Gary Odom — 2006 Tennessee House, District 55 campaign

Tennessee House, District 55 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 55

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
→ carried into 2008 TN House 55
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 →
$100,239
includes $8,959 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 →
$277
goods or services
Total Spent
$77,590
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 →
77%
$77,590 spent of $100,239 raised (cash)
Donors
126
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
6%
$5,650 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 Initial $23,805 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 $91,280
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,959
Raised (cash) $100,239
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $33,225 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $32,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $975 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $9,775 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,575 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $20,025 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,975 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,050 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $3,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Initial $7,250 derived
  • Q1 2006 Initial $5,425 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $625 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $21,039 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,030 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,009 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 $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

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: $5,650 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $100,516
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,650
Raised incl. in-kind
$100,516
Spent
$77,590

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 29%; organizations and PACs gave 71%.

Individuals $29K · 29% Organizations & PACs $71K · 71%
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: $29,084 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $100,516
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $29,084
From organizations and PACs $71,155
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $277

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%
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: $20,125 ÷ Individual donors: 50
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $20,125
Median gift $250
Individual donors 50

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

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,575 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 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 the Advancement of Psychology 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 3 $2,500.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 3 $2,280.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $2,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 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 ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended $13,431.90 $5,836.48 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended $2,798.10 $13,431.90 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $2,845.93 $2,798.10 Source ↗
Q2 2006 $5,119.17 $2,845.93 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $4,762.08 $5,119.17 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $656.16 $4,762.08 Source ↗