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Jason L Powell — 2014 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$12,820
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 →
$169,075
includes $5,226 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 →
$1,433
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$158,926
Donors
232
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 2014 Amendment $12,820 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 2014 reported receipts $4,767
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $25,139
Q3 2014 reported receipts $23,251
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $34,950
Q2 2014 reported receipts $37,950
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $43,018
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $169,075
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 $156,508
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,419
Total spent $158,926
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $43,356 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $42,867 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $489 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $83,110 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $82,357 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $753 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $22,977 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,155 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $822 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $5,028 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,795 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $234 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $811 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $792 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $20 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $1,472 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,440 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $32 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $2,072 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,003 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $69 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $100 derived
Receipts
$169,075
Spent
$158,926

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, 64% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $55K · 33%Organizations and PACs, itemized $109K · 64%Unitemized contributions $5K · 3%

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: $108,650 ÷ Reported receipts: $169,075
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $55,199
Organizations and PACs, itemized $108,650
Unitemized contributions $5,226
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 →

$397average gift
$250median gift
139individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
27%
7%
$200–1K
65%
57%
$1K–5K
6%
25%
$5K+
0.8%
11%

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: $55,199 ÷ Individual donors: 139
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $55,199
Median gift $250
Individual donors 139
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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $132,337 Out of state $31,512
  • Nashville $110K67%
  • Washington, DC $13K8%
  • Brentwood $4K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $19K
  • Other out-of-state $18K

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: $31,512 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $163,849
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $31,512
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $34,750 in Jul 2014. Spending peaked at $105,717 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 196 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 38 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,100 and their names are withheld.

196 named donors 299 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 5 $10,600.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 3 $9,500.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 2 $6,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $5,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $4,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 4 $3,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC 2 $3,000.00
William Freeman 4 $3,000.00

Expenditures

62 vendors 152 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Guminner Davies & Simpson 4 $44,166.67 28%
Fletcher Rowley 3 $39,540.00 25%
Whisenant, Thomas 9 $9,660.00 6%
Thomas Lindsey Group ↺ donor $250.00 4 $8,714.80 6%
Eagles, Ben 6 $5,610.00 4%
Elder, Brett 6 $5,610.00 4%
Harpeth Strategies 3 $5,018.15 3%
The Sexton Group 2 $4,385.72 3%
JMM III, LLC 4 $4,365.00 3%
Printing Etc. 9 $4,237.28 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 Jason L Powell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $54,577 35%
  • Advertising & media $40,708 26%
  • Field & voter contact $25,071 16%
  • Consulting & professional services $14,513 9%
  • Office & operations $7,852 5%
  • Fundraising & events $6,539 4%
  • Other $6,348 4%
  • Contributions & donations $600 0.4%
  • Travel $300 0.2%

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 2014 Amended $51,408.98 $12,819.86 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 63898
Pre-General 2014 $109,380.13 $51,408.98 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57206
Q3 2014 $109,105.73 $109,380.13 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56467
Pre-Primary 2014 $79,184.04 $109,105.73 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54012
Q2 2014 $42,045.49 $79,184.04 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52773
Q1 2014 $43,517.08 $42,045.49 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50354
Year-End 2013 Amended $2,571.18 $43,517.08 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49548
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $2,671.18 $2,571.18 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 49547