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Paul Sherrell — 2020 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$51,450
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 →
$54,785
includes $135 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 →
$5,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$34,524
Donors
59
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 2020 Initial $51,450 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 2020 reported receipts $4,450
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $5,750
Q3 2020 reported receipts $4,950
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $15,535
Q2 2020 reported receipts $8,500
Q1 2020 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $15,600
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $54,785
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 $34,196
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $328
Total spent $34,524
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $4,135 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,115 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $20 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Initial $1,904 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $20,237 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,175 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $61 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 Initial $4,102 derived
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  • Q1 2020 Initial $107 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $365 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $225 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $140 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $3,674 derived
Receipts
$54,785
Spent
$34,524

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, 79% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $12K · 21%Organizations and PACs, itemized $43K · 79%

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: $43,100 ÷ Reported receipts: $54,785
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $11,550
Organizations and PACs, itemized $43,100
Unitemized contributions $135
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 →

$770average gift
$500median gift
15individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
67%
38%
$1K–5K
33%
62%
$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: $11,550 ÷ Individual donors: 15
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $11,550
Median gift $500
Individual donors 15
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 →

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

Tennessee $51,650 Out of state $3,000
  • Nashville $25K46%
  • Brentwood $4K8%
  • Sparta $4K6%
  • Crossville $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $54,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,000
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $16,400 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $20,651 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 59 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

59 named donors 82 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) Includes In-Kind 2 $7,500.00
Bill Lee 2 $3,200.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 5 $2,250.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,000.00
Ward Ward Management Consultants Inc. 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennesseecan Action Fund PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

16 vendors 33 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Phoenix Solutions 7 $21,862.92 64%
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 9%
British Airways 1 $2,537.23 7%
Tee Shirt Maniac 1 $2,249.88 7%
TBF Tennessee Youth Fishing 1 $1,000.00 3%
Southern Standard 3 $700.00 2%
H15 Boutique Hotel 1 $587.13 2%
GCTV 1 $450.00 1%
Sparta Expositor 3 $403.50 1%
Grundy County Herald Lakeway Publishers 4 $355.64 1%

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 $22,189 65%
  • Contributions & donations $4,300 13%
  • Other $3,374 10%
  • Advertising & media $2,574 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,758 5%

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 2020 $51,135.38 $51,450.38 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93399
Pre-General 2020 $45,385.38 $51,135.38 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92312
Q3 2020 $42,339.85 $45,385.38 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91217
Pre-Primary 2020 $47,041.47 $42,339.85 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89388
Q2 2020 $42,643.07 $47,041.47 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88236
Q1 2020 $42,750.07 $42,643.07 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87319
Year-End 2019 $27,515.03 $42,750.07 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85944
Mid-Year 2019 $31,189.39 $27,515.03 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84295