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Jim Gotto — 2014 Tennessee House, District 60 campaign

Tennessee House, District 60 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 60 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$1,914
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 →
$67,526
includes $25 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$100
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$70,562
less $2,804 in refunds & credits → $67,757 net disbursements
Donors
138
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 2014 Initial $1,914 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 2014 reported receipts $1,150
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $13,720
Q3 2014 reported receipts $25,075
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $1,325
Q2 2014 reported receipts $14,322
Q1 2014 reported receipts $9,612
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $2,322
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $67,526
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 $70,209
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $353
Total spent $70,562
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $3,495 derived
  • Q1 2014 Initial $479 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $476 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $630 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $514 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $116 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $1,648 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,414 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $234 filing-stated
Receipts
$67,526
Spent
$70,562

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, 58% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $39K · 58%Organizations and PACs, itemized $28K · 42%

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: $39,391 ÷ Reported receipts: $67,526
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $26
Individuals, itemized $39,391
Organizations and PACs, itemized $28,084
Unitemized contributions $25
From each filing:
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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 →

$320average gift
$200median gift
123individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
7%
0.7%
$50–200
37%
11%
$200–1K
46%
48%
$1K–5K
9%
41%
$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: $39,391 ÷ Individual donors: 123
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $39,391
Median gift $200
Individual donors 123
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $63,641 Out of state $3,750
  • Nashville $29K43%
  • Franklin $6K9%
  • Thompson Station $6K8%
  • Brentwood $4K6%
  • Hermitage $4K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $15K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $3,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $67,391
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Dec 2014. Peak $20,520 in Oct 2014. Spending peaked at $33,719 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 84 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 55 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,491 and their names are withheld.

84 named donors 98 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Right Tennessee PAC 3 $5,500.00
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,750.00
Lee Beaman 4 $3,000.00
NRW PAC 1 $3,000.00
DCRP Candidate Fund PAC 1 $2,750.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennesseans for Good State Government PAC 2 $1,750.00
Cyndi Miller 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Federation Republican Women B McAndrew Iris Fund 1 $1,500.00
Tami Miller 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

83 vendors 197 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Comcast Spotlight 1 $21,119.95 30%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $13,414.02 19%
Tennessee Republican Party 1 $10,848.57 15%
Direct Edge Campaigns 4 $6,104.40 9%
Printing Etc 2 $3,565.70 5%
Fox Printing 3 $2,711.50 4%
Facebook 9 $1,035.58 1%
Staples 13 $973.71 1%
Smithson, Melissa 2 $830.00 1%
Pregnancy Care Center 2 $700.00 1.0%

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

  • Advertising & media $55,672 79%
  • Printing & mail $4,297 6%
  • Contributions & donations $3,625 5%
  • Office & operations $2,917 4%
  • Field & voter contact $1,868 3%
  • Fundraising & events $1,062 2%
  • Travel $705 1%
  • Other $63 0.1%

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 2014 $5,121.36 $1,914.33 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 57655
Pre-General 2014 $24,923.19 $5,121.36 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56662
Q3 2014 Amended $19,844.22 $24,923.19 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56796
Pre-Primary 2014 $22,149.53 $19,844.22 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53110
Q2 2014 Amended $11,322.93 $22,149.53 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 54869
Q1 2014 $2,190.01 $11,322.93 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 49320
Year-End 2013 $498.19 $2,190.01 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 47619
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $2,145.75 $498.19 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48702

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2015.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $1,914

1 filing · Mid-Year 2015

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Elect Jim Garrett CONTRIBUTION $300.00 06/01/2015
Elect Ken Jakes CONTRIBUTION $200.00 06/01/2015
Elect Robert Duvall CONTRIBUTION $414.33 06/01/2015
Elect Tony Tenpenny CONTRIBUTION $100.00 06/01/2015
Fox for Mayor CONTRIBUTION $200.00 06/01/2015
Friends of Lonnie Spivak CONTRIBUTION $100.00 06/01/2015
Smithson for Council CONTRIBUTION $100.00 06/01/2015
Pregnancy Care Center DONATIONS $500.00 04/30/2015
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2015 $1,914.33 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 59943