Memphis

Joe Towns Jr. — 2018 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 84 · totals since Jan 16, 2018

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2018–Q4 2018

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 →
$30,802
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 →
$6,000
Loan entries in filing detail: $26,635. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$8,049
Donors
9
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 2018 Initial $30,802 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 2018 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $2,500
Q3 2018 reported receipts $1,500
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $1,500
Q2 2018 reported receipts $500
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $6,000
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 $7,111
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $938
Total spent $8,049
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $3,393 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,843 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $550 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $415 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $300 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $115 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $1,154 derived
  • Q2 2018 Initial $2,078 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,981 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $97 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 Initial $1,010 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $833 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $177 filing-stated
Receipts
$6,000
Spent
$8,049

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, 92% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $500 · 8%Organizations and PACs, itemized $6K · 92%

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: $5,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $6,000
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $5,500
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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 →

75% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (25% from out of state).

Tennessee $4,500 Out of state $1,500
  • Nashville $4K58%
  • Franklin $5008%
  • Memphis $5008%
  • Minnetonka, MN $5008%
  • Philadelphia, PA $5008%
  • Other out-of-state $500

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: $1,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $6,000
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,500
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2018 – Nov 2018. Peak $2,500 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $2,738 in Nov 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 9 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

9 named donors 9 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Att Tennessee PAC 1 $1,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $1,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $500.00
Comcast Corporation PAC 1 $500.00
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC 1 $500.00
Anthony Tate 1 $500.00
Humana Inc. PAC 1 $500.00

Expenditures

18 vendors 29 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Marriott Hotel 1 $2,241.96 32%
Verizon 5 $977.74 14%
Target Marketing ▨ may be sample ballot 3 $700.00 10%
Grant, Greg 3 $475.00 7%
Towns, Barnzell 3 $440.00 6%
Towns, Jacqueline 1 $250.00 4%
Grant, Tony 1 $240.00 3%
Ravyn, Towns 1 $225.00 3%
Jones , Tyra 1 $225.00 3%
Clarion Hotel 2 $211.42 3%

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 — $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.

Five overdue reports filed together on February 3, 2020.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2018 $34,195.48 $30,802.37 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 86510
Pre-General 2018 $32,110.48 $34,195.48 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 86512
Q3 2018 $31,764.09 $32,110.48 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 86508
Pre-Primary 2018 $30,264.09 $31,764.09 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 86509
Q2 2018 $31,841.60 $30,264.09 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 83437
Q1 2018 Late $32,851.29 $31,841.60 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75345