Memphis

Joe Towns Jr. — 2010 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 84 · totals since Jan 16, 2009

Also ran for Criminal Court Clerk on Who Funds Memphis

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 →
$4,444
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 →
$25,375
Loan entries in filing detail: $24,185. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$1,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$20,964
Donors
43
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 $4,444 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 $250
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $3,700
Q3 2010 reported receipts $4,950
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $8,350
Q2 2010 reported receipts $1,900
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $6,225
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $25,375
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 $19,303
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,661
Total spent $20,964
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $4,092 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,587 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $505 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $2,375 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,228 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $147 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $9,261 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,529 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $732 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $1,485 derived
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $2,080 derived
  • Q1 2010 Initial $218 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $148 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $70 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $570 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $475 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $95 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $883 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $771 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $112 filing-stated
Receipts
$25,375
Spent
$20,964

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, 86% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 14%Organizations and PACs, itemized $22K · 86%

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: $21,925 ÷ Reported receipts: $25,375
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $3,450
Organizations and PACs, itemized $21,925
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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $21,875 Out of state $3,500
  • Nashville $15K59%
  • Memphis $3K14%
  • Franklin $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $3,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $25,375
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Jan 2011. Peak $7,450 in Jul 2010. Spending peaked at $6,169 in Aug 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $25,275 of $25,375 in itemized contributions. The other $100 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 44 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

44 named donors 59 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $3,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 3 $1,550.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Podiatrists PAC 1 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $1,000.00
Charles Curtiss 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

33 vendors 54 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Verizon 14 $3,956.48 20%
Towns, Jr., Joe 1 $2,500.00 13%
MLGW 4 $2,250.00 12%
Enterprise Car Rental 2 $1,419.48 7%
Wolf Camera 2 $926.16 5%
Marriott Hotel 1 $899.00 5%
Sam Club Stores 1 $740.69 4%
Mathew, Thaddeus 1 $500.00 3%
Matthews, Thadeus 1 $500.00 3%
Tennco Marketing 1 $500.00 3%

Loans

$24,185.29 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 $24,185
Loan principal shown $24,185
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe Towns Jr.) Candidate loan — $24,185.29 $0.00 $24,185.29

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 2010 Amended $8,285.53 $4,443.88 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36805
Pre-General 2010 Amended $6,960.51 $8,285.53 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35386
Q3 2010 Amended $11,271.24 $6,960.51 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 35387
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $4,406.05 $11,271.24 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 36754
Q2 2010 $4,586.31 $4,406.05 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31674
Q1 2010 $4,804.69 $4,586.31 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30346
Year-End 2009 -$850.30 $4,804.69 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29336
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $32.59 -$850.30 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 32927