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Matt Ferry — 2018 Tennessee House, District 48 campaign

Tennessee House, District 48 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 48 · totals since Apr 1, 2018

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 2018–Q4 2018

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 →
$2,100
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 →
$9,017
includes $5,437 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$6,916
Donors
10
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 2018 Initial $2,100 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 2018 reported receipts $300
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $1,070
Q3 2018 reported receipts $3,742
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $390
Q2 2018 reported receipts $3,515
Reported receipts $9,017
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $3,515 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 $5,482
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,434
Total spent $6,916
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $1,190 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,007 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $182 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $1,860 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,524 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $337 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $2,832 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,351 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $481 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $656 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $600 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $56 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $378 filing-stated
Receipts
$9,017
Spent
$6,916

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: unitemized contributions, 60% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 34%Organizations and PACs, itemized $550 · 6%Unitemized contributions $5K · 60%

Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions compares unitemized contributions 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.

Unitemized contributions: $5,437 ÷ Reported receipts: $9,017
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions
Individuals, itemized $3,030
Organizations and PACs, itemized $550
Unitemized contributions $5,437
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $3,515 filing-stated

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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $3,180 Out of state $400
  • Murfreesboro $3K80%
  • Chattanooga $3008%
  • Demopolis, AL $2507%
  • Other out-of-state $150

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: $400 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $3,580
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $400
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2018 – Dec 2018. Peak $1,150 in Apr 2018. Spending peaked at $1,524 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 7 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $450 and their names are withheld.

7 named donors 9 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Debra Heuerman 2 $830.00
Carolyn Craft 1 $500.00
Megan Carter 2 $500.00
Tommy Bragg 1 $500.00
Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women 1 $300.00
Rutherford County Democratic Party Victory Fund 1 $250.00
Donald Nelson 1 $250.00

Expenditures

6 vendors 8 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Miller, Justin 3 $2,100.00 38%
Tennessee Victory 1 $1,500.00 27%
Printing Inc. 1 $1,422.98 26%
Naacp 1 $251.00 5%
Statewide Organizing for Community Empow 1 $107.47 2%
Rutherford County Historical Society 1 $101.00 2%

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

  • Consulting & professional services $2,100 38%
  • Advertising & media $1,674 31%
  • Office & operations $1,607 29%
  • Fundraising & events $101 2%

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 2018 $2,989.71 $2,100.11 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82036
Pre-General 2018 $3,780.19 $2,989.71 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80739
Q3 2018 $2,871.10 $3,780.19 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79475
Pre-Primary 2018 $3,136.62 $2,871.10 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78309
Q2 2018 $0.00 $3,136.62 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75712