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Lowe Finney — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 27 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 27 Democratic

2010 Tennessee Senate, District 27

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 → · 13 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Year-End 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 →
$18,833
as of the Year-End 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 →
$459,507
includes $1,224 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$16,850 refunded
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 →
$83,258
goods or services
Total Spent
$447,424
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 →
97%
$447,424 spent of $459,507 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 491 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
3%
$16,441 of $542,765 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
6%
$30,540 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Year-End 2010 states $18,832.63, Q4 2010 states $10,793.37. The figure shown is Year-End 2010's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Source filings:

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. 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 $441,842
Loans received $16,441
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,224
Raised (cash) $459,507
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Supplemental $37,310 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $36,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $610 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2008 Supplemental $500 derived
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $58,505 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $58,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $305 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Amendment $500 derived
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  • Year-End 2010 Amendment $19,048 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $248 filing-stated
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $30,991 derived
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $46,658 derived
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $120,560 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $20,330 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $20,325 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Amendment $38,280 derived
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $86,676 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $86,620 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $56 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $149 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $438,740
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8,683
Total spent $447,424
From each filing:
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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: $30,540 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $542,765
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $30,540
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$542,765
Spent
$447,424

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 3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 44%, organizations and PACs 38%, with 15% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $16K · 3% Individuals $238K · 44% Organizations & PACs $205K · 38% Other sources $83K · 15%
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: $16,441 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $542,765
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $16,441
From individuals $238,052
From organizations and PACs $205,014
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $83,258
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 $411,302 Out of state $30,540
  • Nashville $150K34%
  • Jackson $111K25%
  • Milan $11K2%
  • Memphis $11K2%
  • Dresden $10K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $120K
  • Other out-of-state $31K
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: $30,540 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $441,842
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $30,540
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2001 – Jan 2011. Peak $68,690 in Sep 2010. Spending peaked at $180,810 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $441,342 of $441,842 in itemized contributions. The other $500 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

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

Named donor list 502 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 3 $71,193.70
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu ↺ $750.00 refunded 5 $10,000.00 net
$10,750.00 gross
The Jackson Clinic PAC 3 $9,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 3 $8,500.00 net
$9,500.00 gross
Tennessee Realtors PAC 4 $8,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus In-Kind 1 $6,125.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 4 $5,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 4 $4,000.00 net
$5,000.00 gross
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 4 $3,000.00

Expenditures

195 vendors 426 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Buying Time, LLC 3 $125,551.70 29%
Ralston Lapp 3 $122,143.44 28%
Senate Democratic Caucus 5 $32,075.00 7%
Teets, Kevin 5 $18,707.99 4%
Myers Research 3 $17,475.00 4%
Strategic Services 1 $7,800.00 2%
Stone's Phones 5 $5,999.00 1%
MSHC Partners 9 $5,418.60 1%
Jackson Printers 13 $5,345.11 1%
Internal Revenue Service 6 $5,163.75 1%

Loans

$16,441.46 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 $16,441
Loan principal shown $16,441
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Lowe Finney) Candidate loan Jun 20, 2010 $16,441.46 $12,344.94 $4,096.52

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

  • Advertising & media $245,491 56%
  • Consulting & professional services $59,659 14%
  • Contributions & donations $49,635 11%
  • Printing & mail $18,798 4%
  • Fundraising & events $16,211 4%
  • Office & operations $15,559 4%
  • Staff & payroll $13,708 3%
  • Other $10,778 2%
  • Travel $8,282 2%
  • Field & voter contact $621 0.2%

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
Year-End 2010 Amended $8,102.80 $18,832.63 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Amended $18,832.63 $10,793.37 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Amended $131,797.57 $8,102.80 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended $159,072.88 $131,797.57 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $155,417.25 $159,072.88 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended $125,773.99 $155,417.25 Source ↗
Q1 2010 $130,495.41 $125,773.99 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Amended $52,924.44 $130,495.41 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 $63,055.27 $52,924.44 Source ↗
Year-End 2008 $50,266.31 $63,055.27 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2008 $56,479.26 $50,266.31 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $5,668.52 $56,168.49 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $11,705.86 $5,668.52 Source ↗