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James Chesser — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 21 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 21 Republican

2010 Tennessee Senate, District 21 · totals since Jul 1, 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 → · 6 filings · Year-End 2009–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 →
$0
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 →
$42,196
includes $1,111 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,500 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $20,000. 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 →
$290
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$33,792
Donors
64
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
Q4 2010 reported receipts $0
Q3 2010 reported receipts $554
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $800
Q2 2010 reported receipts $5,537
Q1 2010 reported receipts $2,470
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $32,835
Reported receipts $42,196
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 $33,344
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $448
Total spent $33,792
From each filing:
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $5,000 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,896 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $104 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Initial $6,259 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,137 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $122 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Amendment $19,328 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,107 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $222 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $3,200 derived
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Receipts
$42,196
Spent
$33,792

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, 53% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $22K · 53%Unitemized contributions $1K · 3%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $19K · 44%

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: $22,385 ÷ Reported receipts: $42,196
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $200
Individuals, itemized $22,385
Unitemized contributions $1,111
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $18,500
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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 →

$350average gift
$250median gift
64individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
19%
1%
$50–200
20%
5%
$200–1K
44%
44%
$1K–5K
17%
49%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $22,385 ÷ Individual donors: 64
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $22,385
Median gift $250
Individual donors 64
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 →

69% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (31% from out of state).

Tennessee $15,440 Out of state $6,945
  • Nashville $9K38%
  • Brentwood $5K21%
  • Sugar Land, TX $3K13%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $6,945 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $22,385
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,945
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2009 – Aug 2010. Peak $7,285 in Dec 2009. Spending peaked at $12,473 in May 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 40 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 25 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,485 and their names are withheld.

40 named donors 48 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Harrison Davis 2 $1,000.00
Wayne Copelin 1 $1,000.00
Karen Copelin 1 $1,000.00
Julie E Copelin 1 $1,000.00
Alajos G Kozma 3 $1,000.00
Christian S Kozma 1 $1,000.00
Katie Mirian 1 $1,000.00
John Dean 1 $1,000.00
Robert F Caldwell 1 $1,000.00
Beverly Turner 2 $700.00

Expenditures

24 vendors 38 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Hayes, Lynda 4 $8,400.00 25%
Williams, Barnet 2 $5,000.00 15%
Stagepost Studios 4 $4,403.12 13%
Quickprint Woodlands 1 $3,439.79 10%
Midtown Printing 4 $2,714.87 8%
Practical Programs 2 $2,500.00 7%
Postmaster 3 $1,950.58 6%
Turner Technologies 1 $1,500.00 4%
Joslin and Son Signs 1 $1,245.45 4%
Johnson Campaign 1 $500.00 1%

Loans

$20,000.00 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 $20,000
Loan principal shown $20,000
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (James Chesser) Candidate loan Nov 23, 2009 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $0.00

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

  • Field & voter contact $14,100 42%
  • Printing & mail $10,521 32%
  • Advertising & media $6,863 21%
  • Office & operations $1,655 5%
  • Fundraising & events $144 0.5%
  • Other $62 0.2%

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 $8,404.21 $0.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35434
Q3 2010 Amended $12,850.05 $8,404.21 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 35452
Pre-Primary 2010 $18,308.67 $12,850.05 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32294
Q2 2010 Amended $32,100.11 $18,308.67 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 32855
Q1 2010 $32,830.00 $32,100.11 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29917
Year-End 2009 $0.00 $32,830.00 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28552