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Rick Staples — 2020 Tennessee House, District 15 campaign

Tennessee House, District 15 Democratic

2020 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 → · 7 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$4,881
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2022 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 →
$94,696
includes $848 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 →
$756
goods or services
Total Spent
$97,558
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 →
103.0%
$97,558 spent of $94,696 raised (cash) · opened with $7,122
Donors
86
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.3%
$197 of $95,452 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
10%
$9,650 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 2020 Initial $4,881 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 $93,650
Candidate's own contributions $197
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $848
Raised (cash) $94,696
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $320 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $20 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Initial $7,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $17,100 derived
  • Q2 2020 Initial $3,297 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,000 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $197 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $61,878 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $61,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $628 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $4,750 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 $84,567
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,991
Total spent $97,558
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $550 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $289 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $261 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Initial $9,402 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,223 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,180 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $17,255 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,725 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $530 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 Initial $4,795 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,703 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,092 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2020 Amendment $14,519 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,529 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,989 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $44,566 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $38,655 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,911 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $6,471 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,442 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,029 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: $9,650 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $95,452
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $9,650
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$95,452
Spent
$97,558

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 39%, organizations and PACs 60%.

Candidate’s own money $197 · 0.3% Individuals $37K · 39% Organizations & PACs $57K · 60%
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: $197 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $95,452
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $197
From individuals $37,398
From organizations and PACs $57,100
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $756
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 →

$988average gift
$1,000median gift
37individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.5%
$200–1K
43%
19%
$1K–5K
54%
80%
$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: $36,550 ÷ Individual donors: 37
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $36,550
Median gift $1,000
Individual donors 37
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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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $84,000 Out of state $9,650
  • Nashville $38K41%
  • Knoxville $34K36%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $10K
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: $9,650 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $93,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,650
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Nov 2020. Peak $20,850 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $16,725 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 107 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
TN Advance Financial PAC 3 $5,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $4,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
Hannah Haslam 3 $3,200.00
William E Haslam Jr 3 $3,200.00
Elizabeth Stower 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,500.00
Flex PAC 2 $2,500.00
Harry Wesley Stowers 2 $2,500.00

Expenditures

125 vendors 331 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Counterpoint Messaging 3 $17,500.00 21%
433 Communication LLC 1 $4,000.00 5%
Marriott 5 $3,336.70 4%
Clarion Hotel 13 $2,945.94 3%
Johnson, Debra 4 $2,800.00 3%
Children of God Ministries 14 $2,040.00 2%
Ford Credit 1 $1,906.09 2%
Foster Chapel Baptist Church 3 $1,750.00 2%
Wjbe Radio Station 1 $1,600.00 2%
Knoxville Area Urban League 1 $1,500.00 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.

  • Advertising & media $26,280 31%
  • Other $21,067 25%
  • Contributions & donations $18,997 22%
  • Consulting & professional services $9,256 11%
  • Fundraising & events $5,541 7%
  • Office & operations $1,970 2%
  • Printing & mail $1,212 1%
  • Travel $243 0.3%

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 2020 $5,110.78 $4,881.28 Source ↗
Q3 2020 $7,163.18 $5,110.78 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 $7,318.00 $7,163.18 Source ↗
Q2 2020 $8,198.00 $7,318.00 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Amended $22,713.42 $8,198.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Amended $5,400.94 $22,713.42 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 $7,121.95 $5,400.94 Source ↗