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Michael Surgenor — 2008 Tennessee House, District 01 campaign

Tennessee House, District 01 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 01 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

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 2008–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 →
$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 →
$7,283
includes $1,833 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 →
$159
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$7,283
Donors
5
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 2008 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $1,600
Q3 2008 reported receipts $3,258
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $275
Q2 2008 reported receipts $2,150
Reported receipts $7,283
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $2,150 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 $6,982
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $301
Total spent $7,283
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $1,581 derived
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $2,680 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $1,763 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,727 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $36 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $116 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $1,144 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $994 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $149 filing-stated
Receipts
$7,283
Spent
$7,283

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, 62% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $900 · 12%Organizations and PACs, itemized $5K · 62%Unitemized contributions $2K · 25%

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: $4,550 ÷ Reported receipts: $7,283
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $900
Organizations and PACs, itemized $4,550
Unitemized contributions $1,833
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $2,150 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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $5,250 Out of state $200
  • Blountville $4K69%
  • Kingsport $1K18%
  • Piney Flats $5009%
  • Other out-of-state $200

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: $200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $5,450
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2008 – Nov 2008. Peak $3,000 in Aug 2008. Spending peaked at $3,734 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 5 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

5 named donors 7 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Sullivan County Democratic Party 2 $3,750.00
Sullivan County Democratic Women 1 $800.00
William McKamey 2 $500.00
Sandra Hardin 1 $200.00
Nola Surgenor 1 $200.00

Expenditures

10 vendors 15 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Kingsport Times News 3 $2,044.50 29%
Bristol Herald Courier 2 $1,904.30 27%
Essyx Gallery 1 $1,024.92 15%
Express Signs 1 $629.63 9%
Dixie Sporting Goods 2 $350.28 5%
Tractor Supply 1 $267.73 4%
B and I Printing Services 2 $262.20 4%
Sams and Dixie Barbecue 1 $176.66 3%
Able Printers 1 $171.92 2%
Minton, Daniel 1 $150.00 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 Michael Surgenor’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $4,299 62%
  • Printing & mail $2,356 34%
  • Fundraising & events $177 3%
  • Other $150 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 2008 Late $1,580.84 $0.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25780
Pre-General 2008 $2,660.94 $1,580.84 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24953
Q3 2008 Amended $1,165.63 $2,660.94 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24225
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $1,006.18 $1,165.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22879
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $1,006.18 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21554