Jason L Powell — 2020 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2020 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$44,106
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 →
$54,550
Total Spent
$25,174
Donors
58
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 2020 Initial $44,106 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 2020 reported receipts $9,350
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $4,250
Q3 2020 reported receipts $5,950
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $1,600
Q2 2020 reported receipts $1,250
Q1 2020 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $32,150
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $54,550
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 $24,505
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $669
Total spent $25,174
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $1,378 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,312 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $66 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $6,193 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $7,466 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,366 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $516 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $16 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $6,216 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,050 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $166 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $755 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $583 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $172 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $2,651 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,501 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $150 filing-stated
Receipts
$54,550
Spent
$25,174

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, 99% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $800 · 1%Organizations and PACs, itemized $54K · 99%

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: $53,750 ÷ Reported receipts: $54,550
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $800
Organizations and PACs, itemized $53,750
From each filing:
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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 →

75% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (25% from out of state).

Tennessee $40,800 Out of state $13,750
  • Nashville $30K55%
  • Brentwood $5K9%
  • Washington, DC $4K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • Other out-of-state $10K

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: $13,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $54,550
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,750

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $11,200 in Aug 2019. Spending peaked at $6,693 in Oct 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 58 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

58 named donors 78 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $9,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $2,750.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $2,500.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $2,000.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 3 $2,000.00
Charter Communications INC Tennessee PAC 2 $2,000.00
Comcast Corporation PAC 2 $1,750.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $1,750.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $1,250.00
Tennessee Apartment PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

33 vendors 46 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
A Better Tomorrow 1 $5,000.00 20%
Stewart, Mike 1 $3,000.00 12%
Freeman, Bob 2 $2,500.00 10%
Green, Jerri 2 $1,000.00 4%
Thompson, Hilman Dwayne 1 $1,000.00 4%
Emerge America 2 $1,000.00 4%
Hodges, Jason 1 $1,000.00 4%
Salinas, Gabby 1 $1,000.00 4%
Converge Government Affairs 1 $1,000.00 4%
Fifth Third Bank 8 $659.55 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.

  • Contributions & donations $19,850 81%
  • Office & operations $1,289 5%
  • Advertising & media $1,268 5%
  • Printing & mail $862 4%
  • Field & voter contact $500 2%
  • Other $418 2%
  • Fundraising & events $216 0.9%
  • Consulting & professional services $102 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 2020 $36,133.52 $44,105.70 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93946
Pre-General 2020 $38,076.37 $36,133.52 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92350
Q3 2020 $39,592.31 $38,076.37 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91604
Pre-Primary 2020 $38,508.69 $39,592.31 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90071
Q2 2020 Amended $43,474.23 $38,508.69 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 93097
Q1 2020 $44,229.18 $43,474.23 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87725
Year-End 2019 $14,729.73 $44,229.18 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85865
Mid-Year 2019 Late $14,729.73 $14,729.73 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85134