Mark Pody — 2012 Tennessee House, District 46 campaign

Tennessee House, District 46 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 46

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$28,536
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2014 TN House 46
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 →
$44,283
includes $5,353 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$22,130
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 →
50%
$22,130 spent of $44,283 raised (cash)
Donors
80
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
14%
$6,350 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 2012 Initial $28,536 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $38,930
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,353
Raised (cash) $44,283
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $500 derived
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $2,000 derived
  • Q3 2012 Initial $7,481 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,631 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $2,220 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $120 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $1,000 derived
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $31,082 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $27,480 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,602 filing-stated

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 $16,959
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,171
Total spent $22,130
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $1,094 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $747 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $347 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $1,850 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,750 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Initial $3,323 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,695 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $629 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $1,398 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $952 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $446 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $7,583 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,997 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,585 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $1,734 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $560 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,174 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $2,982 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $482 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $2,165 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,757 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $407 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: $6,350 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $44,283
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,350
Raised incl. in-kind
$44,283
Spent
$22,130

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 →

Individuals gave 50%; organizations and PACs gave 50%.

Individuals $22K · 50% Organizations & PACs $22K · 50%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $22,033 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $44,283
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $22,033
From organizations and PACs $22,250

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 →

$538average gift
$300median gift
31individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
2%
$200–1K
68%
40%
$1K–5K
26%
58%
$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: $16,680 ÷ Individual donors: 31
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $16,680
Median gift $300
Individual donors 31

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 →

84% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (16% from out of state).

Tennessee $32,580 Out of state $6,350
  • Nashville $10K24%
  • Lebanon $9K24%
  • Murfreesboro $3K7%
  • Carthage $2K5%
  • Mount Juliet $2K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $6K
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: $6,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $38,930
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,350

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Jan 2013. Peak $11,850 in Dec 2011. Spending peaked at $4,567 in May 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $300 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 88 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Mae Beavers 2 $2,000.00
Albert McCall 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $1,250.00
Jacqueline Cowden 1 $1,200.00
Pfizer PAC 1 $1,000.00
American Academy of Emergency Medicine PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $1,000.00
Peter Demos 1 $1,000.00
Virginia McCall 1 $1,000.00
Ab McCall 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

37 vendors 59 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
McCall PAC 1 $2,000.00 12%
Republican House Majority Fund 1 $1,500.00 9%
Splash and Dash Printing 3 $1,085.34 6%
Clearly Consulting 8 $1,085.00 6%
JOE PAC (Joe Carr) 1 $1,000.00 6%
Alexander, David 1 $1,000.00 6%
Butt, Sheila 1 $1,000.00 6%
Roxy Movie Theater 2 $902.00 5%
American Cellular 1 $655.49 4%
Gop Wilson County 2 $640.00 4%

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

  • Contributions & donations $8,230 49%
  • Printing & mail $2,783 16%
  • Office & operations $2,717 16%
  • Advertising & media $1,343 8%
  • Fundraising & events $1,135 7%
  • Consulting & professional services $610 4%
  • Travel $140 0.9%

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 2012 $29,130.57 $28,536.42 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 $28,980.57 $29,130.57 Source ↗
Q3 2012 $24,823.06 $28,980.57 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 $24,000.92 $24,823.06 Source ↗
Q2 2012 $30,583.75 $24,000.92 Source ↗
Q1 2012 $32,317.91 $30,583.75 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended $4,218.32 $32,317.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 $6,383.25 $4,218.32 Source ↗