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John Stevens — 2012 Tennessee Senate, District 24 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 24 Republican

2012 Tennessee Senate, District 24 · totals since Jan 16, 2012

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2012–Q4 2012

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 →
$5,858
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 →
$386,022
includes $16,135 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $50,000. 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 →
$18,107
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$330,164
Donors
225
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 2012 Initial $5,858 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 2012 reported receipts $59,990
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $106,044
Q3 2012 reported receipts $148,232
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $7,103
Q2 2012 reported receipts $37,350
Q1 2012 reported receipts $27,302
Reported receipts $386,022
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $37,350 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $27,302 filing-stated

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 $327,549
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,615
Total spent $330,164
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $26,658 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,368 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $289 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $185,242 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $185,084 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $158 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $62,932 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $62,132 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $799 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $38,617 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $38,306 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $311 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $16,542 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,658 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $884 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $174 filing-stated
Receipts
$386,022
Spent
$330,164

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, 47% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $141K · 36%Organizations and PACs, itemized $180K · 47%Unitemized contributions $16K · 4%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $49K · 13%

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: $180,100 ÷ Reported receipts: $386,022
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $140,757
Organizations and PACs, itemized $180,100
Unitemized contributions $16,135
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $49,030
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $37,350 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $27,302 filing-stated

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 →

$853average gift
$550median gift
165individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
0.8%
$200–1K
52%
25%
$1K–5K
43%
74%
$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: $140,757 ÷ Individual donors: 165
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $140,757
Median gift $550
Individual donors 165
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $308,557 Out of state $12,300
  • Nashville $114K35%
  • Memphis $27K8%
  • Jackson $18K6%
  • Huntingdon $17K5%
  • Franklin $11K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $123K
  • Other out-of-state $12K

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: $12,300 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $320,857
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $12,300
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2011 – Dec 2013. Peak $103,600 in Sep 2012. Spending peaked at $185,084 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $320,732 of $320,857 in itemized contributions. The other $125 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 216 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 9 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,100 and their names are withheld.

216 named donors 286 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Republican Caucus Includes In-Kind 5 $77,656.85
RAAMPAC 3 $21,400.00
Red State PAC 1 $10,700.00
MPAC 1 $10,700.00
JOE PAC (Joe Carr) 1 $7,500.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 3 $7,500.00
Leaders of Tennessee PAC 1 $7,000.00
Majority Tennessee PAC 2 $5,500.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $5,500.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 1 $5,000.00

Expenditures

21 vendors 70 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 7 $122,227.12 37%
Westrogers, LLC 4 $78,694.96 24%
Hopper Group LLC 15 $39,500.35 12%
The Hopper Group 5 $29,624.00 9%
Rush, Cameron 12 $15,634.27 5%
Professional Services 2 $14,480.00 4%
Kaegi Resources 1 $8,558.85 3%
Victory Store 1 $6,607.65 2%
Stevens, John 8 $3,480.71 1%
Innovated Campaign Strategies, LLC 1 $3,003.96 1.0%

Loans

$50,000.00 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 $50,000
Loan principal shown $50,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (John Stevens) Candidate loan Nov 5, 2012 $50,000.00 $0.00 $50,000.00

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

  • Printing & mail $130,526 40%
  • Consulting & professional services $89,328 27%
  • Advertising & media $81,498 25%
  • Field & voter contact $16,844 5%
  • Office & operations $6,458 2%
  • Travel $1,638 0.6%
  • Fundraising & events $600 0.2%
  • Contributions & donations $500 0.2%
  • Other $157 0.1%

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 2012 $22,525.84 $5,857.85 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45183
Pre-General 2012 Amended $101,723.18 $22,525.84 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 52088
Q3 2012 Amended $16,422.89 $101,723.18 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 47007
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $47,936.23 $16,422.89 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42738
Q2 2012 Amended $27,128.55 $47,936.23 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42380
Q1 2012 $0.00 $27,128.55 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40040