Geoffrey Stokes Nielson — 2024 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 5 Republican

2024 U.S. Representative, District 5 · totals since Jul 1, 2023

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 → · 2 filings · Q3 2023–TER 2023

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 Termination report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$269,400
includes $200 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$6,600 refunded
$255,000 in loans included
Total disbursed
$269,400
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:
  • TER 2023 TERMINATION REPORT $0 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
TER 2023 reported receipts $0
Q3 2023 reported receipts $269,400
Total receipts $269,400
From each filing:
  • TER 2023 TERMINATION REPORT $0 filing-stated
  • Q3 2023 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $269,400 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2023 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $269,400
Total disbursed $269,400
From each filing:
  • TER 2023 TERMINATION REPORT $257,574 filing-stated
  • Q3 2023 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $11,826 filing-stated
Receipts
$269,400
Total disbursed
$269,400

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: loans (line 13), 95% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $14K · 5%Loans (line 13) $255K · 95%

Share of total receipts: Loans (line 13) compares loans (line 13) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Loans (line 13): $255,000 ÷ Total receipts: $269,400
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Loans (line 13)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $14,200
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $200
Loans (line 13) $255,000
From each filing:
  • TER 2023 TERMINATION REPORT $0 filing-stated
  • Q3 2023 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $269,400 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2023 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

52% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (48% from inside).

Tennessee $9,900 Out of state $10,900
  • Suwanee, GA $11K52%
  • Chattanooga $10K48%

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: $10,900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $20,800
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,900
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2023 – Nov 2023. Peak $9,900 in Aug 2023. Spending peaked at $256,450 in Oct 2023.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 5 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

5 named donors 14 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Julianne Thompson ↺ $3,300.00 refunded 2 $3,300.00 net
$6,600.00 gross
Oscar Brock ↺ paid $10,500.00 ↺ $3,300.00 refunded 6 $3,300.00 net
$6,600.00 gross
Meg Brock 4 $3,300.00
Jason Thompson 1 $3,300.00
Russ Deutschman 1 $1,000.00

Coverage: the filings we hold for this campaign run through Dec 31, 2023; for other campaigns of the 2024 cycle we hold filings through Dec 31, 2024.

Expenditures

8 vendors 15 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Nielson, Geoffrey Stokes 1 $250,000.00 93%
Brock, Oscar ↺ donor $6,600.00 4 $10,500.00 4%
Cram, Reagan 3 $3,750.00 1%
Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account 1 $3,000.00 1%
Buzz360, LLC 3 $1,075.00 0.4%
Venable LLP 1 $300.00 0.2%
Anedot, Inc. 1 $264.30 0.1%
Political Financial Management 1 $218.96 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 Geoffrey Stokes Nielson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Loan & debt repayment $250,000 93%
  • Consulting & professional services $11,019 4%
  • Field & voter contact $3,750 1%
  • Contributions & donations $3,000 1%
  • Office & operations $889 0.4%
  • Advertising & media $450 0.2%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
TER 2023 $257,573.96 $0.00 Source: TER 2023 filing
Q3 2023 $0.00 $257,573.96 Source: Q3 2023 filing