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Eric Watson — 2014 Tennessee House, District 22 campaign

Tennessee House, District 22 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 22 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 → · 4 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Q2 2014

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 →
$0
as of the Q2 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$25,435
includes $150 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 →
$107
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$122,286
Donors
27
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:

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
Q2 2014 reported receipts $0
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $25,400
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $35
Reported receipts $25,435
From each filing:

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 $115,974
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,312
Total spent $122,286
From each filing:
  • Q2 2014 Initial $53,121 derived
  • Q1 2014 Initial $7,229 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,004 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $225 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $44,684 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $40,894 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,790 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $17,252 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,955 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,297 filing-stated
Receipts
$25,435
Spent
$122,286

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, 51% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $12K · 48%Organizations and PACs, itemized $13K · 51%

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: $13,000 ÷ Reported receipts: $25,435
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $12,250
Organizations and PACs, itemized $13,000
Unitemized contributions $150
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $35
From each filing:

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 →

$1,225average gift
$1,500median gift
10individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
20%
6%
$1K–5K
80%
94%
$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: $12,250 ÷ Individual donors: 10
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $12,250
Median gift $1,500
Individual donors 10
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 $24,750 Out of state $500
  • Cleveland $10K39%
  • Nashville $7K26%
  • Sparta $3K10%
  • Collegedale $2K6%
  • Lenior City $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $500

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: $500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $25,250
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2012 – Dec 2014. Peak $9,000 in Aug 2013. Spending peaked at $53,821 in Apr 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 27 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

27 named donors 30 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $1,500.00
Joe Mathis 1 $1,500.00
Mike McKee 1 $1,500.00
Gage Goins 1 $1,500.00
Nadene Haines 1 $1,500.00
Daniel Haines 1 $1,500.00
Willis McAllister 1 $1,500.00
Jefferey Ttee 1 $1,500.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

62 vendors 74 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Eric Watson for Sheriff 1 $53,121.40 46%
McAllister Professional Services 1 $8,400.94 7%
Mountain View Inn 1 $6,484.72 6%
Hwy 64 Community Fireworks 1 $5,530.85 5%
Verizon 3 $3,604.24 3%
Staford Rental 1 $3,000.00 3%
Staples 3 $2,339.03 2%
Wcle Radio 2 $2,250.00 2%
Cleveland Banner 2 $2,119.40 2%
Village Tire 1 $2,000.00 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 Eric Watson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $73,798 64%
  • Fundraising & events $14,995 13%
  • Office & operations $10,576 9%
  • Other $6,676 6%
  • Advertising & media $6,112 5%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,775 2%
  • Printing & mail $1,723 1%
  • Travel $320 0.3%

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
Q2 2014 $53,121.40 $0.00 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52053
Q1 2014 $60,350.65 $53,121.40 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50144
Year-End 2013 $79,634.29 $60,350.65 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48543
Mid-Year 2013 $96,851.50 $79,634.29 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47158