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L. Brock Bennington — 2012 Tennessee House, District 30 campaign

Tennessee House, District 30 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 30 · totals since Apr 1, 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 → · 4 filings · Pre-Primary 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 →
$987
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 →
$4,247
includes $647 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$3,260
Donors
11
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 $987 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 $0
Q3 2012 reported receipts $100
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $1,898
Q2 2012 reported receipts $2,249
Reported receipts $4,247
From each filing:

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 $2,908
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $352
Total spent $3,260
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $389 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $274 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $115 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Initial $832 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $735 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $97 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $1,799 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,659 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $140 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 Initial $239 derived
Receipts
$4,247
Spent
$3,260

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: individuals, itemized, 55% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $250 · 6%Individuals, itemized $2K · 55%Organizations and PACs, itemized $1K · 24%Unitemized contributions $647 · 15%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $2,350 ÷ Reported receipts: $4,247
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $250
Individuals, itemized $2,350
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,000
Unitemized contributions $647
From each filing:

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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $3,350 Out of state $0
  • Chattanooga $2K70%
  • Nashville $50015%
  • Harrison $2006%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $300

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $3,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2012 – Dec 2012. Peak $1,950 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $2,394 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 5 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 7 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $750 and their names are withheld.

5 named donors 6 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Juanita Brock 2 $1,400.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $500.00
Hamilton County PAC for Education 1 $500.00
L Bennington Self 1 $250.00
Ila Raye Bennington 1 $200.00

Expenditures

9 vendors 22 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
S & T Signs 2 $737.84 25%
United States Postal Service 7 $602.60 21%
Aladdin Printing 3 $575.58 20%
FedEx 2 $280.77 10%
Asr 2 $182.44 6%
Office Depot 2 $172.41 6%
Citizens for Hakeem 1 $150.00 5%
Embroideryfx 2 $126.00 4%
Harrison Ruritan Club 1 $80.00 3%

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

  • Printing & mail $2,369 81%
  • Other $308 11%
  • Contributions & donations $230 8%

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 Late $1,376.28 $987.48 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 48482
Q3 2012 Late $2,108.73 $1,376.28 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44251
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $2,009.53 $2,108.73 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42496
Q2 2012 $0.00 $2,009.53 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41535

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2013.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $156

3 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Mid-Year 2014

Includes $6 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Berke for Mayor CONTRIBUTION $150.00 02/13/2013
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2014 Late $66.13 — Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 55467
Year-End 2013 Late $831.48 $66.13 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49956

As filed on this report: cash beginning $831.48, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $66.13.
Mid-Year 2013 Late $987.48 $831.48 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48484