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Dennis Kiser — 2012 Tennessee House, District 65 campaign

Tennessee House, District 65 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 65 · totals since Jan 16, 2012

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 2012–Q3 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 →
$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 →
$60,297
includes $4,260 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $40,797. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$1,105
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$60,137
Donors
38
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 2012 reported receipts $2,100
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $17,107
Q2 2012 reported receipts $25,039
Q1 2012 reported receipts $16,050
Reported receipts $60,297
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 $54,863
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,274
Total spent $60,137
From each filing:
  • Q3 2012 Initial $11,314 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,607 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $706 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $15,091 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,056 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,035 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 Initial $28,516 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,578 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,938 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $5,216 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,622 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $594 filing-stated
Receipts
$60,297
Spent
$60,137

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, 68% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $15K · 25%Unitemized contributions $4K · 7%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $41K · 68%

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: $40,797 ÷ Reported receipts: $60,297
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $29
Individuals, itemized $15,210
Unitemized contributions $4,260
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $40,797
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 →

$400average gift
$243median gift
38individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
45%
15%
$200–1K
37%
34%
$1K–5K
18%
51%
$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: $15,210 ÷ Individual donors: 38
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $15,210
Median gift $243
Individual donors 38
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 →

66% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (34% from out of state).

Tennessee $10,104 Out of state $5,107
  • Franklin $4K24%
  • Spring Hill $2K14%
  • Bradenton, FL $2K13%
  • Mountain City $1K9%
  • Dearborn, MI $1K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $5,107 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $15,210
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,107
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2012 – Sep 2012. Peak $5,702 in Jul 2012. Spending peaked at $21,551 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 23 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 17 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,276 and their names are withheld.

23 named donors 29 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Mark Forst 3 $1,402.00
Scotty Campbell 1 $1,400.00
Sandra Peasley 1 $1,000.00
Gary Wells 1 $1,000.00
Leah Christensen 1 $1,000.00
Gerald Christensen 1 $1,000.00
Jackson Dawson 1 $1,000.00
Christopher Nielsen 2 $550.00
Darrell Waltrip Includes In-Kind 2 $530.00
Steve Hockett 1 $500.00

Expenditures

33 vendors 55 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Overnight Express Prints 6 $13,588.71 25%
Kingdom Corp Golf 3 $12,328.00 22%
Taradel LLC 1 $4,018.24 7%
Signrocket 1 $3,044.25 6%
Navigation Adv 1 $2,852.05 5%
Kiser, Dennis ↺ donor $409.00 1 $2,684.56 5%
Danwal 1 $2,644.95 5%
The Home Depot 8 $1,745.16 3%
Fleming, David 2 $1,550.00 3%
Usery, Jared 1 $1,225.00 2%

Loans

$40,797.46 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 $40,797
Loan principal shown $40,797
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Dennis Kiser) Candidate loan Mar 5, 2012 $40,797.46 $40,797.46 $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 Dennis Kiser’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $31,011 57%
  • Fundraising & events $13,844 25%
  • Field & voter contact $3,263 6%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,715 5%
  • Loan & debt repayment $2,685 5%
  • Advertising & media $1,030 2%
  • Office & operations $316 0.6%

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 2012 $9,373.08 $0.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43078
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $7,356.90 $9,373.08 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 46019
Q2 2012 $10,834.15 $7,356.90 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40449
Q1 2012 $0.00 $10,834.15 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39421