Paula Flowers — 2010 U.S. Representative, District 3 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 3 Democratic

2010 U.S. Representative, District 3 · totals since May 1, 2009

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 · Q2 2009–TER 2010

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 →
$2
as of the Termination report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$133,668
includes $13,724 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$133,666
Donors
218
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:
  • TER 2010 TERMINATION REPORT $2 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
TER 2010 reported receipts $310
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
YE 2009 reported receipts $7,370
Q3 2009 reported receipts $82,669
Q2 2009 reported receipts $43,320
Total receipts $133,668
From each filing:
  • TER 2010 TERMINATION REPORT $310 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $0 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $7,370 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $82,669 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $43,320 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2009 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $133,666
Total disbursed $133,666
From each filing:
  • TER 2010 TERMINATION REPORT $3,702 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $4,872 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $51,958 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $66,019 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $7,115 filing-stated
Receipts
$133,668
Total disbursed
$133,666

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 →

11% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 89%.

Itemized $106K · 89% Small unitemized gifts $14K · 11%

Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts compares unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum) with all individual contributions.

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The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.

Unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum): $13,724 ÷ All individual contributions: $119,963
Inputs behind Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts
Itemized individual contributions $106,239
Unitemized small donations $13,724

Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 81% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $108K · 81%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $14K · 10%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $12K · 9%

Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a) compares individuals, itemized (line 11a) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total 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 (line 11a): $107,739 ÷ Total receipts: $133,668
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $107,739
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $13,724
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $11,850
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $45
Reports without line figures in our data $310
From each filing:
  • TER 2010 TERMINATION REPORT $310 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $0 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $7,370 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $82,669 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $43,320 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2009 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $103,839 Out of state $15,750
  • Nashville $41K34%
  • Chattanooga $12K10%
  • Washington, DC $10K8%
  • Knoxville $7K6%
  • Brentwood $5K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $38K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $15,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $119,589
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $15,750

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2009 – May 2010. Peak $36,464 in Sep 2009. Spending peaked at $29,793 in Aug 2009.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 212 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $625 and their names are withheld.

212 named donors 239 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Ibew Cope ↺ paid $777.00 1 $5,000.00
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee ↺ paid $777.00 1 $5,000.00
James C Parrott ↺ paid $389.00 2 $2,500.00
John Johnson 1 $2,400.00
Nathaniel Revis ↺ paid $264.00 2 $1,700.00
James M Weaver ↺ paid $233.00 2 $1,500.00
Michael Pearigen ↺ paid $233.00 2 $1,500.00
James E Hall 2 $1,500.00
Daniel Hurst 1 $1,400.00
Marilyn Lloyd ↺ paid $469.00 2 $1,314.00

Coverage: the filings we hold for this campaign run through May 13, 2010; for other campaigns of the 2010 cycle we hold filings through Dec 31, 2010.

Expenditures

387 vendors 534 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mission Control Inc. 6 $21,450.00 16%
La Harris and Assocaites, LLC 4 $20,137.12 15%
Johnson, Elizabeth 9 $14,540.53 11%
NGP Software, Inc. 7 $9,396.00 7%
Robinson, James Walton 8 $8,205.70 6%
Beehan, Michael 12 $7,708.57 6%
American Press, Inc. 10 $2,912.03 2%
Verizon 10 $2,885.78 2%
Rolling Hills Apartments 3 $2,434.20 2%
Roe, Donald 4 $1,790.00 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 Paula Flowers’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Staff & payroll $27,950 21%
  • Contributions & donations $21,970 16%
  • Advertising & media $21,344 16%
  • Consulting & professional services $20,137 15%
  • Office & operations $17,465 13%
  • Printing & mail $9,599 7%
  • Other $8,557 6%
  • Fundraising & events $5,475 4%
  • Travel $1,169 0.9%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
TER 2010 $3,393.92 $1.92 Source: TER 2010 filing
Q1 2010 $8,266.25 $3,393.92 Source: Q1 2010 filing
YE 2009 $52,854.35 $8,266.55 Source: YE 2009 filing
Q3 2009 $36,205.02 $52,854.35 Source: Q3 2009 filing
Q2 2009 $0.00 $36,205.02 Source: Q2 2009 filing