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James T Ryal — 2008 Tennessee House, District 79 campaign

Tennessee House, District 79 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 79 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

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 2008–Q4 2008

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 →
$12,707
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 →
$105,311
includes $14,605 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$250 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $10,000. 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 →
$31,507
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$89,582
Donors
76
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 2008 Amendment $12,707 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 2008 reported receipts $3,845
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $21,470
Q3 2008 reported receipts $35,897
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $4,748
Q2 2008 reported receipts $39,351
Reported receipts $105,311
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $39,351 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 $88,991
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $591
Total spent $89,582
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $51,303 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $51,253 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $19,898 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,442 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $456 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $3,892 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,807 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $85 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $14,489 derived
Receipts
$105,311
Spent
$89,582

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, 35% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $11K · 11%Individuals, itemized $33K · 31%Organizations and PACs, itemized $36K · 35%Unitemized contributions $15K · 14%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $10K · 9%

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: $36,450 ÷ Reported receipts: $105,311
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $11,405
Individuals, itemized $33,101
Organizations and PACs, itemized $36,450
Unitemized contributions $14,605
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $9,750
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $39,351 filing-stated

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 →

$602average gift
$500median gift
55individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
9%
2%
$200–1K
65%
41%
$1K–5K
25%
57%
$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: $33,101 ÷ Individual donors: 55
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $33,101
Median gift $500
Individual donors 55
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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $68,051 Out of state $1,500
  • Nashville $24K35%
  • Covington $12K18%
  • Jackson $9K13%
  • Trenton $2K3%
  • Milan $2K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $18K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $1,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $69,551
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2008 – Oct 2008. Peak $22,800 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $50,591 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 76 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $701 and their names are withheld.

76 named donors 113 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $16,025.00 8 $27,529.85
James Ryal Self 2 $10,405.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $10,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 4 $7,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 2 $5,355.42
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Roy Herron 2 $2,000.00
Harry Tindell 2 $2,000.00
Larry H Pafford 2 $2,000.00
James Naifeh 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

37 vendors 73 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Allen Brandon LLC 7 $21,147.90 24%
House Democratic Caucus ↺ donor $27,529.85 1 $16,025.00 18%
Postmaster 5 $12,057.32 14%
P. R. Promotions 3 $9,437.49 11%
The Gazette 2 $4,267.75 5%
Cooper & Secrest Associates 1 $4,000.00 4%
Lamar 1 $3,300.00 4%
Grace Broadcasting 2 $3,050.00 3%
Thomas Media 2 $2,432.00 3%
WNWS Fm 2 $2,205.00 2%

Loans

$10,000.00 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 $10,000
Loan principal shown $10,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (James T Ryal) Candidate loan Jun 30, 2008 $10,000.00 $0.00 $10,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $44,209 50%
  • Printing & mail $35,060 39%
  • Consulting & professional services $5,850 7%
  • Fundraising & events $1,996 2%
  • Office & operations $859 1.0%
  • Travel $656 0.8%
  • Field & voter contact $156 0.2%
  • Other $105 0.2%
  • Contributions & donations $100 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 2008 Amended $8,862.40 $12,707.40 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27211
Pre-General 2008 Amended $38,695.31 $8,862.40 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26965
Q3 2008 Amended $25,717.52 $38,695.31 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 27208
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $24,861.72 $25,717.52 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23445
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $24,861.72 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 27233

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2009.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $2,707

14 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Year-End 2015

Includes $2,707 spent not itemized below.

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2015 Amended $2,707.40 $0.40 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62516
Mid-Year 2015 Late $2,707.40 $2,707.40 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61065
Year-End 2014 $2,707.40 $2,707.40 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 59750
Mid-Year 2014 $2,707.40 $2,707.40 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 53415
Year-End 2013 $12,707.40 $2,707.40 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49667
Mid-Year 2013 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47270
Year-End 2012 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 46386
Mid-Year 2012 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 40636
Year-End 2011 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38126
Mid-Year 2011 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37340
Year-End 2010 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Year-End 2010 filing Report 31812
Mid-Year 2010 Amended $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Mid-Year 2010 filing Report 35223
Year-End 2009 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29072
Mid-Year 2009 $12,707.40 $12,707.40 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27841