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Don McLeary — 2006 Tennessee Senate, District 27 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 27 Republican

2006 Tennessee Senate, District 27

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 → · 9 filings · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Q4 2006

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 →
$17,662
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$489,146
includes $17,071 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$11,650 refunded
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 →
$3,209
goods or services
Total Spent
$473,266
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 →
97%
$473,266 spent of $489,146 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 388 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
5%
$24,675 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

Source filings:

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 $472,075
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $17,071
Raised (cash) $489,146
From each filing:
  • Early Supplemental 2004 2004 Supplemental $66,240 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $60,475 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,765 filing-stated
  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $20,213 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,075 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,138 filing-stated
  • Q4 2006 Initial $4,490 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $690 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $87,010 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $84,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,210 filing-stated
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  • Q3 2006 Amendment $131,348 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $129,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,848 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $22,425 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $21,075 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,350 filing-stated
  • Q2 2006 Initial $92,425 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $91,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $675 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $5,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $59,445 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $58,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,345 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 $468,561
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,706
Total spent $473,266
From each filing:
  • Early Supplemental 2004 2004 Supplemental $29,717 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $28,882 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $836 filing-stated
  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $13,125 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,330 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $795 filing-stated
  • Q4 2006 Initial $94,065 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $93,770 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $295 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $188,560 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $187,991 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $569 filing-stated
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  • Q3 2006 Amendment $135,459 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $134,844 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $615 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $431 derived
  • Q2 2006 Initial $6,411 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,065 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $347 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $1,436 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,110 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $326 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $4,061 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,139 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $923 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: $24,675 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $492,355
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $24,675
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$492,355
Spent
$473,266

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 45%; organizations and PACs gave 55%.

Individuals $221K · 45% Organizations & PACs $268K · 55%
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: $220,671 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $492,355
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $220,671
From organizations and PACs $268,475
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $3,209
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $447,400 Out of state $24,675
  • Nashville $196K42%
  • Jackson $99K21%
  • Knoxville $24K5%
  • Memphis $15K3%
  • Humboldt $13K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $100K
  • Other out-of-state $25K
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: $24,675 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $472,075
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $24,675
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2003 – Jan 2007. Peak $102,800 in Sep 2006. Spending peaked at $240,478 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 395 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Republican Caucus 3 $49,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus 1 $30,000.00
RAAMPAC ↺ $2,500.00 refunded 2 $12,500.00 net
$15,000.00 gross
Tennessee Conservative PAC ↺ $2,500.00 refunded 2 $10,500.00 net
$13,000.00 gross
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 5 $8,500.00
Salt PAC 1 $7,500.00
The Jackson Clinic PAC 4 $5,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 1 $5,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 4 $4,500.00
Insurors of TN PAC 3 $3,500.00

Expenditures

93 vendors 171 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
King Consulting 5 $144,429.00 31%
Margin of Victory Partners, LLC 4 $73,382.00 16%
Majority Communications 2 $41,350.00 9%
Wbbj-Tv 1 $16,630.25 4%
Public Opinion Strategies 3 $13,800.00 3%
Theatrecorp, Inc. 2 $13,319.29 3%
Onmessage, Inc. 1 $11,040.00 2%
United States Post Office 6 $9,738.97 2%
York Consulting 2 $8,953.84 2%
Thomas Media 3 $8,598.20 2%

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

  • Advertising & media $223,233 48%
  • Printing & mail $139,377 30%
  • Consulting & professional services $33,840 7%
  • Fundraising & events $23,640 5%
  • Other $15,502 3%
  • Contributions & donations $15,285 3%
  • Field & voter contact $8,058 2%
  • Travel $4,181 0.9%
  • Office & operations $3,416 0.8%
  • Staff & payroll $2,028 0.5%

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 2006 $105,710.34 $17,661.98 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 $209,759.87 $105,710.34 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended $216,871.13 $209,759.87 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 $194,877.11 $216,871.13 Source ↗
Q2 2006 $109,863.59 $194,877.11 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $109,499.97 $109,863.59 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $54,116.42 $109,499.97 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2004 2004 $17,593.87 $54,116.42 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $10,506.24 $17,593.87 Source ↗