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Don McLeary — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 27 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 27 Republican

2010 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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Q4 2010

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 →
$6,027
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2014 TN Senate 27
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 →
$175,815
includes $9,385 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 →
$4,295
goods or services
Total Spent
$187,450
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 →
106.6%
$187,450 spent of $175,815 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 127 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
0.5%
$780 of $180,110 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
1%
$2,500 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).

Added together, as reported on each filing:

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 $165,650
Candidate's own contributions $780
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,385
Raised (cash) $175,815
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $3,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $52,715 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $51,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,565 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Initial $91,915 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $88,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,065 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $700 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $14,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,900 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $12,435 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,500 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $780 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,155 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 $186,007
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,443
Total spent $187,450
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $15,602 derived
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $2,060 derived
  • Q4 2010 Initial $22,901 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,731 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $169 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $64,043 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $63,920 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $123 filing-stated
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  • Q3 2010 Initial $78,513 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $78,128 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $384 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $547 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $268 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $279 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Amendment $3,277 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,110 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $167 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $509 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $187 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $322 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: $2,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $180,110
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $2,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$180,110
Spent
$187,450

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 0.5% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 50%, organizations and PACs 47%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $780 · 0.5% Individuals $90K · 50% Organizations & PACs $86K · 47% Other sources $4K · 2%
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: $780 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $180,110
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $780
From individuals $89,535
From organizations and PACs $85,500
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $4,295
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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $163,150 Out of state $2,500
  • Nashville $59K36%
  • Jackson $22K13%
  • Germantown $17K10%
  • Humboldt $4K2%
  • Huntingdon $2K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $59K
  • Other out-of-state $3K
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: $2,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $165,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2007 – Nov 2010. Peak $54,150 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $79,894 in Oct 2010.

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 134 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Republican Caucus 1 $25,000.00
RAAMPAC 2 $15,000.00
MPAC 2 $15,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $6,000.00
Majority Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $5,000.00
The Jackson Clinic PAC 1 $3,500.00
Dolores Gresham 2 $2,000.00
Steve Southerland 2 $2,000.00
Jimmy Wallace 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

32 vendors 60 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
West Rogers 8 $111,674.00 60%
Margin of Victory Partners, LLC 4 $16,950.00 9%
Don McLeary for Mayor 1 $13,351.98 7%
Public Opinion Strategies 1 $7,900.00 4%
O'Connell, David 3 $7,504.85 4%
Ftin Solutions 4 $7,298.43 4%
Haslam, Bill 2 $3,250.00 2%
Signs, PC 2 $2,813.87 2%
United States Post Office 6 $1,823.86 1.0%
Golden Circle Graphics 2 $1,673.69 0.9%

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 $106,154 57%
  • Office & operations $24,432 13%
  • Consulting & professional services $22,345 12%
  • Transfers between accounts $13,352 7%
  • Contributions & donations $9,250 5%
  • Printing & mail $8,030 4%
  • Fundraising & events $2,327 1%
  • Other $116 0.1%

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 2010 $25,427.22 $6,026.53 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 $36,754.76 $25,427.22 Source ↗
Q3 2010 $23,352.46 $36,754.76 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $23,199.35 $23,352.46 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended $11,926.02 $23,199.35 Source ↗
Q1 2010 $0.00 $11,926.02 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 $15,601.98 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $17,661.98 $15,601.98 Source ↗