Mike Sparks — 2014 Tennessee House, District 49 campaign
2014 Tennessee House, District 49 · totals since Jan 16, 2013
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 2013–Q4 2014
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 →
$15,392
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 →
$66,442
includes $772 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 →
$156
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$66,148
less $3,833 in refunds & credits → $62,316 net disbursements
Donors
125
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, 52% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $31K · 47%Organizations and PACs, itemized $35K · 52%Unitemized contributions $772 · 1%
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 →
$418average gift
$250median gift
74individual 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 →
90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).
Tennessee $59,020 Out of state $6,650
- Nashville $24K37%
- Murfreesboro $9K13%
- Brentwood $3K5%
- Smyrna $3K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $19K
- Other out-of-state $7K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Nov 2015. Peak $12,800 in Jul 2014. Spending peaked at $10,830 in Jul 2014.
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. 24 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,180 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Truth Matters PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Andrew Miller | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Tracy L Miller | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 3 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Federation for Children PAC | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| David Andrews | 3 | $1,750.00 |
| Gerald McCormick | 3 | $1,650.00 |
| John Bryan | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tim Tomlin | 4 | $1,050.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Post | 4 | $8,943.46 | |
| Overholser, Paul | 2 | $6,000.00 | |
| Sos Printing | 4 | $4,121.95 | |
| Pay Pal | 4 | $3,832.50 | |
| Staples | 23 | $3,627.48 | |
| T-Mobile | 27 | $3,480.06 | |
| Sam's Club | 10 | $2,386.32 | |
| United States Postal Service | 10 | $2,021.11 | |
| Cumulus | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| The Home Depot | 34 | $1,614.59 | |
| Political Calls Now | 7 | $1,174.57 | |
| Elance | 24 | $1,163.25 | |
| Screen Art | 1 | $1,157.86 | |
| The Liaison Capitol Hill | 1 | $1,027.43 | |
| Smith, Brenda | 4 | $890.00 | |
| Smyrna Rotary Club | 6 | $834.00 | |
| Walmart | 5 | $806.61 | |
| Austin, Bradley | 5 | $718.00 | |
| Home Depot Center | 12 | $679.53 | |
| Express Signs | 4 | $641.11 | |
| Direct Edge | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $581.30 | |
| Creatspace | 7 | $569.32 | |
| Rutherford Reader | 4 | $562.25 | |
| Fuel | 12 | $556.11 | |
| Heritage South | 2 | $552.00 | |
| Super Cheap Signs | 1 | $510.00 | |
| Jim Tracy for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $462.00 | |
| Food Lion | 1 | $356.08 | |
| Galyon, Harold | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Abdullah, Zuheir | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Tim's Ford | 2 | $327.88 | |
| GFS Marketplace | 1 | $320.00 | |
| Rotary Club of Smyrna | 2 | $319.00 | |
| Dollar General | 3 | $300.26 | |
| Sparks, M. Preston | 3 | $300.00 | |
| Caperton, Frank | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Beavers, Mae | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Apple | 2 | $217.06 | |
| 1 | $215.00 | ||
| H.U.G.G.S. | 3 | $210.00 | |
| Hilton Garden | 1 | $200.85 | |
| Motlow Gala | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Verizon | 1 | $200.00 | |
| GoDaddy | 3 | $159.89 | |
| Adobe Systems | 7 | $153.58 | |
| Loni, North | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Nuimage | 2 | $150.00 | |
| Vistaprint | 2 | $140.18 | |
| Dodge's Store | 3 | $127.04 | |
| Kangaroo Express | 3 | $121.06 | |
| Campaign Worker Gas | 3 | $115.18 | |
| The Way of Hope | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Moss, Tammy | 1 | $100.00 | |
| The Cumberland | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Rutherford Co Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $100.00 | |
| White, Dawn | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Carpenter, Marc | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Roy Waldron School | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Journey Home Inc. | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Stranson, Keith | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tractor Supply | 1 | $98.03 | |
| Allheart | 1 | $96.19 | |
| Autozone | 1 | $89.37 | |
| Citrix | 7 | $69.65 | |
| Hayden Alexender | 1 | $52.50 | |
| Xm Solutions ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Fraternal Order of Police | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Barnard, Lori | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Follett Higher Education Group | 1 | $47.85 | |
| Tom's Florist | 2 | $41.93 | |
| Campaign Workers | 1 | $40.69 | |
| Mapco | 2 | $40.00 | |
| Food / Beverage | 1 | $39.03 | |
| Henry Horton | 1 | $38.95 | |
| Exxon | 1 | $38.61 | |
| Campus Book Rentals | 1 | $34.75 | |
| Music City Center | 3 | $30.00 | |
| Murfreesboro Post | 1 | $30.00 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $27.89 | |
| DFC Screen Printing | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Central Parking | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Snack Soda Vending | 1 | $1.75 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
- Printing & mail $19,424 33%
- Other $14,111 24%
- Fundraising & events $5,109 9%
- Office & operations $4,939 8%
- Advertising & media $4,386 7%
- Travel $4,268 7%
- Consulting & professional services $3,535 6%
- Contributions & donations $2,313 4%
- Field & voter contact $1,424 2%
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 2014 Amended | $14,527.22 | $15,392.43 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59929 |
| Pre-General 2014 Amended | $16,064.43 | $14,527.22 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 61184 |
| Q3 2014 Amended | $21,293.59 | $16,064.43 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 59931 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended | $18,513.47 | $21,293.59 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 58239 |
| Q2 2014 Amended | $11,781.59 | $18,513.47 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 58240 |
| Q1 2014 Amended | $15,483.53 | $11,781.59 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51434 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended | $7,230.93 | $15,483.53 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 51533 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended | $11,615.89 | $7,230.93 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 51518 |