Memphis

Guthrie Castle — 2009 Tennessee House, District 83 campaign

Tennessee House, District 83 Democratic

2009 Tennessee House, District 83 · totals since 2009

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 → · 3 filings · Pre-General 2009–Q4 2009

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 →
$4,327
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 →
$9,494
includes $1,619 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$4,438
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:
  • Q4 2009 Initial $4,327 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 2009 reported receipts $6,330
Pre-General 2009 reported receipts $3,114
Pre-Primary 2009 reported receipts $50
Reported receipts $9,494
From each filing:

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 $4,302
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $136
Total spent $4,438
From each filing:
  • Q4 2009 Initial $2,986 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,969 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $17 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2009 Initial $1,452 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,333 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $119 filing-stated
Receipts
$9,494
Spent
$4,438

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, 74% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $500 · 5%Individuals, itemized $375 · 4%Organizations and PACs, itemized $7K · 74%Unitemized contributions $2K · 17%

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: $7,000 ÷ Reported receipts: $9,494
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $500
Individuals, itemized $375
Organizations and PACs, itemized $7,000
Unitemized contributions $1,619
From each filing:

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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $7,375 Out of state $0
  • Old Hickory $5K68%
  • Memphis $2K27%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $375

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $7,375
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2009 – Jan 2010. Peak $5,750 in Jan 2010. Spending peaked at $2,969 in Jan 2010.

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. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $125 and their names are withheld.

5 named donors 5 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Turner PAC 1 $5,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $1,500.00
Guthrie Castle Self 1 $500.00
Shelby County Democratic Party 1 $500.00
Craig Fitzhugh 1 $250.00

Expenditures

2 vendors 6 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Diamond Printing Company 4 $2,802.30 65%
Yacubian Research 2 $1,500.00 35%

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

  • Printing & mail $2,802 65%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,500 35%

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 2009 $1,712.39 $4,327.11 Source: Q4 2009 filing Report 29390
Pre-General 2009 $50.00 $1,712.39 Source: Pre-General 2009 filing Report 28527
Pre-Primary 2009 $0.00 $50.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2009 filing Report 28500