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Joe Armstrong — 2006 Tennessee House, District 15 campaign

Tennessee House, District 15 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 15 · totals since 2005

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 · Supplemental 2005 2005–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 →
$18,515
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 →
$65,690
includes $1,640 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 →
$750
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$65,981
Donors
114
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 Amendment $18,515 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 $1,650
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $20,140
Q3 2006 reported receipts $24,050
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $3,750
Q2 2006 reported receipts $1,250
Q1 2006 reported receipts $1,450
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $13,400
Reported receipts $65,690
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 $35,055
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30,926
Total spent $65,981
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $8,487 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,602 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,885 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $13,768 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,413 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10,355 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $15,097 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,917 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,180 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $2,830 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,600 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,230 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $6,096 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,908 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,188 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Amendment $1,176 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $498 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $678 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $18,527 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,117 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $11,410 filing-stated
Receipts
$65,690
Spent
$65,981

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, 68% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $19K · 29%Organizations and PACs, itemized $45K · 68%Unitemized contributions $2K · 3%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $44,775 ÷ Reported receipts: $65,690
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $19,275
Organizations and PACs, itemized $44,775
Unitemized contributions $1,640
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 →

$344average gift
$250median gift
56individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
14%
6%
$200–1K
77%
68%
$1K–5K
9%
26%
$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: $19,275 ÷ Individual donors: 56
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $19,275
Median gift $250
Individual donors 56
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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 $55,225 Out of state $8,825
  • Nashville $30K47%
  • Knoxville $16K24%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $8,825 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $64,050
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,825
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $19,800 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $8,686 in Sep 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 107 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 8 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,125 and their names are withheld.

107 named donors 129 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $3,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $1,500.00
Housing Industry PAC 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $1,250.00
Tennessee Assn of Nurse Anesthetists PAC 2 $1,100.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 49 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
House Democratic Caucus 1 $5,000.00 14%
Chandler, R 3 $4,200.00 12%
Suntrust Bank 2 $2,448.00 7%
Dix, Andrew 2 $2,100.00 6%
Turman, Doug 1 $1,800.00 5%
First Ame Zion Church 2 $1,400.00 4%
Knoxville Utility Board 4 $1,151.74 3%
Petree Florist 1 $1,100.00 3%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $1,000.00 3%
Tennessee Football 1 $976.00 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 Joe Armstrong’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $10,750 31%
  • Other $9,125 26%
  • Office & operations $7,394 21%
  • Fundraising & events $5,029 14%
  • Travel $2,211 6%
  • Advertising & media $545 2%

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 Amended $25,351.80 $18,514.64 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13271
Pre-General 2006 Amended $18,979.80 $25,351.80 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11993
Q3 2006 Amended $10,026.40 $18,979.80 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11992
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $9,106.40 $10,026.40 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9668
Q2 2006 Amended $13,952.82 $9,106.40 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9651
Q1 2006 Amended $13,678.82 $13,952.82 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 20975
Supplemental 2005 2005 Amended $18,805.82 $13,678.82 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5934