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Herman Sawyer — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 29 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 29 Democratic

2010 Tennessee Senate, District 29 · 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 →
$28
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 →
$3,872
includes $1,172 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,500. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$3,344
Donors
1
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 Initial $28 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 $0
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $0
Q3 2010 reported receipts $2,955
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $0
Q2 2010 reported receipts $917
Reported receipts $3,872
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $917 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 $3,071
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $272
Total spent $3,344
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $1,525 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,475 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $1,405 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,207 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $198 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Amendment $413 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $389 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $24 filing-stated
Receipts
$3,872
Spent
$3,344

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, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 65% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $200 · 5%Unitemized contributions $1K · 30%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 65%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $2,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $3,872
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $200
Unitemized contributions $1,172
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,500
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $917 filing-stated

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 $200 Out of state $0
  • Memphis $200100%

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: $200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1 donor: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

1 named donor 1 donation

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
D D S Joe Greer 1 $200.00

Expenditures

7 vendors 8 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Signs on the Cheap 1 $680.00 22%
Signs By Milsoft 1 $655.00 21%
Atomic Graphics 2 $619.44 20%
Old Timers Restaurant 1 $389.12 13%
Sam's 1 $337.78 11%
Oppenheimer, Dan 1 $250.00 8%
C B Printing 1 $140.00 5%

Loans

$2,500.00 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 $2,500
Loan principal shown $2,500
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Herman Sawyer) Candidate loan Aug 4, 2010 $2,500.00 $500.00 $2,000.00

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

  • Printing & mail $2,094 68%
  • Fundraising & events $727 24%
  • Office & operations $250 8%

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 $528.18 $28.18 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36216
Pre-General 2010 Amended $2,053.18 $528.18 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34968
Q3 2010 Amended $503.63 $2,053.18 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34965
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $503.63 $503.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32875
Q2 2010 Amended $0.00 $503.63 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31987