Memphis

Lee Harris — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 29 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 29 Democratic

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 29

Also ran for Shelby County Mayor on Who Funds Memphis

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 2014–Q4 2014

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 →
$28,388
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$115,899
includes $13,481 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 →
$1,559
goods or services
Total Spent
$87,511
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 →
76%
$87,511 spent of $115,899 raised (cash)
Donors
194
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
1%
$1,500 of $117,458 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
9%
$10,950 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:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $28,388 filing-stated

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $100,918
Candidate's own contributions $1,500
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $13,481
Raised (cash) $115,899
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $15,689 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,689 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $12,750 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $700 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $16,412 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,062 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $26,774 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,362 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,412 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $37,502 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $31,956 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,546 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Amendment $6,772 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,200 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,072 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 $84,073
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,438
Total spent $87,511
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $4,546 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,126 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $420 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $4,386 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,340 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $46 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $22,692 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,941 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $751 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $38,649 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $38,181 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $468 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $16,106 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,506 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,600 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Amendment $1,131 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $979 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $153 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: $10,950 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $117,458
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $10,950
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$117,458
Spent
$87,511

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 1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 46%, organizations and PACs 51%, with 1% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 1% Individuals $54K · 46% Organizations & PACs $60K · 51% Other sources $2K · 1%
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: $1,500 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $117,458
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,500
From individuals $53,999
From organizations and PACs $60,400
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,559
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 →

$319average gift
$250median gift
127individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
31%
14%
$200–1K
63%
65%
$1K–5K
6%
21%
$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: $40,518 ÷ Individual donors: 127
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $40,518
Median gift $250
Individual donors 127
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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $89,968 Out of state $10,950
  • Memphis $42K42%
  • Nashville $36K36%
  • Cordova $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
  • Other out-of-state $11K
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: $10,950 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $100,918
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,950
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2014 – Jan 2015. Peak $25,012 in Jul 2014. Spending peaked at $43,881 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $5,633 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 173 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Stand PAC of Tennessee Includes In-Kind 2 $5,258.66
Memphis Restaurant Association PAC Mra PAC 1 $3,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $2,000.00
JC Huizenga 2 $2,000.00
LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz) 2 $1,500.00
Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

32 vendors 86 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Diamond Printing 18 $33,086.07 39%
Graber Partners 3 $13,520.00 16%
Reef, Leor 19 $12,060.00 14%
Wreg 1 $6,500.00 8%
Ayesh, Abdallah 1 $2,500.00 3%
Running Pony 1 $2,200.00 3%
New Blue Strategies 3 $2,029.00 2%
American National Tech Corp 1 $1,625.00 2%
Hawes, Chloe 3 $1,149.00 1%
Miller, Jamila 5 $1,144.00 1%

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

  • Printing & mail $36,681 44%
  • Advertising & media $23,245 28%
  • Field & voter contact $14,030 17%
  • Office & operations $4,538 5%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,250 3%
  • Staff & payroll $1,139 1%
  • Contributions & donations $900 1%
  • Fundraising & events $625 0.8%
  • Other $433 0.6%
  • Travel $231 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
Q4 2014 Amended $17,245.36 $28,388.05 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $8,881.44 $17,245.36 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended $15,161.75 $8,881.44 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $27,036.43 $15,161.75 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $5,640.52 $27,036.43 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended $0.00 $5,640.52 Source ↗