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Ed Butler — 2016 Tennessee House, District 41 campaign

Tennessee House, District 41 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 41

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2016–Q4 2016

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 →
$827
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 TN House 41
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 →
$125,700
includes $9,060 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 →
$200
goods or services
Total Spent
$127,673
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 →
101.5%
$127,673 spent of $125,700 raised (cash)
Donors
100
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
44%
$55,835 of $125,900 raised, including in-kind · $500 donated, $55,335 loaned
Out-of-State
7%
$8,500 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2016 Initial $827 filing-stated

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 $60,805
Candidate's own contributions $500
Loans received $55,335
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,060
Raised (cash) $125,700
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $8,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
    • Loans $6,050 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $42,215 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,125 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,085 filing-stated
    • Loans $25,005 derived
  • Q3 2016 Initial $39,615 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,135 filing-stated
    • Loans $16,530 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $2,985 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $785 filing-stated
    • Loans $1,500 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $24,735 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,630 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,855 filing-stated
    • Loans $6,250 derived
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $7,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,950 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 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 $126,300
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,373
Total spent $127,673
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $10,094 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Amendment $45,572 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $45,406 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $166 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $34,185 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $33,840 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $345 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $3,839 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,651 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $189 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $28,095 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $27,910 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $184 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $5,889 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,400 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $489 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: $8,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $125,900
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $8,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$125,900
Spent
$127,673

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 44% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 39%, organizations and PACs 17%.

Candidate’s own money $56K · 44% Individuals $49K · 39% Organizations & PACs $21K · 17%
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: $55,835 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $125,900
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $55,835
From individuals $48,515
From organizations and PACs $21,350
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $200
Source filings:

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 →

$470average gift
$250median gift
84individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
24%
6%
$200–1K
58%
46%
$1K–5K
18%
49%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $39,455 ÷ Individual donors: 84
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $39,455
Median gift $250
Individual donors 84
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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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $52,305 Out of state $8,500
  • Cookeville $12K20%
  • Memphis $5K8%
  • Washington, DC $5K7%
  • Livingston $4K7%
  • Nashville $4K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $27K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
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: $8,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $60,805
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2016 – Dec 2016. Peak $17,375 in Oct 2016. Spending peaked at $45,406 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,235 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 103 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Majority Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 2 $4,500.00
Glen Casada 2 $2,500.00
Southern States Police Benevolent Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Jackson County Republican Party 3 $2,000.00
James Ayers 1 $1,500.00
Andrew Miller 1 $1,500.00
Johnson Victory PAC 2 $1,500.00
Republicans of Overton County Roc 2 $1,500.00
Tracy Miller 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

40 vendors 82 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
United States Postal Service 6 $25,678.77 20%
The Keenan Group 3 $20,750.27 16%
Hamblin, Jennifer 3 $12,188.26 10%
My Camapign Store 2 $12,155.26 10%
Trademark Printing 5 $7,327.97 6%
Kpi LLC 1 $6,668.00 5%
Grade A Catering 2 $5,814.42 5%
Carbon Copy Consulting 9 $5,484.72 4%
Weco 4 $5,338.00 4%
Wliv 5 $4,636.73 4%

Loans

$58,135.00 in loan principal shown. $55,335.00 was borrowed in this campaign; $2,800.00 was carried into these filings from an earlier period. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $58,135
Loan principal shown $58,135
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ed Butler) Candidate loan Jan 13, 2016 $58,135.00 $0.00 $58,135.00

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

  • Printing & mail $65,542 52%
  • Consulting & professional services $28,777 23%
  • Advertising & media $19,765 16%
  • Fundraising & events $9,529 8%
  • Travel $887 0.8%
  • Office & operations $850 0.7%
  • Other $500 0.4%
  • Contributions & donations $450 0.4%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Of the $58,135 lent, $55,335 was borrowed during the filings shown here. The other $2,800 was drawn before them and is still listed because it has not been fully repaid — so it counts as debt this campaign owes, not as money it raised.

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2016 Late $2,320.20 $826.57 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Amended $5,677.43 $2,320.20 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $247.18 $5,677.43 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $1,101.56 $247.18 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $4,461.33 $1,101.56 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended $0.00 $4,461.33 Source ↗