Dennis Powers — 2022 Tennessee House, District 36 campaign

Tennessee House, District 36 Republican

2022 Tennessee House, District 36 · totals since Jan 16, 2021

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 2021–Q4 2022

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 →
$65,643
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 →
$87,862
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$73,197
Donors
81
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 2022 Initial $65,643 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 2022 reported receipts $12,257
Pre-General 2022 reported receipts $7,750
Q3 2022 reported receipts $22,050
Pre-Primary 2022 reported receipts $4,500
Q2 2022 reported receipts $6,000
Q1 2022 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2021 reported receipts $29,805
Mid-Year 2021 reported receipts $5,500
Reported receipts $87,862
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 $64,477
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8,720
Total spent $73,197
From each filing:
  • Q4 2022 Initial $9,028 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,630 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $398 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2022 Initial $2,330 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,542 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $788 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Amendment $11,187 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,513 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $674 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $3,969 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,670 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $298 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2022 Initial $7,934 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,798 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,135 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Initial $9,060 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,455 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,605 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Amendment $18,989 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,838 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,151 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $10,701 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,030 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,671 filing-stated
Receipts
$87,862
Spent
$73,197

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, 82% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $16K · 18%Organizations and PACs, itemized $72K · 82%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $71,800 ÷ Reported receipts: $87,862
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $15,950
Organizations and PACs, itemized $71,800
Unitemized contributions $100
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $12
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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 →

$760average gift
$1,000median gift
21individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
48%
25%
$1K–5K
52%
75%
$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: $15,950 ÷ Individual donors: 21
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $15,950
Median gift $1,000
Individual donors 21

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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $75,250 Out of state $12,500
  • Nashville $37K42%
  • Lafollette $9K10%
  • Washington, DC $6K7%
  • Brentwood $4K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $26K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $12,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $87,750
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $12,500

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2021 – Jan 2023. Peak $18,450 in Sep 2022. Spending peaked at $8,379 in Jul 2021.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 81 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

81 named donors 113 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Utilities PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC 3 $2,500.00
TN Advance Financial PAC 1 $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) 1 $2,500.00
Insurors of TN PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $2,500.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Credit Union League PAC 2 $2,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

67 vendors 119 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Verizon 7 $9,838.00 15%
Powers, Dennis 2 $6,073.88 9%
TN House Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 8%
Weigels 8 $4,856.06 8%
Walgreens 6 $3,736.87 6%
All My Sons Moving & Storage 4 $3,038.96 5%
Wlaf 5 $2,300.00 4%
Elevation Outdoor Advertising 1 $2,160.00 3%
Apple 1 $1,568.83 2%
Good Time Moving and Storage 1 $1,464.20 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 2022 $62,413.86 $65,643.41 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107504
Pre-General 2022 $56,994.09 $62,413.86 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105681
Q3 2022 Amended $46,131.31 $56,994.09 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105100
Pre-Primary 2022 $45,599.81 $46,131.31 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102742
Q2 2022 $47,533.55 $45,599.81 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100926
Q1 2022 $56,593.12 $47,533.55 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98207
Year-End 2021 Amended $45,777.68 $56,593.12 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 100019
Mid-Year 2021 $50,978.35 $45,777.68 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95260