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Rush Bricken — 2020 Tennessee House, District 47 campaign

Tennessee House, District 47 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 47

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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$47,475
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2022 TN House 47
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$57,825
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$960
goods or services
Total Spent
$14,091
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
24%
$14,091 spent of $57,825 raised (cash)
Donors
54
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
17%
$10,000 of $58,785 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
10%
$6,100 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2020 Initial $47,475 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $47,825
Loans received $10,000
Raised (cash) $57,825
From each filing:
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $10,000 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $12,741
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,350
Total spent $14,091
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $1,625 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $960 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $665 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $305 derived
  • Q3 2020 Amendment $2,378 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $3,272 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,212 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $60 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Initial $309 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $209 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $3,086 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,956 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $130 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $2,115 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,720 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $395 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $1,000 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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $6,100 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $58,785
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,100
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$58,785
Spent
$14,091

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 17% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 6%, organizations and PACs 75%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $10K · 17% Individuals $4K · 6% Organizations & PACs $44K · 75% Other sources $960 · 2%
Why this number?

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.

From the candidate's own money: $10,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $58,785
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $10,000
From individuals $3,600
From organizations and PACs $44,225
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $960
Source filings:

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 →

$360average gift
$175median gift
10individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
50%
14%
$200–1K
40%
31%
$1K–5K
10%
56%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $3,600 ÷ Individual donors: 10
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $3,600
Median gift $175
Individual donors 10
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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $41,725 Out of state $6,100
  • Nashville $30K62%
  • McMinnville $3K6%
  • Brentwood $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • 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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $6,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $47,825
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,100
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $14,250 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $3,690 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $500 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 70 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $5,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC 3 $4,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $3,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) 2 $3,000.00
Richard Nunley 2 $2,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $1,750.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $1,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $1,500.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

23 vendors 25 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Direct Edge Campighn LLC 1 $2,956.44 23%
Bowman Broadcast 1 $1,372.00 11%
Lakeway Publishers Inc. 2 $1,150.00 9%
Wood, Roy 1 $1,000.00 8%
WMSR Thunder Radio 1 $840.00 7%
Casa 1 $600.00 5%
Online Candidate 2 $520.00 4%
Morrison Ruritan Club 1 $500.00 4%
Tennessee Capitol Commission 1 $500.00 4%
Coffee County Republican Party 1 $500.00 4%

Loans

$10,000.00 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.

Why this number?

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.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $10,000
Loan principal shown $10,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Rush Bricken) Candidate loan — $10,000.00 $0.00 $10,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $4,360 34%
  • Contributions & donations $4,160 33%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,956 31%
  • Office & operations $264 2%

Loans

Campaign 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2020 $45,600.35 $47,475.35 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 $43,280.35 $45,600.35 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Amended $41,558.55 $43,280.35 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 $32,580.55 $41,558.55 Source ↗
Q2 2020 $29,889.55 $32,580.55 Source ↗
Q1 2020 $32,975.99 $29,889.55 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 $12,740.99 $32,975.99 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 $13,740.99 $12,740.99 Source ↗