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Jason L Powell — 2024 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2024 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Jan 16, 2023

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 2023–Q4 2024

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 →
$123,690
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 →
$40,760
includes $110 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$31,333
Donors
36
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 2024 Amendment $123,690 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 2024 reported receipts $11,250
Pre-General 2024 reported receipts $3,950
Q3 2024 reported receipts $9,010
Pre-Primary 2024 reported receipts $0
Q2 2024 reported receipts $1,050
Q1 2024 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2023 reported receipts $15,500
Mid-Year 2023 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $40,760
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 $31,333
Total spent $31,333
From each filing:
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Receipts
$40,760
Spent
$31,333

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, 97% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1K · 2%Organizations and PACs, itemized $40K · 97%

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: $39,650 ÷ Reported receipts: $40,760
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $39,650
Unitemized contributions $110
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 $30,400 Out of state $10,250
  • Nashville $22K53%
  • Brentwood $6K16%
  • Washington, DC $4K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $7K

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: $10,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $40,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $6,450 in Dec 2023. Spending peaked at $5,277 in Oct 2024.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 36 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

36 named donors 52 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $3,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $3,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $2,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $2,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $2,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Total Wine Political Action Committee 1 $1,500.00
LKQ Corporation PAC 2 $1,500.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

61 vendors 109 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Brand Builders 4 $3,500.00 11%
House Democratic Caucus 1 $3,000.00 10%
GLYNN, Ronnie L. 2 $1,500.00 5%
Glencliff Neighborhood Association 2 $1,500.00 5%
Gloria Johnson for US Senate 2 $1,500.00 5%
Southwest Airlines 2 $1,112.53 4%
Priceline 1 $1,071.15 3%
Salinas, Gabby 1 $1,000.00 3%
Brooks, Shaundelle 1 $1,000.00 3%
McKenzie, Sam 1 $1,000.00 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 $15,538 50%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,696 15%
  • Office & operations $4,345 14%
  • Other $2,353 8%
  • Travel $2,114 7%
  • Printing & mail $1,150 4%
  • Advertising & media $809 3%
  • Fundraising & events $330 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 2024 Amended $116,186.30 $123,690.35 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 121474
Pre-General 2024 Amended $117,513.61 $116,186.30 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 120560
Q3 2024 Amended $114,056.45 $117,513.61 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 120763
Pre-Primary 2024 $115,083.76 $114,056.45 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115934
Q2 2024 Amended $114,728.13 $115,083.76 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114942
Q1 2024 $118,935.77 $114,728.13 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113106
Year-End 2023 Amended $109,991.34 $118,935.77 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 120762
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $114,263.83 $109,991.34 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 120760