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Gerald McCormick — 2014 Tennessee House, District 26 campaign

Tennessee House, District 26 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 26

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$35,155
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 TN House 26
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 →
$226,765
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 →
$306
goods or services
Total Spent
$204,184
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 →
90%
$204,184 spent of $226,765 raised (cash)
Donors
252
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
18%
$40,350 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 2014 Initial $35,155 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 $226,765
Raised (cash) $226,765
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 $191,824
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,361
Total spent $204,184
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $22,974 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,183 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $791 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $6,228 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,826 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $402 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $9,847 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,219 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,628 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $39,543 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $38,190 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,353 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $51,300 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $49,497 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,804 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $7,526 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,629 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $897 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $52,788 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $48,930 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,858 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $13,978 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,349 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,629 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: $40,350 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $227,071
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $40,350
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$227,071
Spent
$204,184

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 24%; organizations and PACs gave 75%.

Individuals $56K · 24% Organizations & PACs $171K · 75%
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: $55,615 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $227,071
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $55,615
From organizations and PACs $171,150
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $306
Source filings:

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 →

$475average gift
$250median gift
117individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0.9%
0.1%
$50–200
8%
2%
$200–1K
73%
52%
$1K–5K
19%
46%
$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: $55,615 ÷ Individual donors: 117
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $55,615
Median gift $250
Individual donors 117
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 →

82% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (18% from out of state).

Tennessee $186,415 Out of state $40,350
  • Nashville $90K40%
  • Chattanooga $33K14%
  • Brentwood $8K3%
  • Signal Mountain $7K3%
  • Washington, DC $5K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $49K
  • Other out-of-state $35K
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: $40,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $226,765
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $40,350
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $32,750 in Jul 2013. Spending peaked at $38,190 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,050 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 344 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $7,400.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 5 $4,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 3 $4,000.00
Outdoor PAC of Tennessee 4 $3,500.00
Corrections Corporation of America 3 $3,500.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $3,000.00

Expenditures

143 vendors 339 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
McCormick PAC 1 $30,000.00 16%
Abbotts Print Shop 4 $18,004.32 9%
House Republican Caucus 5 $10,958.34 6%
McCormick, Kimberly 2 $10,500.00 5%
Rachel Barrett & Associates 4 $7,239.12 4%
Verizon 26 $6,780.67 4%
Hamilton County Republican Party 3 $6,150.00 3%
Homespun Events 4 $5,367.01 3%
Kangaroo Express Mart 59 $3,446.01 2%
Dennis, Vance 1 $3,000.00 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 Gerald McCormick’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $103,315 54%
  • Consulting & professional services $22,739 12%
  • Printing & mail $18,873 10%
  • Fundraising & events $17,156 9%
  • Office & operations $13,476 7%
  • Travel $9,667 5%
  • Other $3,679 2%
  • Advertising & media $2,684 1%
  • Staff & payroll $233 0.2%

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 2014 $31,479.09 $35,154.72 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $26,907.05 $31,479.09 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended $27,754.43 $26,907.05 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $54,047.72 $27,754.43 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $53,407.96 $54,047.72 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $60,933.65 $53,407.96 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $1,596.25 $60,933.65 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $12,574.07 $1,596.25 Source ↗