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Herman Lawson — 2004 Tennessee House, District 45 campaign

Tennessee House, District 45 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 45 · totals since 2004

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 · Post-Primary 2004 2004–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$3,878
as of the Post-Primary 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$23,266
includes $4,855 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$1,516
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$19,388
Donors
11
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:

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $1,100
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $22,166
Reported receipts $23,266
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 $16,756
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,632
Total spent $19,388
From each filing:
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $2,319 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,641 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $678 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $17,069 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,115 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,953 filing-stated
Receipts
$23,266
Spent
$19,388

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 63% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $15K · 63%Individuals, itemized $3K · 12%Organizations and PACs, itemized $950 · 4%Unitemized contributions $5K · 21%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $14,559 ÷ Reported receipts: $23,266
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $14,559
Individuals, itemized $2,900
Organizations and PACs, itemized $950
Unitemized contributions $4,855
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2
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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $3,350 Out of state $500
  • Nashville $1K36%
  • Sneedville $1K26%
  • Hendersonville $50013%
  • New York, NY $50013%
  • Gallatin $2506%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $200

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: $500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $3,850
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2004 – Sep 2004. Peak $1,000 in Feb 2004. Spending peaked at $1,025 in Jul 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 11 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

11 named donors 12 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Herman Lawson Self ↺ paid $138.99 1 $14,558.98
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 2 $2,016.10
Betty Ramsey 1 $1,000.00
Hal Ramer 1 $500.00
Cree Lawson 1 $500.00
Sumner County Democratic Party 1 $250.00
Jeanette Jackson 1 $200.00
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC 1 $200.00
Glenda McCaleb 1 $200.00
Lonnye Dixon 1 $200.00

Expenditures

22 vendors 31 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Comcast Cable Sales 1 $5,304.63 32%
News Examiner 3 $2,555.20 15%
American Press 1 $1,686.82 10%
Carousel Printing Services 1 $1,634.00 10%
U. S. Post Office 4 $703.00 4%
World of Plastics 3 $600.88 4%
Lawson, Patsy 2 $598.59 4%
Alsan Productions 1 $546.25 3%
Spears, Andy 2 $500.00 3%
Asap Printing 1 $357.96 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 Herman Lawson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $7,860 47%
  • Printing & mail $4,812 29%
  • Other $3,049 18%
  • Office & operations $772 5%
  • Field & voter contact $148 0.9%
  • Fundraising & events $116 0.7%

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $5,096.96 $3,877.64 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 5029
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $0.00 $5,096.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 4583

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2005.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) -$3,878 · Spent $0 · 2 donors

1 filing · Supplemental 2005 2005

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Supplemental 2005 2005 $3,877.64 $0.00 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 4585