Ruby Powell-Dennis — 2022 Tennessee Senate, District 31 campaign
2022 Tennessee Senate, District 31 · totals since Jan 16, 2021
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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2021–Q4 2022
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 →
$329
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 →
$93,577
includes $8,318 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,550 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $29,100. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$93,849
less $300 in refunds & credits → $93,549 net disbursements
Donors
102
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, 36% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $26K · 28%Organizations and PACs, itemized $33K · 36%Unitemized contributions $8K · 9%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $26K · 27%
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 →
$290average gift
$100median gift
91individual 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 →
57% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (43% from inside).
Tennessee $25,635 Out of state $34,075
- New York, NY $25K42%
- Memphis $12K20%
- Nashville $9K16%
- San Francisco, CA $3K5%
- Germantown $9252%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
- Other out-of-state $6K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2021 – Dec 2022. Peak $15,500 in Mar 2022. Spending peaked at $17,856 in Oct 2022.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 48 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 54 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,972 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Leaders In Education Fund ↺ paid $1,000.00 | 3 | $25,400.00 |
| Arthur Rock | 2 | $3,200.00 |
| Jason Martin ↺ $1,550.00 refunded | 4 | $3,200.00 net $4,750.00 gross |
| Future901 PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Margaret Mikkelsen | 3 | $1,700.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Jenny Tolan | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tracy McGee | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tracy Scott | 2 | $750.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone Digital Leaders | 9 | $36,000.00 | |
| Wildfire Mail | 3 | $11,383.10 | |
| Calltime A.I. | 13 | $4,645.00 | |
| 32 | $3,877.88 | ||
| Movement Labs | 3 | $3,723.00 | |
| Bumperactive | 12 | $3,378.10 | |
| Stange, Margaret ↺ donor $250.00 | 3 | $3,171.59 | |
| 4Degrees Inc. | 4 | $2,000.00 | |
| Mailchimp | 14 | $1,901.95 | |
| Go Union Printing | 1 | $1,826.06 | |
| Diamond Printing Company | 1 | $1,816.36 | |
| Dodson, Jordan | 2 | $1,769.50 | |
| Actblue | 21 | $1,502.93 | |
| Cook, Dorothy | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Knapp, Loretha | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Optimal Cfo LLC | 1 | $1,375.00 | |
| Williams, Serenity | 1 | $1,165.63 | |
| Goodwin, Marilyn | 1 | $1,036.46 | |
| Winsley, Kathryn | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Leaders In Education Fund ↺ donor $25,400.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 54 | $995.00 | |
| Rolfe, Gloria | 1 | $968.75 | |
| Cornelius, Margaret | 1 | $715.63 | |
| K&L Fine Catering | 1 | $704.66 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $551.76 | |
| Holman, Carol | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Williams, Joi | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Office Depot | 1 | $384.55 | |
| Chauncey, Britney | 1 | $304.00 | |
| Grassroots Analytics Campaigns | 1 | $255.45 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Wix | 2 | $248.43 | |
| Hd Entertainment Services | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Sheraton | 1 | $177.68 | |
| United States Postal Service | 1 | $176.00 | |
| Cynthia Daniels & Co. | 1 | $100.00 | |
| City of Memphis | 1 | $100.00 | |
| West TN Homebuilders Assocation Women's | 1 | $30.00 | |
| Paymentus Corp | 1 | $2.35 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$29,100.00 in loan balances 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Ruby Powell-dennis) | Candidate loan | Oct 5, 2021 | $29,100.00 | $29,100.00 | $0.00 |
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 $55,001 59%
- Field & voter contact $14,132 15%
- Advertising & media $7,763 8%
- Printing & mail $7,372 8%
- Office & operations $6,142 7%
- Contributions & donations $1,000 1%
- Fundraising & events $835 1.0%
- Other $315 0.4%
- Travel $178 0.2%
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 2022 Amended | $391.99 | $329.00 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108494 |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended | $7,437.75 | $391.99 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106518 |
| Q3 2022 Amended | $11,635.00 | $7,437.75 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105381 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Amended | $3,106.16 | $11,635.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103460 |
| Q2 2022 | $16,376.01 | $3,106.16 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100818 |
| Q1 2022 | $881.69 | $16,376.01 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99328 |
| Year-End 2021 Amended | $0.00 | $881.69 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97918 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Amended | $300.72 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 100027 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2023.
Contributions and spending
No contributions reported · Spent $210 4 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Year-End 2024
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoDaddy | WEB DESIGN/SERVER | $210.46 | 01/13/2025 |
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2024 Amended | $329.00 | $118.54 | Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 120909 |
| Mid-Year 2024 Late | $329.00 | $329.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 116238 |
| Year-End 2023 | $329.00 | $329.00 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111970 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Late | $329.00 | $329.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 110024 |