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Donna Rowland — 2008 Tennessee House, District 34 campaign

Tennessee House, District 34 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 34 · totals since Jul 1, 2007

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$14,015
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 →
$72,340
includes $525 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$4,696
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$71,287
less $198 in refunds & credits → $71,089 net disbursements
Donors
172
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 2008 Amendment $14,015 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 2008 reported receipts $1,300
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $6,340
Q3 2008 reported receipts $26,410
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $1,950
Q2 2008 reported receipts $1,550
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $34,790
Reported receipts $72,340
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 $64,800
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,487
Total spent $71,287
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $33,067 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,366 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,701 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $20,506 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,006 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $500 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $6,949 derived
  • Q1 2008 Initial $1,156 derived
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  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $9,609 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,324 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,285 filing-stated
Receipts
$72,340
Spent
$71,287

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: individuals, itemized, 74% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $54K · 74%Organizations and PACs, itemized $18K · 25%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $53,715 ÷ Reported receipts: $72,340
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $53,715
Organizations and PACs, itemized $18,100
Unitemized contributions $525
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 →

$395average gift
$250median gift
136individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
6%
0.4%
$50–200
36%
9%
$200–1K
43%
40%
$1K–5K
15%
51%
$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: $53,715 ÷ Individual donors: 136
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $53,715
Median gift $250
Individual donors 136
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $69,365 Out of state $2,450
  • Murfreesboro $45K63%
  • Nashville $11K15%
  • Smyrna $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $2,450 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $71,815
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,450
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $21,330 in Nov 2007. Spending peaked at $36,845 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 116 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 57 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,865 and their names are withheld.

116 named donors 160 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Republican Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $2,200.00 1 $4,500.00
Rutherford County Home Builders PAC 1 $2,000.00
Howard Wall 2 $2,000.00
Sally Wall 2 $2,000.00
Ronnie Barrett 2 $2,000.00
Sara Brody 2 $2,000.00
Ira Brody 2 $2,000.00
Jimmy Evans 3 $1,500.00
Joe Swanson 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,250.00

Expenditures

34 vendors 51 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Data Management Plus 4 $22,317.71 34%
Innovative Productions 2 $11,862.69 18%
Rudd, Tim ↺ donor $650.00 1 $7,450.00 11%
Conquest Communications 1 $4,163.40 6%
Rutherford County Republican Party 4 $2,300.00 4%
House Republican Caucus ↺ donor $4,500.00 1 $2,200.00 3%
Manpower 1 $1,890.23 3%
Sam's Wholesale 3 $1,592.99 2%
Goodness Gracious 1 $1,373.80 2%
Franklin's Printing 2 $1,358.38 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 Donna Rowland’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $26,921 42%
  • Advertising & media $16,026 25%
  • Consulting & professional services $7,450 11%
  • Contributions & donations $4,320 7%
  • Fundraising & events $2,808 4%
  • Field & voter contact $2,375 4%
  • Office & operations $2,282 4%
  • Other $1,330 2%
  • Travel $1,288 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 2008 Amended $45,781.63 $14,014.52 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26777
Pre-General 2008 $59,947.31 $45,781.63 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25147
Q3 2008 Amended $40,486.19 $59,947.31 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25700
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $38,536.19 $40,486.19 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 25683
Q2 2008 $36,986.19 $38,536.19 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21455
Q1 2008 $38,142.09 $36,986.19 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20675
Year-End 2007 Amended $12,763.46 $38,142.09 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15051