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John C Tidwell — 2014 Tennessee House, District 74 campaign

Tennessee House, District 74 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 74

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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$18,593
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 TN House 74
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 →
$74,642
Why this number?
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$11,558
goods or services
Total Spent
$70,543
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 →
95%
$70,543 spent of $74,642 raised (cash)
Donors
59
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
12%
$10,000 of $86,200 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
16%
$14,000 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 2014 Initial $18,593 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $64,642
Loans received $10,000
Raised (cash) $74,642
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 $64,809
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,734
Total spent $70,543
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $17,983 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,830 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,153 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Amendment $16,905 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,296 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $609 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $11,325 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,119 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,206 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $1,714 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,609 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $105 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $6,425 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,035 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $389 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $1,134 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $922 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $212 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $8,092 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,681 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $411 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $6,966 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,317 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $649 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: $14,000 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $86,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $14,000
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$86,200
Spent
$70,543

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 12% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 6%, organizations and PACs 69%, with 13% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $10K · 12% Individuals $6K · 6% Organizations & PACs $59K · 69% Other sources $12K · 13%
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: $10,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $86,200
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $10,000
From individuals $5,500
From organizations and PACs $59,142
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $11,558
Source filings:

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 $50,642 Out of state $14,000
  • Nashville $40K61%
  • Washington, DC $11K16%
  • Knoxville $4K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
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: $14,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $64,642
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2012 – Jan 2015. Peak $22,050 in Oct 2014. Spending peaked at $22,882 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

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

Named donor list 75 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 2 $8,691.53
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC Includes In-Kind 2 $7,700.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $6,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee In-Kind 1 $4,458.00
Fitz PAC 2 $3,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $2,500.00
Engineers PAC Epec Intl Union 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Natural Resources Development PAC 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

31 vendors 85 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tidwell, John 32 $21,312.28 33%
Harpeth Strategies 4 $16,955.45 26%
Tidwell, John C 9 $6,354.06 10%
Tidwell, Nic0Le 1 $4,000.00 6%
Tidwell, Nicole T. 1 $2,911.02 4%
Printing Etc 1 $2,691.53 4%
Trezise, Robert 1 $1,491.86 2%
American Press & Label 3 $1,165.32 2%
TDS Telecom 2 $902.25 1%
Wal-Mart Supercenter 3 $846.07 1%

Loans

$10,000.00 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 $10,000
Loan principal shown $10,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (John C Tidwell) Candidate loan Jul 1, 2013 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00

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.

  • Advertising & media $22,155 34%
  • Travel $19,544 30%
  • Other $10,435 16%
  • Field & voter contact $6,911 11%
  • Office & operations $2,980 5%
  • Printing & mail $2,399 4%
  • Contributions & donations $385 0.6%

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 2014 $45,251.37 $18,592.79 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Amended $40,401.23 $45,251.37 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $26,969.11 $40,401.23 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $23,779.29 $26,969.11 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $24,402.56 $23,779.29 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $25,527.59 $24,402.56 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 $16,854.67 $25,527.59 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $23,798.74 $16,854.67 Source ↗