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John Ray Clemmons — 2016 Tennessee House, District 55 campaign

Tennessee House, District 55 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 55 · totals since Jan 16, 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 · Mid-Year 2015–Q4 2016

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 →
$62,249
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 →
$109,407
includes $5,831 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $90,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$72,141
less $37 in refunds & credits → $72,103 net disbursements
Donors
189
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 2016 Amendment $62,249 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 2016 reported receipts $6,870
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $7,805
Q3 2016 reported receipts $6,816
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $7,875
Q2 2016 reported receipts $32,665
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $46,376
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $1,000
Reported receipts $109,407
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 $69,166
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,975
Total spent $72,141
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $15,266 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,839 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $427 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $11,361 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,160 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $201 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $6,091 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,549 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $542 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $484 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $400 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $84 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $23,910 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,632 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $279 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $2,478 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,353 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $125 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $7,626 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,307 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $319 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $4,926 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,926 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,000 filing-stated
Receipts
$109,407
Spent
$72,141

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 $43K · 39%Organizations and PACs, itemized $61K · 55%Unitemized contributions $6K · 5%

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: $60,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $109,407
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $43,076
Organizations and PACs, itemized $60,500
Unitemized contributions $5,831
From each filing:
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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 →

$388average gift
$250median gift
111individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
2%
$200–1K
89%
81%
$1K–5K
5%
17%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $43,076 ÷ Individual donors: 111
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $43,076
Median gift $250
Individual donors 111
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 →

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

Tennessee $91,426 Out of state $12,150
  • Nashville $70K68%
  • Brentwood $6K6%
  • Washington, DC $3K3%
  • Lebanon $3K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $12,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $103,576
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $12,150
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $28,600 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $20,803 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 183 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $875 and their names are withheld.

183 named donors 241 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 3 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 2 $2,000.00
Nicholas Zeppos 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $1,500.00
Michael Shmerling 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

63 vendors 120 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Coffen, Kathleen 6 $20,300.00 29%
E. Allan Brandon, LLC 2 $10,930.57 16%
Dunlap, W. Kevin 3 $3,000.00 4%
U.S. Postal Service 5 $2,649.40 4%
Tennessee Democratic Party ↺ donor $250.00 2 $2,400.00 3%
NGP VAN 14 $2,100.00 3%
First Tennessee Bank 2 $1,698.00 2%
Thompson, Hilman Dwayne 1 $1,500.00 2%
Sylvan Park Neighborhood Association 3 $1,500.00 2%
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee 1 $1,250.00 2%

Loans

$90,000.00 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 $90,000
Loan principal shown $90,000
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (John Ray Clemmons) Candidate loan — $90,000.00 $13,000.00 $77,000.00

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

  • Contributions & donations $22,225 32%
  • Consulting & professional services $20,950 30%
  • Printing & mail $15,348 22%
  • Office & operations $5,080 7%
  • Fundraising & events $4,538 7%
  • Advertising & media $774 1%
  • Field & voter contact $250 0.4%

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 2016 Amended $76,644.69 $62,248.89 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70763
Pre-General 2016 $80,200.20 $76,644.69 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68795
Q3 2016 Amended $81,475.38 $80,200.20 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67730
Pre-Primary 2016 $74,084.28 $81,475.38 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66221
Q2 2016 Amended $65,292.03 $74,084.28 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65154
Q1 2016 Amended $73,109.92 $65,292.03 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 69394
Year-End 2015 Amended $34,359.42 $73,109.92 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 63449
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $43,606.40 $34,359.42 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 69393