Memphis

Lee Harris — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 29 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 29 Democratic

2018 Tennessee Senate, District 29 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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 → · 10 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2018

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 →
$0
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$79,575
includes $7,097 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 →
$700
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$107,963
Donors
80
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:

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
Year-End 2016 reported receipts $30,437
Mid-Year 2016 reported receipts $3,950
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $14,535
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $1,000
Year-End 2018 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $0
Q2 2018 reported receipts $18,578
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $3,250
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $7,825
Reported receipts $79,575
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 $91,059
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $16,904
Total spent $107,963
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2016 Supplemental $17,106 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,881 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,225 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2016 Amendment $10,955 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,292 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,663 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $13,443 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,902 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,541 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $2,192 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,518 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $675 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2018 Supplemental $15,972 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,731 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $241 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $1,120 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,000 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $120 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $3,774 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,251 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $523 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $2,915 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,035 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $879 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $33,473 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,612 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,861 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $7,013 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,837 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,176 filing-stated
Receipts
$79,575
Spent
$107,963

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, 51% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $19K · 24%Individuals, itemized $13K · 17%Organizations and PACs, itemized $40K · 51%Unitemized contributions $7K · 9%

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: $40,250 ÷ Reported receipts: $79,575
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $18,828
Individuals, itemized $13,400
Organizations and PACs, itemized $40,250
Unitemized contributions $7,097
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 →

$372average gift
$250median gift
36individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
1%
$200–1K
92%
76%
$1K–5K
6%
22%
$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: $13,400 ÷ Individual donors: 36
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $13,400
Median gift $250
Individual donors 36
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 →

82% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (18% from out of state).

Tennessee $43,750 Out of state $9,900
  • Nashville $20K38%
  • Memphis $17K31%
  • Washington, DC $3K6%
  • Brentwood $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $7K

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: $9,900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $53,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,900
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2015 – Aug 2018. Peak $6,950 in Nov 2016. Spending peaked at $21,130 in Jan 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 83 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

83 named donors 111 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lee Harris for County Mayor Self ↺ paid $10,530.95 1 $18,577.51
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $2,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $2,000.00
James Weatherington 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 1 $1,500.00
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Tennessee State PAC 2 $1,500.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 3 $1,500.00

Expenditures

102 vendors 148 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Harris for County Mayor 1 $18,577.57 20%
Lee Harris for County Mayor ↺ donor $18,577.51 1 $10,530.95 12%
Tennessee Voter Project PAC 2 $6,000.00 7%
Tennessee Democratic Caucus 3 $4,852.00 5%
Diamond Printing 6 $4,749.68 5%
Tennessee Democratic Party 4 $4,510.00 5%
American Airlines 9 $3,576.09 4%
Linx Consulting 2 $3,325.00 4%
Directfx 3 $2,283.52 3%
P & G Travel 2 $1,648.50 2%

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.

  • Contributions & donations $30,684 34%
  • Other $24,050 26%
  • Transfers between accounts $10,531 12%
  • Printing & mail $7,304 8%
  • Travel $4,875 5%
  • Fundraising & events $4,592 5%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,568 5%
  • Field & voter contact $2,000 2%
  • Office & operations $1,055 1%
  • Advertising & media $1,003 1%
  • Staff & payroll $397 0.5%

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
Year-End 2018 $15,971.95 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2018 filing Report 82045
Pre-Primary 2018 $17,092.15 $15,971.95 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77844
Q2 2018 $2,288.60 $17,092.15 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 77024
Q1 2018 $5,203.26 $2,288.60 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75297
Year-End 2017 Amended $35,426.15 $5,203.26 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73793
Mid-Year 2017 Amended $34,613.76 $35,426.15 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72161
Year-End 2016 $21,283.09 $34,613.76 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 70012
Mid-Year 2016 Amended $28,288.28 $21,283.09 Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 65459
Year-End 2015 Amended $27,195.86 $28,288.28 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 65231
Mid-Year 2015 $28,388.05 $27,195.86 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60322