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Richard M. Briggs — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 07 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 07 Republican

2018 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 → · 13 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 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 →
$81,683
as of the Year-End 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 →
$625,475
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$400 refunded
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 →
$268
goods or services
Total Spent
$205,808
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 →
33%
$205,808 spent of $625,475 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 224 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
42%
$264,000 of $625,743 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
7%
$44,100 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Year-End 2018 states $81,683.00, Q4 2018 states $73,933.00. The figure shown is Year-End 2018's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Source filings:

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. Excludes $169.25 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 $361,375
Loans received $264,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100
Raised (cash) $625,475
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2016 Supplemental $100,800 derived
  • Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $500 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $67,175 derived
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $1,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $264,000 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $205,791
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $17
Total spent $205,808
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2016 Supplemental $12,296 derived
  • Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $2,540 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $12,324 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,312 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $3,506 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
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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: $44,100 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $625,743
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $44,100
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$625,743
Spent
$205,808

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 42% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 18%, organizations and PACs 40%.

Candidate’s own money $264K · 42% Individuals $110K · 18% Organizations & PACs $251K · 40%
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: $264,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $625,743
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $264,000
From individuals $110,175
From organizations and PACs $251,300
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $268
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $317,275 Out of state $44,100
  • Nashville $139K39%
  • Knoxville $96K27%
  • Brentwood $22K6%
  • Washington, DC $10K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $60K
  • Other out-of-state $34K
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: $44,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $361,375
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $44,100
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Aug 2025. Peak $35,100 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $113,668 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 225 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Independent Medicine S PAC TN ↺ $400.00 refunded 3 $12,100.00 net
$12,500.00 gross
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $10,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $7,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Utilities PAC 3 $3,500.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $3,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 2 $3,000.00

Expenditures

47 vendors 95 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Direct Edge 9 $73,289.74 36%
Redright Stratigies 1 $35,000.00 17%
Rachael Barrett & Co. 8 $32,009.86 16%
Senate Republican Caucus 1 $10,000.00 5%
Cox, Daniel 1 $9,156.57 4%
Brezina, Bonnie 1 $7,500.00 4%
Tennessee Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 2%
Brawner, Anna 2 $4,774.14 2%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $3,750.00 2%
Etch Restaurant 4 $3,089.83 2%

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 — $132,000.00 $132,000.00 $0.00

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.

  • Printing & mail $76,170 37%
  • Advertising & media $38,968 19%
  • Fundraising & events $28,513 14%
  • Contributions & donations $22,550 11%
  • Consulting & professional services $17,580 9%
  • Other $16,131 8%
  • Field & voter contact $5,369 3%
  • Office & operations $510 0.3%

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
Year-End 2018 Amended $73,933.00 $81,683.00 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Amended $239,183.35 $73,933.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $319,100.25 $239,183.35 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $308,878.69 $319,100.25 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $309,041.57 $308,878.69 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $269,827.38 $309,041.57 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $277,262.38 $269,827.38 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended $220,628.38 $277,262.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $197,824.91 $220,628.38 Source ↗
Year-End 2016 $109,321.37 $197,824.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2016 $111,361.34 $109,321.37 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $56,510.25 $111,361.34 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 $58,246.75 $56,510.25 Source ↗