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Mike McDonald — 2010 Tennessee House, District 44 campaign

Tennessee House, District 44 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 44 · totals since Jan 16, 2009

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 2009–Q4 2010

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 →
$25,939
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 →
$85,273
includes $12,613 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 →
$375
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$79,786
Donors
105
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 2010 Initial $25,939 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 2010 reported receipts $1,525
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $17,210
Q3 2010 reported receipts $30,979
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $4,500
Q2 2010 reported receipts $7,500
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $23,559
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $85,273
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 $76,754
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,032
Total spent $79,786
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $18,727 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,151 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $576 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $32,197 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,084 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $112 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $20,483 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,127 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $356 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Initial $379 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $1,222 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $864 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $358 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $829 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $605 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $224 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $4,586 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,849 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $738 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $1,364 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,075 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $289 filing-stated
Receipts
$85,273
Spent
$79,786

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, 45% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $34K · 40%Organizations and PACs, itemized $38K · 45%Unitemized contributions $13K · 15%

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: $38,310 ÷ Reported receipts: $85,273
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $34,350
Organizations and PACs, itemized $38,310
Unitemized contributions $12,613
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 →

$505average gift
$250median gift
68individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
2%
$200–1K
72%
41%
$1K–5K
21%
42%
$5K+
1%
15%

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: $34,350 ÷ Individual donors: 68
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $34,350
Median gift $250
Individual donors 68
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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $58,710 Out of state $13,950
  • Nashville $36K49%
  • Washington, DC $9K13%
  • Gallatin $9K12%
  • Portland $6K8%
  • 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: $13,950 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $72,660
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,950
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2009 – Jan 2011. Peak $16,300 in Sep 2010. Spending peaked at $45,982 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 101 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $600 and their names are withheld.

101 named donors 123 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $5,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 3 $4,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $3,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $2,500.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Coalition for Working Families 3 $2,250.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,000.00
United Association Political Action Fund 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

36 vendors 58 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Campaign Basics 2 $32,183.02 42%
Harris, Hollie 3 $5,250.00 7%
Powell, Larry 1 $5,200.00 7%
Abrams, Eric 2 $3,900.00 5%
Whin 7 $3,672.00 5%
US Post Office 4 $3,574.49 5%
Results Media, LLC 1 $3,017.00 4%
Mitchell, Bo 1 $2,500.00 3%
Rural Newspapers, Inc. 3 $2,084.50 3%
WQKR 2 $1,849.00 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.

  • Advertising & media $34,853 45%
  • Consulting & professional services $20,097 26%
  • Field & voter contact $11,280 15%
  • Printing & mail $6,081 8%
  • Office & operations $2,136 3%
  • Contributions & donations $1,250 2%
  • Fundraising & events $923 1%
  • Other $134 0.2%

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 2010 $43,140.46 $25,938.56 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35597
Pre-General 2010 $58,126.97 $43,140.46 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34311
Q3 2010 Amended $47,630.96 $58,126.97 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34309
Pre-Primary 2010 $43,509.62 $47,630.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32089
Q2 2010 $37,231.89 $43,509.62 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31381
Q1 2010 $38,060.55 $37,231.89 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29740
Year-End 2009 Amended $19,087.88 $38,060.55 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29743
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $20,451.57 $19,087.88 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28641