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Lowe Finney — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 27 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 27 Democratic

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 27

9 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Year-End 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 →
$733
as of the Year-End report
→ carried into 2018 TN Senate 27
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 →
$78,766
Why this number?
Total Spent
$106,382
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 →
135.0%
$106,382 spent of $78,766 raised (cash) · opened with $55,666
Donors
At least 92 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
8%
$6,114 of $78,766 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
13%
$10,575 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).

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $72,652
Loans received $6,114
Raised (cash) $78,766
From each filing:
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $6,114 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 $106,372
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10
Total spent $106,382
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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: $10,575 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $78,766
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $10,575

Totals exclude 1 filing pending review (the filer reported $52,055 on it).

Raised incl. in-kind
$78,766
Spent
$106,382

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 8% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 21%, organizations and PACs 71%.

Candidate’s own money $6K · 8% Individuals $17K · 21% Organizations & PACs $56K · 71%
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: $6,114 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $78,766
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $6,114
From individuals $16,677
From organizations and PACs $55,975

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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $62,077 Out of state $10,575
  • Nashville $36K50%
  • Jackson $7K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $19K
  • 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: $10,575 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $72,652
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,575

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2001 – Aug 2014. Peak $15,845 in Dec 2012. Spending peaked at $58,716 in Aug 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

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 92 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Democratic Caucus 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $2,000.00
Mary Ann Clark 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC 1 $1,000.00
Jamie Boock 1 $1,000.00
Teresa Luna 1 $500.00
Medco Health Solutions INC Express Scripts Inc. PAC 1 $500.00
Carmella Stair 1 $500.00

Expenditures

87 vendors 161 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Finney for Mayor 1 $58,715.52 55%
Finney, Lowe 22 $6,301.21 6%
Alexander, Thompson, & Arnold 7 $6,285.00 6%
Thompson, Brad 3 $2,800.00 3%
Barnes, Tim 2 $2,400.00 2%
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC 2 $2,250.00 2%
North, Phillip L. 2 $1,500.00 1%
Berke for Mayor 1 $1,400.00 1%
Hotel Indigo 4 $1,359.52 1%
Humboldt Chronicle 4 $1,233.50 1%

Loans

$6,113.98 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 $6,114
Loan principal shown $6,114
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Lowe Finney) Candidate loan — $6,113.98 $0.00 $6,113.98

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.

  • Contributions & donations $79,958 75%
  • Other $9,221 9%
  • Travel $7,349 7%
  • Advertising & media $5,826 5%
  • Fundraising & events $2,304 2%
  • Office & operations $1,380 1%
  • Printing & mail $335 0.4%

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 2014 $59,949.24 $732.87 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $63,269.06 $59,949.24 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Late $65,569.77 $63,269.06 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $62,097.27 $65,319.77 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $55,665.57 $62,097.27 Source ↗
Year-End 2012 Amended $19,257.12 $55,665.57 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2012 Amended $27,881.08 $19,257.12 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended Figures pending review — — Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended $10,793.37 $1,670.73 Source ↗