Memphis

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Mike Kernell — 2008 Tennessee House, District 93 campaign

Tennessee House, District 93 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 93

8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–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 →
$1,078
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 93
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 →
$38,401
includes $1,960 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$18,103
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 →
47%
$18,103 spent of $38,401 raised (cash)
Donors
34
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
46%
$17,641 of $38,401 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
2%
$600 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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $1,078 filing-stated

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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $17,200
Loans received $19,241
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,960
Raised (cash) $38,401
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $3,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $350 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $10,510 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,510 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $3,850 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $1,250 derived
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $19,241 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $11,762
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,341
Total spent $18,103
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $5,493 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,006 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,487 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $8,166 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,003 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,163 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $1,874 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $803 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,071 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $687 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $1,884 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $950 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $934 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: $600 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $38,401
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $600
Source filings:

Totals exclude 2 filings pending review (the filer reported $9,870 on them).

Raised incl. in-kind
$38,401
Spent
$18,103

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 46% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 11%, organizations and PACs 39%, with 4% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $18K · 46% Individuals $4K · 11% Organizations & PACs $15K · 39% 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: $17,641 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $38,401
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $17,641
From individuals $4,110
From organizations and PACs $15,050
Loans other than the candidate's $1,600
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $16,600 Out of state $600
  • Nashville $8K49%
  • Memphis $4K24%
  • Arlington $1K6%
  • Covington $1K6%
  • Sparta $1K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
  • Other out-of-state $600
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: $600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $17,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $600
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2008 – Jan 2009. Peak $5,500 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $7,203 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 38 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Memphis-PACE PAC 2 $1,250.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $1,000.00
Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00
Charles Curtis Campaign Fund 1 $1,000.00
Gary Odom 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $800.00
Iron Workers Local 167 Political Action League 2 $750.00
Diamond Printing 1 $550.00

Expenditures

20 vendors 32 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Morris, Bobbie J. 3 $2,375.00 20%
Gaia, Paul 2 $1,753.00 15%
Diamond Printing 1 $1,600.00 14%
Cellular South 4 $1,021.68 9%
Upton, David 3 $875.00 7%
Sprint 3 $665.00 6%
Garibaldi's Pizza 1 $395.30 3%
Radio Shack 2 $390.46 3%
Hurt, Jody 1 $380.00 3%
Sprint Telephone 1 $324.00 3%

Loans

$19,240.74 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 $17,641
Other lenders $1,600
Loan principal shown $19,241
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Kernell, Sam Family loan — $17,640.74 $600.00 $17,040.74
Sam, Kernell Other lender — $1,600.00 $1,600.00 $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 $3,240 28%
  • Office & operations $2,401 20%
  • Field & voter contact $1,970 17%
  • Other $1,608 14%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,050 9%
  • Fundraising & events $1,030 9%
  • Travel $293 2%
  • Loan & debt repayment $170 1%

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
Q4 2008 $4,270.73 $1,078.03 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $2,426.51 $4,270.73 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $1,650.50 $2,426.51 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $1,188.62 $1,650.50 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $2,672.79 $1,188.62 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $2,672.79 $2,672.79 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended Figures pending review — — Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Figures pending review — — Source ↗