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Paul Bailey — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 15 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 15 Republican

2018 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 → · 13 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2018

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 →
$154,644
as of the Year-End 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 →
$473,735
includes $11,285 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 →
$150
goods or services
Total Spent
$195,689
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 →
41%
$195,689 spent of $473,735 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 186 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
33%
$155,000 of $473,885 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
10%
$45,400 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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Q4 2018 states $154,643.67, Year-End 2018 states $157,643.67. The figure shown is Q4 2018's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Source filings:

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 $307,450
Loans received $155,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $11,285
Raised (cash) $473,735
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2016 Amendment $51,825 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $45,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,675 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2016 Amendment $1,000 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $12,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $33,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $32,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,100 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2018 Amendment $3,000 derived
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $30,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $600 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $64,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $63,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $13,500 derived
  • Q2 2018 Amendment $19,855 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,155 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $56,000 derived
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $32,805 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $31,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,055 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $155,000 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $193,190
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,499
Total spent $195,689
From each filing:
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  • Q4 2018 Amendment $37,713 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $37,234 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $479 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $30,583 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $30,488 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $94 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $33,320 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,661 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $659 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $5,730 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,481 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $249 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Amendment $24,098 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,918 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $180 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $10,638 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,443 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $195 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $5,864 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,527 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $337 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $10,153 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,923 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $230 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: $45,400 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $473,885
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $45,400
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$473,885
Spent
$195,689

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 33% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 15%, organizations and PACs 52%.

Candidate’s own money $155K · 33% Individuals $72K · 15% Organizations & PACs $247K · 52%
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: $155,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $473,885
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $155,000
From individuals $72,185
From organizations and PACs $246,550
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $150
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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $262,050 Out of state $45,400
  • Nashville $130K42%
  • Cookeville $21K7%
  • Byrdstown $17K5%
  • Washington, DC $16K5%
  • Brentwood $12K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $83K
  • Other out-of-state $30K
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: $45,400 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $307,450
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $45,400
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Jan 2019. Peak $49,000 in Aug 2018. Spending peaked at $34,846 in Oct 2018.

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 186 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $12,500.00
Fitzgerald Industries PAC 2 $12,300.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $7,500.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $7,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 2 $6,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 2 $6,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) 2 $5,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 6 $5,500.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 2 $5,000.00
United Parcel Service INC PAC TN 2 $5,000.00

Expenditures

94 vendors 204 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Roland Signs 8 $30,585.00 16%
Graphic Creations, Inc. 9 $16,042.97 8%
Senate Republican Caucus 2 $15,000.00 8%
Low & Tritt 1 $9,988.26 5%
SPRY Strategies 3 $8,447.00 4%
Alder, Mike 9 $7,500.00 4%
Direct Mail Services 1 $7,304.00 4%
Pedersen McGrath Associates LTD 2 $6,800.00 4%
Jimmy Kelly's Steakhouse 4 $6,658.37 3%
Crossville Chronicle 16 $5,000.00 3%

Loans

$79,000.00 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 $79,000
Loan principal shown $79,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Paul Bailey) Candidate loan — $79,000.00 $0.00 $79,000.00

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 $82,427 43%
  • Contributions & donations $35,511 18%
  • Printing & mail $30,618 16%
  • Consulting & professional services $20,779 11%
  • Fundraising & events $12,732 7%
  • Field & voter contact $5,739 3%
  • Office & operations $3,450 2%
  • Travel $1,935 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 2018 Amended $157,994.20 $154,643.67 Source ↗
Year-End 2018 Amended $154,643.67 $157,643.67 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $157,626.83 $157,994.20 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $126,782.46 $157,626.83 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $119,012.87 $126,782.46 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $123,247.38 $119,012.87 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $133,876.37 $123,247.38 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $83,725.39 $133,876.37 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended $61,073.79 $83,725.39 Source ↗
Year-End 2016 Amended $30,471.55 $61,073.79 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2016 Amended $37,028.19 $30,471.55 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $32,925.20 $37,028.19 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $49,225.42 $32,925.20 Source ↗