Mike Kernell — 2006 Tennessee House, District 93 campaign

Tennessee House, District 93 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 93

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 → · 8 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Year-End 2006

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 →
$8,805
as of the Year-End 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 →
$40,489
includes $1,863 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$21,729
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 →
54%
$21,729 spent of $40,489 raised (cash)
Donors
38
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
45%
$18,126 of $40,489 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
6%
$2,550 from outside TN
Why this number?

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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Year-End 2006 states $8,805.09, Q4 2006 states $8,160.98. The figure shown is Year-End 2006's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Reported on this filing:

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $18,900
Loans received $19,726
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,863
Raised (cash) $40,489
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $6,133 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $333 filing-stated
    • Loans $200 derived
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $6,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $750 filing-stated
    • Loans $200 derived
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $5,865 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $780 filing-stated
    • Loans $685 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $2,500 derived
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $18,641 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $15,306
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,423
Total spent $21,729
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2006 Supplemental $2,350 derived
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $6,777 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,069 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,708 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $7,641 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,669 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,972 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $4,146 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,799 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,347 filing-stated
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  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $815 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $418 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $397 filing-stated

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: $2,550 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $40,489
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $2,550
Raised incl. in-kind
$40,489
Spent
$21,729

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 45% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 16%, organizations and PACs 36%, with 4% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $18K · 45% Individuals $6K · 16% Organizations & PACs $14K · 36% Other sources $2K · 4%
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: $18,126 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $40,489
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $18,126
From individuals $6,313
From organizations and PACs $14,450
Loans other than the candidate's $1,600

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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $16,350 Out of state $2,550
  • Nashville $7K36%
  • Memphis $5K28%
  • Covington $1K5%
  • Franklin $1K5%
  • Savannah, GA $1K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $2K
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: $2,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $18,900
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,550

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $5,400 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $2,350 in Dec 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $16,400 of $18,900 in itemized contributions. The other $2,500 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 42 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Federal Express PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $1,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $1,000.00
A F S C M E People 2 $1,000.00
Tracy Young 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $750.00
Tennessee Podiatric Medical Assn PAC 2 $750.00
Diamond Printing 1 $550.00

Expenditures

36 vendors 41 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mike, Kernell 2 $3,550.00 23%
Econo Mailing 1 $1,500.00 10%
The UPS Store 2 $1,220.00 8%
Tuggle, William 2 $747.00 5%
Cobb, Sharon 2 $565.00 4%
Diamond Printing 1 $550.00 4%
Aaa Storage 1 $540.00 4%
Hurt Patterson 1 $470.00 3%
Old Venice Resturant 1 $439.46 3%
Wooten, Reginald 2 $420.00 3%

Loans

$19,725.74 in loan principal shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $18,126
Other lenders $1,600
Loan principal shown $19,726
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Kernell, Sam Family loan — $17,640.74 $0.00 $17,640.74
Sam, Kernell Other lender Sep 15, 2006 $1,600.00 $0.00 $1,600.00
Self (Mike Kernell) Candidate loan Sep 28, 2006 $485.00 $485.00 $0.00

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 Kernell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $4,860 32%
  • Other $2,912 19%
  • Loan & debt repayment $2,350 15%
  • Field & voter contact $1,850 12%
  • Office & operations $1,728 11%
  • Fundraising & events $887 6%
  • Travel $319 2%
  • Advertising & media $250 2%
  • Consulting & professional services $150 1.0%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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
Year-End 2006 Late $11,155.09 $8,805.09 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Amended $8,805.09 $8,160.98 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended $12,931.49 $11,155.09 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended $11,212.30 $12,931.49 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 $9,527.30 $11,212.30 Source ↗
Q2 2006 $7,777.30 $9,527.30 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $8,777.80 $7,777.30 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $6,777.80 $8,777.80 Source ↗