Memphis

Joe Towns Jr. — 2016 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 84 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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 2015–Q4 2016

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 →
$21,976
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 →
$19,750
Loan entries in filing detail: $26,635. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$19,547
Donors
31
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 2016 Initial $21,976 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 2016 reported receipts $1,200
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $2,250
Q3 2016 reported receipts $3,550
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $500
Q2 2016 reported receipts $1,850
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $9,900
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $500
Reported receipts $19,750
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 $16,371
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,176
Total spent $19,547
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $2,810 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,060 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $750 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $459 derived
  • Q3 2016 Initial $2,580 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,294 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $286 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 Initial $3,021 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,749 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $272 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2016 Initial $2,247 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,740 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $506 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $5,365 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,478 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $887 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $3,065 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,591 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $474 filing-stated
Receipts
$19,750
Spent
$19,547

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, 89% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1K · 7%Organizations and PACs, itemized $18K · 89%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $750 · 4%

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: $17,550 ÷ Reported receipts: $19,750
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,450
Organizations and PACs, itemized $17,550
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $750
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 →

78% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (22% from out of state).

Tennessee $14,800 Out of state $4,200
  • Nashville $11K57%
  • Memphis $2K12%
  • Minnetonka, MN $1K7%
  • Philadelphia, PA $1K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $4,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $19,000
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $8,400 in Jan 2016. Spending peaked at $2,243 in Nov 2015.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $18,700 of $19,000 in itemized contributions. The other $300 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 31 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

31 named donors 38 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $1,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $1,000.00
Comcast Corporation PAC 2 $1,000.00
Advance PAC 1 $1,000.00
Compass Laboratory SVC LLC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $750.00
Unitedhealth Group INC PAC United for Health 1 $750.00
CVS Health PAC 3 $700.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $600.00

Expenditures

29 vendors 53 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Verizon 17 $4,976.35 30%
Courtyard Marriott 1 $1,611.70 10%
The Ritz Carlton 1 $1,394.04 9%
Marion Hotel 1 $1,194.00 7%
Clarion Hotel 3 $973.73 6%
Herron Travel Agency 2 $966.40 6%
Haslam Inauguration 2 $623.00 4%
Sam Club Stores 2 $432.82 3%
Withers, Andrew 2 $400.00 2%
Jason Johnson 2 $300.00 2%

Loans

$26,635.29 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 $26,635
Loan principal shown $26,635
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe Towns Jr.) Candidate loan Jan 12, 2017 $26,635.29 $0.00 $26,635.29

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.

Two overdue reports filed together on November 21, 2016.

Three overdue reports filed together on August 9, 2016.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2016 Late $23,585.97 $21,975.93 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 74098
Pre-General 2016 $21,795.24 $23,585.97 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69288
Q3 2016 $20,825.63 $21,795.24 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 69284
Pre-Primary 2016 $20,325.63 $20,825.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66631
Q2 2016 $21,496.92 $20,325.63 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 66627
Q1 2016 $23,893.84 $21,496.92 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 66625
Year-End 2015 $19,558.53 $23,893.84 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62525
Mid-Year 2015 Late $22,123.15 $19,558.53 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61113

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2017.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) $17,300 · Spent $6,425 · 21 donors

2 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Year-End 2017

Includes $2,183 spent not itemized below.

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC NASHVILLE, TN 37219 — $3,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402 — $2,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC NASHVILLE, TN 37201 — $1,000.00
Tennessee First MADISON, TN 37116 — $1,000.00
The Kroger Co Political Action Committee CINCINNATI, OH 45202 — $1,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) NASHVILLE, TN 37212 — $1,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC NASHVILLE, TN 37219 — $1,000.00
Branstetter Stranchjennings Attorneys NASHVILLE, TN — $1,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC NASHVILLE, TN 37214 — $750.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC NASHVILLE, TN 37219 — $500.00
11 more donors not shown
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Verizon COMMUNICATION $150.00 01/08/2018
Verizon COMMUNICATION $169.96 12/08/2017
J W Marriott NCSL CONFERENCE $1,398.15 11/29/2017
Bottoms, Keiisha DONATION $200.00 11/18/2017
Lemoyne Owen College DONATION $185.00 11/15/2017
Verizon COMMUNICATION $195.82 10/23/2017
Verizon COMMUNICATION $300.00 09/05/2017
Robinson, Betty DONATION $100.00 08/14/2017
C.C.C.H. DONATION $250.00 08/11/2017
Jason Johnson CONFERENCE $150.00 07/13/2017
4 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2017 $21,019.33 $32,851.29 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 74105
Mid-Year 2017 $21,975.93 $21,019.33 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 74104