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Jerry Sexton — 2020 Tennessee House, District 35 campaign

Tennessee House, District 35 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 35 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$3,119
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 →
$45,123
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $323,039. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$42,653
Donors
22
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 2020 Amendment $3,119 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 2020 reported receipts $1,000
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $4,000
Q3 2020 reported receipts $1,750
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $2,100
Q2 2020 reported receipts $500
Q1 2020 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $32,137
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $3,636
Reported receipts $45,123
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 $42,653
Total spent $42,653
From each filing:
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Receipts
$45,123
Spent
$42,653

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 52% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $5K · 12%Organizations and PACs, itemized $16K · 36%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $23K · 52%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $23,387 ÷ Reported receipts: $45,123
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $5,386
Organizations and PACs, itemized $16,250
Unitemized contributions $100
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $23,387
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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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $16,000 Out of state $2,250
  • Nashville $11K59%
  • Philadelphia, PA $2K12%
  • Brentwood $2K8%
  • Chattanooga $1K5%
  • Powell $1K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K

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: $2,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $18,250
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $4,000 in Oct 2020. Spending peaked at $13,185 in Sep 2019.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 22 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

22 named donors 31 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Comcast Corporation PAC 2 $2,250.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $1,500.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Assn of Nurse Anesthetists PAC 2 $1,250.00
Beverage Association of Tennessee PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $1,000.00
Autry Debusk 1 $1,000.00
Crux PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Smoke Free Association PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

2 vendors 10 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
War Room Strategies 9 $42,208.94 99%
United States Treasury 1 $443.62 1%

Loans

$323,039.34 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 $323,039
Loan principal shown $323,039
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jerry Sexton) Candidate loan Sep 3, 2019 $323,039.34 $0.00 $323,039.34

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

  • Consulting & professional services $42,209 99%
  • Staff & payroll $444 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 2020 Amended $10,283.44 $3,119.22 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 95475
Pre-General 2020 Amended $6,876.35 $10,283.44 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 93927
Q3 2020 Amended $5,126.35 $6,876.35 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 92373
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended $3,026.35 $5,126.35 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 96624
Q2 2020 Amended $7,139.94 $3,026.35 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 93952
Q1 2020 Amended $10,296.93 $7,139.94 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 97813
Year-End 2019 $731.81 $10,296.93 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85899
Mid-Year 2019 $648.84 $731.81 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85008