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Dennis Powers — 2014 Tennessee House, District 36 campaign

Tennessee House, District 36 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 36

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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$31,318
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 TN House 36
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$67,340
includes $4,515 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$46,383
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
69%
$46,383 spent of $67,340 raised (cash)
Donors
93
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.3%
$200 of $67,340 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
14%
$9,150 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2014 Initial $31,318 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $62,625
Candidate's own contributions $200
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,515
Raised (cash) $67,340
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $7,225 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,775 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $450 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $13,095 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $895 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $7,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $3,750 derived
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $8,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $27,170 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,200 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,770 filing-stated

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 $37,848
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8,535
Total spent $46,383
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $5,750 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,571 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,179 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $13,912 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,210 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $701 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $2,453 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,618 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $835 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $3,289 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,234 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,056 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $5,654 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,897 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,757 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $2,241 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,788 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $452 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $6,843 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,319 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,524 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $6,241 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,211 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,030 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $9,150 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $67,340
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $9,150
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$67,340
Spent
$46,383

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 43%, organizations and PACs 56%.

Candidate’s own money $200 · 0.3% Individuals $29K · 43% Organizations & PACs $38K · 56%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $200 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $67,340
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $200
From individuals $29,240
From organizations and PACs $37,900
Source filings:

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 →

$634average gift
$500median gift
39individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.7%
$200–1K
72%
45%
$1K–5K
26%
55%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $24,725 ÷ Individual donors: 39
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $24,725
Median gift $500
Individual donors 39
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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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $53,475 Out of state $9,150
  • Nashville $17K27%
  • Lafollette $12K20%
  • Washington, DC $4K6%
  • Jacksboro $2K4%
  • Chattanooga $2K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
  • Other out-of-state $6K
Why this number?

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: $9,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $62,625
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,150
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $13,900 in Oct 2014. Spending peaked at $14,710 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 129 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Mike Malicote 2 $2,250.00
Campbell County Republican Women S Club 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Natural Resources Development PAC 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
William Bunch 2 $1,500.00
TMX PAC 2 $1,500.00
Advance PAC 2 $1,500.00
Mark Smith 2 $1,500.00
John Bryan 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

50 vendors 97 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $5,758.99 15%
Comcast 2 $4,634.30 12%
Verizon 8 $2,190.35 6%
Lafollette Press 6 $2,126.05 6%
House Republican Caucus 1 $1,750.00 5%
Direct Mail Services 5 $1,689.40 4%
Apple 1 $1,631.00 4%
Classy Threads Catering 2 $1,380.00 4%
Lithocraft Printing 3 $1,298.28 3%
Campbell Co. Rotary Club 5 $1,050.00 3%

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.

  • Advertising & media $9,453 25%
  • Printing & mail $8,995 24%
  • Other $5,692 15%
  • Contributions & donations $5,578 15%
  • Office & operations $3,132 8%
  • Fundraising & events $2,608 7%
  • Travel $1,682 4%
  • Field & voter contact $709 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
Q4 2014 $29,840.38 $31,317.79 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $30,656.22 $29,840.38 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $25,308.18 $30,656.22 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $24,847.48 $25,308.18 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $22,199.84 $24,847.48 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $24,439.03 $22,199.84 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 $4,107.25 $24,439.03 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $10,345.96 $4,107.25 Source ↗