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Mike McDonald — 2006 Tennessee House, District 44 campaign

Tennessee House, District 44 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 44 · totals since 2005

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 → · 7 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 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 →
$16,918
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 →
$78,176
includes $16,826 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 →
$2,654
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$121,067
Donors
104
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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $16,918 filing-stated

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
Q4 2006 reported receipts $2,400
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $11,756
Q3 2006 reported receipts $31,803
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $5,000
Q2 2006 reported receipts $3,301
Q1 2006 reported receipts $550
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $23,365
Reported receipts $78,176
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 $116,991
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,076
Total spent $121,067
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $20,804 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,201 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $603 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $59,977 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $59,621 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $356 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $22,183 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,324 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $859 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $4,642 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,517 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $125 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Initial $5,745 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,050 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $695 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $1,606 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,048 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $558 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $6,111 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,230 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $880 filing-stated
Receipts
$78,176
Spent
$121,067

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: individuals, itemized, 45% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $35K · 45%Organizations and PACs, itemized $24K · 31%Unitemized contributions $17K · 22%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 3%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized 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.

Individuals, itemized: $34,925 ÷ Reported receipts: $78,176
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $34,925
Organizations and PACs, itemized $24,168
Unitemized contributions $16,826
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,256
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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 →

$563average gift
$250median gift
62individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
18%
5%
$200–1K
56%
34%
$1K–5K
26%
62%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $34,925 ÷ Individual donors: 62
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $34,925
Median gift $250
Individual donors 62
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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $53,643 Out of state $5,450
  • Nashville $24K40%
  • Gallatin $13K21%
  • Portland $9K16%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

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: $5,450 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $59,093
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,450
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $13,675 in Aug 2006. Spending peaked at $70,493 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 94 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 11 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,625 and their names are withheld.

94 named donors 117 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jeff Collins 2 $2,000.00
Dixie Taylor Huff 2 $2,000.00
Larry Collins 2 $2,000.00
Len Little 2 $2,000.00
L A Green 2 $2,000.00
Sumner County Democratic Party Includes In-Kind 2 $1,896.26
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 3 $1,608.10
United Transportation Union PAC (UTU) 2 $1,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $1,500.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 82 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Printing Etc. 2 $40,511.68 35%
Powell, Larry 2 $10,100.00 9%
Results Media, LLC 1 $6,127.35 5%
Mitchell, Bo 2 $6,000.00 5%
US Post Office 7 $5,569.34 5%
Shunk, Chris 3 $5,256.43 4%
MTCN 2 $4,993.25 4%
Whin 7 $4,594.20 4%
Five Chefs 1 $4,410.10 4%
The Gallatin Newspaper 3 $3,033.08 3%

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

  • Printing & mail $53,520 46%
  • Advertising & media $30,599 26%
  • Consulting & professional services $17,038 15%
  • Field & voter contact $7,031 6%
  • Fundraising & events $4,743 4%
  • Other $1,687 1%
  • Office & operations $1,518 1%
  • Contributions & donations $434 0.4%
  • Travel $419 0.4%

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 2006 $35,321.51 $16,917.62 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12161
Pre-General 2006 $83,542.47 $35,321.51 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10832
Q3 2006 Amended $73,922.04 $83,542.47 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12013
Pre-Primary 2006 $73,563.44 $73,922.04 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8727
Q2 2006 $76,007.41 $73,563.44 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7123
Q1 2006 $77,063.04 $76,007.41 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6288
Supplemental 2005 2005 $59,808.65 $77,063.04 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5726