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Frank Forrest Buck — 2006 Tennessee House, District 40 campaign

Tennessee House, District 40 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 40

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 → · 7 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$122
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2008 TN House 40
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 →
$51,385
includes $16,077 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 →
$2,016
goods or services
Total Spent
$51,156
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 →
99.5%
$51,156 spent of $51,385 raised (cash)
Donors
54
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
2%
$1,250 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 2006 Amendment $122 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 $35,308
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $16,077
Raised (cash) $51,385
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $7,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $28,816 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,758 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10,058 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Initial $6,245 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $795 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $1,099 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $99 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $200 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $6,125 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,625 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $1,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 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 $43,801
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $7,355
Total spent $51,156
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $20,109 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,795 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,314 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $17,105 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,053 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,052 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Initial $5,859 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,558 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,301 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $1,027 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $741 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $286 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $4,229 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,444 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $785 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $1,851 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $862 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $989 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $976 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $347 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $629 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: $1,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $53,401
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$53,401
Spent
$51,156

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 →

Individuals gave 59%; organizations and PACs gave 37%; other sources made up 4%.

Individuals $32K · 59% Organizations & PACs $20K · 37% Other sources $2K · 4%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $31,535 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $53,401
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $31,535
From organizations and PACs $19,850
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,016
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 →

$407average gift
$294median gift
38individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
13%
5%
$200–1K
74%
63%
$1K–5K
13%
32%
$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: $15,458 ÷ Individual donors: 38
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $15,458
Median gift $294
Individual donors 38
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $34,058 Out of state $1,250
  • Nashville $20K55%
  • Covington $3K9%
  • Carthage $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
  • Other out-of-state $1K
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: $1,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $35,308
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $19,958 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $28,618 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $770 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 59 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $7,500.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $3,000.00
House Democratic Caucus 1 $2,000.00
Lee Beaman 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Optometric PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Podiatric Medical Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Gary Odom Legislative Committee 1 $1,000.00
John Pellegrin 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

27 vendors 65 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Buck, Frank Forrest 10 $8,444.10 19%
CBS Music City Printing 1 $8,133.44 19%
United States Postmaster 3 $5,861.35 13%
Votes Unlimited 2 $3,293.98 8%
Smithville Review 5 $2,379.35 5%
Macon County Chronicle 6 $2,140.25 5%
Carthage Courier 6 $1,577.50 4%
Middle Tennessee Times 3 $1,473.74 3%
Macon County Times 3 $1,258.17 3%
Biggs, Vernon 1 $1,035.26 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 Frank Forrest Buck’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $18,234 42%
  • Advertising & media $13,391 31%
  • Travel $8,444 19%
  • Other $1,323 3%
  • Fundraising & events $987 2%
  • Office & operations $847 2%
  • Consulting & professional services $575 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 2006 Amended $12,731.79 $122.43 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended $1,020.84 $12,731.79 Source ↗
Q3 2006 $634.48 $1,020.84 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 $562.13 $634.48 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended $4,441.36 $562.13 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $167.75 $4,441.36 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $43.35 $167.75 Source ↗