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Janis Baird Sontany — 2006 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since 2005

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$64,328
includes $9,843 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
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 →
$1,375
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$65,947
Donors
105
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 2006 Initial $9,834 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 2006 reported receipts $469
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $4,550
Q3 2006 reported receipts $7,500
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $12,914
Q2 2006 reported receipts $14,210
Q1 2006 reported receipts $1,975
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $22,710
Reported receipts $64,328
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 $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
Receipts
$64,328
Spent
$65,947

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, 61% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $16K · 24%Organizations and PACs, itemized $40K · 61%Unitemized contributions $10K · 15%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$1,000. Shares are of the $65,328 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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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. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $39,810 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $65,328
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $15,675
Organizations and PACs, itemized $39,810
Unitemized contributions $9,843
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$1,000
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 →

$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%

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

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 103 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $425 and their names are withheld.

103 named donors 142 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 3 $5,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 2 $2,200.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 3 $1,550.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $1,500.00
William Pratt 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association 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: Q4 2006 filing Report 12679
Pre-General 2006 $16,982.20 $14,329.74 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11335
Q3 2006 Amended $19,046.68 $16,982.20 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12025
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $13,096.79 $19,046.68 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9746
Q2 2006 Amended $14,308.70 $13,096.79 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 10641
Q1 2006 Amended $16,572.29 $14,308.70 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6772
Supplemental 2005 2005 $11,453.74 $16,572.29 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5873