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Richard Dawson — 2018 Tennessee House, District 33 campaign

Tennessee House, District 33 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 33

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2018–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 →
$5,916
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 33
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 →
$142,187
includes $285 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$136,294
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 →
96%
$136,294 spent of $142,187 raised (cash)
Donors
253
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
48%
$68,025 of $142,187 raised · $6,025 donated, $62,000 loaned
Out-of-State
6%
$8,360 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 2018 Amendment $5,916 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $73,877
Candidate's own contributions $6,025
Loans received $62,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $285
Raised (cash) $142,187
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $1,614 derived
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $52,545 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,456 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $89 filing-stated
    • Loans $40,000 derived
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $30,479 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,303 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $176 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $6,802 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,282 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $20 filing-stated
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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 $136,225
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $69
Total spent $136,294
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $229 derived
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $75,568 derived
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $30,879 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $30,831 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $48 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $5,591 derived
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $18,675 derived
  • Q1 2018 Amendment $5,352 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,331 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $21 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: $8,360 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $142,187
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $8,360
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$142,187
Spent
$136,294

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 48% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 47%, organizations and PACs 5%.

Candidate’s own money $68K · 48% Individuals $67K · 47% Organizations & PACs $7K · 5%
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: $68,025 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $142,187
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $68,025
From individuals $67,012
From organizations and PACs $7,150
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 →

$275average gift
$100median gift
243individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
16%
1%
$50–200
42%
12%
$200–1K
37%
50%
$1K–5K
5%
36%
$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: $66,727 ÷ Individual donors: 243
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $66,727
Median gift $100
Individual donors 243
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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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $65,367 Out of state $8,360
  • Oak Ridge $22K30%
  • Clinton $15K20%
  • Knoxville $9K12%
  • Nashville $5K7%
  • Chattanooga $5K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
  • Other out-of-state $8K
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: $8,360 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $73,727
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,360
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2018 – Jan 2019. Peak $13,845 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $75,568 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $8,990 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 260 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Richard R Dawson Self 3 $3,025.00
Richard Dawson Self 2 $3,000.00
Jennifer Dawson 2 $3,000.00
Brent Mills 2 $3,000.00
Timothy Mazur 3 $3,000.00
Jessica Dawson 2 $3,000.00
Kathy Mazur 2 $2,500.00
William Thomason 3 $2,400.00
Marsha Livingston 2 $1,600.00
INVICTUS PAC (John Ray Clemmons) 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

32 vendors 103 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Superior Blue Strategies 5 $47,400.84 35%
Tennessee Democratic Party 3 $28,750.00 21%
McNees, Meghan 9 $16,800.00 12%
Ramsey, Lenox 6 $12,695.05 9%
Print for Progress 3 $6,341.94 5%
Change Research 1 $5,700.00 4%
Stanford Campaigns 1 $5,340.00 4%
TN House Democratic Caucus 1 $2,750.00 2%
WYSH 1 $1,370.40 1%
Staples 11 $1,074.66 0.8%

Loans

$62,000.00 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 $62,000
Loan principal shown $62,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Richard Dawson) Candidate loan Jan 22, 2018 $62,000.00 $0.00 $62,000.00

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

  • Printing & mail $85,639 63%
  • Consulting & professional services $23,735 17%
  • Other $17,752 13%
  • Office & operations $3,244 2%
  • Advertising & media $3,048 2%
  • Contributions & donations $1,500 1%
  • Fundraising & events $1,308 1.0%

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 $4,530.37 $5,915.61 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $27,530.28 $4,530.37 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $27,931.20 $27,530.28 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $26,719.91 $27,931.20 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $26,528.18 $26,719.91 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended $0.00 $26,528.18 Source ↗