John S Wilder — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 26 campaign
2008 Tennessee Senate, District 26 · totals since 2005
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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$531,351
includes $117 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,500 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,170,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$308
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$37,243
Donors
42
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 95% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $7K · 1%Organizations and PACs, itemized $22K · 4%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $502K · 95%
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 →
$399average gift
$250median gift
17individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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
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 38 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Fedex Corporation PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Bico Associates Special Account PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tracey Young | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| D K Westmoreland | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Farris Bobango PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County Democratic Party | 1 | $7,500.00 | |
| Nashville City Club | 11 | $5,880.61 | |
| Senate Speaker PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| French, Mike | 1 | $2,573.50 | |
| Williams, Micheal | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Camp, Randy | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Somerville Bank | 5 | $1,791.00 | |
| Brewer, Betty | 6 | $975.00 | |
| State of Tennessee | 1 | $940.00 | |
| Rhea and Ivey, PLC | 2 | $805.00 | |
| TN Press Clipping Service | 11 | $655.28 | |
| Tennessee Press Service | 9 | $510.91 | |
| Committee To Elect Arnette Montague, III | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Town of Somerville | 8 | $478.17 | |
| Bolivar Bulletin | 3 | $460.00 | |
| Academic Awards Banquet | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Independent Appeal | 6 | $435.00 | |
| Banner Publishing | 3 | $425.25 | |
| Bellsouth | 1 | $362.12 | |
| American Press & Label | 1 | $352.76 | |
| Tenn. Press Service | 6 | $331.67 | |
| States Graphic | 1 | $305.56 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Chester County Independent | 4 | $299.00 | |
| Barnes, Tim | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Cornerstone Computers | 1 | $240.30 | |
| Savannah Publishing Company | 3 | $188.18 | |
| Fayette Falcon | 3 | $161.00 | |
| Roberts, Maxine | 1 | $145.57 | |
| Fayette County Review | 3 | $138.00 | |
| The Crockett Times | 2 | $127.50 | |
| US Postmaster | 1 | $126.00 | |
| Wayne County News | 3 | $115.63 | |
| Montgomery, Christy | 1 | $113.59 | |
| Tenn. Dept. of Labor & Workforce | 2 | $105.57 | |
| Bulletin Times | 2 | $68.00 | |
| Cumberland Bank | 2 | $60.00 | |
| Brownsville State Graphics | 2 | $60.00 | |
| The Worm | 1 | $35.75 | |
| U S Treasury | 2 | $31.28 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$1,170,000.00 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (John S Wilder) | Candidate loan | Jan 15, 2008 | $1,170,000.00 | $503,534.06 | $666,465.94 |
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
| 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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2008 | $14,159.29 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2008 filing Report 26704 |
| Q2 2008 | $516,625.79 | $14,159.29 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21483 |
| Q1 2008 | $515,005.17 | $516,625.79 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20375 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended | $1,479.18 | $515,005.17 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21091 |
| Mid-Year 2007 | $2,852.78 | $1,479.18 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13417 |
| Year-End 2006 Amended | $1,705.51 | $2,852.78 | Source: Year-End 2006 filing Report 12898 |
| Mid-Year 2006 | $2,825.58 | $1,705.51 | Source: Mid-Year 2006 filing Report 8449 |
| Supplemental 2005 2005 | $11,341.34 | $2,825.58 | Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 6001 |