Memphis

Joe Towns Jr. — 2022 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2022 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 2021–Q4 2022

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 →
$75,751
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2024 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 →
$46,170
Why this number?
Total Spent
$28,002
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 →
61%
$28,002 spent of $46,170 raised (cash)
Donors
76
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
5%
$2,450 of $46,170 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
12%
$5,350 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 2022 Initial $75,751 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 $43,720
Loans received $2,450
Raised (cash) $46,170
From each filing:
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $2,450 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $18,689
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $9,313
Total spent $28,002
From each filing:
  • Q4 2022 Initial $3,020 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,895 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $125 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2022 Amendment $887 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $762 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $125 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Initial $5,976 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,976 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,000 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $4,510 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $510 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,000 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2022 Initial $1,400 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,235 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $165 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Amendment $2,978 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,843 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $135 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Supplemental $6,305 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,792 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $513 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $2,925 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,675 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $250 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: $5,350 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $46,170
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,350
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$46,170
Spent
$28,002

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 5% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 39%, organizations and PACs 56%.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 5% Individuals $18K · 39% Organizations & PACs $26K · 56%
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: $2,450 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $46,170
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $2,450
From individuals $17,870
From organizations and PACs $25,850
Source filings:

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$406average gift
$250median gift
44individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
41%
11%
$200–1K
48%
42%
$1K–5K
11%
47%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $17,870 ÷ Individual donors: 44
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,870
Median gift $250
Individual donors 44
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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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $38,370 Out of state $5,350
  • Nashville $12K28%
  • Memphis $12K27%
  • Brentwood $5K11%
  • Mount Juliet $5K11%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $5K
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: $5,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $43,720
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,350
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2021 – Jan 2023. Peak $15,020 in Jan 2023. Spending peaked at $1,789 in Jan 2022.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,970 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 67 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC 1 $5,000.00
Michael Keeney 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $2,000.00
John Ray Clemmons 1 $1,600.00
Hargis 1 $1,600.00
Jeffery Hargis 1 $1,600.00
Metaproject Resources LLC 1 $1,600.00
Jennefer Pritzker 1 $1,600.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

42 vendors 65 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Enterprise Car Rental 3 $2,329.99 12%
Clarion Hotel 8 $1,575.77 8%
Atlanta Marriot Marquis Hotel 1 $1,532.16 8%
Directn Fx 2 $1,517.12 8%
Verizon 8 $1,170.93 6%
Towns, Jacqueline 2 $1,000.00 5%
Dockery, Michael 2 $800.00 4%
Memphis Whistle 1 $761.00 4%
Printing Ext. 1 $600.00 3%
Yes On Three 1 $500.00 3%

Loans

$2,450.00 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 $2,450
Loan principal shown $2,450
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe Towns Jr.) Candidate loan — $2,450.00 $0.00 $2,450.00

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 2022 $61,750.32 $75,750.55 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended $62,637.70 $61,750.32 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Late $67,864.09 $62,637.70 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Late $68,424.58 $67,864.09 Source ↗
Q2 2022 $66,624.90 $68,424.58 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Amended $69,603.12 $66,624.90 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 $57,107.72 $69,603.12 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 $60,032.44 $57,107.72 Source ↗