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Mike McDonald — 2008 Tennessee House, District 44 campaign

Tennessee House, District 44 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 44 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 · 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 →
$20,452
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 →
$31,810
includes $460 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 →
$1,791
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$28,276
Donors
49
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 2008 Initial $20,452 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 2008 reported receipts $3,250
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $4,250
Q3 2008 reported receipts $2,050
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $1,100
Q2 2008 reported receipts $800
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $20,360
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $31,810
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 $25,125
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,151
Total spent $28,276
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $9,019 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,464 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $554 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $310 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $110 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $1,061 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $786 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $275 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $789 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $610 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $179 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $6,602 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,899 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $703 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $430 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $367 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $64 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $6,423 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,067 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $356 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $3,643 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,822 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $821 filing-stated
Receipts
$31,810
Spent
$28,276

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, 60% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $12K · 38%Organizations and PACs, itemized $19K · 60%Unitemized contributions $460 · 1%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $19,200 ÷ Reported receipts: $31,810
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $12,150
Organizations and PACs, itemized $19,200
Unitemized contributions $460
From each filing:
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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 →

$608average gift
$500median gift
20individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
1%
$200–1K
55%
33%
$1K–5K
40%
66%
$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: $12,150 ÷ Individual donors: 20
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $12,150
Median gift $500
Individual donors 20
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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 →

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

Tennessee $28,500 Out of state $2,850
  • Nashville $17K53%
  • Gallatin $6K19%
  • Portland $3K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $2,850 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $31,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,850
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $11,750 in Aug 2007. Spending peaked at $6,939 in Jan 2009.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 49 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.

49 named donors 62 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 2 $1,741.17
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $1,250.00
Housing Industry PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,000.00
Insurors of TN PAC 1 $1,000.00
Rogers Group Inc. PAC 2 $1,000.00
Jeff Collins 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

19 vendors 35 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
R.J. Young 3 $7,763.27 31%
US Post Office 3 $4,752.58 19%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 1 $3,467.15 14%
Whin 8 $2,695.00 11%
Aggies 2 $1,181.22 5%
Portland Progressive 3 $841.25 3%
Bridge Communications, Inc. 1 $837.12 3%
Rural Newspapers, Inc. 2 $602.00 2%
Hawkins, Jim 1 $500.00 2%
Blue Devil Network 2 $500.00 2%

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.

  • Office & operations $10,184 41%
  • Printing & mail $6,877 27%
  • Advertising & media $5,513 22%
  • Other $1,426 6%
  • Contributions & donations $1,000 4%
  • Fundraising & events $125 0.5%

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 $26,220.38 $20,451.57 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26227
Pre-General 2008 $22,280.38 $26,220.38 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24619
Q3 2008 $21,291.20 $22,280.38 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23690
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $20,979.80 $21,291.20 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23154
Q2 2008 $26,781.74 $20,979.80 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21185
Q1 2008 $27,211.80 $26,781.74 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20101
Year-End 2007 $13,274.39 $27,211.80 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14675
Mid-Year 2007 $16,917.62 $13,274.39 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13697