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Mary Esther Bell — 2006 Tennessee House, District 34 campaign

Tennessee House, District 34 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 34 · totals since Apr 1, 2006

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2006–Q4 2006

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 →
$0
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$121,199
includes $28,206 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$250 refunded
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$16,095
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$121,199
Donors
156
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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:

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2006 reported receipts $9,875
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $34,880
Q3 2006 reported receipts $13,285
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $5,195
Q2 2006 reported receipts $57,964
Reported receipts $121,199
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $57,964 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 $120,935
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $265
Total spent $121,199
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $14,671 derived
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $64,007 derived
  • Q3 2006 Initial $17,143 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,953 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $190 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $20,947 derived
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $4,432 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,357 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75 filing-stated
Receipts
$121,199
Spent
$121,199

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. 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 →

Largest part: individuals, itemized, 44% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $54K · 44%Organizations and PACs, itemized $39K · 32%Unitemized contributions $28K · 23%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$250. Shares are of the $121,449 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Individuals, itemized: $53,843 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $121,449
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $53,843
Organizations and PACs, itemized $39,400
Unitemized contributions $28,206
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$250
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $57,964 filing-stated

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 →

$460average gift
$250median gift
117individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
8%
2%
$200–1K
75%
50%
$1K–5K
17%
48%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $53,843 ÷ Individual donors: 117
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $53,843
Median gift $250
Individual donors 117
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $82,493 Out of state $10,750
  • Murfreesboro $26K28%
  • Nashville $23K25%
  • Smyrna $14K14%
  • Covington $7K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $11K

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: $10,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $93,243
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2006 – Dec 2006. Peak $26,300 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $64,007 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 150 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 9 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,325 and their names are withheld.

150 named donors 193 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind ↺ paid $15,000.00 1 $14,845.10
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $7,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $3,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee 3 $2,000.00
W Kent Coleman 2 $2,000.00
Therese V Russell 2 $2,000.00
William L Victory 2 $2,000.00
Jeanette J Victory 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

27 vendors 45 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle, Inc. 3 $43,132.70 36%
E. Allan Brandon, LLC 6 $27,480.12 23%
Tennessee Democratic Party ↺ donor $14,845.10 1 $15,000.00 12%
Capad Communications, Inc. 3 $8,424.37 7%
United States Postal Service 4 $5,535.52 5%
Strategic Services 1 $3,400.00 3%
Mma Creative, Inc. 2 $2,950.69 2%
Doubletree Murfreesboro 1 $2,765.70 2%
American Press & Label 2 $2,105.52 2%
Custom Uniform Service 2 $1,720.44 1%

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

  • Advertising & media $69,168 57%
  • Printing & mail $27,526 23%
  • Contributions & donations $15,574 13%
  • Fundraising & events $5,169 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,400 3%
  • Office & operations $97 0.1%

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 2006 $4,796.09 $0.00 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12143
Pre-General 2006 Amended $33,922.81 $4,796.09 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11708
Q3 2006 $37,780.38 $33,922.81 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10051
Pre-Primary 2006 $53,532.39 $37,780.38 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8640
Q2 2006 Amended $0.00 $53,532.39 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8624