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Nathan Vaughn — 2008 Tennessee House, District 02 campaign

Tennessee House, District 02 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 02 · 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 →
$49,049
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 →
$80,042
includes $9,362 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 →
$14,337
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$72,649
less $59 in refunds & credits → $72,591 net disbursements
Donors
90
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 $49,049 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 $2,350
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $23,235
Q3 2008 reported receipts $22,170
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $12,301
Q2 2008 reported receipts $3,897
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $16,089
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $80,042
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 $71,601
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,048
Total spent $72,649
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $49,036 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $48,936 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $4,188 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,172 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $17 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $14,397 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,088 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $309 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $1,261 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,177 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $84 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $2,432 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,154 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $278 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $631 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $446 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $185 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $539 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $464 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $165 derived
Receipts
$80,042
Spent
$72,649

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, 66% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $18K · 22%Organizations and PACs, itemized $53K · 66%Unitemized contributions $9K · 12%

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: $52,975 ÷ Reported receipts: $80,042
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $17,705
Organizations and PACs, itemized $52,975
Unitemized contributions $9,362
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 →

$412average gift
$300median gift
43individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
12%
4%
$200–1K
74%
62%
$1K–5K
14%
34%
$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: $17,705 ÷ Individual donors: 43
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,705
Median gift $300
Individual donors 43
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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $65,980 Out of state $4,700
  • Nashville $25K36%
  • Covington $10K14%
  • Kingsport $10K14%
  • Blountville $5K7%
  • Franklin $5K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • 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: $4,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $70,680
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,700
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $22,425 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $51,558 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 87 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $705 and their names are withheld.

87 named donors 109 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind 3 $12,954.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $10,000.00
Sullivan County Democratic Party 1 $4,999.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $4,750.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Pipe Trades Council Educational Committee PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,500.00
Odom PAC 1 $1,500.00
Kingsport Firefighters PAC In-Kind 1 $1,309.37

Expenditures

20 vendors 30 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
360 JMG, LLC 2 $47,385.89 66%
Charter Communications 1 $6,122.55 9%
KPT Times News 4 $5,220.67 7%
The Clinton Group 2 $4,980.65 7%
Citadel Broadcasting Company 1 $1,488.80 2%
Quality Logo Products 2 $1,181.99 2%
State of Tennessee 2 $1,177.48 2%
Print Place 1 $919.97 1%
Victorystore.Com 2 $812.32 1%
Tennessee Campaign Basics 2 $521.31 0.8%

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

  • Advertising & media $60,343 84%
  • Consulting & professional services $5,317 7%
  • Printing & mail $4,329 6%
  • Other $731 1%
  • Office & operations $555 0.8%
  • Fundraising & events $328 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 $95,676.88 $49,049.37 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25954
Pre-General 2008 Amended $76,630.08 $95,676.88 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26271
Q3 2008 Amended $68,856.73 $76,630.08 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 27228
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $57,817.21 $68,856.73 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 26267
Q2 2008 Amended $56,352.32 $57,817.21 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22297
Q1 2008 Amended $56,983.63 $56,352.32 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20779
Year-End 2007 Amended $41,433.13 $56,983.63 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20775
Mid-Year 2007 $41,597.98 $41,433.13 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13653