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Richard M. Briggs — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 07 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 07 Republican

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 07

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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$58,247
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 →
$509,557
includes $7,309 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$5,850
goods or services
Total Spent
$458,326
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 →
90%
$458,326 spent of $509,557 raised (cash)
Donors
546
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
26%
$136,550 of $515,407 raised, including in-kind · $4,550 donated, $132,000 loaned
Out-of-State
3%
$13,100 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 2014 Initial $58,247 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 the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $365,698
Candidate's own contributions $4,550
Loans received $132,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,309
Raised (cash) $509,557
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $6,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $46,807 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $43,825 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,982 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $107,700 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $138,095 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,995 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
    • Loans $122,000 derived
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $24,418 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,173 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $245 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $13,100 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $122,180 derived
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $51,157 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $43,775 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $3,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,882 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 $456,774
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,551
Total spent $458,326
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $50,069 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $49,927 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $142 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $32,648 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,437 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $211 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $38,285 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $37,874 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $411 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $227,022 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $226,662 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $359 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $80,971 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $80,627 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $344 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $12,183 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $9,670 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,664 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Amendment $7,479 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,401 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $78 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: $13,100 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $515,407
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $13,100
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$515,407
Spent
$458,326

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 26% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 49%, organizations and PACs 24%, with 1% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $137K · 26% Individuals $252K · 49% Organizations & PACs $121K · 24% Other sources $6K · 1%
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: $136,550 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $515,407
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $136,550
From individuals $251,707
From organizations and PACs $121,300
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $5,850
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 →

$536average gift
$250median gift
456individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
2%
0.1%
$50–200
23%
4%
$200–1K
52%
35%
$1K–5K
23%
61%
$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: $244,398 ÷ Individual donors: 456
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $244,398
Median gift $250
Individual donors 456
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $352,598 Out of state $13,100
  • Knoxville $224K61%
  • Nashville $69K19%
  • Chattanooga $3K0.9%
  • Memphis $3K0.8%
  • Signal Mountain $2K0.6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $52K
  • Other out-of-state $13K
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: $13,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $365,698
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,100
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2013 – Jan 2024. Peak $66,300 in Sep 2014. Spending peaked at $231,212 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $365,598 of $365,698 in itemized contributions. The other $100 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $10,298 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 526 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Independent Medicine S PAC TN Includes In-Kind 5 $16,449.91
MPAC 2 $15,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus In-Kind 1 $5,400.00
RAAMPAC 1 $5,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $5,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $4,000.00
Raja Jubran 2 $3,000.00
Sharon Pryse 3 $3,000.00
Jenny Boyd 2 $3,000.00
David Dugger 2 $3,000.00

Expenditures

36 vendors 137 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
On Message, Inc. 13 $208,949.44 46%
Majority Strategies 13 $119,257.95 26%
Brezina, Bonnie 13 $43,172.50 9%
Senate Republican Caucus 1 $25,000.00 5%
Rachael Barrett & Co. 5 $17,091.14 4%
Cyragon, LLC 25 $9,635.08 2%
Thompson, Collin 4 $4,750.00 1%
Redright Stratigies 1 $3,500.00 0.8%
Stables At Hunter Farm 1 $3,185.00 0.7%
White Realty 7 $2,560.24 0.6%

Loans

$132,000.00 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 $132,000
Loan principal shown $132,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Richard M. Briggs) Candidate loan Jul 25, 2014 $132,000.00 $0.00 $132,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $206,394 45%
  • Printing & mail $120,926 26%
  • Consulting & professional services $56,856 12%
  • Contributions & donations $25,000 5%
  • Fundraising & events $24,790 5%
  • Field & voter contact $8,485 2%
  • Other $8,323 2%
  • Office & operations $5,836 1%
  • Travel $165 0.1%

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 2014 $102,215.28 $58,246.75 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $82,054.27 $102,215.28 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended $11,625.50 $82,054.27 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $100,552.02 $11,625.50 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $157,104.74 $100,552.02 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $156,187.58 $157,104.74 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $43,677.65 $156,187.58 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $0.00 $43,677.65 Source ↗