Mike Sparks — 2012 Tennessee House, District 49 campaign
2012 Tennessee House, District 49 · totals since Jan 16, 2011
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 2011–Q4 2012
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 →
$11,616
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 →
$49,689
includes $1,760 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$91
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$39,308
Donors
121
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 57% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $19K · 39%Organizations and PACs, itemized $29K · 57%Unitemized contributions $2K · 4%
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 →
$285average gift
$113median gift
68individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 $43,779 Out of state $4,150
- Nashville $19K40%
- Murfreesboro $10K22%
- Smyrna $4K8%
- Franklin $3K7%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Jan 2013. Peak $11,150 in Nov 2011. Spending peaked at $5,910 in Jul 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 81 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 40 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,454 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Dental PAC | 2 | $1,800.00 |
| Ernest Burgess | 3 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Optometrists PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Beth Harwell | 1 | $1,400.00 |
| Gerald McCormick | 2 | $1,400.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $1,300.00 |
| Sandra Jean Butler | 3 | $1,100.00 |
| Bill Ketron | 2 | $1,100.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcardmania | 4 | $3,216.50 | |
| Maggart, Debra Young | 2 | $2,800.00 | |
| Staples | 16 | $1,930.47 | |
| Sam's Club | 4 | $1,800.91 | |
| Schmidt, Susanne | 3 | $1,250.00 | |
| Republican Party of Rutherford County | 4 | $1,250.00 | |
| Walmart | 8 | $1,206.55 | |
| Hyatt Hotel | 1 | $920.70 | |
| T-Mobile | 9 | $913.04 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $880.15 | |
| Sparks, M. Preston | 4 | $800.00 | |
| Lanier, Grady | 2 | $705.77 | |
| Smith, Brenda | 3 | $650.00 | |
| Victorystore.Com | 1 | $643.49 | |
| Verizon | 2 | $606.90 | |
| United States Postal Service | 8 | $606.60 | |
| Elance | 1 | $570.48 | |
| Moss, Tammy | 4 | $475.00 | |
| The Home Depot | 9 | $465.06 | |
| Rotary Club of Smyrna | 2 | $464.00 | |
| Fresh Start Ministries | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Caperton, Frank | 2 | $425.00 | |
| First Source | 1 | $400.00 | |
| The Very Idea | 1 | $399.92 | |
| Galyon, Harold | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Home Depot Center | 2 | $360.82 | |
| Austin, Bradley | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Fuel | 6 | $347.32 | |
| Sparks, Vickie | 2 | $300.00 | |
| North Rutherford Ymca | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Kmart | 1 | $298.99 | |
| Rutherford Reader | 1 | $273.00 | |
| Autozone | 2 | $259.55 | |
| Dodge's Store | 6 | $258.31 | |
| Mealman, Joe | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Cindy | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Academy Sports | 1 | $243.57 | |
| Big Lots | 1 | $228.27 | |
| Calvert, Artchalee | 1 | $219.49 | |
| Kangaroo Express | 5 | $215.62 | |
| Smyrna Rotary Club | 2 | $214.00 | |
| Tazza Restaurant | 1 | $207.00 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $204.63 | |
| Brandon, Joe | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Hagemeyer, Cindy | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Sparks, Felicia | 1 | $200.00 | |
| TN Zero Drug Task Force | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Barnard, Lori | 2 | $200.00 | |
| H.U.G.G.S. | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Arsenault, Ian | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Canaan Land Ministries | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennessee Technology Center | 1 | $162.00 | |
| Tea Teaching Company | 1 | $159.75 | |
| Hanks, Jesse | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Howard, Jason | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Shackleford, Stephanie | 1 | $150.00 | |
| WGNS Radio | 2 | $149.00 | |
| Bizbuysell | 1 | $139.90 | |
| Beto, Don | 1 | $130.00 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | $127.47 | |
| Harland Clarke | 1 | $125.99 | |
| Lions Club | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Office Max | 1 | $113.00 | |
| L&K Trophy House, Inc. | 1 | $109.75 | |
| Tim's Ford | 1 | $108.98 | |
| Best Western | 1 | $102.83 | |
| Rutherford County Tea Party | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Freedom In Jesus Ministries | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Nelson, George | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Joseph Freeman Memorial Fund | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Blue Nile, LLC | 1 | $87.00 | |
| GFS Marketplace | 1 | $84.16 | |
| Gideons International | 2 | $80.00 | |
| House Republican Caucus | 2 | $80.00 | |
| Jacy Company | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Dollar General | 1 | $77.74 | |
| Jim 'n Nick's | 2 | $75.00 | |
| GoDaddy | 1 | $62.85 | |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | 1 | $56.50 | |
| Fuel Mart | 1 | $56.47 | |
| Shell | 1 | $52.04 | |
| Pilot | 1 | $50.46 | |
| Mapco | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Journeys In Community Living | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Bp | 1 | $45.38 | |
| Shoney's | 1 | $36.00 | |
| Tea Party Patriots | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $33.49 | |
| Tom's Florist | 1 | $32.91 | |
| Grace Pregnancy Resource Center | 1 | $20.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$1,000.00 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Mike Sparks) | Candidate loan | — | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $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 Sparks’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $6,697 20%
- Printing & mail $5,739 17%
- Fundraising & events $5,124 15%
- Field & voter contact $3,444 10%
- Travel $3,234 9%
- Office & operations $3,083 9%
- Other $2,463 7%
- Consulting & professional services $2,396 7%
- Advertising & media $2,155 6%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2012 Amended | $15,412.00 | $11,615.89 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 48387 |
| Pre-General 2012 Amended | $12,757.65 | $15,412.00 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 47132 |
| Q3 2012 Amended | $10,044.79 | $12,757.65 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 47131 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 | $12,181.28 | $10,044.79 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42406 |
| Q2 2012 Amended | $13,017.03 | $12,181.28 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 47133 |
| Q1 2012 Amended | $14,186.11 | $13,017.03 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40263 |
| Year-End 2011 | $397.29 | $14,186.11 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38650 |
| Mid-Year 2011 | $3,856.77 | $397.29 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37227 |