Rick Staples — 2020 Tennessee House, District 15 campaign
2020 Tennessee House, District 15 · totals since Jan 16, 2019
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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$94,699
includes $848 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$756
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$97,558
less $618 in refunds & credits → $96,940 net disbursements
Donors
84
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 60% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $37K · 39%Organizations and PACs, itemized $57K · 60%
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 →
$1,015average gift
$1,000median gift
36individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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
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 84 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.
| 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 Haslam Jr | 3 | $3,200.00 |
| Steve Bailey | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Harry Stowers | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Elizabeth Stower | 2 | $2,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counterpoint Messaging | 3 | $17,500.00 | |
| 433 Communication LLC | 1 | $4,000.00 | |
| Marriott | 5 | $3,336.70 | |
| Clarion Hotel | 13 | $2,945.94 | |
| Johnson, Debra | 4 | $2,800.00 | |
| Children of God Ministries | 14 | $2,040.00 | |
| Ford Credit | 1 | $1,906.09 | |
| Foster Chapel Baptist Church | 3 | $1,750.00 | |
| Wjbe Radio Station | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Knoxville Area Urban League | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Thomas Lindsey Group | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Petree's Flowers, Inc. | 11 | $1,447.51 | |
| 100 Black Men of Knoxville | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Jackie's Dream | 4 | $1,326.09 | |
| Knoxville Focus | 2 | $1,287.54 | |
| Hard Rock Hotel | 3 | $1,281.30 | |
| Omni Nashville | 2 | $1,124.47 | |
| Marc Nelson Denim | 1 | $1,037.88 | |
| Parrott | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Project Grad Knoxville | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Austin East Cheerleaders | 3 | $950.00 | |
| Alliance House Community Coalition | 2 | $950.00 | |
| Lyft | 59 | $914.06 | |
| Jones, Cj | 1 | $850.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 4 | $789.86 | |
| Parrott Printing | 1 | $762.02 | |
| Ut Communication and MKTG | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Budget Rent A Car | 2 | $727.71 | |
| Freedom Fellowship Christian | 5 | $700.00 | |
| Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | 1 | $638.02 | |
| W Hotels | 1 | $614.66 | |
| 4 | $542.54 | ||
| Marriott Knoxville F&B | 4 | $537.22 | |
| Centro Hispano | 2 | $520.00 | |
| Woods, Phillip | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Knox County Democratic Party (KCDP) | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Realtalk Mentoring Inc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Leadership Knoxville Inc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Knoxville Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $500.00 | |
| MLK Commission | 1 | $500.00 | |
| The Change Center | 1 | $500.00 | |
| The Joy of Music School | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Donaldson Jr, Herb | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Uunik Academy | 1 | $500.00 | |
| New Friendship Baptist Church | 3 | $450.00 | |
| TN Department of Transportation | 1 | $450.00 | |
| U-Haul Center | 4 | $425.07 | |
| Overcoming Belivers Church | 2 | $392.90 | |
| Connors Steak and Seafood | 2 | $376.92 | |
| Over Under Bar and Eat | 12 | $373.96 | |
| Calhoun's Restaurant | 7 | $372.02 | |
| Knoxville East Lions Club | 1 | $350.00 | |
| East Knoxville Business and Professional | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Cambria Hotel & Suites Nashville | 1 | $346.24 | |
| Mahogany's Restuarant | 4 | $338.69 | |
| Merchants of Beer | 6 | $335.68 | |
| Hotel Indigo | 1 | $326.16 | |
| Omni Jacksonville | 2 | $316.56 | |
| Morton's the Steakhouse | 1 | $315.32 | |
| Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North | 2 | $307.82 | |
| Holiday Inn Knoxville | 1 | $296.54 | |
| Abc Embroidery | 1 | $279.78 | |
| Blend Bar | 4 | $274.29 | |
| Metropolitan Knoxville | 3 | $272.00 | |
| Ut Law School | 1 | $266.85 | |
| Joe's Seafood | 1 | $250.76 | |
| Jackson, Jamir | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Diane Jordan Pastoral Banquet | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Turnin' Headz Beauty Explosion | 3 | $250.00 | |
| Tabernacle Baptist Church | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Yoke Youth Ministries | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Queens of Knoxville | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lonsdale Homecoming Committee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Democratic Party of Knox County | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Mast General Store | 1 | $228.27 | |
| Hill Street Cafe | 1 | $218.84 | |
| Southern Airways | 1 | $209.01 | |
| Gateway Hotel & Co | 2 | $204.43 | |
| Simmons, Andrea | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Walmart 02310 | 1 | $186.73 | |
| Central Station Hotel | 3 | $184.63 | |
| Texas Roadhouse | 3 | $167.17 | |
| Big Kahuna Wings | 4 | $165.23 | |
| Volshop | 1 | $163.85 | |
| Fedex Forum Memphis Grizzlies | 1 | $163.85 | |
| O'Charley's 361 | 3 | $159.89 | |
| Southern Grit | 1 | $155.47 | |
| Minor Jewelry | 1 | $152.95 | |
| Marquita, Bradshaw | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Austin East Baby Roadrunners | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Bolton's | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Refreshing Springs C.O.G.I.C. | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Wade Houston Charity Golf Classic | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Dunkin' | 2 | $144.08 | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 1 | $141.24 | |
| Delta Air | 2 | $140.00 | |
| Crowne Plaza | 1 | $138.36 | |
| Balter Beerworks | 1 | $136.56 | |
| Waffle House 447 | 3 | $136.38 | |
| Blue Fish Restaurant | 1 | $132.43 | |
| O'Charley's 208 | 1 | $132.21 | |
| Carnegie Hotel | 1 | $130.30 | |
| Lakeside Tavern | 1 | $126.64 | |
| New Hope Baptist Church | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Unity In the Community Event | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Food City 687 | 1 | $123.89 | |
| Actblue Tennessee | 1 | $122.28 | |
| Home Federal Bank | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Spirit Airline | 2 | $120.00 | |
| Puleos Grille | 1 | $118.76 | |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites | 1 | $118.08 | |
| Bonefish Grill 803 | 1 | $117.61 | |
| Luna | 1 | $117.33 | |
| Digital Checkouts | 14 | $116.33 | |
| Longhorn 5541 | 1 | $115.26 | |
| 3rd and Court | 4 | $111.79 | |
| Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Lotus Flower Shop | 1 | $109.75 | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | 1 | $107.72 | |
| Unlv Web Tix | 1 | $106.75 | |
| Sam's Club 8256 | 1 | $106.06 | |
| Pilot 265 | 4 | $104.66 | |
| Hooters | 2 | $104.42 | |
| STK Nashville | 1 | $100.22 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $5,110.78 | $4,881.28 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93338 |
| Q3 2020 | $7,163.18 | $5,110.78 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90837 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 | $7,318.00 | $7,163.18 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89475 |
| Q2 2020 | $8,198.00 | $7,318.00 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88076 |
| Q1 2020 Amended | $22,713.42 | $8,198.00 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87835 |
| Year-End 2019 Amended | $5,400.94 | $22,713.42 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86837 |
| Mid-Year 2019 | $7,121.95 | $5,400.94 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84124 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2021.
Contributions and spending
No contributions reported · Spent $4,881 2 filings · Mid-Year 2021–Year-End 2021
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tref | ADJUSTMENT APPROVED-BILL YOUNG 2/10/22 | $4,881.28 | 01/15/2022 |
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2021 Amended | $4,881.28 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97867 |
| Mid-Year 2021 | $4,881.28 | $4,881.28 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95047 |