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Dennis Powers — 2012 Tennessee House, District 36 campaign

Tennessee House, District 36 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 36 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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 2011–Q4 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 →
$10,346
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 →
$64,370
includes $4,149 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$250 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $7,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$51,066
Donors
115
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:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $10,346 filing-stated

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 2012 reported receipts $4,101
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $6,701
Q3 2012 reported receipts $12,127
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $351
Q2 2012 reported receipts $5,552
Q1 2012 reported receipts -$246
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $35,780
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $3
Reported receipts $64,370
From each filing:
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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 $46,655
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,412
Total spent $51,066
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $1,542 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $768 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $774 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $11,761 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,354 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $407 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $13,684 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,645 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,039 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $3,100 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,898 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $202 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $6,063 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,506 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $557 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $2,487 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,380 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $107 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Supplemental $10,083 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,387 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $697 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $2,346 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,716 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $630 filing-stated
Receipts
$64,370
Spent
$51,066

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 57% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $24K · 36%Organizations and PACs, itemized $37K · 57%Unitemized contributions $4K · 6%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$229. Shares are of the $64,599 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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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. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $36,875 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $64,599
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $23,575
Organizations and PACs, itemized $36,875
Unitemized contributions $4,149
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$229
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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 →

$502average gift
$450median gift
47individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
2%
$200–1K
85%
67%
$1K–5K
9%
31%
$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: $23,575 ÷ Individual donors: 47
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $23,575
Median gift $450
Individual donors 47
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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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $52,750 Out of state $7,700
  • Nashville $20K34%
  • Lafollette $11K17%
  • Maynardville $4K7%
  • Knoxville $3K4%
  • Jacksboro $2K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $8K

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: $7,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $60,450
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,700
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2001 – Jan 2013. Peak $10,725 in Oct 2011. Spending peaked at $11,354 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 112 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.

112 named donors 140 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Mark Smith 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 3 $2,500.00
William Bunch 3 $2,300.00
Att Tennessee PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee First PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,500.00
Gerald McCormick 2 $1,500.00
Tennesseans for Good State Government PAC 1 $1,400.00
Pfizer Inc. PAC 1 $1,000.00
American Academy of Emergency Medicine PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

56 vendors 85 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 2 $7,009.00 15%
Pate, Hillary 7 $5,236.43 11%
Stephens & Associates 1 $3,181.95 7%
Elevation Outdoor Advertising 2 $3,093.75 7%
TN House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 6%
Hammertech LLC 2 $2,308.00 5%
McCloud Mtn Restaurant 1 $2,000.00 4%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $1,500.00 3%
Safety Harbor Resort 1 $1,473.47 3%
Maggart, Debra Young 2 $1,400.00 3%

Loans

$7,000.00 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 $7,000
Loan principal shown $7,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Dennis Powers) Candidate loan — $7,000.00 $7,000.00 $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 Powers’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $11,389 24%
  • Contributions & donations $7,750 17%
  • Advertising & media $6,682 14%
  • Field & voter contact $6,061 13%
  • Other $4,054 9%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,182 7%
  • Office & operations $2,857 6%
  • Fundraising & events $2,737 6%
  • Travel $1,943 4%

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
Q4 2012 Amended $7,786.52 $10,345.96 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46855
Pre-General 2012 $12,846.83 $7,786.52 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44356
Q3 2012 Amended $14,403.66 $12,846.83 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44070
Pre-Primary 2012 $17,152.06 $14,403.66 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41665
Q2 2012 Amended $24,663.21 $17,152.06 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41664
Q1 2012 $27,396.21 $24,663.21 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39626
Year-End 2011 $1,699.22 $27,396.21 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38215
Mid-Year 2011 $4,042.59 $1,699.22 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36821