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Janis Baird Sontany — 2006 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2006 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 → · 7 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$9,834
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2008 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 →
$65,328
includes $9,843 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
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 →
$1,375
goods or services
Total Spent
$65,947
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 →
100.9%
$65,947 spent of $65,328 raised (cash) · opened with $11,454
Donors
106
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
8%
$5,350 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 2006 Initial $9,834 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 $55,485
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,843
Raised (cash) $65,328
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $469 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $4,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $7,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $13,914 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,875 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,039 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $14,210 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,160 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Amendment $1,975 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,525 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $22,710 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $19,460 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,250 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 $56,704
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $9,244
Total spent $65,947
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $4,964 derived
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $7,202 derived
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $9,564 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,225 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,339 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $6,964 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,106 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $858 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $15,422 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,522 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $900 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Amendment $4,239 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,295 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $943 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $17,591 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,389 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,203 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: $5,350 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $66,703
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,350
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$66,703
Spent
$65,947

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 38%; organizations and PACs gave 60%; other sources made up 2%.

Individuals $26K · 38% Organizations & PACs $40K · 60% Other sources $1K · 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: $25,518 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $66,703
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $25,518
From organizations and PACs $39,810
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,375
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 →

$356average gift
$250median gift
44individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
7%
3%
$200–1K
89%
81%
$1K–5K
5%
16%
$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: $15,675 ÷ Individual donors: 44
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $15,675
Median gift $250
Individual donors 44
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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $50,135 Out of state $5,350
  • Nashville $44K79%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • 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: $5,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $55,485
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,350
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $12,425 in Jul 2006. Spending peaked at $9,136 in Jun 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $425 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 142 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN 3 $5,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 2 $2,200.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 3 $1,550.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $1,500.00
William Pratt 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $1,250.00
Tennessee Democratic Women S PAC 2 $1,200.00
Tennessee Apartment PAC ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 2 $1,000.00 net
$2,000.00 gross

Expenditures

80 vendors 161 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
U. S. Postmaster 8 $8,271.71 15%
Printing Etc. 6 $6,481.17 11%
I Design, Inc. 4 $2,909.40 5%
Jarvis Signs 5 $2,701.78 5%
Davidson County Democratic Party 5 $2,081.00 4%
Mailer's Choice 4 $2,009.92 4%
Compton's Storage 6 $1,962.00 3%
News Beacon 5 $1,916.25 3%
Boys & Girls Club of Middle TN 6 $1,700.00 3%
Mta 4 $1,635.00 3%

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 $20,858 37%
  • Other $14,046 25%
  • Contributions & donations $9,312 16%
  • Advertising & media $5,016 9%
  • Office & operations $2,807 5%
  • Fundraising & events $1,894 3%
  • Travel $1,356 2%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,150 2%
  • Field & voter contact $265 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
Q4 2006 $14,329.74 $9,834.20 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 $16,982.20 $14,329.74 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended $19,046.68 $16,982.20 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $13,096.79 $19,046.68 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended $14,308.70 $13,096.79 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended $16,572.29 $14,308.70 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $11,453.74 $16,572.29 Source ↗