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Len Silverman — 2014 Tennessee House, District 45 campaign

Tennessee House, District 45 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 45 · totals since Jul 1, 2013

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 · Year-End 2013–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 →
$1,262
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 →
$85,347
includes $6,916 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $25,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$3,338
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$59,313
less $1,031 in refunds & credits → $58,282 net disbursements
Donors
86
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 2014 Amendment $1,262 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 2014 reported receipts $0
Q3 2014 reported receipts $2,600
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $15,101
Q2 2014 reported receipts $18,321
Q1 2014 reported receipts $29,050
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $20,275
Reported receipts $85,347
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 $58,628
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $684
Total spent $59,313
From each filing:
  • Q3 2014 Initial $19,617 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,517 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $99 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $19,247 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,241 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 Amendment $18,795 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,307 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $488 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $1,585 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,563 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $22 filing-stated
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Receipts
$85,347
Spent
$59,313

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, 44% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $38K · 44%Organizations and PACs, itemized $15K · 18%Unitemized contributions $7K · 8%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $25K · 29%

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: $37,631 ÷ Reported receipts: $85,347
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $600
Individuals, itemized $37,631
Organizations and PACs, itemized $15,200
Unitemized contributions $6,916
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $25,000
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 →

$502average gift
$300median gift
75individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
7%
2%
$200–1K
71%
48%
$1K–5K
23%
50%
$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: $37,631 ÷ Individual donors: 75
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $37,631
Median gift $300
Individual donors 75
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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $48,731 Out of state $4,100
  • Hendersonville $20K38%
  • Nashville $13K24%
  • Goodlettsville $6K12%
  • Gallatin $5K10%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $4,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $52,831
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,100
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2013 – Sep 2014. Peak $16,401 in Jul 2014. Spending peaked at $19,761 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 84 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $730 and their names are withheld.

84 named donors 122 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Stand PAC of Tennessee Includes In-Kind 3 $7,294.97
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00
Len Silverman Self Includes In-Kind 12 $1,852.58
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC 1 $1,500.00
Johnny Garrett 3 $1,500.00
Maintaining Our Majority PAC Mom PAC 2 $1,500.00
Kara Garrett 2 $1,500.00
Susan Garrett Includes In-Kind 2 $1,500.00
Leslie Stephens Includes In-Kind 2 $1,500.00
Robert Jennings 2 $1,250.00

Expenditures

31 vendors 69 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Office Support Systems 4 $27,678.70 47%
Conquest Communications Group 2 $4,855.39 8%
United States Postal Service 4 $3,946.97 7%
Comcast Spotlight 1 $2,813.00 5%
Capitol Promotions 3 $2,805.00 5%
Krueger, Caroline 8 $2,800.00 5%
Cross, Christi 2 $2,000.00 3%
Sartin, Madison 7 $1,670.00 3%
Asap Printing 5 $1,166.15 2%
Republican Party of Sumner County 1 $1,028.28 2%

Loans

$25,000.00 in loan balances 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.

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 $25,000
Loan principal shown $25,000
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Len Silverman) Candidate loan Mar 26, 2014 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 $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 Len Silverman’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $39,665 68%
  • Printing & mail $9,869 17%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,537 6%
  • Field & voter contact $3,070 5%
  • Fundraising & events $1,919 3%
  • Office & operations $319 0.6%
  • Contributions & donations $250 0.5%

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
Q4 2014 Amended $2,065.39 $1,261.94 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 61336

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,065.39, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,261.94.
Q3 2014 $44,051.19 $2,065.39 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55854
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $47,196.75 $44,051.19 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 61350
Q2 2014 Amended $47,671.11 $47,196.75 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53401
Q1 2014 $20,205.83 $47,671.11 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50879
Year-End 2013 Amended $0.00 $20,205.83 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 61169

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2015.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $1,262

1 filing · Mid-Year 2015

Includes $87 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Contrast Visuals & Consulting ADVERTISING $1,174.95 02/09/2015
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $1,261.94 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61337