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Jason L Powell — 2018 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Jan 16, 2017

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 2017–Q4 2018

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 →
$67,687
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 →
$108,061
includes $1,175 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$66,315
Donors
137
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 2018 Initial $67,687 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 2018 reported receipts $5,900
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $10,375
Q3 2018 reported receipts $38,025
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $7,750
Q2 2018 reported receipts $8,750
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $36,761
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $500
Reported receipts $108,061
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 $64,736
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,579
Total spent $66,315
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $32,488 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,086 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $402 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $20,740 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,350 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $390 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $4,717 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,487 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $230 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $424 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $174 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $1,127 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,091 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $36 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $2,614 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,423 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $192 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $3,344 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,260 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $84 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $861 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $790 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $72 filing-stated
Receipts
$108,061
Spent
$66,315

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, 83% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $17K · 16%Organizations and PACs, itemized $89K · 83%Unitemized contributions $1K · 1%

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: $89,410 ÷ Reported receipts: $108,061
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $17,476
Organizations and PACs, itemized $89,410
Unitemized contributions $1,175
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 →

$324average gift
$250median gift
54individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
2%
$200–1K
87%
75%
$1K–5K
7%
23%
$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: $17,476 ÷ Individual donors: 54
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,476
Median gift $250
Individual donors 54
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 $91,186 Out of state $15,700
  • Nashville $75K70%
  • Washington, DC $5K4%
  • Brentwood $4K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $11K

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: $15,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $106,886
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $15,700
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $36,425 in Sep 2018. Spending peaked at $26,766 in Nov 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 134 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.

134 named donors 180 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $7,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $4,500.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $3,000.00
Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 2 $2,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 5 $2,500.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

44 vendors 104 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Guminner Davies & Simpson 1 $13,709.57 21%
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 2 $12,500.00 19%
Thomas Lindsey Group 2 $6,738.00 10%
Morris, Jeff 1 $5,500.00 8%
Parson, Alex 5 $5,000.00 8%
JHSM Holdings 2 $2,233.12 3%
Harpeth Strategies 2 $1,957.00 3%
Mailchimp 21 $1,637.46 3%
Facebook 3 $1,350.00 2%
Fifth Third Bank 13 $1,096.24 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 Jason L Powell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $18,525 29%
  • Consulting & professional services $16,909 26%
  • Printing & mail $14,832 23%
  • Field & voter contact $7,105 11%
  • Advertising & media $3,112 5%
  • Fundraising & events $1,768 3%
  • Office & operations $1,732 3%
  • Other $753 1%

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 2018 $94,275.58 $67,687.43 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82448
Pre-General 2018 $104,640.60 $94,275.58 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80954
Q3 2018 Amended $71,332.48 $104,640.60 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80249
Pre-Primary 2018 $64,006.88 $71,332.48 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77821
Q2 2018 $56,383.45 $64,006.88 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76143
Q1 2018 $58,997.70 $56,383.45 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74905
Year-End 2017 Amended $25,580.40 $58,997.70 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73782
Mid-Year 2017 $25,941.60 $25,580.40 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71883

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2019.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $67,687

6 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Year-End 2021

Includes $218 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Powell, Jason TRANSFER OF BALANCE TO 2022 ACCOUNT $50,000.00 01/15/2022
Jason Powell House 2020 TRANSFER TO 2020 HOUSE ACCOUNT $14,729.73 06/30/2019
Fabine Bidne for Council DONATION $500.00 06/17/2019
Joe Biden for President DONATION $500.00 06/10/2019
Bob Nash for Council DONATION $250.00 03/30/2019
Dave Rosenberg for Council DONATION $250.00 03/30/2019
Mailchimp EMAIL BLAST $81.94 03/26/2019
Mailchimp EMAIL BLAST $81.94 02/26/2019
Thomas Lindsey Group PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $744.00 02/18/2019
Friends of Carling, LLC DONATION $250.00 01/28/2019
1 more expenditure not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2021 $50,000.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97225
Mid-Year 2021 Late $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95952
Year-End 2020 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 94313
Mid-Year 2020 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Source: Mid-Year 2020 filing Report 88653
Year-End 2019 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86541
Mid-Year 2019 $67,687.43 $50,000.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84621