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Dean Sircy — 2008 Tennessee House, District 40 campaign

Tennessee House, District 40 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 40 · totals since Jan 16, 2008

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 → · 4 filings · Pre-Primary 2008–Q3 2008

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 →
$0
as of the Q3 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$15,086
includes $646 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$150 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $12,490. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$7,893
less $10 in refunds & credits → $7,883 net disbursements
Donors
8
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:

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
Q3 2008 reported receipts $1,648
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $1,739
Q2 2008 reported receipts $10,689
Q1 2008 reported receipts $1,011
Reported receipts $15,086
From each filing:

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 $7,158
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $735
Total spent $7,893
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Initial $901 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $847 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $54 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $1,099 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,049 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $51 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Initial $4,932 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,493 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $439 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $961 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $770 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $191 filing-stated
Receipts
$15,086
Spent
$7,893

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 82% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $2K · 12%Organizations and PACs, itemized $250 · 2%Unitemized contributions $646 · 4%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $12K · 82%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $12,340 ÷ Reported receipts: $15,086
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $1,850
Organizations and PACs, itemized $250
Unitemized contributions $646
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $12,340
From each filing:

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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $2,100 Out of state $0
  • Lafayette $80038%
  • Red Boiling Springs $75036%
  • Gordonsville $30014%
  • Mount Juliet $25012%

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $2,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2008 – Sep 2008. Peak $1,250 in May 2008. Spending peaked at $2,229 in May 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 5 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.

5 named donors 6 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Beverly Walker 1 $500.00
Georgia Ferguson 1 $500.00
Anita Sircy 2 $300.00
Charles Waterston 1 $250.00
Macon County Democratic Party ↺ paid $125.00 1 $250.00

Expenditures

26 vendors 47 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Unique Product Concept 2 $932.45 13%
Carthage Courier 4 $685.50 10%
Airgas Mid-America 3 $550.67 8%
Wlct-Fm Radio 4 $473.00 7%
One Hour Signs 1 $375.00 5%
Put It In Print 2 $371.46 5%
Middle Tennessee Times 4 $351.70 5%
Integrity Networks 1 $300.00 4%
Macon County Times 2 $288.60 4%
Wjle Radio 1 $288.00 4%

Loans

$12,489.90 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $12,490
Loan principal shown $12,490
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Dean Sircy) Candidate loan Mar 31, 2008 $12,489.90 $12,489.90 $0.00

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

  • Advertising & media $2,830 40%
  • Other $2,525 35%
  • Fundraising & events $985 14%
  • Printing & mail $375 5%
  • Office & operations $318 4%
  • Contributions & donations $125 2%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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
Q3 2008 $150.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 22812
Pre-Primary 2008 $100.00 $150.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22412
Q2 2008 $50.00 $100.00 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21229
Q1 2008 Amended $0.00 $50.00 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20539