000.00
Andy Garrett 2 $3,000.00
Chad White 2 $3,000.00
Dwight Throneberry 2 $3,000.00
Advance PAC 2 $3,000.00
LKQ Corporation Employee Good Govt Fund 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Ambulatory Surgery Center Association PAC (TASCA) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $1,750.00
House Republican Caucus In-Kind 2 $1,700.00
Att Tennessee PAC 3 $1,500.00

Expenditures

25 vendors 80 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Stones River Strategies 3 $10,266.47 34%
United States Postal Service 5 $6,343.53 21%
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 10%
Nodine, Olivia 9 $1,853.75 6%
Griffin Strategies 3 $1,500.00 5%
Beasley, Tia 8 $922.50 3%
Johnson, Trevor 6 $751.50 2%
Campaignpartner.Com 15 $735.00 2%
Franklin's Printworks 1 $701.26 2%
Office Depot 2 $580.40 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 Dawn White’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $17,703 58%
  • Other $6,287 21%
  • Contributions & donations $3,000 10%
  • Fundraising & events $1,785 6%
  • Office & operations $970 3%
  • Consulting & professional services $550 2%
  • Advertising & media $150 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 2016 $82,009.72 $85,243.24 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $94,827.80 $82,009.72 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $84,742.95 $94,827.80 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $80,066.95 $84,742.95 Source ↗
Q2 2016 $66,068.60 $80,066.95 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $66,452.60 $66,068.60 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 $53,320.60 $66,452.60 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 $48,851.60 $53,320.60 Source ↗