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Jerome Perkins — 2008 Tennessee House, District 34 campaign

Tennessee House, District 34 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 34 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

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 → · 4 filings · Pre-Primary 2008–Q4 2008

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 →
$217
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 →
$11,455
includes $1,955 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $4,700. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$7,838
Donors
9
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 2008 Initial $217 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 2008 reported receipts $0
Q3 2008 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $6,585
Q2 2008 reported receipts $4,870
Reported receipts $11,455
From each filing:

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 $7,762
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75
Total spent $7,838
From each filing:
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $3,650 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,578 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $71 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Initial $4,188 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,184 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4 filing-stated
Receipts
$11,455
Spent
$7,838

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: individuals, itemized, 42% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $5K · 42%Unitemized contributions $2K · 17%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $5K · 41%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $4,800 ÷ Reported receipts: $11,455
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $4,800
Unitemized contributions $1,955
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4,700
From each filing:

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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $4,550 Out of state $250
  • Jackson $1K21%
  • Lavergne $75016%
  • Brentwood $50010%
  • Cordova $50010%
  • Holly Road $50010%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
  • Other out-of-state $250

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: $250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $4,800
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2008 – Jul 2008. Peak $3,050 in Apr 2008. Spending peaked at $3,578 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 9 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

9 named donors 9 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Kenneth Giles 1 $1,000.00
Charlie Mitchell 1 $750.00
Kellye Stuart 1 $500.00
Marrio Thomas 1 $500.00
Johnnie Watson 1 $500.00
Richard Gavin 1 $500.00
Don Ray 1 $500.00
Simone Marsalis 1 $300.00
Michael Taylour 1 $250.00

Expenditures

9 vendors 12 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Campaign Fundamentals 2 $4,200.44 54%
Signs, PC 1 $1,225.00 16%
Yumyum Cookie 1 $786.16 10%
Affinity Multimedia 1 $647.88 8%
United State Post Office 2 $403.00 5%
Office Max 2 $240.71 3%
Blackman Community Club 1 $125.00 2%
Kroger 1 $84.00 1%
Stones River Mall 1 $50.00 0.7%

Loans

$4,700.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $4,700
Loan principal shown $4,700
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jerome Perkins) Candidate loan Jul 21, 2008 $4,700.00 $3,400.00 $1,300.00

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 Jerome Perkins’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $5,425 70%
  • Consulting & professional services $998 13%
  • Fundraising & events $786 10%
  • Office & operations $469 6%
  • Printing & mail $84 1%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2008 $217.35 $217.35 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26826
Q3 2008 Late $217.35 $217.35 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 26825
Pre-Primary 2008 $682.02 $217.35 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23102
Q2 2008 $0.00 $682.02 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21823