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Micheal R Williams — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 04 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 04 Independent

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 04

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 → · 11 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–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 →
$2,588
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$235,433
includes $5,206 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 →
$1,864
goods or services
Total Spent
$256,733
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 →
109.0%
$256,733 spent of $235,433 raised (cash) · opened with $17,126
Donors
At least 155 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
0.4%
$850 of $237,297 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
5%
$10,900 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

Source filings:

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 $229,377
Candidate's own contributions $850
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,206
Raised (cash) $235,433
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $5,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $110,393 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $108,538 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,855 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $43,916 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $42,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,766 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $22,325 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $21,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $575 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $1,910 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $310 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $12,700 derived
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $3,939 derived
  • Year-End 2006 Amendment $16,910 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,450 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $60 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $400 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2006 Amendment $7,150 derived
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $10,940 derived

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 $253,431
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,302
Total spent $256,733
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $11,877 derived
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $154,114 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $153,817 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $298 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $18,024 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,946 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,078 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $4,004 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,591 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $413 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $7,344 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,360 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $984 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $3,115 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,585 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $530 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $11,965 derived
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $4,528 derived
  • Year-End 2006 Amendment $13,005 derived
  • Mid-Year 2006 Amendment $9,310 derived
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $19,447 derived

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: $10,900 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $237,297
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $10,900
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$237,297
Spent
$256,733

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.4% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 25%, organizations and PACs 74%.

Candidate’s own money $850 · 0.4% Individuals $59K · 25% Organizations & PACs $176K · 74%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $850 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $237,297
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $850
From individuals $58,695
From organizations and PACs $175,888
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,864
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $218,477 Out of state $10,900
  • Nashville $159K69%
  • Knoxville $7K3%
  • Dandridge $5K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $47K
  • Other out-of-state $11K
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: $10,900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $229,377
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,900
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Sep 2004 – Jan 2009. Peak $109,488 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $159,710 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $229,177 of $229,377 in itemized contributions. The other $200 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 160 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind 6 $61,096.75
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC 2 $15,000.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC 3 $8,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC 1 $7,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 3 $6,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $5,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $3,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $3,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

95 vendors 374 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
FRCR 2 $85,000.00 34%
360 JMG, LLC 3 $59,987.86 24%
Dragonaire Pins 12 $15,717.42 6%
Shell Oil Company 40 $10,924.61 4%
The Thomas Lindsey Group 5 $10,737.12 4%
Verizon 47 $7,231.14 3%
Scharfenberger Company 1 $4,295.03 2%
Myers Strategic Services 1 $3,995.00 2%
Steve Coster 1 $3,500.00 1%
Signs and Ads 7 $3,360.58 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 Micheal R Williams’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $93,373 37%
  • Printing & mail $63,867 25%
  • Other $55,495 22%
  • Travel $15,044 6%
  • Consulting & professional services $14,732 6%
  • Contributions & donations $5,184 2%
  • Office & operations $4,392 2%
  • Fundraising & events $1,009 0.4%
  • Staff & payroll $335 0.2%

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 Amended $9,215.72 $2,588.29 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $52,937.13 $9,215.72 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $27,045.32 $52,937.13 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $8,724.43 $27,045.32 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $14,158.12 $8,724.43 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $17,273.17 $14,158.12 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $16,538.00 $17,273.17 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $17,126.05 $16,538.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2006 Amended $13,220.92 $17,126.05 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2006 Amended $15,380.79 $13,220.92 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 Amended $23,887.51 $15,380.79 Source ↗