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Joe McCord — 2008 Tennessee House, District 08 campaign

Tennessee House, District 08 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 08 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 →
$25,798
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 →
$26,125
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $879. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$14,175
Donors
56
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 2008 Initial $25,798 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 2008 reported receipts $4,650
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $4,125
Q3 2008 reported receipts $3,375
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $3,125
Q2 2008 reported receipts $250
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $10,600
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $26,125
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 $13,520
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $655
Total spent $14,175
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $392 derived
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $500 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $6,029 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,979 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $887 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $753 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $134 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2008 Initial $563 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $313 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $5,505 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,346 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $158 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $300 derived
Receipts
$26,125
Spent
$14,175

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, 90% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 10%Organizations and PACs, itemized $23K · 90%

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: $23,425 ÷ Reported receipts: $26,125
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $2,600
Organizations and PACs, itemized $23,425
Unitemized contributions $100
From each filing:
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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 →

61% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (39% from out of state).

Tennessee $15,950 Out of state $10,075
  • Nashville $12K45%
  • Washington, DC $3K12%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $7K

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: $10,075 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $26,025
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,075
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $4,275 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $5,979 in Sep 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 53 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $400 and their names are withheld.

53 named donors 66 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Housing Industry PAC 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,000.00
Energysolutions Inc. PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $1,000.00
International Paper PAC Ip PAC 1 $1,000.00
Eastman PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tracy Young 1 $750.00

Expenditures

16 vendors 20 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
House Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 37%
Blount County Childrens Advocacy Center 2 $2,360.00 17%
At&T 2 $862.00 6%
Circuit City 1 $764.74 6%
Sprint 3 $754.99 6%
Amo Recoveries 1 $542.39 4%
Rowe, Phil 1 $500.00 4%
Thompson for President 1 $500.00 4%
Titlemax 1 $500.00 4%
Electronic Express 1 $365.97 3%

Loans

$879.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $879
Loan principal shown $879
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe McCord) Candidate loan — $879.00 $0.00 $879.00

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

  • Contributions & donations $8,610 64%
  • Office & operations $3,111 23%
  • Other $1,412 10%
  • Fundraising & events $250 2%
  • Advertising & media $137 1%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 $21,539.43 $25,797.59 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26363
Pre-General 2008 Amended $17,914.43 $21,539.43 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26515
Q3 2008 Amended $20,568.00 $17,914.43 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 26770
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $17,443.00 $20,568.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 26771
Q2 2008 Amended $18,079.90 $17,443.00 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 27280
Q1 2008 $18,642.90 $18,079.90 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20577
Year-End 2007 Amended $13,547.71 $18,642.90 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15224
Mid-Year 2007 $13,847.71 $13,547.71 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13683