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James Hale — 2010 Tennessee House, District 40 campaign

Tennessee House, District 40 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 40

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 → · 7 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 →
$232
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2012 TN House 40
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 →
$284,777
includes $749 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$1,312
goods or services
Total Spent
$286,032
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 →
100.4%
$286,032 spent of $284,777 raised (cash)
Donors
404
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
2%
$7,000 of $286,089 raised, including in-kind · $1,000 donated, $6,000 loaned
Out-of-State
44%
$125,800 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 2010 Initial $232 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 $277,028
Candidate's own contributions $1,000
Loans received $6,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $749
Raised (cash) $284,777
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $21,979 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,294 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $685 filing-stated
    • Loans $6,000 derived
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $63,745 derived
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $68,875 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $68,870 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $16,475 derived
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $41,578 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $41,519 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $59 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Amendment $31,725 derived
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $40,400 derived

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 $283,178
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,853
Total spent $286,032
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $50,448 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $50,132 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $316 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $70,074 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $69,621 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $453 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $69,494 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $68,902 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $592 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $28,590 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $28,427 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $163 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $41,944 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $41,680 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $264 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Amendment $22,380 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,472 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $908 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $3,101 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,944 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $158 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: $125,800 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $286,089
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $125,800
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$286,089
Spent
$286,032

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 2% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 39%, organizations and PACs 58%.

Candidate’s own money $7K · 2% Individuals $113K · 39% Organizations & PACs $165K · 58%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $7,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $286,089
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $7,000
From individuals $112,512
From organizations and PACs $165,265
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,312
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 →

$355average gift
$100median gift
315individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
17%
1%
$50–200
44%
11%
$200–1K
22%
22%
$1K–5K
17%
59%
$5K+
0.4%
7%
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: $111,763 ÷ Individual donors: 315
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $111,763
Median gift $100
Individual donors 315
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 →

55% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (45% from out of state).

Tennessee $151,228 Out of state $125,800
  • Nashville $99K36%
  • Washington, DC $26K9%
  • Smithville $7K2%
  • Alexandria, VA $6K2%
  • Brentwood $3K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $43K
  • Other out-of-state $94K
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: $125,800 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $277,028
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $125,800
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2009 – Nov 2011. Peak $77,920 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $95,038 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $13,594 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 321 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind 2 $15,790.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 9 $10,160.25
Tennessee Laborers PAC 2 $10,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 3 $10,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 2 $7,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 3 $7,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $5,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $5,000.00
Mid South Carpenters Regional Council PAC 1 $5,000.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 2 $3,500.00

Expenditures

72 vendors 302 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Hawkins, Rianne 8 $35,400.00 13%
United States Postal Service 33 $28,581.91 10%
Professional Design & Printing LLC 6 $28,576.37 10%
Banka Media 12 $19,103.87 7%
A & S Advertising Solutions, LLC 13 $19,067.30 7%
Lafayette Broadcasting 12 $15,902.40 6%
Wjle Radio 13 $11,432.00 4%
Lauer Johnson Research 2 $10,875.00 4%
Caldwell Mail Advertising 5 $10,279.48 4%
Sharlet, Lenny 4 $10,000.00 4%

Loans

$6,000.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $6,000
Loan principal shown $6,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (James Hale) Candidate loan Nov 5, 2010 $6,000.00 $0.00 $6,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $112,848 40%
  • Field & voter contact $64,332 23%
  • Printing & mail $62,454 22%
  • Office & operations $24,432 9%
  • Consulting & professional services $15,262 5%
  • Fundraising & events $3,030 1%
  • Contributions & donations $550 0.2%
  • Travel $145 0.1%
  • Other $125 0.1%

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 $27,214.02 $231.54 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Amended $33,543.15 $27,214.02 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended $34,162.37 $33,543.15 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $46,277.70 $34,162.37 Source ↗
Q2 2010 $46,643.31 $46,277.70 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Amended $37,298.54 $46,643.31 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Amended $0.00 $37,298.54 Source ↗