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Lou Patten — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 09 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 09 Republican

2010 Tennessee Senate, District 09

6 filings · Year-End 2009–Q4 2010

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 →
$2,601
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 →
$119,055
includes $3,073 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$76,163
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 →
64%
$76,163 spent of $119,055 raised (cash)
Donors
159
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
25%
$30,133 of $119,055 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
3%
$3,750 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 2010 Initial $2,601 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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $85,849
Loans received $30,133
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,073
Raised (cash) $119,055
From each filing:
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $2,673 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $173 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Initial $10,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $600 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Amendment $34,875 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $34,375 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $40,874 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $39,074 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,800 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $30,133 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one 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 $75,160
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,004
Total spent $76,163
From each filing:
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $10,684 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,486 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $198 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Initial $55,924 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $55,859 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $65 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Amendment $8,716 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,142 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $574 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $839 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $672 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $167 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: $3,750 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $119,055
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,750
Source filings:

Totals exclude 1 filing pending review (the filer reported $67,633 on it).

Raised incl. in-kind
$119,055
Spent
$76,163

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 25% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 65%, organizations and PACs 10%.

Candidate’s own money $30K · 25% Individuals $77K · 65% Organizations & PACs $12K · 10%
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: $30,133 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $119,055
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $30,133
From individuals $77,072
From organizations and PACs $11,850
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 →

$532average gift
$250median gift
139individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.7%
$200–1K
82%
55%
$1K–5K
15%
44%
$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: $73,999 ÷ Individual donors: 139
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $73,999
Median gift $250
Individual donors 139
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $82,099 Out of state $3,750
  • Cleveland $57K67%
  • Nashville $8K9%
  • Brentwood $3K3%
  • Knoxville $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
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: $3,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $85,849
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2009 – Sep 2010. Peak $27,874 in Dec 2009. Spending peaked at $62,686 in Jul 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $499 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 182 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Janie Jones 2 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $2,000.00
Brenda Lawson 2 $2,000.00
J Max Everhart 2 $2,000.00
Abigayle Jones 2 $2,000.00
William A Jones 2 $2,000.00
Robby Card 2 $2,000.00
Jenny Card 2 $2,000.00
Bob Card 2 $2,000.00
Susan Card 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

25 vendors 50 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Majority Strategies 6 $52,212.29 69%
Charter Media 1 $5,883.36 8%
McBay, Kyle 7 $3,700.00 5%
Jaynes, Adam 3 $1,600.00 2%
Key Advertising 2 $1,290.99 2%
Comcast Spotlight 1 $1,285.00 2%
FLS Connect 1 $1,043.46 1%
Dockins Graphics 1 $1,009.70 1%
Bald Headed Bistro 2 $902.83 1%
Staples 3 $881.51 1%

Loans

$30,133.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $30,133
Loan principal shown $30,133
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Lou Patten) Candidate loan — $30,133.00 $13,633.00 $16,500.00

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

  • Consulting & professional services $51,700 69%
  • Advertising & media $9,115 12%
  • Field & voter contact $5,300 7%
  • Printing & mail $4,899 7%
  • Office & operations $1,451 2%
  • Contributions & donations $1,220 2%
  • Fundraising & events $903 1%
  • Other $573 0.8%

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 2010 $14,923.88 $2,600.58 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended $23,934.81 $14,923.88 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 $69,456.51 $23,934.81 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended Figures pending review — — Source ↗
Q1 2010 Amended $40,034.34 $63,059.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 $0.00 $40,034.34 Source ↗