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Mark Pody — 2014 Tennessee House, District 46 campaign

Tennessee House, District 46 Republican

2014 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 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 →
$50,187
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 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 →
$76,503
includes $5,980 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$16,623
goods or services
Total Spent
$54,852
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 →
72%
$54,852 spent of $76,503 raised (cash)
Donors
107
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
14%
$13,300 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 2014 Initial $50,187 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $70,523
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,980
Raised (cash) $76,503
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $8,679 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $529 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $9,215 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $465 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $14,619 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,527 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,092 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $4,070 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,646 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $424 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $22,245 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $19,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,895 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $17,675 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $575 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 $46,216
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8,637
Total spent $54,852
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $9,104 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,007 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,097 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $4,599 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,758 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $841 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $18,952 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,644 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,309 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $3,853 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,192 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $661 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $5,459 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,813 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,647 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $2,729 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,225 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $504 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $5,389 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,589 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $800 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $4,767 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,988 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $779 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: $13,300 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $93,125
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $13,300
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$93,125
Spent
$54,852

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 42%; organizations and PACs gave 41%; other sources made up 18%.

Individuals $39K · 42% Organizations & PACs $38K · 41% Other sources $17K · 18%
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: $38,703 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $93,125
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $38,703
From organizations and PACs $37,800
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $16,623
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 →

$555average gift
$300median gift
59individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
1%
$200–1K
69%
42%
$1K–5K
25%
57%
$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: $32,723 ÷ Individual donors: 59
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $32,723
Median gift $300
Individual donors 59
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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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $57,223 Out of state $13,300
  • Nashville $19K26%
  • Lebanon $17K24%
  • Murfreesboro $4K6%
  • Franklin $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $14K
  • Other out-of-state $13K
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: $13,300 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $70,523
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,300
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $17,250 in Jun 2014. Spending peaked at $10,129 in Aug 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $350 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 129 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Republican Caucus In-Kind 3 $14,897.50
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 2 $3,000.00
John Bryan 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $1,750.00
Fop Lebanon Lodge 83 PAC 2 $1,600.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $1,500.00
Insurors of TN PAC 2 $1,500.00
Dale Nunnery 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

53 vendors 141 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Cox, Brantley 4 $3,689.00 8%
Designer Graphics 1 $2,958.15 6%
Scheve, William 3 $2,525.00 5%
Springer, Jonathan 3 $2,500.00 5%
Postmaster 8 $2,465.99 5%
New Ideas Advertising 4 $2,212.00 5%
Office Max 5 $1,883.62 4%
Emma 17 $1,792.36 4%
House Republican Caucus 1 $1,750.00 4%
WWTN 1 $1,717.00 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.

  • Printing & mail $10,878 24%
  • Advertising & media $10,617 23%
  • Field & voter contact $10,264 22%
  • Contributions & donations $7,817 17%
  • Office & operations $3,509 8%
  • Fundraising & events $3,130 7%

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 $50,611.61 $50,187.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $45,995.70 $50,611.61 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $50,329.26 $45,995.70 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $50,112.35 $50,329.26 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $33,326.76 $50,112.35 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $36,055.56 $33,326.76 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 $23,769.88 $36,055.56 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $28,536.42 $23,769.88 Source ↗