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Rick Staples — 2018 Tennessee House, District 15 campaign

Tennessee House, District 15 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 15

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 2017–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 →
$7,122
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 15
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 →
$93,300
includes $475 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$93,037
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 →
99.7%
$93,037 spent of $93,300 raised (cash)
Donors
120
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.3%
$250 of $93,300 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
14%
$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 2018 Amendment $7,122 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 $92,575
Candidate's own contributions $250
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $475
Raised (cash) $93,300
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $11,650 derived
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $6,275 derived
  • Q3 2018 Initial $10,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $8,925 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $10,550 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $35,550 derived
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $10,050 derived

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 $77,946
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15,090
Total spent $93,037
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $11,595 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,752 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,842 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $6,204 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,921 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,283 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $14,786 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,283 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,503 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $9,683 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,017 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,666 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $19,640 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,187 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,453 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $7,063 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,819 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,244 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $17,803 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,789 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,015 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $6,262 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,178 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $84 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: $93,300
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $13,100
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$93,300
Spent
$93,037

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 0.3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 38%, organizations and PACs 62%.

Candidate’s own money $250 · 0.3% Individuals $35K · 38% Organizations & PACs $58K · 62%
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: $250 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $93,300
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $250
From individuals $35,050
From organizations and PACs $58,000
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 →

$640average gift
$300median gift
54individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
31%
6%
$200–1K
41%
24%
$1K–5K
28%
70%
$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: $34,575 ÷ Individual donors: 54
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $34,575
Median gift $300
Individual donors 54
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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $79,475 Out of state $13,100
  • Knoxville $34K37%
  • Nashville $33K36%
  • Brentwood $4K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • 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: $92,575
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 — Jan 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $13,150 in Dec 2017. Spending peaked at $10,065 in Jul 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 $1,975 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 138 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $7,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $5,000.00
Ann Bailey 2 $3,000.00
Steve Bailey 2 $3,000.00
Flex PAC 3 $2,500.00
Mesana Investments LLC 2 $2,200.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 2 $1,750.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

128 vendors 330 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
King, Cody 5 $7,200.00 9%
Delta Airlines 15 $3,401.40 4%
100 Black Men of Knoxville 2 $2,900.00 4%
Austin's Steak and Homestyle Buffet 3 $1,930.00 2%
Knott, Wesley 6 $1,800.00 2%
Thomas Lindsey Group 3 $1,743.04 2%
Democratic Party of Knox County 5 $1,695.00 2%
A-1 Learning Connections 2 $1,600.00 2%
Sheraton Boston Hotel 1 $1,499.30 2%
Jw Marriott 1 $1,473.47 2%

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

  • Contributions & donations $27,634 35%
  • Other $13,915 18%
  • Fundraising & events $10,946 14%
  • Office & operations $9,014 12%
  • Field & voter contact $8,700 11%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,743 5%
  • Advertising & media $1,475 2%
  • Travel $1,337 2%
  • Printing & mail $1,183 2%

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 $7,066.80 $7,121.95 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $6,995.58 $7,066.80 Source ↗
Q3 2018 $11,481.91 $6,995.58 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $12,240.16 $11,481.91 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $21,330.59 $12,240.16 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $28,393.35 $21,330.59 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended $10,646.62 $28,393.35 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended $6,858.53 $10,646.62 Source ↗