Memphis

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

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 84 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$23,625
Loan entries in filing detail: $25,885. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$17,184
Donors
37
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 2012 Amendment $10,591 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 2012 reported receipts $1,000
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $2,300
Q3 2012 reported receipts $4,700
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $4,050
Q2 2012 reported receipts $3,850
Q1 2012 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $6,025
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $1,700
Reported receipts $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
Receipts
$23,625
Spent
$17,184

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, 84% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $2K · 9%Organizations and PACs, itemized $20K · 84%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 7%

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: $19,875 ÷ Reported receipts: $23,625
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $2,050
Organizations and PACs, itemized $19,875
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1,700
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 →

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

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 36 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.

36 named donors 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 PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 2 $800.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $750.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $750.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $750.00
INC PAC Cash America International 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

$25,885.29 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 $25,885
Loan principal shown $25,885
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe Towns Jr.) Candidate loan Jun 30, 2011 $25,885.29 $0.00 $25,885.29

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 2012 Amended $12,100.92 $10,590.61 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46667
Pre-General 2012 Late $10,427.19 $12,100.92 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45239
Q3 2012 Amended $11,205.52 $10,427.19 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 46950
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $7,334.74 $11,205.52 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 46951
Q2 2012 Late $6,509.69 $7,334.74 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41673
Q1 2012 $6,509.69 $6,509.69 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40038
Year-End 2011 $3,805.35 $6,509.69 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38771
Mid-Year 2011 Late $4,443.88 $3,805.35 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37783