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Robert A Safdie — 2006 Tennessee House, District 25 campaign

Tennessee House, District 25 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 25

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2006–Q4 2006

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 →
-$42
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 →
$40,483
includes $17,527 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 →
$1,800
goods or services
Total Spent
$40,525
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 →
100.1%
$40,525 spent of $40,483 raised (cash)
Donors
48
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
4%
$1,750 of $42,283 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
2%
$700 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 2006 Initial -$42 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 $21,206
Candidate's own contributions $1,750
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $17,527
Raised (cash) $40,483
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $1,870 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,120 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $750 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $6,625 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,135 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,490 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $14,030 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,550 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,730 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $1,560 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $560 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $11,363 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,751 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,612 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $5,035 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,385 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 $39,226
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,299
Total spent $40,525
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $9,005 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,912 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $93 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $14,105 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,982 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $123 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $9,958 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,334 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $624 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $712 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $518 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $194 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $5,383 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,253 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $130 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $1,362 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,227 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $134 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: $700 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $42,283
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $700
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$42,283
Spent
$40,525

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 4% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 83%, organizations and PACs 9%, with 4% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 4% Individuals $35K · 83% Organizations & PACs $4K · 9% Other sources $2K · 4%
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: $1,750 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $42,283
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,750
From individuals $34,933
From organizations and PACs $3,800
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,800
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 →

$405average gift
$250median gift
43individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
30%
10%
$200–1K
56%
50%
$1K–5K
14%
40%
$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: $17,406 ÷ Individual donors: 43
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,406
Median gift $250
Individual donors 43
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $20,506 Out of state $700
  • Crossville $10K49%
  • Nashville $5K24%
  • Pikeville $2K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $700
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: $700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $21,206
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $700
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2006 – Nov 2006. Peak $3,801 in Jun 2006. Spending peaked at $13,982 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,701 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 50 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Robert Safdie Self 2 $1,750.00
Cumberland County Democratic Executive Committee 3 $1,550.00
J Robert Mitchell 2 $1,500.00
B J Safdie 2 $1,250.00
Jimmy Reece 3 $1,200.00
Anna Belle O Brien Includes In-Kind 2 $1,100.00
Lois Safdie 3 $1,050.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00
Mary Lou Mitchell 1 $1,000.00
Louise Gorenflo 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

28 vendors 57 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Peg Broadcasting 3 $7,442.40 19%
U.S. Postal Service 5 $6,102.58 16%
Hotcards.Com 3 $4,345.55 11%
Crossville Chronicle 6 $3,971.50 10%
Southern Media Group 4 $3,654.00 9%
Anderson Printing 1 $2,817.11 7%
Signsmith 2 $2,108.30 5%
Gregg, Dennis 2 $1,084.65 3%
Valley Publishing Company 4 $1,069.98 3%
The Cumberland Printer 6 $864.85 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 Robert A Safdie’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $18,556 47%
  • Advertising & media $17,868 46%
  • Other $1,098 3%
  • Office & operations $867 2%
  • Fundraising & events $437 1%
  • Consulting & professional services $400 1%

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 2006 $7,092.68 -$42.17 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended $14,572.69 $7,092.68 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended $10,500.91 $14,572.69 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 $9,653.39 $10,500.91 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended $3,673.46 $9,653.39 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $0.00 $3,673.46 Source ↗