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Jim Dodson — 2022 Tennessee House, District 33 campaign

Tennessee House, District 33 Democratic

2022 Tennessee House, District 33

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2021–Q4 2022

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 →
$8,750
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2024 TN House 33
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$102,430
includes $23,260 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$7,905
goods or services
Total Spent
$93,680
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
91%
$93,680 spent of $102,430 raised (cash)
Donors
103
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
1%
$1,575 of $110,335 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
2%
$1,850 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2022 Initial $8,750 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $77,595
Candidate's own contributions $1,575
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $23,260
Raised (cash) $102,430
From each filing:
  • Q4 2022 Initial $1,601 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $551 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2022 Amendment $17,374 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,574 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Initial $44,899 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $32,755 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,575 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10,569 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $2,440 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,340 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2022 Initial $20,565 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,340 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,225 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Initial $8,225 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $975 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Amendment $7,327 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,027 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 $93,347
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $333
Total spent $93,680
From each filing:
  • Q4 2022 Initial $32,593 derived
  • Pre-General 2022 Amendment $28,300 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $28,083 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $217 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Initial $13,028 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,959 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $69 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $7,391 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,345 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $47 filing-stated
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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $1,850 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $110,335
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,850
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$110,335
Spent
$93,680

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 75%, organizations and PACs 17%, with 7% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 1% Individuals $82K · 75% Organizations & PACs $18K · 17% Other sources $8K · 7%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $1,575 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $110,335
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,575
From individuals $82,405
From organizations and PACs $18,450
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $7,905
Source filings:

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 →

$610average gift
$300median gift
97individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
8%
2%
$200–1K
71%
39%
$1K–5K
21%
59%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $59,145 ÷ Individual donors: 97
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $59,145
Median gift $300
Individual donors 97
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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $75,745 Out of state $1,850
  • Oak Ridge $43K55%
  • Nashville $14K18%
  • Clinton $9K11%
  • Knoxville $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $2K
Why this number?

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: $1,850 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $77,595
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,850
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2021 – Dec 2022. Peak $20,835 in Aug 2022. Spending peaked at $32,512 in Nov 2022.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,125 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 130 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $12,700.00
Tennessee Legislative Democrats In-Kind 1 $6,079.92
Marsha Livingston 2 $3,200.00
Susan Byrne 3 $3,200.00
Patricia Postma 2 $3,200.00
Mark Bishop 2 $3,200.00
Olan Mill 2 $3,200.00
Anderson County Democratic Executive Committee 1 $2,500.00
Ellen Smith 2 $2,000.00
Hal Hoyt 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

31 vendors 114 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Russell Printing 4 $35,786.60 38%
Promo Joe By Jessica 16 $21,582.20 23%
Justin Hill 2 $7,500.00 8%
TownePlace Suites 1 $4,390.00 5%
Lindsey, Chase 12 $4,200.00 4%
Vaughan, Jack 2 $3,000.00 3%
Scale To Win 2 $2,526.91 3%
Lamar 1 $1,600.00 2%
The Courier News 3 $1,530.50 2%
Actblue Tennessee 38 $1,447.52 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 Dodson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $57,235 61%
  • Advertising & media $18,466 20%
  • Other $9,584 10%
  • Field & voter contact $4,500 5%
  • Office & operations $2,407 3%
  • Fundraising & events $1,155 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 2022 $39,742.01 $8,749.77 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended $50,668.42 $39,742.01 Source ↗
Q3 2022 $18,797.52 $50,668.42 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 $23,748.92 $18,797.52 Source ↗
Q2 2022 $10,319.57 $23,748.92 Source ↗
Q1 2022 $5,954.94 $10,319.57 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Amended $0.00 $5,954.94 Source ↗