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John S Wilder — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 26 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 26 Democratic

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 26

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 · Supplemental 2005 2005–Year-End 2008

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 →
$0
as of the Year-End report
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 →
$529,142
includes $117 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,500 refunded
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 →
$308
goods or services
Total Spent
$37,243
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 →
7%
$37,243 spent of $529,142 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 37 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
94%
$500,000 of $529,450 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
0.3%
$1,500 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

Source filings:

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 $29,025
Loans received $500,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $117
Raised (cash) $529,142
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Supplemental $1,367 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $117 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,500 derived
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $517,600 derived
  • Year-End 2006 Amendment $3,000 derived
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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 $35,297
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,945
Total spent $37,243
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Supplemental $13,043 derived
  • Q2 2008 Initial $2,026 derived
  • Q1 2008 Initial $394 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $386 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $4,077 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,616 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $461 filing-stated
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  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $1,381 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $655 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $726 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2006 Amendment $865 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $115 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $750 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2006 Supplemental $1,728 derived
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $13,727 derived

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: $1,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $529,450
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$529,450
Spent
$37,243

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 94% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 1%, organizations and PACs 4%.

Candidate’s own money $500K · 94% Individuals $7K · 1% Organizations & PACs $22K · 4%
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: $500,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $529,450
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $500,000
From individuals $6,892
From organizations and PACs $22,250
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $308
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $27,525 Out of state $1,500
  • Nashville $15K51%
  • Memphis $9K32%
  • Savannah, GA $2K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $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: $1,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $29,025
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,500
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Oct 2008. Peak $14,600 in Jan 2008. Spending peaked at $7,500 in Sep 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 38 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $2,000.00
Bico Associates 2 $2,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $1,000.00
Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Hotel Lodging PAC 1 $1,000.00
Federal Express PAC 1 $1,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

40 vendors 118 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fayette County Democratic Party 1 $7,500.00 21%
Nashville City Club 11 $5,880.61 17%
Senate Speaker PAC 1 $3,000.00 8%
French, Mike 1 $2,573.50 7%
Williams, Micheal 1 $2,000.00 6%
Camp, Randy 1 $2,000.00 6%
Somerville Bank 5 $1,791.00 5%
Brewer, Betty 6 $975.00 3%
State of Tennessee 1 $940.00 3%
Rhea and Ivey, PLC 2 $805.00 2%

Loans

$500,000.00 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 $500,000
Loan principal shown $500,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (John S Wilder) Candidate loan Jan 15, 2008 $500,000.00 $500,000.00 $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 S Wilder’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $15,400 44%
  • Fundraising & events $4,887 14%
  • Other $4,305 12%
  • Office & operations $3,542 10%
  • Staff & payroll $3,342 9%
  • Advertising & media $2,606 7%
  • Consulting & professional services $975 3%
  • Printing & mail $240 0.7%

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
Year-End 2008 $14,159.29 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $516,625.79 $14,159.29 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $515,005.17 $516,625.79 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $1,479.18 $515,005.17 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $2,852.78 $1,479.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2006 Amended $1,705.51 $2,852.78 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2006 $2,825.58 $1,705.51 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $11,341.34 $2,825.58 Source ↗