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Flo Matheson — 2012 Tennessee House, District 25 campaign

Tennessee House, District 25 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 25 · totals since Apr 1, 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-General 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 →
$0
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 →
$8,211
includes $2,856 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$8,211
Donors
5
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
Q4 2012 reported receipts $300
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $410
Q3 2012 reported receipts $5,856
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $495
Q2 2012 reported receipts $1,150
Reported receipts $8,211
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $1,150 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 $6,645
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,566
Total spent $8,211
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $908 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $701 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $207 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $2,832 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,259 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $574 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Initial $3,174 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,603 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $571 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $1,011 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $833 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $178 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $286 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $36 filing-stated
Receipts
$8,211
Spent
$8,211

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, 57% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $105 · 1%Individuals, itemized $600 · 7%Organizations and PACs, itemized $5K · 57%Unitemized contributions $3K · 35%

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: $4,650 ÷ Reported receipts: $8,211
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $105
Individuals, itemized $600
Organizations and PACs, itemized $4,650
Unitemized contributions $2,856
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $1,150 filing-stated

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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $5,250 Out of state $0
  • Crossville $5K96%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $200

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $5,250
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2012 – Nov 2012. Peak $2,250 in Aug 2012. Spending peaked at $2,285 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 6 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

6 named donors 9 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Cumberland County Democratic Executive Committee 4 $4,450.00
Cumberland County Democratic Women S Club 1 $200.00
Bob Mitchell 1 $200.00
Dennis Gregg 1 $200.00
Ann Harris 1 $200.00
Flo Matheson Self ↺ paid $0.20 1 $105.00

Expenditures

9 vendors 17 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Wigh 6 $2,530.00 38%
Print Mart 2 $1,563.92 24%
Lellyett & Roger Co. 1 $991.99 15%
United States Postal Service 2 $675.00 10%
Crossville Chronicle 2 $372.00 6%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $250.00 4%
HGP Van, Inc. 1 $145.50 2%
Red Roof Inn 1 $116.58 2%
Matheson, Flo ↺ donor $105.00 1 $0.20 0.1%

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

  • Printing & mail $3,231 49%
  • Advertising & media $3,048 46%
  • Office & operations $250 4%
  • Travel $117 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 2012 $607.65 $0.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 44389
Pre-General 2012 $3,029.77 $607.65 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 43323
Q3 2012 $347.75 $3,029.77 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 42495
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $864.22 $347.75 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42504
Q2 2012 $0.00 $864.22 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40583