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Paul Bailey — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 15 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 15 Republican

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 15

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 →
$49,225
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 →
$318,454
includes $25,807 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$2,402
goods or services
Total Spent
$244,234
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 →
77%
$244,234 spent of $318,454 raised (cash)
Donors
219
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
37%
$119,500 of $320,856 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
3%
$9,300 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 2014 Amendment $49,225 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. 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 $173,146
Loans received $119,500
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25,807
Raised (cash) $318,454
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $20,700 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $19,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,650 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $44,025 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $39,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,325 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $113,783 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $38,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,733 filing-stated
    • Loans $73,500 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $25,296 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,596 filing-stated
    • Loans $5,000 derived
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $45,069 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $38,325 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,744 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $34,855 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $20,821 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,534 filing-stated
    • Loans $7,500 derived
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $34,725 mixed
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,225 filing-stated
    • Loans $33,500 derived

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 $241,808
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,426
Total spent $244,234
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $11,005 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,703 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $302 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $19,808 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,720 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $88 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $84,814 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $84,239 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $575 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $39,033 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $38,502 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $531 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $47,768 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $47,543 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $225 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $9,522 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,461 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $61 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $18,558 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,254 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $303 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $13,726 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,385 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $340 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: $9,300 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $320,856
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $9,300
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$320,856
Spent
$244,234

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 37% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 33%, organizations and PACs 29%.

Candidate’s own money $120K · 37% Individuals $107K · 33% Organizations & PACs $92K · 29%
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: $119,500 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $320,856
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $119,500
From individuals $107,029
From organizations and PACs $91,925
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,402
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 →

$564average gift
$375median gift
144individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.8%
$200–1K
70%
40%
$1K–5K
27%
59%
$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: $81,221 ÷ Individual donors: 144
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $81,221
Median gift $375
Individual donors 144
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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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $163,846 Out of state $9,300
  • Nashville $46K27%
  • Cookeville $29K17%
  • Germantown $15K9%
  • Sparta $14K8%
  • Crossville $13K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $46K
  • Other out-of-state $9K
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: $9,300 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $173,146
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,300
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $41,350 in Oct 2014. Spending peaked at $68,833 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $600 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 244 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
MPAC 2 $15,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $7,400.00
Red State PAC 1 $7,000.00
RAAMPAC 1 $5,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $3,000.00
John Rose 2 $3,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 3 $2,500.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $2,500.00
Michael Cox 4 $2,250.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

62 vendors 192 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Graphic Creations, Inc. 42 $43,788.84 18%
Low & Tritt 6 $39,676.92 16%
Direct Mail Services 11 $26,085.02 11%
Revily 8 $25,993.67 11%
Alder, Mike 22 $19,000.00 8%
Roland Signs 9 $14,060.30 6%
Burrell & Company 4 $11,708.05 5%
Abbotts Print Shop 3 $10,244.73 4%
FLYNN Sign Company 4 $7,528.75 3%
Stonecom Cookeville LLC 4 $3,508.00 1%

Loans

$119,500.00 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 $119,500
Loan principal shown $119,500
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Paul Bailey) Candidate loan Apr 14, 2013 $119,500.00 $25,000.00 $94,500.00

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

  • Advertising & media $160,678 66%
  • Printing & mail $37,286 15%
  • Consulting & professional services $24,858 10%
  • Fundraising & events $13,186 5%
  • Field & voter contact $5,400 2%
  • Office & operations $400 0.2%

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 Amended $64,528.27 $49,225.42 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $40,311.42 $64,528.27 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended $11,342.49 $40,311.42 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $25,079.79 $11,342.49 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $27,778.04 $25,079.79 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $37,300.50 $27,778.04 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 $20,999.42 $37,300.50 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $0.00 $20,999.42 Source ↗