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Larry Trail — 2004 Tennessee Senate, District 16 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 16 Democratic

2004 Tennessee Senate, District 16 · totals since 2003

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 · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$235,285
as of the Post-Primary 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$464,899
includes $51,032 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 →
$10,765
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$462,657
Donors
495
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). Another report, Post-General 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $11,123.05.

Reported on this filing:

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $86,110
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $41,345
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $168,158
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $57,827
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $111,458
Reported receipts $464,899
From each filing:
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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 $460,041
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,617
Total spent $462,657
From each filing:
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $25,395 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,916 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $479 filing-stated
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $51,405 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $50,976 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $429 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $382,261 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $381,573 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $689 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $3,233 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,270 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $963 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amendment $363 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $306 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $57 filing-stated
Receipts
$464,899
Spent
$462,657

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, 48% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $7K · 1%Individuals, itemized $183K · 39%Organizations and PACs, itemized $224K · 48%Unitemized contributions $51K · 11%

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: $224,125 ÷ Reported receipts: $464,899
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $6,780
Individuals, itemized $182,961
Organizations and PACs, itemized $224,125
Unitemized contributions $51,032
From each filing:
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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 →

$473average gift
$250median gift
387individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
17%
5%
$200–1K
67%
50%
$1K–5K
17%
45%
$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: $182,961 ÷ Individual donors: 387
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $182,961
Median gift $250
Individual donors 387
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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $377,961 Out of state $29,125
  • Nashville $190K47%
  • Murfreesboro $88K22%
  • Memphis $10K2%
  • Washington, DC $6K2%
  • Lavergne $6K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $84K
  • Other out-of-state $23K

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: $29,125 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $407,086
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $29,125
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2003 – Nov 2004. Peak $152,800 in Oct 2004. Spending peaked at $321,863 in Oct 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 436 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 64 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $8,556 and their names are withheld.

436 named donors 599 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind 8 $80,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 4 $14,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 5 $12,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $10,000.00
Trail Friends of Larry Self 1 $6,780.14
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $5,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 4 $4,871.40
Att Tennessee PAC 5 $4,750.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 2 $4,000.00

Expenditures

46 vendors 78 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher, Rowley & Chao 7 $370,658.32 81%
Capad Communications 3 $25,711.24 6%
Cooper & Secrest Associates 3 $12,600.00 3%
P. R. Promotions 3 $10,697.25 2%
United Postal Service 8 $8,727.95 2%
Telephone Strategies Group 2 $5,155.70 1%
Trail, Matthew 4 $3,800.00 0.9%
Courier Printing 1 $2,365.11 0.6%
Shelbyville Times Gazette 4 $2,307.90 0.6%
E. Allan Brandon, LLC 1 $2,058.33 0.5%

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

  • Advertising & media $393,835 86%
  • Consulting & professional services $26,303 6%
  • Printing & mail $13,713 3%
  • Fundraising & events $11,549 3%
  • Other $9,879 2%
  • Office & operations $1,421 0.4%
  • Field & voter contact $1,307 0.3%
  • Contributions & donations $1,035 0.3%
  • Travel $1,000 0.3%

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $174,570.25 $235,285.42 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 5173
Post-General 2004 2004 $21,182.57 $11,123.05 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 2610
Pre-General 2004 $235,285.42 $21,182.57 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2235
Pre-Primary 2004 $119,976.52 $174,570.25 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 659
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amended $8,881.77 $119,976.52 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 1026

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2005.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $11,164

2 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Mid-Year 2006

Includes $937 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Friends To Elect Larry Trail CONTRIBUTION $6,672.64 02/17/2006
Harold Ford Jr. for Tennessee DONATIONS $200.00 11/28/2005
Curt Cobb for Representative DONATIONS $200.00 11/01/2005
Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce DUES / SUBSCRIPTIONS $110.00 08/09/2005
TN Kyle PAC DONATIONS $500.00 08/09/2005
Rutherford County Democratic Party DUES / SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,000.00 07/21/2005
Daily News Journal ADVERTISING $544.17 04/08/2005
Senate Democratic Caucus DONATIONS $1,000.00 01/04/2005
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2006 $6,672.64 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2006 filing Report 8420
Supplemental 2005 2005 $11,123.05 $6,672.64 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5822