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Robin Smith — 2018 Tennessee House, District 26 campaign

Tennessee House, District 26 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 26 · totals since Apr 1, 2018

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2018–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 →
$75,687
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 →
$127,190
includes $740 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 →
$11,482
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$51,503
Donors
233
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 2018 Amendment $75,687 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 2018 reported receipts $19,199
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $6,325
Q3 2018 reported receipts $58,481
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $31,585
Q2 2018 reported receipts $11,600
Reported receipts $127,190
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $11,600 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 $51,117
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $385
Total spent $51,503
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $37,108 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $36,779 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $329 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $7,179 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,153 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $26 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $6,958 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,928 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $31 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $257 derived
Receipts
$127,190
Spent
$51,503

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: individuals, itemized, 51% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $65K · 51%Organizations and PACs, itemized $61K · 48%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized 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.

Individuals, itemized: $65,000 ÷ Reported receipts: $127,190
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $65,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $61,450
Unitemized contributions $740
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $11,600 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 →

$385average gift
$250median gift
169individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
33%
8%
$200–1K
53%
50%
$1K–5K
15%
42%
$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: $65,000 ÷ Individual donors: 169
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $65,000
Median gift $250
Individual donors 169
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $118,700 Out of state $7,750
  • Nashville $36K28%
  • Chattanooga $23K18%
  • Hixson $15K12%
  • Signal Mountain $9K7%
  • Lookout Mountain $6K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $29K
  • Other out-of-state $8K

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: $7,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $126,450
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,750
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2018 – Jan 2019. Peak $48,400 in Jul 2018. Spending peaked at $21,505 in Nov 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 179 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 55 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $5,300 and their names are withheld.

179 named donors 197 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Robin Smith Self In-Kind 1 $11,461.27
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $5,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) 1 $3,000.00
Home Builders Assn of Greater Chattanooga PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 2 $2,000.00
Assn General Contractors Chattanooga 1 $2,000.00
Mark Caldwell 2 $2,000.00
Flex PAC 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

17 vendors 30 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Rosearters, PLLC 3 $20,710.30 41%
Markco Printing 8 $17,062.06 33%
Lakeshore Grille 1 $3,500.00 7%
Butler Consulting 1 $2,000.00 4%
Turning Points Usa - Sac Conference 1 $1,500.00 3%
The Catering Connection 1 $1,109.56 2%
Marriott Residence Inn - West Palm Beach 1 $1,039.60 2%
Woodworth On 5th 1 $714.70 1%
Public House 1 $666.12 1%
Chattanoogan.Com 1 $650.00 1%

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

  • Consulting & professional services $23,122 45%
  • Printing & mail $17,062 33%
  • Fundraising & events $5,990 12%
  • Office & operations $2,261 4%
  • Advertising & media $1,142 2%
  • Travel $1,040 2%
  • Contributions & donations $500 1.0%

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 $93,596.29 $75,687.24 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83134
Pre-General 2018 $94,450.48 $93,596.29 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80995
Q3 2018 Amended $42,927.70 $94,450.48 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81771
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $11,600.00 $42,927.70 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78589
Q2 2018 Amended $0.00 $11,600.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 78809