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Dennis Milton Clark — 2016 Tennessee House, District 28 campaign

Tennessee House, District 28 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 28 · totals since Apr 1, 2016

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 2016–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 →
$2
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 →
$9,920
includes $845 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$9,918
Donors
14
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
Q4 2016 reported receipts $0
Q3 2016 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $3,975
Q2 2016 reported receipts $5,945
Reported receipts $9,920
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 $9,333
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $586
Total spent $9,918
From each filing:
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $4,331 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,199 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $131 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 Initial $5,588 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,133 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $454 filing-stated
Receipts
$9,920
Spent
$9,918

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, 81% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $600 · 6%Individuals, itemized $8K · 81%Organizations and PACs, itemized $450 · 5%Unitemized contributions $845 · 9%

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: $8,025 ÷ Reported receipts: $9,920
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $600
Individuals, itemized $8,025
Organizations and PACs, itemized $450
Unitemized contributions $845
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 →

$617average gift
$375median gift
13individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
23%
5%
$200–1K
46%
31%
$1K–5K
31%
64%
$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: $8,025 ÷ Individual donors: 13
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,025
Median gift $375
Individual donors 13
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 →

84% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (16% from out of state).

Tennessee $7,105 Out of state $1,370
  • Chattanooga $7K79%
  • Atlanta, GA $1K14%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $450
  • Other out-of-state $170

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: $1,370 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $8,475
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,370
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2016 – Jul 2016. Peak $3,375 in Jul 2016. Spending peaked at $6,659 in Jun 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 12 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $425 and their names are withheld.

12 named donors 14 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Michele Peterson 2 $1,500.00
Charles Bass 1 $1,450.00
Joyce Jones 1 $1,200.00
Grace Frank 1 $1,000.00
Sharon Kelly 2 $825.00
Dennis Clark Self 1 $600.00
Robinson for District 4 Tiffanie Robinson 1 $450.00
Ikeko Bass 1 $450.00
Cliff Butler 1 $375.00
Peter Murphy 1 $300.00

Expenditures

14 vendors 16 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
The Walden Club 1 $3,200.00 34%
Advantage Printing 2 $1,699.27 18%
Vector Printing 1 $589.95 6%
Itc Systems- Goprint 1 $566.91 6%
Staybridge Suites 1 $460.00 5%
Custom Werks 1 $453.00 5%
Buildasign.Com 1 $450.59 5%
Splendid Printing 1 $384.00 4%
Reliable Signs, Inc. 1 $375.00 4%
Brewer Media 2 $350.00 4%

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

  • Printing & mail $4,623 50%
  • Fundraising & events $3,200 34%
  • Consulting & professional services $550 6%
  • Advertising & media $500 5%
  • Travel $460 5%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Two overdue reports filed together on November 27, 2016.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2016 $1.64 $1.64 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69668
Q3 2016 $1.64 $1.64 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 69327
Pre-Primary 2016 $357.31 $1.64 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65400
Q2 2016 Late $0.00 $357.31 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65108