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Paul Sherrell — 2018 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since Jan 16, 2017

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 2017–Q4 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 →
$31,189
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 →
$47,600
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$2,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$25,149
Donors
61
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 2018 Initial $31,189 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 2018 reported receipts $1,000
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $3,750
Q3 2018 reported receipts $4,700
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $8,200
Q2 2018 reported receipts $14,800
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $15,150
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $47,600
From each filing:
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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 $24,049
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,100
Total spent $25,149
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $806 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $545 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $261 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $5,681 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,579 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $101 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $1,471 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,157 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $314 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $6,892 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,862 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $8,770 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,456 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $313 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $1,250 derived
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $280 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $200 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $80 filing-stated
Receipts
$47,600
Spent
$25,149

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 82% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $9K · 18%Organizations and PACs, itemized $39K · 82%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $38,800 ÷ Reported receipts: $47,600
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $8,700
Organizations and PACs, itemized $38,800
Unitemized contributions $100
From each filing:
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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 →

$512average gift
$500median gift
17individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
12%
3%
$200–1K
71%
63%
$1K–5K
18%
34%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $8,700 ÷ Individual donors: 17
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,700
Median gift $500
Individual donors 17
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $45,500 Out of state $2,000
  • Nashville $20K42%
  • Brentwood $4K8%
  • Franklin $4K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $18K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $2,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $47,500
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,000
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $9,200 in Jul 2018. Spending peaked at $8,206 in Jun 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 60 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $250 and their names are withheld.

60 named donors 80 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $2,000.00
Flex PAC 2 $2,000.00
Right Tennessee PAC In-Kind 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee TELPAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Assn of Nurse Anesthetists PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

12 vendors 24 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Red Ivory Strategies, LLC 2 $9,526.01 40%
Direct Edge Campaigns LLC 1 $4,218.76 18%
Smithmier, Hogan 2 $4,000.00 17%
State of Tennessee 1 $1,500.00 6%
Grundy County Herald Lakeway Publishers 5 $1,130.00 5%
House Republican Caucus ↺ donor $500.00 1 $1,000.00 4%
GCTV 2 $675.00 3%
Southern Standard 4 $673.34 3%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $500.00 2%
Sparta Expositor 2 $478.00 2%

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

  • Printing & mail $15,392 64%
  • Field & voter contact $4,000 17%
  • Advertising & media $2,956 12%
  • Contributions & donations $1,450 6%
  • Other $250 1%

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 $30,995.37 $31,189.39 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82583
Pre-General 2018 $32,926.02 $30,995.37 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81179
Q3 2018 Amended $29,697.19 $32,926.02 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80172
Pre-Primary 2018 $28,388.79 $29,697.19 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77545
Q2 2018 Amended $22,358.47 $28,388.79 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 77414
Q1 2018 $22,358.47 $22,358.47 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74286
Year-End 2017 $8,458.47 $22,358.47 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72938
Mid-Year 2017 $8,738.47 $8,458.47 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71516