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Karen Carson — 2016 Tennessee House, District 14 campaign

Tennessee House, District 14 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 14

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-Primary 2015–Mid-Year 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 →
$289
as of the Mid-Year report
→ carried into 2018 TN House 14
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 →
$67,762
includes $232 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$625
goods or services
Total Spent
$61,529
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 →
91%
$61,529 spent of $67,762 raised (cash)
Donors
135
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
10%
$7,000 of $68,387 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
5%
$3,600 from outside TN
Why this number?

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:

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. Excludes $1,000.00 the filer reported on Schedule A as a refund or reimbursement — money paid back to the committee, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $60,530
Loans received $7,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $232
Raised (cash) $67,762
From each filing:
  • Q4 2015 Amendment $182 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2015 Amendment $36,780 derived
  • Q3 2015 Amendment $17,450 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Q2 2015 Amendment $11,350 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $2,000 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $60,850
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $679
Total spent $61,529
From each filing:
  • Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $28 filing-stated
  • Q4 2015 Amendment $808 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $800 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2015 Amendment $32,374 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $31,994 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $380 filing-stated
  • Q3 2015 Amendment $21,983 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,868 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $115 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2015 Amendment $6,337 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,188 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $149 filing-stated

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: $3,600 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $68,387
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,600
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$68,387
Spent
$61,529

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 10% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 69%, organizations and PACs 20%.

Candidate’s own money $7K · 10% Individuals $47K · 69% Organizations & PACs $14K · 20%
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: $7,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $68,387
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $7,000
From individuals $47,012
From organizations and PACs $13,750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $625
Source filings:

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 →

$380average gift
$250median gift
123individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
2%
0.2%
$50–200
32%
7%
$200–1K
49%
41%
$1K–5K
17%
51%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $46,780 ÷ Individual donors: 123
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $46,780
Median gift $250
Individual donors 123
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $56,930 Out of state $3,600
  • Knoxville $40K66%
  • Nashville $6K9%
  • Franklin $5K8%
  • Farragut $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $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: $3,600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $60,530
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,600
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2015 – Nov 2015. Peak $36,205 in Jul 2015. Spending peaked at $31,867 in Jul 2015.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,380 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 102 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Community Health Systems Professional SVCS Corp PAC 1 $5,000.00
Stand PAC of Tennessee 1 $3,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $2,500.00
Jenny Boyd 2 $1,500.00
Randal Boyd 2 $1,500.00
Charles E Jensen 1 $1,500.00
Sherri Parker Lee Includes In-Kind 3 $1,500.00
Raja Jubran 1 $1,000.00
Douglas Harris 1 $1,000.00
James Jablonski 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

26 vendors 43 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Candidate Command, LLC 4 $17,715.00 29%
Targeted Strategy 2 $14,686.15 24%
Majority Strategies, Inc. 2 $6,844.24 11%
Bk Strategies, LLC 1 $5,000.00 8%
Thompson, Collin 2 $4,474.00 7%
Long, Loren 3 $3,300.00 5%
Victorystore.Com 1 $2,207.40 4%
Karnes, W. Tucker 3 $1,075.00 2%
Imageworks Printing & Design, LLC 2 $1,004.13 2%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $1,000.00 2%

Loans

$7,000.00 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 $7,000
Loan principal shown $7,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Karen Carson) Candidate loan Jun 6, 2015 $7,000.00 $7,000.00 $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 Karen Carson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $28,990 48%
  • Consulting & professional services $21,480 35%
  • Other $8,849 15%
  • Contributions & donations $800 1%
  • Office & operations $408 0.7%
  • Travel $200 0.4%
  • Fundraising & events $103 0.2%
  • Advertising & media $20 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
Mid-Year 2016 Late $316.57 $288.78 Source ↗
Q4 2015 Amended $942.04 $316.57 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2015 Amended $5,013.25 $11,475.00 Source ↗
Q3 2015 Amended $11,475.00 $942.04 Source ↗
Q2 2015 Amended $0.00 $5,013.25 Source ↗