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Gary Odom — 2006 Tennessee House, District 55 campaign

Tennessee House, District 55 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 55 · totals since 2005

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 →
$23,805
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 →
$104,539
includes $8,959 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 →
$277
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$77,590
less $500 in refunds & credits → $77,090 net disbursements
Donors
126
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 2006 Initial $23,805 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 2006 reported receipts $33,225
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $9,775
Q3 2006 reported receipts $20,025
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $3,500
Q2 2006 reported receipts $10,250
Q1 2006 reported receipts $5,425
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $22,339
Reported receipts $104,539
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 $66,342
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $11,248
Total spent $77,590
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $15,256 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,535 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,721 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $17,370 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,661 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $709 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $9,891 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,683 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,208 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $3,548 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,632 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $916 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Initial $9,523 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,151 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,372 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $5,068 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,207 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,861 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $16,933 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,472 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,461 filing-stated
Receipts
$104,539
Spent
$77,590

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, 68% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $20K · 19%Organizations and PACs, itemized $71K · 68%Unitemized contributions $9K · 9%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4K · 4%

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: $71,155 ÷ Reported receipts: $104,539
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $20,125
Organizations and PACs, itemized $71,155
Unitemized contributions $8,959
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4,300
From each filing:
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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 →

$403average gift
$250median gift
50individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
36%
13%
$200–1K
52%
55%
$1K–5K
12%
32%
$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: $20,125 ÷ Individual donors: 50
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $20,125
Median gift $250
Individual donors 50
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $85,630 Out of state $5,650
  • Nashville $62K68%
  • Franklin $6K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $18K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $5,650 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $91,280
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,650
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $26,350 in Dec 2006. Spending peaked at $16,661 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 108 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 18 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,575 and their names are withheld.

108 named donors 158 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 3 $8,400.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $6,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC Includes In-Kind 5 $4,227.28
Tennessee Committee for Advancement of Psychology 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $2,280.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $2,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 3 $1,700.00
Tennessee First PAC 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

96 vendors 151 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
McGill, Bridget 3 $3,900.00 6%
Mr. Whiskers 11 $3,756.09 6%
McGill, David 2 $2,799.62 4%
Odom, Gary 4 $2,693.10 4%
J. Alexander 13 $2,323.46 4%
Temple Hills Golf Club 2 $2,095.16 3%
American Press 2 $1,753.00 3%
The Hermitage Hotel 7 $1,567.61 2%
Langster, Edith Taylor 1 $1,500.00 2%
Picture Fram Warehouse 5 $1,380.99 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 Gary Odom’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $29,605 45%
  • Fundraising & events $13,432 20%
  • Other $9,134 14%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,200 6%
  • Office & operations $3,739 6%
  • Field & voter contact $2,402 4%
  • Travel $2,226 3%
  • Printing & mail $1,604 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 2006 $5,836.48 $23,805.47 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12563
Pre-General 2006 Amended $13,431.90 $5,836.48 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11731
Q3 2006 Amended $2,798.10 $13,431.90 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11814
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $2,845.93 $2,798.10 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9780
Q2 2006 $5,119.17 $2,845.93 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7346
Q1 2006 $4,762.08 $5,119.17 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6293
Supplemental 2005 2005 $656.16 $4,762.08 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5863