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Dwight 'DJ' Farris — 2012 Tennessee House, District 50 campaign

Tennessee House, District 50 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 50 · totals since Jan 16, 2012

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-Primary 2012–Q4 2012

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 →
$2,275
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 →
$21,610
includes $6,145 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 →
$1,238
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$19,685
Donors
35
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 2012 Initial $2,275 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 2012 reported receipts $0
Q3 2012 reported receipts $300
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $1,290
Q2 2012 reported receipts $16,750
Q1 2012 reported receipts $3,270
Reported receipts $21,610
From each filing:
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  • Q1 2012 Amendment $3,270 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 $18,969
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $716
Total spent $19,685
From each filing:
  • Q3 2012 Initial $5,171 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,064 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $106 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $6,578 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,259 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $319 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 Amendment $7,653 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,395 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $258 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $284 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $34 filing-stated
Receipts
$21,610
Spent
$19,685

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, 56% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $365 · 2%Individuals, itemized $12K · 56%Organizations and PACs, itemized $3K · 14%Unitemized contributions $6K · 28%

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: $12,000 ÷ Reported receipts: $21,610
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $365
Individuals, itemized $12,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $3,100
Unitemized contributions $6,145
From each filing:
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  • Q1 2012 Amendment $3,270 filing-stated

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 →

$387average gift
$250median gift
31individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
23%
9%
$200–1K
68%
63%
$1K–5K
10%
28%
$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: $12,000 ÷ Individual donors: 31
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $12,000
Median gift $250
Individual donors 31
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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $13,100 Out of state $2,000
  • Nashville $8K54%
  • Lebanon $2K11%
  • Corinth, MS $2K10%
  • Nashvill $1K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $450

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: $2,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $15,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,000
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2012 – Aug 2012. Peak $8,050 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $6,259 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 31 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $900 and their names are withheld.

31 named donors 36 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Dallas Davidson 1 $1,400.00
Summit Property Restoration of Nashville 1 $1,400.00
Phyllis Vaughn 1 $1,000.00
Phillip Houston Vaughn 1 $1,000.00
Mac Enterprises Inc. 1 $1,000.00
Kella Stephenson 2 $750.00
DJ Farris Self Includes In-Kind 2 $692.75
Brent Baldwin Includes In-Kind 2 $660.00
Linda Crum ↺ paid $250.00 2 $550.00
Stan Ezell 1 $500.00

Expenditures

12 vendors 20 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Lellyett & Rogers Company 7 $11,157.76 59%
Comcast Spotlight 1 $2,167.50 11%
Copper Kettle 2 $1,814.61 10%
PCS Marketing Group, LLC 1 $1,445.32 8%
Abbots Print Shop 1 $409.69 2%
Signs 1 $382.38 2%
Michael's Cafe 1 $350.00 2%
The Ups Store 2 $341.36 2%
Mike Ortego Productions 1 $250.00 1%
Parking Management Company 1 $250.00 1%

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 Dwight 'DJ' Farris’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $13,737 72%
  • Advertising & media $2,318 12%
  • Fundraising & events $2,165 11%
  • Consulting & professional services $500 3%
  • Other $250 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 2012 $2,275.11 $2,275.11 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46478
Q3 2012 $7,145.69 $2,275.11 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43721
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $12,433.48 $7,145.69 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 61239
Q2 2012 Amended $3,336.18 $12,433.48 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 81925
Q1 2012 Amended $0.00 $2,986.18 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 83366

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2013.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $2,285

12 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Year-End 2018

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Dwight DJ Farris NASHVILLE, TN 37204 — $373.08
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Jacobs Cohen & Associates PLLC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $785.00 01/01/2019
Lee, Bill CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 09/12/2018
Fox for Mayor 2015 CONTRIBUTION $500.00 09/08/2015
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2018 Amended $1,411.92 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2018 filing Report 83387
Mid-Year 2018 Amended $1,774.49 $1,411.92 Source: Mid-Year 2018 filing Report 77101

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,774.49, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,411.92.
Year-End 2017 Amended $1,774.49 $1,774.49 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 75471
Mid-Year 2017 $1,774.49 $1,774.49 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71076
Year-End 2016 $1,774.49 $1,774.49 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 70668
Mid-Year 2016 $1,774.49 $1,774.49 Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 64228
Year-End 2015 $2,274.49 $1,774.49 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61479
Mid-Year 2015 Late $2,274.49 $2,274.49 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61238
Year-End 2014 $2,274.49 $2,274.49 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 58687
Mid-Year 2014 $2,274.49 $2,274.49 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 53502
Year-End 2013 $2,274.49 $2,274.49 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49508
Mid-Year 2013 $2,275.11 $2,274.49 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48110