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Pamela O. Weston — 2014 Tennessee House, District 21 campaign

Tennessee House, District 21 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 21 · totals since Apr 1, 2014

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2014–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 →
$90
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 →
$6,910
includes $1,750 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $800. 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 →
$279
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$6,135
less $115 in refunds & credits → $6,020 net disbursements
Donors
6
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 2014 Initial $90 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 2014 reported receipts $165
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $1,675
Q3 2014 reported receipts $690
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $3,070
Q2 2014 reported receipts $1,310
Reported receipts $6,910
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $1,310 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 $5,614
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $521
Total spent $6,135
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $1,182 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,110 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $72 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $3,098 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,882 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $216 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $561 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $437 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $124 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $1 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $1,294 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,185 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $109 filing-stated
Receipts
$6,910
Spent
$6,135

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: individuals, itemized, 52% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $200 · 3%Individuals, itemized $4K · 52%Organizations and PACs, itemized $550 · 8%Unitemized contributions $2K · 25%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $800 · 12%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $3,610 ÷ Reported receipts: $6,910
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $200
Individuals, itemized $3,610
Organizations and PACs, itemized $550
Unitemized contributions $1,750
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $800
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $1,310 filing-stated

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 →

72% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (28% from inside).

Tennessee $1,160 Out of state $3,000
  • Washington, DC $3K72%
  • Knoxville $3007%
  • Loudon $3007%
  • Ten Mile $2506%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $310

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: $3,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $4,160
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2014 – Oct 2014. Peak $2,800 in Jul 2014. Spending peaked at $3,992 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 7 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $110 and their names are withheld.

7 named donors 10 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 3 $3,000.00
Loudon County Democratic Women S Club 1 $300.00
Loudon County Democratic PAC 1 $300.00
Jan Brown In-Kind 1 $278.80
Roane County Democratic Executive Committee 1 $250.00
Pamela Weston Self 2 $200.00
William Belk 1 $200.00

Expenditures

11 vendors 26 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Valley Printers 4 $1,336.89 24%
Advocate and Democrat 2 $1,210.00 22%
Loudon County News Herald 4 $745.00 13%
Barton Printing, Inc. 1 $532.33 9%
Vistaprint Usa, Inc. 3 $529.63 9%
WKZX 93.5 1 $420.00 7%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $250.00 4%
WMTY 98.3 1 $240.00 4%
NGP, Van, Inc. 7 $173.62 3%
Monroe County Buzz 1 $117.00 2%

Loans

$800.00 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.

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 $800
Loan principal shown $800
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Pamela O. Weston) Candidate loan Jun 30, 2014 $800.00 $800.00 $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 Pamela O. Weston’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $2,792 50%
  • Printing & mail $2,399 43%
  • Contributions & donations $250 4%
  • Office & operations $174 3%

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 2014 $991.58 $89.78 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58783
Pre-General 2014 $2,415.02 $991.58 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57177
Q3 2014 $2,285.65 $2,415.02 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56286
Pre-Primary 2014 $16.45 $2,285.65 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54732
Q2 2014 $0.00 $16.45 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52000