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Jesse Chism — 2018 Tennessee House, District 85 campaign

Tennessee House, District 85 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 85 · totals since Jan 16, 2018

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2018–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 →
$218
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 →
$11,468
includes $50 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,610. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$10,201
Donors
26
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 2018 Initial $218 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 2018 reported receipts $2,100
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $1,000
Q3 2018 reported receipts $2,074
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $6,295
Q2 2018 reported receipts $0
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $11,468
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 $8,052
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,149
Total spent $10,201
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $1,399 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $850 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $549 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $435 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $270 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $165 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $2,193 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,371 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $823 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $6,174 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,561 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $613 filing-stated
Receipts
$11,468
Spent
$10,201

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 45% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $4K · 32%Organizations and PACs, itemized $5K · 45%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 23%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $5,150 ÷ Reported receipts: $11,468
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $3,659
Organizations and PACs, itemized $5,150
Unitemized contributions $50
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,610
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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 →

$229average gift
$170median gift
16individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
19%
2%
$50–200
31%
15%
$200–1K
44%
56%
$1K–5K
6%
27%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $3,659 ÷ Individual donors: 16
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $3,659
Median gift $170
Individual donors 16
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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 →

74% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (26% from out of state).

Tennessee $6,534 Out of state $2,275
  • Memphis $4K40%
  • Nashville $3K30%
  • Estero, FL $1K11%
  • Washington, DC $1K11%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $375
  • Other out-of-state $275

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: $2,275 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $8,809
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,275
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2018 – Jan 2019. Peak $3,290 in Jul 2018. Spending peaked at $3,430 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 18 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 8 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $610 and their names are withheld.

18 named donors 20 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $1,000.00
Charles Winton 1 $1,000.00
Target Marketing Inc. 1 $750.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $550.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 1 $500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $500.00
Shelia Chism 1 $500.00
Linda Chism 2 $300.00
Brenda Reddick 2 $298.50

Expenditures

25 vendors 49 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Memphis Light Gas and Water 5 $1,190.00 15%
Spirit Magazine 4 $1,150.00 14%
A1 Printing 1 $900.00 11%
International Communication and Assoc 2 $758.00 9%
Vistaprint 3 $734.34 9%
Lion Mart 8 $593.84 7%
Nikki Barnes 2 $450.00 6%
Hughesnet 3 $322.14 4%
Cricket Wireless 2 $240.00 3%
Tri Statebank 2 $187.97 2%

Loans

$2,609.91 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 $1,660
Other lenders $950
Loan principal shown $2,610
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jesse Chism) Candidate loan Jul 20, 2018 $1,659.91 $1,050.00 $609.91
Dale, Kareem Other lender Sep 18, 2018 $950.00 $0.00 $950.00

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

  • Printing & mail $2,633 33%
  • Office & operations $1,967 24%
  • Advertising & media $1,795 22%
  • Travel $948 12%
  • Contributions & donations $350 4%
  • Field & voter contact $150 2%
  • Fundraising & events $128 2%
  • Other $80 1.0%

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.

Two overdue reports filed together on August 8, 2018.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2018 $16.59 $217.50 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 81448
Pre-General 2018 $1.09 $16.59 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81443
Q3 2018 Amended $120.97 $1.09 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81692
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $0.00 $120.97 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 80511
Q2 2018 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 78662
Q1 2018 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 78661