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Dennis Powers — 2016 Tennessee House, District 36 campaign

Tennessee House, District 36 Republican

2016 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 2015–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 →
$19,727
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 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 →
$103,940
includes $1,765 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$1,600
goods or services
Total Spent
$115,552
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 →
111.1%
$115,552 spent of $103,940 raised (cash) · opened with $31,318
Donors
141
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
17%
$17,850 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 2016 Initial $19,727 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $102,175
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,765
Raised (cash) $103,940
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $5,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $19,075 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,525 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $550 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $32,050 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $31,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $8,200 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $14,690 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $290 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $23,975 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $23,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $625 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 $107,532
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8,020
Total spent $115,552
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $20,461 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,424 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,037 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $21,082 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,390 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $692 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $32,198 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $31,105 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,093 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $8,924 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,513 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $411 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $11,364 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,671 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $693 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $4,503 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,958 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $546 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $11,566 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,377 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,189 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $5,452 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,094 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,359 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: $17,850 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $105,540
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $17,850
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$105,540
Spent
$115,552

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 →

Individuals gave 39%; organizations and PACs gave 59%; other sources made up 2%.

Individuals $41K · 39% Organizations & PACs $63K · 59% Other sources $2K · 2%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $41,190 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $105,540
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $41,190
From organizations and PACs $62,750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,600
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 →

$540average gift
$500median gift
73individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
4%
1%
$200–1K
77%
55%
$1K–5K
19%
44%
$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: $39,425 ÷ Individual donors: 73
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $39,425
Median gift $500
Individual donors 73
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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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $84,325 Out of state $17,850
  • Nashville $26K25%
  • Lafollette $17K17%
  • Jacksboro $5K5%
  • Washington, DC $4K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $37K
  • Other out-of-state $14K
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: $17,850 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $102,175
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $17,850
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $22,450 in Sep 2016. Spending peaked at $20,571 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $428 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 178 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
TMX PAC 2 $3,500.00
Majority Tennessee PAC 1 $3,000.00
Campbell County Republican Women S Club 2 $3,000.00
Advance PAC 2 $2,500.00
Mark Smith 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 2 $2,250.00
Insurors of TN PAC 2 $2,000.00
Southern States Police Benevolent Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Benjamin Chris Arnold 2 $2,000.00
Mike Malicote 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

76 vendors 159 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Low & Tritt Inc. 3 $12,081.90 11%
Direct Mail Services 5 $8,590.71 8%
Graphic Creations 3 $7,632.86 7%
Lafollette Press 4 $6,747.74 6%
Direct Edge Campaigns 1 $5,621.53 5%
Verizon 7 $5,116.21 5%
Creative Signs 3 $5,057.19 5%
Elevation Outdoor Advertising 6 $4,854.67 5%
Wlaf 5 $4,557.90 4%
Alder, Mike 2 $3,000.00 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 $37,172 35%
  • Printing & mail $31,460 29%
  • Other $20,498 19%
  • Travel $4,324 4%
  • Contributions & donations $3,973 4%
  • Office & operations $3,403 3%
  • Fundraising & events $3,321 3%
  • Field & voter contact $3,030 3%
  • Consulting & professional services $350 0.4%

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 2016 $34,235.44 $19,726.70 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Amended $36,241.65 $34,235.44 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended $36,387.59 $36,241.65 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $37,110.91 $36,387.59 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $33,782.18 $37,110.91 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $38,283.36 $33,782.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $25,869.31 $38,283.36 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 $31,317.79 $25,869.31 Source ↗