Ruby Powell-Dennis — 2022 Tennessee Senate, District 31 campaign
2022 Tennessee Senate, District 31
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
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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 2022 Amendment $329 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 | $59,710 |
| Loans received | $29,100 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $8,318 |
| Raised (cash) | $97,127 |
- Q4 2022 Amendment $12,504 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $1,250 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $754 filing-stated
- Loans $10,500 derived
- Pre-General 2022 Amendment $12,792 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $11,910 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $882 filing-stated
- Q3 2022 Amendment $12,119 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $11,260 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $859 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2022 Amendment $11,718 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $11,200 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $518 filing-stated
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- Q2 2022 Initial $5,904 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $4,425 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,479 filing-stated
- Q1 2022 Initial $25,538 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $16,100 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,438 filing-stated
- Loans $8,000 derived
- Year-End 2021 Amendment $14,553 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $3,565 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,388 filing-stated
- Loans $8,600 derived
Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.
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 | $92,737 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $1,112 |
| Total spent | $93,849 |
- Q4 2022 Amendment $12,567 derived
- Pre-General 2022 Amendment $18,288 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $17,856 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $433 filing-stated
- Q3 2022 Amendment $16,316 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $15,885 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $431 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2022 Amendment $3,189 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $3,045 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $143 filing-stated
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- Q2 2022 Initial $19,174 derived
- Q1 2022 Initial $10,344 derived
- Year-End 2021 Amendment $13,671 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $13,566 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $105 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2021 Amendment $301 derived
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 | $34,075 |
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 30% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 36%, organizations and PACs 34%.
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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) | $29,100 |
| From individuals | $34,727 |
| From organizations and PACs | $33,300 |
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 | $26,410 |
| Median gift | $100 |
| Individual donors | 91 |
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).
- New York, NY $25K42%
- Memphis $12K20%
- Nashville $9K16%
- San Francisco, CA $3K5%
- Germantown $9252%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
- Other out-of-state $6K
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 | $34,075 |
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.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $4,972 total; their names are not disclosed here.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Leaders In Education Fund | 2 | $24,400.00 |
| 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 |
| Leaders In Education Fund | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Jenny Tolan | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tracy McGee | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$29,100.00 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 | $29,100 |
| Loan principal shown | $29,100 |
| Lender | Type | Received | Principal | 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 ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended | $7,437.75 | $391.99 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Amended | $11,635.00 | $7,437.75 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Amended | $3,106.16 | $11,635.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $16,376.01 | $3,106.16 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $881.69 | $16,376.01 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Amended | $0.00 | $881.69 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Amended | $300.72 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |