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Don McLeary — 2006 Tennessee Senate, District 27 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 27 Republican

2006 Tennessee Senate, District 27 · totals since 2003

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$477,496
includes $17,071 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$11,650 refunded
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$3,209
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$473,266
less $2,927 in refunds & credits → $427,497 net disbursements
Donors
394
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 2006 Initial $17,662 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
Early Supplemental 2004 2004 reported receipts $66,240
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $20,213
Q4 2006 reported receipts $3,090
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $84,510
Q3 2006 reported receipts $128,348
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $22,425
Q2 2006 reported receipts $91,425
Q1 2006 reported receipts $1,800
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $59,445
Reported receipts $477,496
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 $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
Receipts
$477,496
Spent
$473,266

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, 55% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $204K · 42%Organizations and PACs, itemized $268K · 55%Unitemized contributions $17K · 3%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$11,650. Shares are of the $489,146 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: $268,475 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $489,146
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $203,600
Organizations and PACs, itemized $268,475
Unitemized contributions $17,071
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$11,650
From each filing:
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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
$500median gift
268individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.6%
$200–1K
57%
28%
$1K–5K
40%
72%
$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: $203,600 ÷ Individual donors: 268
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $203,600
Median gift $500
Individual donors 268
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

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 393 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

393 named donors 572 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
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 7 $10,000.00
Salt PAC 1 $7,500.00
Union Planters Comm On Govt Affairs 2 $5,500.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 2 $5,500.00
Insurors of TN PAC 5 $5,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 5 $5,000.00

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 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: Q4 2006 filing Report 12125
Pre-General 2006 $209,759.87 $105,710.34 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10933
Q3 2006 Amended $216,871.13 $209,759.87 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11850
Pre-Primary 2006 $194,877.11 $216,871.13 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8670
Q2 2006 $109,863.59 $194,877.11 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7103
Q1 2006 $109,499.97 $109,863.59 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6139
Supplemental 2005 2005 $54,116.42 $109,499.97 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5805
Early Supplemental 2004 2004 $17,593.87 $54,116.42 Source: Early Supplemental 2004 2004 filing Report 3130
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $10,506.24 $17,593.87 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 1425