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Matthew Hill — 2008 Tennessee House, District 07 campaign

Tennessee House, District 07 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 07

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 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$1,785
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 7
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 →
$53,888
includes $3,652 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 →
$1,350
goods or services
Total Spent
$53,776
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 →
99.7%
$53,776 spent of $53,888 raised (cash)
Donors
74
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
3%
$1,450 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 2008 Initial $1,785 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 $50,236
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,652
Raised (cash) $53,888
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $1,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $2,370 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $570 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $2,000 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $9,410 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,885 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $525 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $14,033 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,401 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,632 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $24,525 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $23,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $775 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 $50,079
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,697
Total spent $53,776
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $1,648 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,554 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $94 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $3,850 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,785 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $65 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $11,666 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,951 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $714 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $10,724 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,311 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $412 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $15,034 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,024 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,010 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $7,186 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,626 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $561 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $2,308 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,568 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $740 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $1,360 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,260 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 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: $1,450 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $55,238
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,450
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$55,238
Spent
$53,776

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 53%; organizations and PACs gave 45%; other sources made up 2%.

Individuals $29K · 53% Organizations & PACs $25K · 45% Other sources $1K · 2%
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: $29,238 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $55,238
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $29,238
From organizations and PACs $24,650
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,350
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 →

$595average gift
$500median gift
43individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
14%
3%
$200–1K
60%
38%
$1K–5K
26%
59%
$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: $25,586 ÷ Individual donors: 43
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $25,586
Median gift $500
Individual donors 43
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $48,786 Out of state $1,450
  • Nashville $12K24%
  • Johnson City $10K19%
  • Bristol $9K17%
  • Bluff City $5K10%
  • Jonesborough $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $1K
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: $1,450 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $50,236
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,450
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2007 – Dec 2008. Peak $13,050 in Dec 2007. Spending peaked at $11,747 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $736 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 95 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Conservative PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $4,000.00
Johnson City Pro Firefighters PAC 3 $3,500.00
John Gregory 2 $2,000.00
Paul Gorman 2 $2,000.00
James Gregory 2 $2,000.00
Joan Gregory 2 $2,000.00
Rusty Crowe 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

37 vendors 73 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
McKinney, Alania 8 $6,420.00 13%
Bonnie Blue Pr 1 $6,000.00 12%
Sterling Strategies 7 $5,377.80 11%
Purr-Fect Solutions 5 $4,128.13 8%
Trivett, Paul 6 $3,725.00 7%
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 6%
Herald and Tribune 6 $2,327.16 5%
U. S. Postmaster 4 $2,003.38 4%
Barrett, Rachel 1 $1,672.20 3%
Johnson City Press 2 $1,445.50 3%

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

  • Printing & mail $14,881 30%
  • Other $13,320 27%
  • Advertising & media $8,406 17%
  • Contributions & donations $4,850 10%
  • Fundraising & events $4,018 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,647 7%
  • Travel $846 2%
  • Office & operations $110 0.3%

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 2008 $1,883.01 $1,785.03 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 $3,363.17 $1,883.01 Source ↗
Q3 2008 $13,028.95 $3,363.17 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $14,342.53 $13,028.95 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $15,343.26 $14,342.53 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $22,529.75 $15,343.26 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $313.08 $22,529.75 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $1,673.26 $313.08 Source ↗