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Robert A Safdie — 2006 Tennessee House, District 25 campaign

Tennessee House, District 25 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 25 · totals since Jan 16, 2006

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$40,483
includes $17,527 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 →
$1,800
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$40,525
Donors
48
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2006 reported receipts $1,870
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $6,625
Q3 2006 reported receipts $14,030
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $1,560
Q2 2006 reported receipts $11,363
Q1 2006 reported receipts $5,035
Reported receipts $40,483
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $11,363 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $5,035 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
Receipts
$40,483
Spent
$40,525

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: unitemized contributions, 43% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 4%Individuals, itemized $17K · 43%Organizations and PACs, itemized $4K · 9%Unitemized contributions $18K · 43%

Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions compares unitemized contributions with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Unitemized contributions: $17,527 ÷ Reported receipts: $40,483
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,750
Individuals, itemized $17,406
Organizations and PACs, itemized $3,800
Unitemized contributions $17,527
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $11,363 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $5,035 filing-stated

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%

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

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 37 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 13 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,701 and their names are withheld.

37 named donors 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 ↺ donor $500.00 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: Q4 2006 filing Report 12117
Pre-General 2006 Amended $14,572.69 $7,092.68 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11952
Q3 2006 Amended $10,500.91 $14,572.69 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 13263
Pre-Primary 2006 $9,653.39 $10,500.91 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8915
Q2 2006 Amended $3,673.46 $9,653.39 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7595
Q1 2006 $0.00 $3,673.46 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 7086

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2007.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $150

1 filing · Mid-Year 2007

Includes $150 spent not itemized below.

After the election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Robert Safdie CROSSVILLE, TN 38555 — $192.17
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2007 Late -$42.17 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13287