John W. Forgety — 2016 Tennessee House, District 23 campaign
2016 Tennessee House, District 23 · 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 →
$58,735
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 →
$53,155
includes $985 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$88
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$39,049
less $284 in refunds & credits → $38,765 net disbursements
Donors
129
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 67% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $17K · 31%Organizations and PACs, itemized $36K · 67%Unitemized contributions $985 · 2%
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 →
$203average gift
$100median gift
82individual 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 →
90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).
Tennessee $46,770 Out of state $5,400
- Nashville $25K47%
- Athens $9K18%
- Brentwood $3K5%
- Madisonville $2K4%
- Etowah $2K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
- Other out-of-state $5K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2012 – Jan 2017. Peak $10,650 in Oct 2015. Spending peaked at $5,335 in Sep 2016.
Cash contributions Spent
Bars show $51,670 of $52,170 in itemized contributions. The other $500 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 83 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 46 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,120 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 3 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 3 | $2,250.00 |
| Jobs4Tn PAC | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC | 2 | $1,750.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $1,750.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| FBT Gibbons Tennessee PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 2 | $1,000.00 |
Dates 1 contribution without a reported date will be excluded when a date is set.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| East-West Media, Inc. | 2 | $4,249.07 | |
| Republican Caucus | 2 | $2,550.00 | |
| Daily Post-Athenian | 7 | $2,275.01 | |
| Monroe County Republican Party | 3 | $2,200.00 | |
| Athens Parks and Recreation | 3 | $2,000.00 | |
| Rachel Barrett and Co. | 2 | $1,995.00 | |
| Harris, Randy | 4 | $1,625.00 | |
| Morning Fax | 4 | $1,476.00 | |
| Wyxi | 4 | $1,247.00 | |
| McMinn County Republican Party | 3 | $1,040.00 | |
| Arnoldmiller Promotions | 5 | $791.77 | |
| Advertising Specialties | 2 | $701.07 | |
| Monroe County Republican Women | 3 | $700.00 | |
| United Way | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Early, Joy | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Hacker Sign & Graphics | 1 | $566.80 | |
| Monroe County Buzz | 2 | $543.00 | |
| Latinos for TN | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Valley Printers, Inc. | 1 | $488.69 | |
| Monroe County Boys & Girls Club | 3 | $425.00 | |
| Women At the Well | 3 | $400.00 | |
| Daniel, Martin | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Reedy, Jay D. | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Smith, Eddie | 1 | $350.00 | |
| American Cancer Society | 3 | $325.00 | |
| Downtown Business Association | 3 | $300.00 | |
| Newspapers In Education | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Hiwassee College Scholarship Gala | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Central Roundhouse Boosters Club | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Advocate & Democrat | 2 | $280.00 | |
| Mail-It, Inc. | 1 | $266.02 | |
| Smoky Mountain Water of Athens, Inc. | 1 | $256.80 | |
| Habitat for Humanity | 2 | $250.00 | |
| State of TN | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Optimist Club of Athens | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Friends of the Library Madisonville | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tennessee Wildlife Federatioon | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tribe Baseball(Mchs) | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Puckett's 5th & Church Grocery | 1 | $228.37 | |
| McMinn Central Baseball Boosters | 2 | $200.00 | |
| McMinn Education Foundation | 2 | $200.00 | |
| First Baptist Church | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Optimist International | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Etowah Senior Citizens | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Etowah 4th of July Celebration | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Full Circle Women's Clinic | 2 | $200.00 | |
| TN Right To Life | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Teletarget LLC | 1 | $183.84 | |
| Monroe County Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $180.00 | |
| Etowah Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $180.00 | |
| McMinn County Rescue Squad | 1 | $180.00 | |
| American Express | 1 | $174.38 | |
| Chamber of Commerce-Athens Area | 1 | $155.00 | |
| Rafter Fire Dept. | 2 | $150.00 | |
| McMinn Central High Boosters Club | 1 | $150.00 | |
| McMinn County Relay for Life | 1 | $125.00 | |
| McMinn County Veterans Assoc. | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | 1 | $120.00 | |
| American Legion Flag Fund | 1 | $100.00 | |
| E.G.Fisher Library | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Living Heritage Museum | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Niota Depot Preservation | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Jones, Tommy ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Raper, Marsha | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McMinn Tribe Baseball | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Veterans Golf Tournament | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tellico Plains Flag Day | 1 | $100.00 | |
| MCHS Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McMinn County Softball Boosters | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Boy Scouts of America | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McMinn Central High School Softball | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Mullinax, John | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Pace, Julia | 1 | $100.00 | |
| MCHS Football Booster Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Friends of Etowah Carnegie Library | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Central Football Booster Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Monroe County Education Assoc. | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McManus, John | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Coker Creek Elementary School | 1 | $100.00 | |
| North McMinn Rural Fire Dept. | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Salt and Light Studio | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Etowah Fire Department | 1 | $87.50 | |
| National Fire Safety Council | 1 | $87.50 | |
| Rhea County Republican Party | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Athens Federal Community Bank | 2 | $78.54 | |
| Fuller's Frame Shop | 1 | $75.21 | |
| McMinn County Basketball Boosters | 1 | $75.00 | |
| American Publishing | 1 | $70.00 | |
| McMinn Humane Society | 1 | $70.00 | |
| Casa Red Shoe Gala | 1 | $70.00 | |
| Dollar General Store | 1 | $55.05 | |
| Mayfield Dairy Visitor Center | 1 | $51.48 | |
| Morning Star Ministries | 1 | $50.00 | |
| TN House Republican Caucus | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Russell, Corey | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Tellico Plains High School | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Clearwater Rural Fire Dept | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Ballplay Ruritan Club | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Queen Benefit | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Friends of Nra | 1 | $40.00 | |
| Choate Printing Co. | 1 | $36.00 | |
| Springbrook Ladies Golf Tournament | 1 | $25.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 W. Forgety’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $16,403 42%
- Advertising & media $12,426 32%
- Fundraising & events $5,129 13%
- Other $2,367 6%
- Consulting & professional services $1,044 3%
- Printing & mail $817 2%
- Office & operations $764 2%
- Staff & payroll $100 0.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2016 Amended | $59,382.11 | $58,734.51 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70815 |
| Pre-General 2016 Amended | $53,267.11 | $59,382.11 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68623 |
| Q3 2016 | $58,152.68 | $53,267.11 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66864 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 | $55,759.48 | $58,152.68 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 64587 |
| Q2 2016 Amended | $55,768.67 | $55,759.48 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65113 |
| Q1 2016 | $58,921.17 | $55,768.67 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63629 |
| Year-End 2015 Amended | $41,305.08 | $58,921.17 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 63978 |
| Mid-Year 2015 | $44,344.77 | $41,305.08 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 59912 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2017.
Contributions and spending
Net contributions (cash) $8,275 · Spent $21,478 · 12 donors 2 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Year-End 2017
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | NASHVILLE, TN 37219 | — | $3,000.00 |
| Resolute Forest Products US Inc. | ARLINGTON, TX 76017 | — | $1,000.00 |
| Agl Resources | ATLANTA, GA 30302 | — | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee First | MADISON, TN 37116 | — | $500.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund | MADISON, TN 37116 | — | $500.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | NASHVILLE, TN 37212 | — | $1,000.00 |
| Lawyers Involved for TN | NASHVILLE, TN 37203 | — | $500.00 |
| Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC | NASHVILLE, TN 37219 | — | $500.00 |
| Butler Snow PAC | RIDGELAND, MS 39158 | — | $350.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | NASHVILLE, TN 37204 | — | $250.00 |
| 2 more donors not shown | |||
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Republican Caucus | CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION | $1,000.00 | 01/09/2018 |
| Harwell, Beth | POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION | $5,000.00 | 01/04/2018 |
| Daily Post-Athenian | WEB HOSTING & DESIGN | $31.00 | 12/30/2017 |
| Wyxi | ADVERTISING | $49.00 | 12/29/2017 |
| Kane, Roger | POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION | $250.00 | 12/19/2017 |
| American Cancer Society | CONTRIBUTION | $100.00 | 12/08/2017 |
| Dollar General Store | CHRISTMAS CANDY FOR PARADES | $136.25 | 12/05/2017 |
| Dollar General Store | CHRISTMAS CANDY FOR PARADES | $125.44 | 12/04/2017 |
| Dollar General Store | CHRISTMAS CANDY FOR PARADES | $131.89 | 11/28/2017 |
| Standard Chair Company | LEGISLATIVE OFFICE CHAIR WITH LASER STATE SEAL | $409.00 | 11/22/2017 |
| 61 more expenditures not shown | |||
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2017 Amended | $53,408.83 | $45,531.78 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 75108 |
| Mid-Year 2017 | $58,734.51 | $53,408.83 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 70929 |