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Jim Bryson — 2006 Governor campaign

Governor Republican

2006 Governor · totals since Apr 1, 2006

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2006–Q4 2006

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 →
$24,031
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 →
$1,594,291
includes $12,428 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $500 the filer reported without a contributor’s name
Itemized in-kind Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$8,108
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$1,559,511
less $3,094 in refunds & credits → $1,556,418 net disbursements
Donors
2,160
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 2006 Initial $24,031 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 2006 reported receipts $54,980
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $237,640
Q3 2006 reported receipts $635,714
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $139,015
Q2 2006 reported receipts $526,942
Reported receipts $1,594,291
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $526,942 filing-stated

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 $1,555,063
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,448
Total spent $1,559,511
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $247,297 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $246,982 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $315 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $350,334 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $349,832 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $502 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $802,441 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $800,556 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,884 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $82,754 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $82,044 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $710 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $76,685 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $75,649 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,037 filing-stated
Receipts
$1,594,291
Spent
$1,559,511

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, 77% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1.2M · 77%Organizations and PACs, itemized $350K · 22%

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: $1,231,037 ÷ Reported receipts: $1,594,291
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,231,037
Organizations and PACs, itemized $350,326
Itemized contributions reported without a contributor's name $500
Unitemized contributions $12,428
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $526,942 filing-stated

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 →

$590average gift
$100median gift
2,085individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
28%
1%
$50–200
33%
5%
$200–1K
22%
13%
$1K–5K
12%
32%
$5K+
6%
48%

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: $1,231,037 ÷ Individual donors: 2085
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $1,231,037
Median gift $100
Individual donors 2085
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,534,703 Out of state $46,660
  • Nashville $539K34%
  • Knoxville $154K10%
  • Franklin $112K7%
  • Brentwood $107K7%
  • Murfreesboro $50K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $573K
  • Other out-of-state $47K

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: $46,660 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,581,363
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $46,660
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2006 – Jan 2007. Peak $400,138 in Sep 2006. Spending peaked at $524,453 in Sep 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 912 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1,251 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $68,875 and their names are withheld.

912 named donors 1,323 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 5 $125,000.00
Bryson for Senate 3 $79,009.03
Tennessee Conservative PAC 2 $15,000.00
Tennessee PAC 3 $15,000.00
Volunteer PAC 2 $15,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $10,000.00
RAAMPAC 3 $7,500.00
James Gregory Includes In-Kind 3 $6,360.61
Harry Stowers 3 $6,000.00
Donna R McAllister 3 $6,000.00

Expenditures

136 vendors 486 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Smart Media Group 5 $631,005.50 41%
Strategic Perception Inc. 10 $201,793.01 13%
Paychex, Inc. 15 $83,003.30 5%
Premiere Transportation 6 $82,158.81 5%
Gleaves, Gregory C 7 $45,039.97 3%
Jc Promotions LLC 8 $44,268.00 3%
The Lukens Company 5 $37,518.10 2%
Majority Communications, Inc. 1 $33,915.17 2%
Cherokee Printing 13 $27,061.27 2%
Kaegi, Bryan 3 $25,000.00 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 Jim Bryson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $642,564 41%
  • Consulting & professional services $270,588 17%
  • Staff & payroll $240,241 15%
  • Printing & mail $189,746 12%
  • Other $93,683 6%
  • Office & operations $64,385 4%
  • Fundraising & events $31,273 2%
  • Travel $22,583 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 2006 $213,255.11 $24,031.48 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 11989
Pre-General 2006 Amended $333,842.22 $213,255.11 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12544
Q3 2006 Amended $500,569.05 $333,842.22 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 15093
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $450,256.98 $500,569.05 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 10987
Q2 2006 Amended $0.00 $450,256.98 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 10984

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2007.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $31,006

2 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Year-End 2007

Includes $30 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Blankenship CPA Group, PLLC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $2,995.00 01/15/2008
Government Accountability Project DONATIONS $11,767.90 01/15/2008
Pitt, Kimberly A CAMPAIGN WORKERS $1,000.00 01/15/2008
Spain & Higginbotham CPA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $1,985.00 01/15/2008
Government Accountability Project DONATIONS $12,000.00 04/24/2007
Paychex, Inc. PAYROLL ITEMS/FEES $136.34 04/13/2007
Paychex, Inc. PAYROLL ITEMS/FEES $136.34 03/29/2007
Williams Company DIRECT MAIL $649.72 03/29/2007
Office Depot OFFICE SUPPLIES $29.48 02/13/2007
Deltacom TELEPHONE $276.25 01/25/2007
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 $17,747.90 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14714
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $24,031.48 $17,747.90 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14711