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Ophelia E Ford — 2006 Tennessee Senate, District 29 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 29 Democratic

2006 Tennessee Senate, District 29

9 filings · Post-General 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$2,209
as of the Q4 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$83,955
includes $4,130 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$500 refunded
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$2,500
goods or services
Total Spent
$84,286
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
100.3%
$84,286 spent of $83,955 raised (cash) · opened with $651
Donors
83
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
6%
$4,900 of $86,455 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
5%
$4,450 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2006 Amendment $2,209 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $74,925
Loans received $4,900
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,130
Raised (cash) $83,955
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $4,500 derived
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $21,750 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $21,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $700 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $8,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $17,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
    • Loans $3,000 derived
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  • Pre-Primary 2005 Amendment $5,280 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $930 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2005 2005 Amendment $26,725 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,825 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,900 filing-stated

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 $80,960
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,327
Total spent $84,286
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $8,062 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,503 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $559 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $19,406 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,184 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $221 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $5,826 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,760 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $67 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $22,558 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,491 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $67 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $1,651 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,515 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $136 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2005 Amendment $4,629 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,460 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $169 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2005 2005 Amendment $22,154 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,047 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,107 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $4,450 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $86,455
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $4,450
Source filings:

Totals exclude 2 filings pending review (the filer reported $29,821 on them).

Raised incl. in-kind
$86,455
Spent
$84,286

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 6% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 32%, organizations and PACs 59%, with 3% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $5K · 6% Individuals $28K · 32% Organizations & PACs $51K · 59% Other sources $3K · 3%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $4,900 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $86,455
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $4,900
From individuals $27,755
From organizations and PACs $51,300
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,500
Source filings:

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 →

$591average gift
$500median gift
40individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
8%
2%
$200–1K
60%
34%
$1K–5K
33%
64%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $23,625 ÷ Individual donors: 40
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $23,625
Median gift $500
Individual donors 40
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $70,475 Out of state $4,450
  • Nashville $43K57%
  • Memphis $20K27%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
Why this number?

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: $4,450 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $74,925
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,450
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $21,050 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $23,084 in Jul 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $53,550 of $74,925 in itemized contributions. The other $21,375 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $425 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 109 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN 3 $10,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 3 $7,000.00
Tennessee PAC for Education 3 $3,000.00
W S Babe Howard 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee 3 $2,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 3 $2,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

43 vendors 83 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Carter Malone Group 6 $21,991.66 27%
Clear Channel Broadcasting 3 $7,840.00 10%
Diamond Printing 2 $4,914.48 6%
Rushing, Street 2 $4,848.24 6%
Foster, William 2 $3,500.00 4%
Y-Not T-Shirts 2 $3,485.00 4%
Hertz Rent A Car 3 $3,311.52 4%
GDC Printing, LLC 2 $2,860.85 4%
Wlok Radio Station 2 $2,464.00 3%
WBBP Radio Station 2 $2,025.00 3%

Loans

$4,900.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $4,900
Loan principal shown $4,900
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ophelia E Ford) Candidate loan Jul 13, 2006 $4,900.00 $0.00 $4,900.00

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

  • Printing & mail $42,437 52%
  • Advertising & media $15,959 20%
  • Other $6,522 8%
  • Field & voter contact $6,175 8%
  • Office & operations $3,497 4%
  • Travel $3,357 4%
  • Fundraising & events $1,338 2%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,175 1%
  • Contributions & donations $500 0.7%

Loans

Campaign 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2006 Amended $6,771.52 $2,209.43 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended $4,427.09 $6,771.52 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended $1,853.18 $4,427.09 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $7,111.17 $1,853.18 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended $8,762.20 $7,111.17 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Figures pending review — — Source ↗
Post-General 2005 2005 Figures pending review — — Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2005 Amended $0.00 $650.65 Source ↗
Post-Primary 2005 2005 Amended $650.65 $7,221.73 Source ↗