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Melody Shekari — 2018 Tennessee House, District 28 campaign

Tennessee House, District 28 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 28 · 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 → · 4 filings · Pre-Primary 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 →
$3,156
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 →
$33,170
includes $7,120 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 →
$400
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$30,014
Donors
52
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 Amendment $3,156 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 $0
Q3 2018 reported receipts $425
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $4,770
Q2 2018 reported receipts $27,975
Reported receipts $33,170
From each filing:

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 $27,316
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,699
Total spent $30,014
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $150 derived
  • Q3 2018 Initial $9,733 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,874 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $858 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $10,190 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,380 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $810 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Amendment $9,941 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,911 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,030 filing-stated
Receipts
$33,170
Spent
$30,014

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, 73% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $24K · 73%Organizations and PACs, itemized $2K · 6%Unitemized contributions $7K · 21%

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: $24,050 ÷ Reported receipts: $33,170
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $24,050
Organizations and PACs, itemized $2,000
Unitemized contributions $7,120
From each filing:

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 →

$481average gift
$250median gift
50individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
8%
2%
$200–1K
76%
48%
$1K–5K
16%
50%
$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: $24,050 ÷ Individual donors: 50
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $24,050
Median gift $250
Individual donors 50
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 →

76% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (24% from out of state).

Tennessee $19,750 Out of state $6,300
  • Chattanooga $14K55%
  • Signal Mountain $2K6%
  • Look Out Mountain $2K6%
  • Brooklyn, NY $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

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: $6,300 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $26,050
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,300
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2018 – Nov 2018. Peak $10,750 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $12,507 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 49 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $600 and their names are withheld.

49 named donors 52 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jennifer Mills 2 $3,000.00
Olan Mills 1 $1,500.00
Michelle Shekari 1 $1,500.00
David Shekari 1 $1,500.00
Farah Shekari 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 1 $1,000.00
Charles Sienknecht 1 $1,000.00
John Brooks 1 $1,000.00
Iranian American Political Action Commit 1 $1,000.00
Alice Smith 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

26 vendors 40 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Gregory, Jennifer 5 $8,511.75 31%
Bailey Executive Suites 5 $3,000.00 11%
Bruell, Monty 2 $2,000.00 7%
US Postal Service 2 $1,681.64 6%
Actblue 2 $1,557.48 6%
Advantage 1 $1,222.50 4%
Vector Printing 1 $1,114.35 4%
Brewer Media 1 $1,025.00 4%
Google Adwords 1 $828.32 3%
Douglas, Al 2 $747.50 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 Melody Shekari’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Field & voter contact $12,919 47%
  • Printing & mail $4,845 18%
  • Advertising & media $4,368 16%
  • Office & operations $3,754 14%
  • Consulting & professional services $610 2%
  • Other $250 1.0%
  • Fundraising & events $225 0.9%
  • Travel $194 0.8%
  • Contributions & donations $150 0.6%

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 Amended $3,305.91 $3,155.91 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 94534
Q3 2018 $12,613.46 $3,305.91 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79882
Pre-Primary 2018 $18,033.55 $12,613.46 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 76571
Q2 2018 Amended $0.00 $18,033.55 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 94533

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2019.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) $500 · Spent $3,156 · 1 donors

7 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Mid-Year 2022

Includes $478 spent not itemized below.

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Jeniffer Bissett RICHMOND, VA 23219 State of Va $500.00
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
HCDP DONATIONS $500.00 10/02/2020
HCDP DONATIONS $1,500.00 12/10/2019
Cba YLD DONATIONS $308.37 05/30/2019
The Chattery DONATIONS $250.00 04/18/2019
Four Bridges DONATIONS $120.00 04/11/2019
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2022 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2022 filing Report 108495
Year-End 2021 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97922
Mid-Year 2021 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95964
Year-End 2020 Late $698.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 94540
Mid-Year 2020 Amended $698.00 $698.00 Source: Mid-Year 2020 filing Report 94539
Year-End 2019 Amended $2,477.54 $698.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 87707
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $3,155.91 $2,477.54 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 94535