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Meryl Rice — 2012 Tennessee Senate, District 26 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 26 Democratic

2012 Tennessee Senate, District 26 · totals since Apr 1, 2012

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 2012–Q4 2012

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 →
$51,514
includes $9,167 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 →
$27,448
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$51,514
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:

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 2012 reported receipts $730
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $15,925
Q3 2012 reported receipts $18,139
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $2,645
Q2 2012 reported receipts $14,075
Reported receipts $51,514
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $14,075 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 $49,673
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,842
Total spent $51,514
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $11,786 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,411 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $375 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $25,327 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,714 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $613 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $12,404 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,849 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $555 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $47 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $1,951 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,698 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $252 filing-stated
Receipts
$51,514
Spent
$51,514

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 51% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $16K · 32%Organizations and PACs, itemized $26K · 51%Unitemized contributions $9K · 18%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $26,100 ÷ Reported receipts: $51,514
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $16,247
Organizations and PACs, itemized $26,100
Unitemized contributions $9,167
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $14,075 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 →

$378average gift
$250median gift
43individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
23%
9%
$200–1K
70%
69%
$1K–5K
7%
22%
$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: $16,247 ÷ Individual donors: 43
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $16,247
Median gift $250
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 →

99.0% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (1.0% from out of state).

Tennessee $41,947 Out of state $400
  • Nashville $15K35%
  • Arlington $5K12%
  • Memphis $5K11%
  • Bolivar $3K8%
  • Henderson $2K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $400

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: $42,347
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $400
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2010 – Nov 2012. Peak $15,125 in Oct 2012. Spending peaked at $33,592 in Oct 2012.

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. 8 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,200 and their names are withheld.

49 named donors 89 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind ↺ paid $22,175.00 11 $22,169.61
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $7,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC ↺ paid $378.90 1 $7,100.00
Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu 1 $5,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 2 $4,000.00
Randall Rice Includes In-Kind 2 $1,628.31
Anne Crighton 2 $1,500.00
Michelle Guia 4 $1,125.00
Stan Wheeler 2 $1,000.00
Jack Reynolds In-Kind 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

32 vendors 63 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Democratic Party ↺ donor $22,169.61 5 $22,175.00 45%
Diamond Printing Company 10 $12,012.05 24%
Polotical Systems & Solutions 3 $1,794.68 4%
The News Leader 1 $1,242.40 3%
Bolivar Bulletin Times 2 $983.95 2%
Fayette Falcon 3 $981.50 2%
Chester County Independent 1 $940.09 2%
Lexington Progress 1 $868.00 2%
Savannah Courier 1 $748.50 2%
WTBG 1 $627.00 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 Meryl Rice’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $22,175 45%
  • Printing & mail $13,423 27%
  • Advertising & media $12,750 26%
  • Travel $816 2%
  • Office & operations $509 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 2012 $11,056.06 $0.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45690
Pre-General 2012 Amended $20,458.05 $11,056.06 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44726
Q3 2012 Amended $14,722.68 $20,458.05 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44390
Pre-Primary 2012 $12,124.20 $14,722.68 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42210
Q2 2012 Amended $0.00 $12,124.20 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41024