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Mary Parker — 2006 Tennessee Senate, District 23 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 23 Democratic

2006 Tennessee Senate, District 23 · 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 →
$3,719
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 →
$332,364
includes $1,200 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$38,177
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$328,753
less $1,348 in refunds & credits → $327,405 net disbursements
Donors
786
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:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $3,719 filing-stated

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 $13,396
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $112,903
Q3 2006 reported receipts $72,682
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $25,050
Q2 2006 reported receipts $108,334
Reported receipts $332,364
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $108,334 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 $328,666
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $87
Total spent $328,753
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $7,883 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,796 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $87 filing-stated
Receipts
$332,364
Spent
$328,753

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, 75% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $249K · 75%Organizations and PACs, itemized $79K · 24%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts.

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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.

Individuals, itemized: $249,297 ÷ Reported receipts: $332,364
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2,990
Individuals, itemized $249,297
Organizations and PACs, itemized $78,650
Unitemized contributions $1,200
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $228
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $108,334 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 →

$333average gift
$200median gift
749individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
10%
0.9%
$50–200
35%
10%
$200–1K
43%
46%
$1K–5K
12%
44%
$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: $249,297 ÷ Individual donors: 749
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $249,297
Median gift $200
Individual donors 749
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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $271,582 Out of state $56,365
  • Nashville $165K50%
  • Brentwood $22K7%
  • Franklin $21K6%
  • Knoxville $12K4%
  • Washington, DC $10K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $53K
  • Other out-of-state $47K

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: $56,365 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $327,947
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $56,365
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2006 – Jan 2007. Peak $118,288 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $204,492 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 454 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 337 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $26,672 and their names are withheld.

454 named donors 594 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind 10 $32,844.60
Tennessee Democratic Party Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $240.00 2 $20,539.43
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $15,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $5,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 3 $4,329.65
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $4,000.00
Mary Parker Self Includes In-Kind 9 $3,675.59
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 2 $2,250.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC 2 $2,150.00

Expenditures

45 vendors 94 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher & Rowley Consulting, Inc. 6 $171,000.00 52%
Tennessee Democratic Party - TN Dem Victory 2006 2 $54,500.00 17%
The Clinton Group 1 $20,138.95 6%
Talley, Keith 5 $20,000.00 6%
Tennessee Democratic Victory 2006 1 $11,500.00 3%
US Post Office 13 $7,593.08 2%
NGP Software, Inc. 2 $6,150.00 2%
Pr Promotions 6 $5,993.67 2%
Lake Research Partners 1 $4,950.00 2%
Telephone Strategies Group 2 $4,567.74 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 Parker’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $177,879 54%
  • Other $60,965 19%
  • Field & voter contact $24,707 8%
  • Staff & payroll $23,650 7%
  • Printing & mail $11,567 4%
  • Contributions & donations $11,500 3%
  • Office & operations $7,947 2%
  • Fundraising & events $5,302 2%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,950 2%
  • Travel $200 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 $32,623.77 $3,719.25 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12221
Pre-General 2006 Amended $102,712.72 $32,623.77 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12670
Q3 2006 Amended $122,001.17 $102,712.72 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12667
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $100,450.63 $122,001.17 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9855
Q2 2006 Amended $0.00 $100,450.63 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9661

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2007.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $2,777

2 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Year-End 2007

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Mary Parker BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 Parker Crofford $3,987.65
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Parker & Crofford COPY CHARGES $1,277.16 06/30/2007
University of Buffalo UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION $1,500.00 06/30/2007
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 $842.09 — Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14740
Mid-Year 2007 $3,719.25 $842.09 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13487