Janis Baird Sontany — 2008 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Jan 16, 2007
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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–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 →
$13,178
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 →
$35,555
includes $3,530 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$32,211
Donors
59
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 69% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $8K · 21%Organizations and PACs, itemized $24K · 69%Unitemized contributions $4K · 10%
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 →
$447average gift
$250median gift
17individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).
Tennessee $29,800 Out of state $2,225
- Nashville $24K75%
- Murfreesboro $2K6%
- Memphis $2K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
- Other out-of-state $2K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $7,950 in Jul 2008. Spending peaked at $4,064 in Jun 2008.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 56 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $450 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 3 | $2,500.00 |
| Nat L Health Corp PAC | 4 | $2,000.00 |
| Dale Nichols | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 3 | $1,500.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| William Pratt | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Kirby Davis | 2 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. S. Postmaster | 12 | $3,973.11 | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Middle TN | 6 | $2,500.00 | |
| Boomerang | 2 | $1,400.00 | |
| Professional Design | 1 | $1,371.42 | |
| Advertising Vehicles, Inc. | 2 | $1,320.00 | |
| Printing Etc. | 1 | $1,174.44 | |
| Brent, Delano | 2 | $1,131.00 | |
| Party Animals | 4 | $1,100.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | 6 | $1,082.00 | |
| House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Ymca - Joe C. Davis Foundation - Camp Widjiwagan | 2 | $929.00 | |
| Mailer's Choice | 2 | $854.02 | |
| I Design, Inc. | 4 | $719.40 | |
| McKinney, Richard | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Jarvis Signs | 1 | $639.87 | |
| Progress, Inc. | 5 | $550.00 | |
| Maggie Moo's Ice Cream & Treatery | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Nashville Women's Political Caucus | 6 | $430.00 | |
| Staples | 2 | $409.63 | |
| Ellington Agricultural Center | 2 | $400.00 | |
| TN Economic Women's Foundation | 1 | $380.00 | |
| Crieve Hall Neighborhood Association | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Davidson County Young Democrats | 2 | $350.00 | |
| TN Young Democrats | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Glencliff Elementary School | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Nashville Drug Court Support Foundation | 3 | $300.00 | |
| Glencliff High School | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Radnor Baptist Academy | 1 | $270.00 | |
| Kinko's | 5 | $267.68 | |
| Flatrock Heritage Foundation | 4 | $250.00 | |
| Ezell Harding Christian School | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Women In Numbers | 3 | $250.00 | |
| Clinton, Hillary | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 2 | $249.06 | |
| Crieve Hall Youth Athletic Association | 2 | $200.00 | |
| TN Conservation Voters | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Kroger | 2 | $175.72 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Women | 3 | $170.00 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 3 | $152.50 | |
| TN Democratic Party | 1 | $150.00 | |
| State of TN - Dept. Env & Cons. | 1 | $144.00 | |
| Markum, Jan | 2 | $130.00 | |
| Special Olympics | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Una Neighborhood Association | 1 | $115.00 | |
| News Beacon | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Morgan, Jo | 2 | $100.00 | |
| Nashville Labor Council | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Al Menah Shriners | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Chris Thompson | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Kent Coleman | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Junior Achievement of Mid TN | 2 | $100.00 | |
| Southeast Easter Event | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Berz, Carol | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Chumney, Carol | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Johnson, Karen | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Boxing Resource Center | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Nashville Opera Association | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Moose Lodge | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Athena Scholarship | 1 | $100.00 | |
| The Hundred Club of Nashville | 1 | $100.00 | |
| TN Women's Theater Project | 1 | $100.00 | |
| I Power | 1 | $95.40 | |
| Nashville Cash and Carry | 2 | $82.71 | |
| Kennedy, Nancy | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Mapco | 1 | $75.30 | |
| Overton Comp. High School | 1 | $75.00 | |
| TN Democratic Women's PAC | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Donelson Senior Citizens Center | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Dolphin Cove | 1 | $70.00 | |
| Ink Jet Super Store | 2 | $67.58 | |
| Linens & Things | 1 | $65.49 | |
| Barry, Megan | 1 | $60.00 | |
| 4Inkjets.Com | 1 | $59.99 | |
| Public Square Parking Garage | 6 | $59.26 | |
| Old Time Pottery | 1 | $52.34 | |
| All Star Promotions | 1 | $51.39 | |
| Ruby Tuesday | 1 | $51.04 | |
| Bohr, Leslie | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Police Athletic Activities League | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Van Cleave, Karen | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Bronk, Dorothy | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Mays, Gaylon | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Metro Retirees | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Community Shares | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Fop Andrew Jackson Lodge | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Nashville Symphony | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Cain, Jan | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Ingle, Gail | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Prince, Lena | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | $46.49 | |
| Walmart | 1 | $45.85 | |
| Party City | 1 | $44.67 | |
| 100 Oaks Bp | 1 | $44.47 | |
| Nashville Zoo | 1 | $42.00 | |
| Spann Insurance | 1 | $40.00 | |
| Travellers Rest | 1 | $40.00 | |
| Nolensville Road Community Partnership | 1 | $40.00 | |
| Davidson County Election Commission | 1 | $37.00 | |
| Belmont University | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Exton, Richard | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Blockbuster Video | 1 | $32.17 | |
| Osborne Grocery | 1 | $31.35 | |
| Handy Map | 1 | $31.17 | |
| Amerigo's | 1 | $30.01 | |
| Shell | 1 | $25.82 | |
| Sierra Club | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Thank You Jo Ann North | 1 | $25.00 | |
| American Assoc. State Troopers, Inc. | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Military Order of Purple Heart FDN | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Musclar Dystrophy Assoc. | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Gnaw | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Rebel Hill Florist | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Thompson Lane Murfreesboro Road Action GRP. | 1 | $25.00 | |
| K-Mart | 1 | $24.55 | |
| The Dog | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Aurora Bakery | 1 | $15.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
- Contributions & donations $10,911 34%
- Printing & mail $9,069 28%
- Other $5,161 16%
- Fundraising & events $3,908 12%
- Office & operations $2,189 7%
- Advertising & media $485 2%
- Travel $205 0.7%
- Staff & payroll $100 0.4%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 | $15,059.65 | $13,177.77 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26517 |
| Pre-General 2008 | $14,059.65 | $15,059.65 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25176 |
| Q3 2008 Amended | $8,914.15 | $14,059.65 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25173 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended | $1,936.60 | $8,914.15 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23224 |
| Q2 2008 | $8,956.82 | $1,936.60 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22020 |
| Q1 2008 | $11,966.07 | $8,956.82 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20615 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended | $1,903.17 | $11,966.07 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21025 |
| Mid-Year 2007 | $9,834.20 | $1,903.17 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13953 |