Jim Kyle — 2012 Tennessee Senate, District 30 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 30 Democratic

2012 Tennessee Senate, District 30

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 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$21,578
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$197,970
includes $4,065 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$200 refunded
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 →
$500
goods or services
Total Spent
$191,045
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 →
97%
$191,045 spent of $197,970 raised (cash)
Donors
132
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
28%
$55,000 of $198,470 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
7%
$14,700 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 2012 Initial $21,578 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 $138,905
Candidate's own contributions $55,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,065
Raised (cash) $197,970
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $10,500 derived
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $11,750 derived
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $38,275 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,700 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $20,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $575 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $51,640 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,550 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $20,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,090 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $43,520 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $27,205 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $15,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,315 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Supplemental $40,085 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $39,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,085 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $2,200 derived

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 $180,637
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10,408
Total spent $191,045
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $9,254 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,678 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $576 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $3,672 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,564 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $108 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $47,998 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $42,814 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,184 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $72,203 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $71,838 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $365 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $22,127 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,056 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,071 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $11,160 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,359 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $801 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Supplemental $16,997 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,557 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,440 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $7,634 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,771 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $863 filing-stated

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: $14,700 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $198,470
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $14,700
Raised incl. in-kind
$198,470
Spent
$191,045

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 28% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 16%, organizations and PACs 56%.

Candidate’s own money $55K · 28% Individuals $31K · 16% Organizations & PACs $112K · 56%
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: $55,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $198,470
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $55,000
From individuals $31,020
From organizations and PACs $111,950
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $500

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 →

$518average gift
$250median gift
52individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
4%
1.0%
$200–1K
73%
44%
$1K–5K
23%
55%
$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: $26,955 ÷ Individual donors: 52
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $26,955
Median gift $250
Individual donors 52

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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $124,205 Out of state $14,700
  • Nashville $71K51%
  • Memphis $33K24%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
  • Other out-of-state $15K
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: $14,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $138,905
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,700

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Jan 2011 – Jan 2013. Peak $32,300 in Jul 2012.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $255 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 200 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jim Kyle Governor Self 6 $55,000.00
Federal Express PAC 4 $9,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $8,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $4,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 3 $4,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 3 $3,000.00
Insurors of TN PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $3,000.00
Bico Associates 3 $3,000.00
Mid South Carpenters Regional Council PAC 1 $3,000.00

Expenditures

65 vendors 124 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Carter Malone Group 6 $30,186.35 17%
Byte Mail 3 $26,503.68 15%
Diamond Printing 6 $20,054.89 11%
Walnut Grove Associates, LLC 11 $16,087.50 9%
Gumbinner & Davies Communications 2 $14,400.00 8%
Myers Research 1 $8,352.00 5%
Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising 1 $8,350.00 5%
Political Systems & Solutions 3 $6,801.67 4%
Domico & Kyle PLLC 4 $5,454.52 3%
At&T Care Cellular 11 $5,152.41 3%

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

  • Printing & mail $62,710 35%
  • Consulting & professional services $31,266 17%
  • Office & operations $27,524 15%
  • Advertising & media $18,461 10%
  • Contributions & donations $14,570 8%
  • Field & voter contact $13,628 8%
  • Other $10,362 6%
  • Fundraising & events $2,117 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 2012 $20,332.29 $21,578.34 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 $12,254.15 $20,332.29 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $21,977.03 $12,254.15 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $42,740.52 $21,977.03 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended $21,347.66 $42,740.52 Source ↗
Q1 2012 $32,507.67 $21,347.66 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 $9,419.55 $32,507.67 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 $14,853.79 $9,419.55 Source ↗