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Janis Baird Sontany — 2004 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 53

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
→ carried into 2006 TN House 53
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 →
$86,039
includes $10,289 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 →
$2,153
goods or services
Total Spent
$85,668
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 →
99.5%
$85,668 spent of $86,039 raised (cash)
Donors
122
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
13%
$11,650 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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Post-General 2004 2004 states $11,453.74, Post-Primary 2004 2004 states $19,057.81. The figure shown is Post-General 2004 2004's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Reported on this filing:

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 $75,750
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10,289
Raised (cash) $86,039
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $6,770 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $770 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $15,417 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $667 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $14,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,950 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $37,422 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $33,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,222 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $12,130 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,680 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 $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

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: $11,650 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $88,192
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $11,650
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$88,192
Spent
$85,668

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 →

Individuals gave 34%; organizations and PACs gave 64%; other sources made up 2%.

Individuals $30K · 34% Organizations & PACs $56K · 64% Other sources $2K · 2%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $29,989 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $88,192
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $29,989
From organizations and PACs $56,050
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,153
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 →

$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%
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: $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
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: $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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 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 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC 2 $1,750.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 3 $1,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 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-Primary 2004 2004 $25,825.92 $19,057.81 Source ↗
Pre-General 2004 $19,057.81 $11,734.14 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $12,327.36 $25,825.92 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $11,083.15 $12,327.36 Source ↗