Mike Bell — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 09 campaign
2014 Tennessee Senate, District 09 · totals since Jan 16, 2011
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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Q4 2014
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 →
$65,610
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 →
$225,630
includes $7,965 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 →
$669
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$191,589
less $1,813 in refunds & credits → $120,803 net disbursements
Donors
215
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 71% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $57K · 25%Organizations and PACs, itemized $161K · 71%Unitemized contributions $8K · 4%
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 →
$556average gift
$500median gift
102individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).
Tennessee $186,615 Out of state $31,050
- Nashville $85K39%
- Cleveland $21K10%
- Athens $13K6%
- Brentwood $9K4%
- Washington, DC $7K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $59K
- Other out-of-state $24K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Oct 2015. Peak $26,900 in Sep 2013. Spending peaked at $26,675 in Oct 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Bars show $216,165 of $217,665 in itemized contributions. The other $1,500 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 213 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| MPAC | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | 6 | $6,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 4 | $6,000.00 |
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 3 | $4,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 4 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 4 | $4,000.00 |
| Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) | 4 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC | 4 | $3,900.00 |
| Wholesalers Assn PAC | 4 | $3,500.00 |
| Tennessee Federation for Children PAC | 1 | $3,500.00 |
Dates 1 contribution without a reported date will be excluded when a date is set.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brumfield Group | 3 | $27,500.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 2 | $25,000.00 | |
| Commerce Street Events | 6 | $10,539.16 | |
| Yes On 1 | 2 | $6,000.00 | |
| Verizon Wireless | 43 | $5,445.18 | |
| Fullers Framing and Art | 11 | $5,289.05 | |
| Stephens and Associates | 3 | $4,249.23 | |
| Jackson, Edward S. | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Bell, Mike | 23 | $2,940.00 | |
| Gardenhire, Todd | 1 | $2,800.00 | |
| Patrick, Nancy | 2 | $2,700.00 | |
| Mileage | 17 | $2,600.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Party | 10 | $2,195.00 | |
| Walker Valley High School | 3 | $2,100.00 | |
| Jim Tracy for Congress | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bradley Co. Republican Party | 5 | $1,800.00 | |
| Cleveland High School Wrestling | 4 | $1,800.00 | |
| Athens Area Chamber of Commerce | 7 | $1,635.00 | |
| Bradley Central H.S. | 3 | $1,560.00 | |
| American Cancer Society | 9 | $1,560.00 | |
| Ragan, John | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Athens Parks Foundation | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Sequoyah High School | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| BB&T Financial (Visa) | 6 | $1,484.67 | |
| Cleveland Chamber | 8 | $1,475.00 | |
| Tennessee Christian Prepatory Academy | 9 | $1,455.00 | |
| D T McCall and Sons | 2 | $1,378.46 | |
| Joyner Hogan | 2 | $1,278.14 | |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | 5 | $1,275.00 | |
| McMinn County Republican Party | 7 | $1,224.00 | |
| Full Circle Womens Ministries | 3 | $1,200.00 | |
| Empty Stocking Fund | 4 | $1,155.00 | |
| New Hope Crisis Pregnancy Center | 5 | $1,150.00 | |
| Women At the Well | 4 | $1,050.00 | |
| Country Patch Rest. (In Kind Contributio | 1 | $1,049.00 | |
| Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Briggs, Richard | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Dubois, J. Thomas | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Helping Hands Ministry | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bowling, Janice | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Niceley, Frank | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Roberts, Kerry | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hilton Chicago | 2 | $880.00 | |
| Mt. View Inn | 1 | $869.31 | |
| Orbit Oil Co. | 27 | $840.00 | |
| Wcle Radio | 3 | $800.00 | |
| E. K. Baker School | 2 | $770.00 | |
| Jiffy Gas Mart | 21 | $756.01 | |
| American Airlines | 2 | $737.80 | |
| Frank, Terry | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Johnson, Jason | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Claxton Volunteer Emergency Services | 3 | $602.00 | |
| Concepts Inc. | 1 | $559.85 | |
| Cleveland State Community College | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Daniel, Martin ↺ donor $750.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Gotto, Jim | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Vince Dean for Criminal Court Clerk | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Beavers, Mae | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Steve Ross for Sheriff | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Fca Ocoee Region | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Crump, Stephen Davis | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Gentry, John | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hensley, Joey | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Green, Mark E. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mark Howard Reward Fund (Mcminn County S | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Stevens, John | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Chance, Eric | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Monroe County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $480.00 | |
| Tri-County Center | 2 | $455.00 | |
| Athens Downtown Business Association | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Orbitz | 1 | $431.99 | |
| Prospect School Pto | 2 | $425.00 | |
| Meigs County Republican Party | 3 | $420.00 | |
| Southwest | 1 | $402.60 | |
| Cleveland Daily Banner | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Casa of Bradley County | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 1 | $396.00 | |
| Optimist Club of Athens | 3 | $375.00 | |
| Cleveland Rotary Club Foundation | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Coker Creek School | 1 | $370.00 | |
| Jayson's Deli | 1 | $370.00 | |
| The Pub In Nashville | 2 | $350.00 | |
| City Club of Nashville | 1 | $334.55 | |
| Friends of the Nra | 2 | $333.00 | |
| Sheraton | 1 | $301.70 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland | 1 | $300.00 | |
| McMinn Central High School | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Junior Achievement of Ocoee Region | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Bradley County Veteran's Home | 1 | $280.00 | |
| Provine, Layne | 1 | $275.00 | |
| Matlock, Jimmy ↺ donor $200.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Clearwater Baptist Church | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Family Resource Agency | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Foundation House Ministries | 1 | $250.00 | |
| South Polk Pto | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Distinguished Young Women of Cleveland | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Cleveland High School | 1 | $250.00 | |
| State of Tennessee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Durham, Jeremy | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $240.06 | |
| Hampton Inn | 2 | $239.18 | |
| D. P. A. | 2 | $233.00 | |
| McMinn County Football Boosters | 1 | $230.00 | |
| Hyatt | 1 | $222.30 | |
| United Way of McMinn County | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Dustin Ledford Fund | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Forgety, John W. ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Safari Club International | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Chilhowee Middle School | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Amy Moore(North Lee School Fundraiser | 1 | $200.00 | |
| White, Dawn | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Taylor's School | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Chris Crider for Mayor | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Valley Mart | 6 | $194.00 | |
| Choate Printing | 2 | $189.06 | |
| Christ Legacy Academy | 1 | $180.00 | |
| Lake Forest Middle School | 1 | $175.00 | |
| Dunhams Sporting Goods | 1 | $173.07 | |
| Delta Waterfowl | 2 | $170.00 | |
| Rick's Graphics | 1 | $164.50 | |
| McMinn County Republican Women | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Watson, Eric ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Jenkins Market Deli | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Friends of Bradley County Emergency Serv | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Pucketts | 1 | $139.83 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $138.43 | |
| Sweetwater Valley Farms | 1 | $136.87 | |
| Benton Country Hams | 1 | $130.38 | |
| Habitat for Humanity of McMinn | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $120.71 | |
| Ducks Unlimited | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Fenimores Florist | 1 | $109.75 | |
| Casa | 1 | $105.00 | |
| Wyxi | 1 | $45.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Mike Bell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $84,298 49%
- Consulting & professional services $42,288 25%
- Travel $11,696 7%
- Other $9,917 6%
- Fundraising & events $9,311 5%
- Office & operations $5,808 3%
- Advertising & media $4,930 3%
- Printing & mail $3,090 2%
- Field & voter contact $700 0.5%
- Staff & payroll $350 0.3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2014 Amended | $60,745.29 | $65,609.65 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59499 |
| Pre-General 2014 | $62,357.94 | $60,745.29 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56931 |
| Q3 2014 | $71,596.73 | $62,357.94 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55189 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended | $79,309.41 | $71,596.73 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54855 |
| Q2 2014 Amended | $82,052.70 | $79,309.41 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53335 |
| Q1 2014 | $91,762.18 | $82,052.70 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50592 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended | $18,775.28 | $91,762.18 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 59903 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended | $30,522.90 | $18,775.28 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 59902 |
| Year-End 2012 | $39,002.60 | $30,522.90 | Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 42983 |
| Mid-Year 2012 | $47,011.14 | $39,002.60 | Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41471 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended | $23,783.78 | $47,011.14 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39177 |
| Mid-Year 2011 | $29,756.07 | $23,783.78 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37309 |