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Janis Baird Sontany — 2004 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since 2003

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 · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–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 →
$11,454
as of the Post-General 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 →
$86,039
includes $10,289 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 →
$2,153
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$85,668
Donors
122
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $19,057.81.

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-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $6,770
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $15,417
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $14,300
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $37,422
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $12,130
Reported receipts $86,039
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 $73,235
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,434
Total spent $85,668
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $7,050 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,049 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,001 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $22,185 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,979 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,206 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $21,624 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,779 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $845 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $23,923 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,447 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,476 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $10,886 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,980 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,906 filing-stated
Receipts
$86,039
Spent
$85,668

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, 65% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $20K · 23%Organizations and PACs, itemized $56K · 65%Unitemized contributions $10K · 12%

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: $56,050 ÷ Reported receipts: $86,039
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $19,700
Organizations and PACs, itemized $56,050
Unitemized contributions $10,289
From each filing:
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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 →

$346average gift
$200median gift
57individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
14%
6%
$200–1K
75%
61%
$1K–5K
11%
33%
$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: $19,700 ÷ Individual donors: 57
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $19,700
Median gift $200
Individual donors 57
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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $64,100 Out of state $11,650
  • Nashville $50K65%
  • Washington, DC $7K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $15K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

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: $11,650 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $75,750
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $11,650
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Jan 2003 – Nov 2004. Peak $20,250 in Jul 2004.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 114 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 8 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,150 and their names are withheld.

114 named donors 155 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $6,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $5,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 5 $3,053.00
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct PAC Includes In-Kind 2 $2,600.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $1,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 3 $1,500.00

Expenditures

61 vendors 112 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
U. S. Postmaster 8 $14,824.05 20%
Printing Etc. 5 $7,473.00 10%
Mailing Solutions Partners 2 $6,783.78 9%
Image Builders, Inc. 1 $4,164.55 6%
Jarvis Signs 6 $3,759.05 5%
Mta 4 $3,055.00 4%
News Beacon 4 $2,600.00 4%
Norman Couser's Country Cooking 1 $2,109.00 3%
Kroplin, Matt 2 $2,000.00 3%
Mailer's Choice 3 $1,761.43 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 Janis Baird Sontany’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $44,907 61%
  • Other $7,282 10%
  • Advertising & media $5,481 7%
  • Fundraising & events $4,377 6%
  • Contributions & donations $3,483 5%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,000 4%
  • Office & operations $2,785 4%
  • Travel $1,607 2%
  • Field & voter contact $313 0.5%

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-General 2004 2004 $11,734.14 $11,453.74 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3277
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $25,825.92 $19,057.81 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1589
Pre-General 2004 $19,057.81 $11,734.14 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2343
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $12,327.36 $25,825.92 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 4740
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $11,083.15 $12,327.36 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 237