Ruby Powell-Dennis — 2020 Tennessee House, District 97 campaign
2020 Tennessee House, District 97
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 · Year-End 2019–Q4 2020
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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).
- Q4 2020 Initial $301 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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $27,428 |
| Candidate's own contributions | $28,470 |
| Loans received | $2,000 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $20,785 |
| Raised (cash) | $78,684 |
- Q3 2020 Initial $2,866 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $1,730 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $407 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $729 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $21,071 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $6,550 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $9,531 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,990 filing-stated
- Loans $2,000 derived
- Q2 2020 Initial $23,340 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $8,224 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $1,477 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $13,639 filing-stated
- Q1 2020 Amendment $27,719 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $9,424 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $14,993 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,302 filing-stated
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- Year-End 2019 Supplemental $3,687 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $1,500 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $2,062 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125 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.
| Itemized expenditures | $76,610 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $1,773 |
| Total spent | $78,383 |
- Q3 2020 Initial $7,359 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $6,705 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $654 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $28,563 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $28,339 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $223 filing-stated
- Q2 2020 Initial $20,953 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $20,654 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $299 filing-stated
- Q1 2020 Amendment $20,973 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $20,507 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $466 filing-stated
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- Year-End 2019 Supplemental $536 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $405 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $131 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).
| From outside Tennessee | $9,955 |
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 39% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 55%, organizations and PACs 6%.
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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.
| Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) | $30,470 |
| From individuals | $43,183 |
| From organizations and PACs | $5,030 |
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 →
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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 | $22,398 |
| Median gift | $150 |
| Individual donors | 92 |
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 →
64% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (36% from out of state).
- Memphis $10K37%
- Washington, DC $4K13%
- Cordova $2K7%
- San Francisco, CA $2K6%
- Nashville $1K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
- Other out-of-state $5K
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).
| From outside Tennessee | $9,955 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2020 – Sep 2020. Peak $6,750 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $30,786 in Jul 2020.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $5,175 total; their names are not disclosed here.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby Powell Dennis Self | 29 | $28,470.20 |
| Leaders In Education Fund | 3 | $3,430.27 |
| Arthur Rock | 1 | $1,600.00 |
| Kimberly Brown | 5 | $1,325.00 |
| Black Market Strategies | 1 | $1,300.00 |
| April Branch | 3 | $825.00 |
| Priscilla Everhart | 2 | $750.00 |
| Cecelia Dennis | 5 | $675.00 |
| Patrice Pritchett | 2 | $575.00 |
| James Dennis | 2 | $550.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basecamp | 10 | $22,781.91 | |
| Wildfire Mail | 3 | $12,093.84 | |
| Pigeon Roost | 1 | $5,500.00 | |
| Ovation Haus | 7 | $5,489.50 | |
| Black Market Strategies ▨ may be sample ballot | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| Iheart Media | 6 | $3,961.00 | |
| 23 | $3,825.24 | ||
| Mahagony Memphis | 2 | $1,495.10 | |
| Actblue | 7 | $1,408.36 | |
| Moss, Tracy | 3 | $1,185.00 | |
| Leadership for Education Equity | 2 | $1,113.97 | |
| Tucker, Caitlin | 3 | $1,080.00 | |
| Grindworx Media LLC | 1 | $1,062.00 | |
| Williams, Tyler | 2 | $1,052.80 | |
| Wright, Jazmyne | 5 | $860.00 | |
| Banquet Halls of the Mid-South | 2 | $857.00 | |
| Tucker, Aslean | 3 | $820.00 | |
| Blip | 1 | $651.06 | |
| United States Postal Service | 3 | $588.60 | |
| The Rocket Science Group Dba Mailchimp | 5 | $508.24 | |
| Spawn Point LLC | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Williams, Eugenia | 2 | $480.00 | |
| Moss, Romanitha | 1 | $480.00 | |
| Democratic Party of Tennessee | 3 | $456.90 | |
| El Toro | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Mobilize America | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Phillip Ashley Chocolates | 1 | $370.41 | |
| L2 Inc. | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Monroe, Morgan | 1 | $342.00 | |
| Black Millennial Convention | 1 | $320.04 | |
| Wix | 2 | $280.99 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 12 | $280.00 | |
| Toskr INC. Dba Getthru | 3 | $238.45 | |
| Caldwell, Ally | 1 | $204.00 | |
| Mentgen, Hannah | 1 | $165.00 | |
| Deluxe Checks | 1 | $154.73 | |
| Put It In Writing | 1 | $128.63 | |
| McKelvey, Brittany | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Bitly | 3 | $105.00 | |
| Clark, Annette | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Danley, Carmen | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Jennings, Olivia | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Washington, Cortez | 1 | $100.00 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
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Loans
$2,000.00 in loan principal shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.
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Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.
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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.
| Candidate and family loans | $2,000 |
| Loan principal shown | $2,000 |
| Lender | Type | Received | Principal | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Ruby Powell-dennis) | Candidate loan | Jul 2, 2020 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 |
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 Ruby Powell-Dennis’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $34,316 45%
- Advertising & media $14,953 20%
- Printing & mail $12,682 17%
- Field & voter contact $7,189 9%
- Fundraising & events $3,249 4%
- Other $2,264 3%
- Office & operations $1,957 3%
Loans
| Lender | Amount | Date Received | Outstanding | Repaid |
|---|
Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.
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 | $300.72 | $300.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $4,793.79 | $300.72 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 | $12,285.40 | $4,793.79 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $9,897.50 | $12,285.40 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Amended | $3,150.81 | $9,897.50 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 | $0.00 | $3,150.81 | Source ↗ |