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Mike Kernell — 2006 Tennessee House, District 93 campaign

Tennessee House, District 93 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 93 · totals since 2004

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 → · 9 filings · Post-General 2004 2004–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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$45,903
includes $1,863 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $49,595. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$44,784
Donors
38
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). Another report, Q4 2006, gives the same end date and states $8,160.98.

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $23,055
Year-End 2006 reported receipts $0
Q4 2006 reported receipts $6,133
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $6,350
Q3 2006 reported receipts $5,865
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $2,500
Q2 2006 reported receipts $0
Q1 2006 reported receipts $0
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $2,000
Reported receipts $45,903
From each filing:
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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 $38,361
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,423
Total spent $44,784
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $23,055 derived
  • 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
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  • Q3 2006 Amendment $4,146 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,799 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,347 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $815 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $418 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $397 filing-stated
Receipts
$45,903
Spent
$44,784

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 55% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $4K · 10%Organizations and PACs, itemized $14K · 31%Unitemized contributions $2K · 4%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $25K · 55%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $25,140 ÷ Reported receipts: $45,903
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $4,450
Organizations and PACs, itemized $14,450
Unitemized contributions $1,863
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $25,140
From each filing:
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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

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
Source filings:

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 figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 38 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

38 named donors 42 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fedex Corporation 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 PAC 1 $1,000.00
A F S C M E People 2 $1,000.00
Tracy Young 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $750.00
Tennessee Podiatrists PAC 2 $750.00
Diamond Printing ↺ paid $550.00 1 $550.00

Expenditures

36 vendors 42 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Aaa Storage 2 $23,595.04 62%
Mike, Kernell 2 $3,550.00 9%
Econo Mailing 1 $1,500.00 4%
The UPS Store 2 $1,220.00 3%
Tuggle, William 2 $747.00 2%
Cobb, Sharon 2 $565.00 1%
Diamond Printing ↺ donor $550.00 1 $550.00 1%
Hurt Patterson 1 $470.00 1%
Old Venice Resturant 1 $439.46 1%
Wooten, Reginald 2 $420.00 1%

Loans

$49,595.08 in loan balances 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.

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 $46,595
Other lenders $3,000
Loan principal shown $49,595
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Kernell, Sam Family loan — $35,281.48 $0.00 $35,281.48
Self (Mike Kernell) Candidate loan Sep 28, 2006 $11,313.60 $485.00 $10,828.60
Sam, Kernell Other lender Sep 15, 2006 $3,000.00 $0.00 $3,000.00

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.

  • Advertising & media $23,305 61%
  • Printing & mail $4,860 13%
  • Other $2,912 8%
  • Loan & debt repayment $2,350 6%
  • Field & voter contact $1,850 5%
  • Office & operations $1,728 5%
  • Fundraising & events $887 2%
  • Travel $319 0.9%
  • Consulting & professional services $150 0.4%

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: Year-End 2006 filing Report 13572
Q4 2006 Amended $8,805.09 $8,160.98 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13114
Pre-General 2006 Amended $12,931.49 $11,155.09 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12023
Q3 2006 Amended $11,212.30 $12,931.49 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12019
Pre-Primary 2006 $9,527.30 $11,212.30 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9284
Q2 2006 $7,777.30 $9,527.30 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8427

As filed on this report: cash beginning $7,777.30, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $9,527.30.
Q1 2006 $8,777.80 $7,777.30 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6798

As filed on this report: cash beginning $8,777.80, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $7,777.30.
Supplemental 2005 2005 $6,777.80 $8,777.80 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 6797
Post-General 2004 2004 $11,155.09 $11,155.09 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 13209

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2007.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) $8,225 · Spent $9,474 · 21 donors

2 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Year-End 2007

Includes $150 net contributions (cash) and $3,553 spent not itemized below.

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Fedex Corporation PAC MEMPHIS, TN 38120 — $1,000.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC NASHVILLE, TN 37204 — $1,000.00
Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 — $500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 — $500.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee NASHVILLE, TN 37203 — $500.00
Turley Henry M Jr MEMPHIS, TN 38103 Self-Employed $500.00
L Peter Schutt EADS, TN 38028 The Daily News $500.00
Eric Barnes MEMPHIS, TN 38104 The Daily News $500.00
Tennessee Assn of Audiologists Speech Language Pathologists NASHVILLE, TN 37205 — $400.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC NASHVILLE, TN 37204 — $300.00
10 more donors not shown
After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Verizon TELEPHONE $171.84 01/15/2008
Morris, Bobbie J. — $300.00 01/12/2008
Aaa Storage STORAGE OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS $480.00 06/30/2007
US Post Office POSTAGE $430.00 06/30/2007
The UPS Store OFFICE EXPENSE $325.00 06/15/2007
Byte Mail PRINTING/MAILING/POSTAGE $160.00 06/10/2007
Cellular South TELEPHONE $431.48 06/01/2007
Center for Policy Alternatives DONATIONS $160.00 05/15/2007
Sprint TELEPHONE $760.48 04/15/2007
New York Times MAGAZINES $153.92 02/15/2007
9 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 Amended -$2,924.83 $2,672.79 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21081
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $8,160.98 -$2,924.83 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 26052