Ophelia E Ford — 2010 Tennessee Senate, District 29 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 29 Democratic

2010 Tennessee Senate, District 29

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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2007–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 →
$8,938
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 →
$59,398
includes $905 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$40,479
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 →
68%
$40,479 spent of $59,398 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 54 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
15%
$8,732 of $59,398 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
5%
$3,025 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $49,761
Loans received $8,732
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $905
Raised (cash) $59,398
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Supplemental $11,382 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,336 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $155 filing-stated
    • Loans $891 derived
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $1,475 derived
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $3,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $11,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
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  • Q3 2010 Initial $5,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $6,800 derived
  • Q2 2010 Initial $1,000 derived
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $10,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $7,841 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $34,007
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,472
Total spent $40,479
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Supplemental $2,199 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,485 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $713 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2008 Supplemental $253 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $150 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $103 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $75 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Amendment $654 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $587 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $67 filing-stated
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  • Q4 2010 Amendment $8,930 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,262 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,668 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $6,022 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,774 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $248 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Initial $12,443 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,148 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $295 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $990 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $490 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Initial $3,750 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,258 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $493 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $1,191 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $800 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $391 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $2,648 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,257 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $391 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $1,325 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $787 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $538 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: $3,025 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $59,398
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,025
Raised incl. in-kind
$59,398
Spent
$40,479

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 15% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 9%, organizations and PACs 76%.

Candidate’s own money $9K · 15% Individuals $6K · 9% Organizations & PACs $45K · 76%
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: $8,732 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $59,398
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $8,732
From individuals $5,541
From organizations and PACs $45,125

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 $46,736 Out of state $3,025
  • Nashville $32K63%
  • Memphis $11K21%
  • Knoxville $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $3K
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: $3,025 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $49,761
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,025

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2007 – Jan 2020. Peak $11,300 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $10,628 in Sep 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 54 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN 3 $3,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus 2 $3,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $1,500.00
Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $1,250.00
Valero Energy Corp PAC 1 $1,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 72 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Clear Channel - Outdoor 1 $6,400.00 19%
Bytemail Postage 1 $2,892.48 9%
Idesign, Inc. 2 $2,755.00 8%
A T & T 15 $2,414.98 7%
GDC Printing, LLC 3 $2,313.91 7%
Foster, William 2 $2,029.50 6%
Best Buy 1 $1,925.92 6%
Diamond Printing 2 $1,702.48 5%
Committee To Elect Joe Ford 1 $1,000.00 3%
Senate Democratic Caucus 2 $1,000.00 3%

Loans

$5,790.95 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.

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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 $5,791
Loan principal shown $5,791
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ophelia E Ford) Candidate loan Jul 2, 2008 $5,790.95 $1,319.49 $4,471.46

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 $8,438 25%
  • Office & operations $8,320 24%
  • Advertising & media $6,650 20%
  • Contributions & donations $3,320 10%
  • Other $2,814 8%
  • Fundraising & events $1,858 5%
  • Travel $1,176 3%
  • Consulting & professional services $953 3%
  • Field & voter contact $479 1%

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 2010 Amended $14,267.66 $8,937.62 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Amended $8,889.46 $14,267.66 Source ↗
Q3 2010 $15,731.78 $8,889.46 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $9,921.89 $15,731.78 Source ↗
Q2 2010 $12,672.18 $9,921.89 Source ↗
Q1 2010 $13,863.16 $12,672.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 $6,211.17 $13,863.16 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $7,536.29 $6,211.17 Source ↗
Year-End 2008 $52.85 $7,536.29 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2008 $305.85 $52.85 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $1,192.65 $305.85 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $2,209.43 $1,192.65 Source ↗