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Jason Powell — 2018 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2018 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 2017–Q4 2018

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 →
$67,687
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 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 →
$108,061
includes $1,175 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$66,315
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 →
61%
$66,315 spent of $108,061 raised (cash)
Donors
137
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
15%
$15,700 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 2018 Initial $67,687 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $106,886
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,175
Raised (cash) $108,061
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $5,900 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $10,375 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $38,025 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $37,075 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $950 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $7,750 derived
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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 $64,736
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,579
Total spent $66,315
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $32,488 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,086 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $402 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $20,740 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,350 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $390 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $4,717 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,487 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $230 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $424 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $174 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $1,127 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,091 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $36 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $2,614 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,423 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $192 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $3,344 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,260 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $84 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $861 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $790 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $72 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: $15,700 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $108,061
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $15,700
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$108,061
Spent
$66,315

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 17%; organizations and PACs gave 83%.

Individuals $19K · 17% Organizations & PACs $89K · 83%
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: $18,651 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $108,061
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $18,651
From organizations and PACs $89,410
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 →

$324average gift
$250median gift
54individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
2%
$200–1K
87%
75%
$1K–5K
7%
23%
$5K+
0%
0%
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: $17,476 ÷ Individual donors: 54
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,476
Median gift $250
Individual donors 54
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 →

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

Tennessee $91,186 Out of state $15,700
  • Nashville $75K70%
  • Washington, DC $5K4%
  • Brentwood $4K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $11K
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: $15,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $106,886
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $15,700
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $36,425 in Sep 2018. Spending peaked at $26,766 in Nov 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $425 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 180 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $7,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $4,500.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $3,000.00
Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 5 $2,500.00
Tennessee Hospitality PAC 2 $2,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 1 $2,500.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

44 vendors 104 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Guminner Davies & Simpson 1 $13,709.57 21%
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 2 $12,500.00 19%
Thomas Lindsey Group 2 $6,738.00 10%
Morris, Jeff 1 $5,500.00 8%
Parson, Alex 5 $5,000.00 8%
JHSM Holdings 2 $2,233.12 3%
Harpeth Strategies 2 $1,957.00 3%
Mailchimp 21 $1,637.46 3%
Facebook 3 $1,350.00 2%
Fifth Third Bank 13 $1,096.24 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 Powell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $18,525 29%
  • Consulting & professional services $16,909 26%
  • Printing & mail $14,832 23%
  • Field & voter contact $7,105 11%
  • Advertising & media $3,112 5%
  • Fundraising & events $1,768 3%
  • Office & operations $1,732 3%
  • Other $753 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 2018 $94,275.58 $67,687.43 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 $104,640.60 $94,275.58 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $71,332.48 $104,640.60 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $64,006.88 $71,332.48 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $56,383.45 $64,006.88 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $58,997.70 $56,383.45 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended $25,580.40 $58,997.70 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $25,941.60 $25,580.40 Source ↗