Eddie Bass — 2008 Tennessee House, District 65 campaign

Tennessee House, District 65 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 65 · totals since Jan 16, 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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 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 →
$15,734
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 →
$12,600
Total Spent
$13,509
Donors
29
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 $15,734 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 $0
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $2,000
Q3 2008 reported receipts $5,900
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $500
Q2 2008 reported receipts $0
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $4,200
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $12,600
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 $11,358
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,151
Total spent $13,509
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $4,636 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,370 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $266 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $1,259 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,100 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $159 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $1,915 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,230 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $685 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $707 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $410 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $297 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,935 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,191 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $744 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $2,198 derived
  • Mid-Year 2007 Amendment $860 derived
Receipts
$12,600
Spent
$13,509

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, 77% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 23%Organizations and PACs, itemized $10K · 77%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $9,750 ÷ Reported receipts: $12,600
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $2,850
Organizations and PACs, itemized $9,750
From each filing:
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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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $10,500 Out of state $2,100
  • Nashville $7K59%
  • Murfreesboro $2K12%
  • Pulaski $1K11%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $250
  • 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: $2,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $12,600
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,100

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $3,350 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $2,717 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 29 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

29 named donors 35 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Nat L Health Corp PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $1,000.00
Jim Cardin 3 $900.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $500.00
Rogers Group Inc. PAC 1 $500.00
James Wilkes 1 $500.00

Expenditures

35 vendors 57 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
WJJM Radio 10 $3,182.00 28%
Waxo Radio 5 $1,450.00 13%
Bass, Eddie 2 $937.43 8%
Hickory House Rest. 1 $689.89 6%
Marshall Co. Tribune 5 $525.00 5%
Cobb, Ty 1 $500.00 4%
Direct Connect 1 $495.48 4%
Pulaski Publishing 3 $468.00 4%
Starlight Cafe 1 $285.00 3%
WKSR Radio 1 $252.00 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 Eddie Bass’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $7,470 66%
  • Contributions & donations $1,650 15%
  • Fundraising & events $975 9%
  • Travel $937 8%
  • Other $163 1%
  • Office & operations $121 1%
  • Printing & mail $42 0.4%

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 $20,369.82 $15,734.12 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26914
Pre-General 2008 Amended $19,628.39 $20,369.82 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25254
Q3 2008 $15,643.14 $19,628.39 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24312
Pre-Primary 2008 $15,850.15 $15,643.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23080
Q2 2008 $17,784.86 $15,850.15 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21830
Q1 2008 Amended $18,397.36 $17,784.86 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20789

As filed on this report: cash beginning $18,397.36, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $17,784.86.

Year-End 2007 Amended $16,394.87 $18,397.36 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15038
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $17,255.27 $16,394.87 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14027