Jesse Chism — 2020 Tennessee House, District 85 campaign
2020 Tennessee House, District 85 · 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 →
$3,033
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 →
$38,881
includes $60 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $6,006. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$31,620
Donors
55
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 77% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $5K · 12%Organizations and PACs, itemized $30K · 77%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4K · 11%
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 →
$239average gift
$100median gift
19individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).
Tennessee $29,425 Out of state $4,925
- Nashville $25K71%
- Memphis $2K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
- Other out-of-state $5K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $9,350 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $9,347 in Jul 2020.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 44 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 12 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $850 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 3 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $1,750.00 |
| Wholesalers Assn PAC | 2 | $1,250.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Utilities PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| BIV-PAC (Bivens) | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 2 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin, Linda | 4 | $4,275.00 | |
| Threei Creative Communication | 4 | $3,900.00 | |
| Playhouse On the Square | 1 | $1,820.00 | |
| Suggs, Antonio | 4 | $1,680.00 | |
| Black Market Strategies ▨ may be sample ballot | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Spirit Magazine | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Hunt, Sharon | 3 | $1,450.00 | |
| Wilson, Jenail | 3 | $1,450.00 | |
| Best Buy | 2 | $1,371.35 | |
| Marriot | 1 | $1,343.85 | |
| The Tee Shirt Lab | 3 | $1,152.00 | |
| Jefferson, Sesely | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| A1 Printing | 1 | $894.87 | |
| Jerome Chism | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Memphis Light Gas and Water | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Airbnb | 1 | $517.03 | |
| Wix | 8 | $516.23 | |
| Keisha Kenan | 2 | $500.00 | |
| KCS Subs and Treats | 1 | $458.09 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Internet Sales Corp | 1 | $414.00 | |
| Cash Saver | 1 | $347.28 | |
| Walmart | 3 | $276.45 | |
| Marquita Bradshaw for U.S Senate | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Erika Stotts Pearson for Congress | 1 | $250.00 | |
| TN Wildlife Resources Foundation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lamar, London | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | $241.54 | |
| Lion Mart | 6 | $206.81 | |
| Faith Covenant Church | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Auto Glass Now LLC. | 1 | $184.39 | |
| Kappa Alpha Psi Memphis Alumni Chapter | 1 | $175.00 | |
| Zoom | 1 | $162.76 | |
| Wright, Roderick | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Advertising | 1 | $150.00 | |
| O'Reilly's Auto Parts | 1 | $147.05 | |
| BannerBuzz | 1 | $135.99 | |
| Auto Zone | 2 | $113.85 | |
| Vistaprint | 1 | $109.71 | |
| Canvassing | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Gordin Food Shop | 1 | $84.62 | |
| Ellis Hotel | 1 | $84.00 | |
| The Home Depot | 1 | $55.71 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$6,006.06 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Jesse Chism) | Candidate loan | May 26, 2020 | $5,056.06 | $2,446.15 | $2,609.91 |
| Dale, Kareem | Other lender | — | $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.
- Advertising & media $8,748 28%
- Printing & mail $4,961 16%
- Field & voter contact $4,500 14%
- Fundraising & events $3,843 12%
- Other $2,902 9%
- Office & operations $2,440 8%
- Contributions & donations $1,825 6%
- Consulting & professional services $1,150 4%
- Travel $1,049 3%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2,645.25 | $3,032.52 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 92763 |
| Pre-General 2020 | $2,045.25 | $2,645.25 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 91830 |
| Q3 2020 | $2,765.02 | $2,045.25 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90244 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 | $2,761.82 | $2,765.02 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 88881 |
| Q2 2020 Amended | $1,952.67 | $2,761.82 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 90360 |
| Q1 2020 | $7,220.77 | $1,952.67 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86852 |
| Year-End 2019 Amended | $86.50 | $7,220.77 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86633 |
| Mid-Year 2019 | $217.50 | $86.50 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85022 |