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Jason Powell — 2016 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2016 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 2015–Q4 2016

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 →
$25,942
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 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 →
$150,339
includes $2,435 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 →
$443
goods or services
Total Spent
$137,817
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 →
92%
$137,817 spent of $150,339 raised (cash)
Donors
196
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
15%
$22,050 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 2016 Amendment $25,942 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 $147,904
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,435
Raised (cash) $150,339
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $8,300 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $22,698 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,458 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $240 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $38,655 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $37,846 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $809 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $10,850 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $34,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $33,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,100 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $35,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $35,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $336 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $86 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 $136,361
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,456
Total spent $137,817
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $24,281 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,028 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $253 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $80,727 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $80,378 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $349 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $25,230 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,858 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $371 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $283 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $269 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $14 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $920 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $793 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $127 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $2,532 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,349 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $183 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $2,038 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,928 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $110 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $1,808 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,758 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated

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: $22,050 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $150,782
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $22,050
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$150,782
Spent
$137,817

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 27%; organizations and PACs gave 73%.

Individuals $41K · 27% Organizations & PACs $109K · 73%
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: $40,889 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $150,782
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $40,889
From organizations and PACs $109,450
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $443
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 →

$350average gift
$250median gift
110individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
4%
0.4%
$50–200
18%
5%
$200–1K
71%
63%
$1K–5K
6%
18%
$5K+
1.0%
13%
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: $38,454 ÷ Individual donors: 110
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $38,454
Median gift $250
Individual donors 110
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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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $125,854 Out of state $22,050
  • Nashville $96K65%
  • Washington, DC $9K6%
  • Brentwood $5K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $25K
  • Other out-of-state $14K
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: $22,050 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $147,904
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $22,050
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $37,196 in Sep 2016. Spending peaked at $82,446 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,204 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 238 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $7,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 4 $6,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $5,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 2 $4,500.00
House Democratic Caucus 1 $4,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $4,000.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 2 $4,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 4 $3,000.00
Fitz PAC 2 $3,000.00

Expenditures

52 vendors 156 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Guminner Davies & Simpson 2 $39,113.85 29%
Fletcher Rowley 1 $27,500.00 20%
Thomas Lindsey Group 3 $12,737.17 9%
Cooley, Grace 8 $9,950.00 7%
Powell, Larry 2 $6,000.00 4%
Morris, Jeff 5 $5,150.00 4%
Dunlap, W. Kevin 2 $3,000.00 2%
Milman Research and Consulting 2 $3,000.00 2%
Golden Property Management 4 $2,540.00 2%
Harpeth Strategies 1 $2,000.00 1%

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 $44,680 33%
  • Advertising & media $29,183 21%
  • Consulting & professional services $28,387 21%
  • Field & voter contact $17,914 13%
  • Contributions & donations $7,700 6%
  • Office & operations $5,691 4%
  • Fundraising & events $2,081 2%
  • Other $725 0.6%

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 2016 Amended $41,322.16 $25,941.60 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $99,351.12 $41,322.16 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $85,925.64 $99,351.12 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $75,358.18 $85,925.64 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $42,178.03 $75,358.18 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $44,709.76 $42,178.03 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $11,347.66 $44,709.76 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $12,819.86 $11,347.66 Source ↗