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George McDonald — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 17 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 17 Democratic

2010 Tennessee Senate, District 17 · totals since Apr 1, 2010

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2010–Q4 2010

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 →
$6,035
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 →
$312,498
includes $31,178 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $83,100. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$57,493
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$306,463
Donors
220
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 2010 Amendment $6,035 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 2010 reported receipts $8,025
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $37,619
Q3 2010 reported receipts $101,960
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $81,095
Q2 2010 reported receipts $83,799
Reported receipts $312,498
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $83,799 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 $305,339
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,124
Total spent $306,463
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $20,016 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,763 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $253 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $117,096 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $117,017 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $79 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $8,317 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,839 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $478 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $145,847 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $145,533 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $314 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $15,187 derived
Receipts
$312,498
Spent
$306,463

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: individuals, itemized, 50% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $157K · 50%Organizations and PACs, itemized $41K · 13%Unitemized contributions $31K · 10%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $83K · 27%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $157,205 ÷ Reported receipts: $312,498
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $157,205
Organizations and PACs, itemized $41,015
Unitemized contributions $31,178
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $83,100
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $83,799 filing-stated

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 →

$767average gift
$500median gift
205individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.6%
$200–1K
59%
30%
$1K–5K
38%
65%
$5K+
0.5%
5%

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: $157,205 ÷ Individual donors: 205
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $157,205
Median gift $500
Individual donors 205
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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $176,720 Out of state $21,500
  • Nashville $36K18%
  • Lebanon $27K14%
  • Hartsville $22K11%
  • Carthage $17K9%
  • Washington, DC $13K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $74K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $21,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $198,220
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $21,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2010 – Jan 2011. Peak $63,300 in Sep 2010. Spending peaked at $145,533 in Jul 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 221 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $825 and their names are withheld.

221 named donors 342 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 2 $45,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC 7 $11,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $46,935.24 5 $10,715.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 2 $7,500.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 2 $5,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $5,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Joe Kemp 3 $2,500.00
Bob Black 2 $2,000.00
Dixie Taylor Huff 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

32 vendors 64 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Buying Time Media 7 $133,963.11 44%
MSHC Partners 5 $53,706.80 18%
Senate Democratic Caucus ↺ donor $10,715.00 4 $46,935.24 15%
Ralston Lapp Media 2 $24,000.00 8%
Myers Research & Strategic Services 2 $15,062.50 5%
Mid Tenn Office Equipment 5 $12,815.79 4%
Idesign Inc. 3 $3,780.00 1%
American Mail Direct 2 $3,543.42 1%
Cardmember Services 2 $1,830.52 0.6%
Unique Product Concepts 2 $1,547.59 0.6%

Loans

$83,100.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $83,100
Loan principal shown $83,100
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (George McDonald) Candidate loan Apr 10, 2010 $83,100.00 $0.00 $83,100.00

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 George McDonald’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $162,103 53%
  • Consulting & professional services $67,866 22%
  • Contributions & donations $46,465 15%
  • Printing & mail $11,716 4%
  • Office & operations $9,969 3%
  • Other $6,196 2%
  • Fundraising & events $1,025 0.4%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2010 Amended $18,026.95 $6,035.46 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36772
Pre-General 2010 Amended $97,503.66 $18,026.95 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35104
Q3 2010 Amended $3,860.19 $97,503.66 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34814
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $68,612.04 $3,860.19 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32741
Q2 2010 Amended $0.00 $68,612.04 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31930

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2011.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $1,244

12 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Year-End 2016

Includes $44 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
NGP Software PAYMENT FOR NGP SOFTWARE $1,200.00 04/01/2011
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2016 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 70042
Mid-Year 2016 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 65467
Year-End 2015 $508.37 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61891

As filed on this report: cash beginning $508.37, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $0.00.
Mid-Year 2015 $508.37 $508.37 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60195
Year-End 2014 $508.37 $508.37 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 59502
Mid-Year 2014 $558.37 $508.37 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 53406

As filed on this report: cash beginning $558.37, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $508.37.
Year-End 2013 $558.37 $558.37 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49732
Mid-Year 2013 $558.37 $558.37 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47323
Year-End 2012 $558.37 $558.37 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 45864
Mid-Year 2012 Amended $8,058.37 $558.37 Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41500
Year-End 2011 $8,058.37 $8,058.37 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38053
Mid-Year 2011 $6,035.46 $8,058.37 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36884