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Joe Armstrong — 2008 Tennessee House, District 15 campaign

Tennessee House, District 15 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 15

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 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$39,173
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 15
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 →
$97,650
includes $1,875 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$76,992
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 →
79%
$76,992 spent of $97,650 raised (cash)
Donors
139
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
15%
$14,800 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 2008 Amendment $39,173 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $95,775
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,875
Raised (cash) $97,650
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $250 derived
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $18,300 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $24,725 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $475 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $8,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,400 filing-stated
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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 $49,336
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $27,656
Total spent $76,992
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $20,463 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,729 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $9,734 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $9,597 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,304 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,293 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $14,975 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,918 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $7,057 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $4,237 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,557 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,680 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $5,521 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,051 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,470 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $13,824 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,515 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,309 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $8,375 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,263 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,113 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: $14,800 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $97,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $14,800
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$97,650
Spent
$76,992

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 →

Individuals gave 24%; organizations and PACs gave 76%.

Individuals $23K · 24% Organizations & PACs $75K · 76%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $22,975 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $97,650
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $22,975
From organizations and PACs $74,675
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 →

$414average gift
$250median gift
51individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
8%
3%
$200–1K
84%
76%
$1K–5K
8%
21%
$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: $21,100 ÷ Individual donors: 51
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $21,100
Median gift $250
Individual donors 51
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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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $80,975 Out of state $14,800
  • Nashville $49K51%
  • Knoxville $16K17%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • 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: $14,800 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $95,775
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,800
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $18,075 in Dec 2007. Spending peaked at $9,839 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $600 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 175 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $6,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $4,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $2,000.00
Housing Industry PAC 1 $1,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

71 vendors 96 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Chandler, R 8 $8,750.00 18%
Suntrust Bank 3 $6,000.00 12%
Knoxville Utility Board 4 $3,640.02 7%
Mortons 4 $1,599.77 3%
Marriott Hotel 1 $1,500.15 3%
U S Airways 1 $1,457.00 3%
Computers Etc. 1 $1,435.00 3%
Delta Airlines 4 $1,409.29 3%
Tennessee Football 1 $1,345.00 3%
Verizon 1 $1,250.00 3%

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 2008 Amended $59,385.75 $39,172.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Late $50,682.49 $59,385.75 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $40,932.38 $50,682.49 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $36,669.39 $40,932.38 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $39,240.45 $36,669.39 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $39,240.45 $39,240.45 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $10,139.33 $39,240.45 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $18,514.64 $10,139.33 Source ↗