John (Big John) Smith — 2016 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2016 U.S. Representative, District 5 · totals since Apr 15, 2015
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 · Q2 2015–YE 2016
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: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 49% of receipts on these reports.
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 →
100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).
- Nashville $3K70%
- Pleasant View $98023%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $300
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2016 – Jul 2016. Peak $2,250 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $6,199 in Jun 2016.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 4 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $375 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Beaman | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Kg Design | 1 | $980.37 |
| Lachs John Shirley | 1 | $500.00 |
| Carolyn M and M Wesley Hall | 1 | $400.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio, Cumulus | 1 | $3,990.00 | |
| Comcast Spotligt | 1 | $2,010.00 | |
| I Heart Media | 1 | $1,598.00 | |
| K G Design | 1 | $980.37 | |
| Cumulus Media | 1 | $855.00 | |
| Pro Graphics | 1 | $524.00 | |
| Am-790 WQSV | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Ao Graphics | 1 | $190.10 | |
| Market Place, Amazon | 1 | $87.40 | |
| Lowes | 1 | $26.27 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to John (Big John) Smith’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $6,693 64%
- Other $2,534 24%
- Printing & mail $1,284 12%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2016 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Source: YE 2016 filing |
| Q3 2016 | $9.00 | $100.00 | Source: Q3 2016 filing |
| 12P 2016 | $475.00 | $9.00 | Source: 12P 2016 filing |
| Q2 2016 | $0.00 | $475.60 | Source: Q2 2016 filing |
| Q1 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2016 filing |
| YE 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: YE 2015 filing |
| Q3 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2015 filing |
| Q2 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2015 filing |