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Debbie Colburn — 2004 Tennessee House, District 30 campaign

Tennessee House, District 30 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 30 · totals since 2004

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 · Post-General 2004 2004–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$737
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$35,328
includes $6,978 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 →
$2,300
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$34,591
Donors
52
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $14,536.16.

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $4,260
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $4,880
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $10,850
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $15,338
Reported receipts $35,328
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 $34,229
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $361
Total spent $34,591
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $19,086 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,975 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $111 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $366 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $246 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $120 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $9,823 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,742 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $80 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $5,316 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,266 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
Receipts
$35,328
Spent
$34,591

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, 51% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $18K · 51%Organizations and PACs, itemized $10K · 29%Unitemized contributions $7K · 20%

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: $18,100 ÷ Reported receipts: $35,328
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $18,100
Organizations and PACs, itemized $10,250
Unitemized contributions $6,978
From each filing:

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 →

$441average gift
$250median gift
41individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
83%
59%
$1K–5K
17%
41%
$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: $18,100 ÷ Individual donors: 41
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $18,100
Median gift $250
Individual donors 41
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $27,200 Out of state $900
  • Chattanooga $11K41%
  • Nashville $9K30%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $900

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: $900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $28,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $900
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Jan 2004 – Oct 2004. Peak $11,450 in Oct 2004.

Bars show $28,050 of $28,350 in itemized contributions. The other $300 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 54 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

54 named donors 61 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct PAC 1 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $2,500.00
Jon Kinsey Includes In-Kind 2 $2,500.00
Ruth S Holmberg 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $1,000.00
Olan Mills 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC 2 $1,000.00
Hamilton County PAC for Education 1 $1,000.00
Charles Seivers 1 $1,000.00
Anne Hall 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

17 vendors 32 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Buisson Creative Strategies 1 $15,000.00 44%
Citadel Broadcasting 2 $4,468.45 13%
Multi Quest 1 $4,000.00 12%
Bush Signs 2 $3,253.00 10%
Phillips, Gail ↺ donor $500.00 5 $1,210.42 4%
Colburn, Debbie 4 $1,026.28 3%
Clear Channel 1 $800.00 2%
C and C Custom T's 1 $724.65 2%
Ray, Ben 2 $659.97 2%
Verizon Wireless 4 $606.46 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 Debbie Colburn’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $20,386 60%
  • Advertising & media $6,162 18%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,000 12%
  • Other $2,525 7%
  • Office & operations $606 2%
  • Travel $550 2%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $15,563.60 $737.44 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3267
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $10,022.21 $14,536.16 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1596
Pre-General 2004 $14,536.16 $15,563.60 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2435
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $0.00 $10,022.21 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 1402

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2005.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $737

1 filing · Supplemental 2005 2005

Includes $601 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Union Planters Bank BANK FEES $136.00 —
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Supplemental 2005 2005 $737.44 $0.00 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5776