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Raumesh Akbari — 2016 Tennessee House, District 91 campaign

Tennessee House, District 91 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 91

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 2015–Q4 2016

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 →
$10,960
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 →
$53,295
includes $2,044 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$25,445
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 →
48%
$25,445 spent of $53,295 raised (cash)
Donors
52
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
40%
$21,394 of $53,295 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
7%
$3,737 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 2016 Amendment $10,960 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 $670.00 the filer reported on Schedule A as a refund or reimbursement — money paid back to the committee, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $29,857
Loans received $21,394
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,044
Raised (cash) $53,295
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $11,614 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,870 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,744 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $4,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $1,700 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $3,850 derived
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $21,080 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $18,673
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,771
Total spent $25,445
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $4,877 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,072 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $805 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $1,585 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $981 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $604 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $3,691 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,956 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $735 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $2,052 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,653 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $399 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $400 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $3,748 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,873 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $874 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $4,469 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,418 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,050 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $4,624 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,720 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $904 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: $3,737 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $53,295
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,737
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$53,295
Spent
$25,445

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 40% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 9%, organizations and PACs 51%.

Candidate’s own money $21K · 40% Individuals $5K · 9% Organizations & PACs $27K · 51%
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: $21,394 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $53,295
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $21,394
From individuals $4,931
From organizations and PACs $26,970
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 →

$206average gift
$200median gift
14individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
36%
26%
$200–1K
64%
74%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$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: $2,887 ÷ Individual donors: 14
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $2,887
Median gift $200
Individual donors 14
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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 →

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

Tennessee $26,120 Out of state $3,737
  • Nashville $17K57%
  • Memphis $5K16%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
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: $3,737 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $29,857
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,737
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $8,870 in Jan 2017. Spending peaked at $3,885 in Nov 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $750 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 59 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $1,500.00
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Tennessee State PAC 2 $1,500.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $1,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $1,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $1,000.00
LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz) 2 $1,000.00
Merck Sharp Dohme LLC PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

45 vendors 65 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Greg Grant 2 $2,891.00 15%
American Airlines 4 $1,406.53 8%
TN Woman Suffrage Monument Inc. 1 $1,000.00 5%
Airbnb 3 $952.00 5%
Delta Airlines 2 $753.20 4%
Uber 2 $631.17 3%
A&R BBQ 2 $570.57 3%
Herb Kosten Pancreatic Cancer Race 2 $460.00 2%
Brunner Printing 1 $450.00 2%
N.O.B.E.L. Women 3 $450.00 2%

Loans

$21,394.00 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 $21,394
Loan principal shown $21,394
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Raumesh Akbari) Candidate loan Apr 20, 2015 $21,394.00 $0.00 $21,394.00

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

  • Travel $4,651 25%
  • Other $3,389 18%
  • Field & voter contact $2,853 15%
  • Contributions & donations $2,660 14%
  • Fundraising & events $2,056 11%
  • Office & operations $1,900 10%
  • Advertising & media $950 5%
  • Staff & payroll $215 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 2016 Amended $4,222.74 $10,959.64 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $1,557.73 $4,222.74 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended $3,548.39 $1,557.73 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $1,750.08 $3,548.39 Source ↗
Q2 2016 $400.17 $1,750.08 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended $4,147.88 $400.17 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $379.53 $4,147.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $3,518.96 $379.53 Source ↗