Joe Armstrong — 2010 Tennessee House, District 15 campaign

Tennessee House, District 15 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 15 · totals since Jan 16, 2009

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 2009–Q4 2010

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 →
$35,149
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 →
$81,690
includes $340 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$85,214
Donors
108
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 2010 Amendment $35,149 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 2010 reported receipts $14,050
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $12,950
Q3 2010 reported receipts $13,440
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $2,200
Q2 2010 reported receipts $1,350
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $29,850
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $7,850
Reported receipts $81,690
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 $59,496
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $25,718
Total spent $85,214
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $18,837 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,277 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $7,560 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $3,306 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $715 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,592 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $14,837 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,379 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,458 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Initial $2,380 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $981 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,399 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $6,990 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,452 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,537 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Amendment $4,776 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,736 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,040 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $21,794 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,888 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,906 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $12,293 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,069 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,225 filing-stated
Receipts
$81,690
Spent
$85,214

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, 70% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $24K · 29%Organizations and PACs, itemized $57K · 70%

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: $57,300 ÷ Reported receipts: $81,690
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $24,050
Organizations and PACs, itemized $57,300
Unitemized contributions $340
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 →

$668average gift
$500median gift
36individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
1%
$200–1K
58%
35%
$1K–5K
36%
64%
$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: $24,050 ÷ Individual donors: 36
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $24,050
Median gift $500
Individual donors 36

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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $67,650 Out of state $13,700
  • Nashville $46K56%
  • Knoxville $11K14%
  • Washington, DC $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
  • Other out-of-state $11K

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: $13,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $81,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,700

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Jan 2011. Peak $14,950 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $7,562 in Aug 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 106 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $250 and their names are withheld.

106 named donors 135 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $7,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00
A Douglas Lengraf 2 $2,000.00
Zeneca INC PAC AZMEDIPAC 2 $2,000.00
Lance Benedict 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

79 vendors 114 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
House Democratic Caucus 2 $8,000.00 13%
Suntrust Bank 2 $6,000.00 10%
Chandler, R 6 $5,600.00 9%
Delta Airlines 6 $3,826.20 6%
Knoxville Utility Board 4 $3,514.00 6%
Verizon 3 $1,724.57 3%
State Legislative Leaders Foundation 1 $1,480.00 2%
Lowes Home Improvement Store 2 $1,292.29 2%
Pd Printing 2 $1,244.36 2%
Northwest Airlines 1 $1,189.40 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 2010 Amended $39,936.23 $35,148.76 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36534
Pre-General 2010 Amended $30,292.29 $39,936.23 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 36812
Q3 2010 Amended $31,689.42 $30,292.29 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 35412
Pre-Primary 2010 $31,869.39 $31,689.42 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32630
Q2 2010 $38,009.18 $31,869.39 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31707
Q1 2010 Amended $42,785.39 $38,009.18 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30344
Year-End 2009 Amended $34,729.41 $42,785.39 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 30794
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $39,172.82 $34,729.41 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28174