Jason L Powell — 2022 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2022 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Jan 16, 2021

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 2021–Q4 2022

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 →
$114,264
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 →
$128,541
includes $275 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$500 refunded
Total Spent
$58,383
Donors
69
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 2022 Amendment $114,264 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 2022 reported receipts $19,500
Pre-General 2022 reported receipts $12,275
Q3 2022 reported receipts $8,100
Pre-Primary 2022 reported receipts $2,959
Q2 2022 reported receipts $1,500
Q1 2022 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2021 reported receipts $84,207
Mid-Year 2021 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $128,541
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 $57,752
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $631
Total spent $58,383
From each filing:
  • Q4 2022 Amendment $8,711 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,667 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $45 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2022 Amendment $18,127 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,087 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $40 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Amendment $8,329 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,325 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Amendment $1,081 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $950 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $131 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2022 Amendment $6,182 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,100 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $82 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Initial $4,690 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,587 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $103 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Supplemental $7,983 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,883 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $3,280 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,154 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $126 filing-stated
Receipts
$128,541
Spent
$58,383

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, 55% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $50K · 39%Individuals, itemized $6K · 4%Organizations and PACs, itemized $71K · 55%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 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: $71,059 ÷ Reported receipts: $128,541
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $50,000
Individuals, itemized $5,550
Organizations and PACs, itemized $71,059
Unitemized contributions $275
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1,657
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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 →

76% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (24% from out of state).

Tennessee $58,409 Out of state $18,200
  • Nashville $40K52%
  • Brentwood $12K16%
  • Washington, DC $8K10%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • 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: $18,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $76,609
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $18,200

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2021 – Jan 2023. Peak $18,100 in Jan 2022. Spending peaked at $18,087 in Oct 2022.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 69 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

69 named donors 91 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jason Powell for State Rep 2018 Self 1 $50,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $6,500.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Utilities PAC 2 $2,500.00
Friends of Police PAC 1 $2,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $2,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

35 vendors 80 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Brand Builders 19 $19,000.00 33%
Mail Source 3 $10,201.40 18%
Morris, Jeff 1 $5,000.00 9%
Thomas Lindsey Group 1 $3,400.00 6%
Printing Ect 1 $3,139.85 5%
Crieve Hall Youth Athletic Association 2 $2,000.00 3%
The Sexton Group 1 $1,895.52 3%
Maynard, Jerry 1 $1,600.00 3%
Nunez, Jeremy 1 $1,200.00 2%
Hemmer, Caleb 1 $1,000.00 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.

  • Consulting & professional services $39,274 68%
  • Contributions & donations $7,606 13%
  • Printing & mail $4,394 8%
  • Field & voter contact $2,350 4%
  • Advertising & media $2,132 4%
  • Other $886 2%
  • Staff & payroll $500 0.9%
  • Fundraising & events $500 0.9%
  • Office & operations $109 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 2022 Amended $103,475.06 $114,263.83 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 120761
Pre-General 2022 Amended $109,326.99 $103,475.06 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 107851
Q3 2022 Amended $109,555.57 $109,326.99 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 106661
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended $107,677.83 $109,555.57 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 106663
Q2 2022 Amended $112,359.76 $107,677.83 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 107835
Q1 2022 $117,049.46 $112,359.76 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98847
Year-End 2021 $40,825.43 $117,049.46 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97073
Mid-Year 2021 $44,105.70 $40,825.43 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95683