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John C Tidwell — 2004 Tennessee House, District 74 campaign

Tennessee House, District 74 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 74 · totals since 2003

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 → · 5 filings · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$15,410
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$11,763
Total Spent
$13,548
Donors
21
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $16,080.57.

Reported on this filing:

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $740
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $1,945
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $3,174
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $2,723
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $3,182
Reported receipts $11,763
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 $3,215
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10,333
Total spent $13,548
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $2,288 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $832 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,456 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $1,239 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $210 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,029 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $2,296 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $779 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,518 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $3,656 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $932 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,724 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amendment $4,069 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $462 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,607 filing-stated
Receipts
$11,763
Spent
$13,548

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, 55% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 23%Organizations and PACs, itemized $6K · 55%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 22%

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: $6,450 ÷ Reported receipts: $11,763
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $2,750
Organizations and PACs, itemized $6,450
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,563
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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 →

82% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (18% from out of state).

Tennessee $7,500 Out of state $1,700
  • Nashville $5K55%
  • Washington, DC $1K11%
  • Waverly $1K11%
  • Columbia $5005%
  • Linden $5005%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $400
  • Other out-of-state $700

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: $1,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $9,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,700
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Sep 2003 – Oct 2004. Peak $2,300 in Sep 2004.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 21 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

21 named donors 24 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $1,000.00
John Lee Williams 1 $1,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 2 $750.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $500.00
Dupont Good Government Fund 1 $500.00
Perry County Democrats 1 $500.00
Gary Ledbetter 1 $500.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $300.00

Expenditures

10 vendors 11 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Lowe's 1 $778.67 24%
Abc Frames & Things 1 $639.25 20%
Sam's Club 1 $463.22 14%
Sanders, Janie 2 $327.12 10%
Walmart 1 $210.00 7%
Marrs Photography 1 $189.55 6%
Tidwell, Nicole T. 1 $172.50 5%
Hoopers Photography 1 $163.88 5%
St. Patricks School 1 $150.00 5%
Waverly Lumber Company 1 $120.45 4%

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 C Tidwell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $1,217 38%
  • Other $1,212 38%
  • Office & operations $786 24%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $16,957.80 $15,409.82 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3110
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $15,373.83 $16,080.57 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1549
Pre-General 2004 Amended $16,080.57 $16,957.80 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2393
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $16,307.59 $15,373.83 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 2337
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amended $17,194.74 $16,307.59 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 235