Memphis

Joe Towns Jr. — 2012 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 84

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 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$10,591
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2014 TN House 84
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 →
$23,625
Why this number?
Total Spent
$17,184
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 →
73%
$17,184 spent of $23,625 raised (cash)
Donors
38
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
7%
$1,700 of $23,625 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
11%
$2,500 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 2012 Amendment $10,591 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 $21,925
Loans received $1,700
Raised (cash) $23,625
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 $14,248
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,937
Total spent $17,184
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $2,510 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,784 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $727 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $626 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $481 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $145 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $5,478 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,133 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $346 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $179 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $85 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $95 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $3,025 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,967 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $58 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Supplemental $3,321 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,569 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $751 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $2,045 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,229 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $816 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: $2,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $23,625
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $2,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$23,625
Spent
$17,184

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 7% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 9%, organizations and PACs 84%.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 7% Individuals $2K · 9% Organizations & PACs $20K · 84%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $1,700 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $23,625
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,700
From individuals $2,050
From organizations and PACs $19,875
Source filings:

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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $19,425 Out of state $2,500
  • Nashville $14K62%
  • Memphis $4K18%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $3K
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: $2,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $21,925
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2011 – Dec 2013. Peak $6,000 in Jul 2012. Spending peaked at $2,730 in Aug 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $100 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 50 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $3,250.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $1,500.00
Att Tennessee PAC 1 $1,000.00
Rickey Peete 1 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $750.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $750.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $750.00
INC PAC Cash America International 2 $750.00
Tennessee Title Pledge PAC 2 $750.00

Expenditures

26 vendors 55 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Verizon 16 $4,061.03 29%
Cash 1 $2,200.00 15%
Enterprise Car Rental 1 $1,376.77 10%
Days Inn 7 $1,069.67 8%
Home Depot Store 2 $709.89 5%
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel 1 $647.00 5%
Withers, Andrew 4 $450.00 3%
Julianni, Debbie 1 $394.00 3%
Regions Bank 1 $335.50 2%
Ford, Rod 3 $325.00 2%

Loans

$1,700.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $1,700
Loan principal shown $1,700
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe Towns Jr.) Candidate loan Jun 30, 2011 $1,700.00 $0.00 $1,700.00

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 2012 Amended $12,100.92 $10,590.61 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Late $10,427.19 $12,100.92 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $11,205.52 $10,427.19 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $7,334.74 $11,205.52 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Late $6,509.69 $7,334.74 Source ↗
Q1 2012 $6,509.69 $6,509.69 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 $3,805.35 $6,509.69 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Late $4,443.88 $3,805.35 Source ↗