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Jason Powell — 2014 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 53

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
→ carried into 2016 TN House 53
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$169,075
includes $5,226 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$1,433
goods or services
Total Spent
$158,926
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
94%
$158,926 spent of $169,075 raised (cash)
Donors
232
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
18%
$31,512 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $163,849
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,226
Raised (cash) $169,075
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $4,767 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,712 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $55 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $25,139 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,089 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $23,251 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $21,675 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,576 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $34,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $34,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $37,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $37,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $43,018 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $41,512 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,506 filing-stated

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

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $31,512 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $170,508
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $31,512
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$170,508
Spent
$158,926

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

Individuals gave 35%; organizations and PACs gave 64%.

Individuals $60K · 35% Organizations & PACs $109K · 64%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $60,425 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $170,508
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $60,425
From organizations and PACs $108,650
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,433
Source filings:

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%
Why this number?

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
Why this number?

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
Source filings:

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $4,100 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 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 Committee Pe 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 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 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 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 ↗
Pre-General 2014 $109,380.13 $51,408.98 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $109,105.73 $109,380.13 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $79,184.04 $109,105.73 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $42,045.49 $79,184.04 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $43,517.08 $42,045.49 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $2,571.18 $43,517.08 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $2,671.18 $2,571.18 Source ↗