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Richard Dawson — 2018 Tennessee House, District 33 campaign

Tennessee House, District 33 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 33 · totals since Jan 16, 2018

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$142,210
includes $285 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $62,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$136,294
Donors
253
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 Amendment $5,916 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 $1,614
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $52,569
Q3 2018 reported receipts $30,479
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $6,802
Q2 2018 reported receipts $18,867
Q1 2018 reported receipts $31,880
Reported receipts $142,210
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $18,867 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Amendment $31,880 filing-stated

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
Receipts
$142,210
Spent
$136,294

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: individuals, itemized, 47% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $6K · 4%Individuals, itemized $67K · 47%Organizations and PACs, itemized $7K · 5%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $62K · 44%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $66,727 ÷ Reported receipts: $142,210
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $6,025
Individuals, itemized $66,727
Organizations and PACs, itemized $7,150
Unitemized contributions $285
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $62,024
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $18,867 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Amendment $31,880 filing-stated

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%

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
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 →

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

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 115 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 140 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $8,990 and their names are withheld.

115 named donors 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 balances 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.

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
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown 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: Q4 2018 filing Report 83835
Pre-General 2018 Amended $27,530.28 $4,530.37 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 83829
Q3 2018 Amended $27,931.20 $27,530.28 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 83828
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $26,719.91 $27,931.20 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 83827
Q2 2018 Amended $26,528.18 $26,719.91 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 83825
Q1 2018 Amended $0.00 $26,528.18 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 83824

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2019.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $480

1 filing · Mid-Year 2019

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Free Medical Clinic DONATIONS $260.00 06/10/2019
The Mail Center POSTAGE $26.79 03/21/2019
Staples OFFICE SUPPLIES $78.20 03/14/2019
Staples PRINTING $114.51 03/14/2019
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $5,915.61 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84948