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Frank S Niceley — 2020 Tennessee Senate, District 08 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 08 Republican

2020 Tennessee Senate, District 08

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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Q4 2020

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 →
$159,428
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$200,350
includes $1,400 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 →
$1,510
goods or services
Total Spent
$115,014
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 →
57%
$115,014 spent of $200,350 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 136 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
19%
$38,650 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

Source filings:

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. Excludes $5,295.18 the filer reported on Schedule A as a refund or reimbursement — money paid back to the committee, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $198,950
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,400
Raised (cash) $200,350
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2018 Amendment $65,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $65,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2018 Supplemental $4,500 derived
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $16,550 derived
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $2,500 derived
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  • Q4 2020 Amendment $6,750 derived
  • Pre-General 2020 Amendment $7,750 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $8,500 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $2,700 derived
  • Q2 2020 Initial $1,000 derived
  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $73,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $72,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,200 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $11,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,400 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 $106,433
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8,580
Total spent $115,014
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2018 Amendment $21,123 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,509 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,614 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2018 Supplemental $12,476 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,997 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,479 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $11,691 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,615 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,076 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $12,325 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,270 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,054 filing-stated
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  • Q4 2020 Amendment $2,528 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,264 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $265 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $6,014 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,924 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $89 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 Initial $4,007 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,908 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $99 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $10,918 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,243 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $675 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $17,408 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,342 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,067 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $16,524 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,362 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,163 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: $38,650 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $201,860
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $38,650
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$201,860
Spent
$115,014

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 12%; organizations and PACs gave 87%.

Individuals $24K · 12% Organizations & PACs $176K · 87%
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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: $24,200 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $201,860
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $24,200
From organizations and PACs $176,150
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,510
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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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $160,300 Out of state $38,650
  • Nashville $87K44%
  • Washington, DC $17K9%
  • Memphis $16K8%
  • Knoxville $10K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $47K
  • Other out-of-state $22K
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: $38,650 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $198,950
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $38,650
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Jan 2021. Peak $30,500 in Dec 2018. Spending peaked at $10,846 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 137 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 2 $5,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $3,500.00
Flex PAC 2 $3,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $3,000.00
TMX PAC 2 $3,000.00
Farmers Employee Agents PAC 1 $2,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $2,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

46 vendors 111 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Consulting 3 $18,000.00 17%
6 Mons Pay for Consulting Work 3 $16,000.00 15%
Verizon 41 $11,955.69 11%
Garnert Consulting Services 2 $9,878.16 9%
Garner Consulting Services LLC 2 $7,748.90 7%
Alec 4 $7,207.95 7%
Lakeway Broadcasting LLC 4 $4,650.00 4%
Tennessee State Victory PAC 1 $4,000.00 4%
Beth Harwell for Governer 1 $4,000.00 4%
Crowe, Rusty 2 $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 Frank S Niceley’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $51,627 49%
  • Contributions & donations $24,760 23%
  • Other $20,794 20%
  • Advertising & media $6,494 6%
  • Fundraising & events $1,832 2%
  • Office & operations $824 0.8%
  • Travel $102 0.1%

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 2020 Amended $155,206.26 $159,428.02 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Amended $147,456.26 $155,206.26 Source ↗
Q3 2020 $138,956.26 $147,456.26 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 $142,269.92 $138,956.26 Source ↗
Q2 2020 $145,276.60 $142,269.92 Source ↗
Q1 2020 $156,194.97 $145,276.60 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Amended $97,647.22 $156,194.97 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $102,671.67 $97,647.22 Source ↗
Year-End 2018 Amended $56,717.43 $102,671.67 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2018 $64,692.93 $56,717.43 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $56,583.03 $64,692.93 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $66,407.65 $56,583.03 Source ↗