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Rush Bricken — 2022 Tennessee House, District 47 campaign

Tennessee House, District 47 Republican

2022 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 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 →
$71,441
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2024 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 →
$62,800
includes $200 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$1,320
goods or services
Total Spent
$28,834
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 →
46%
$28,834 spent of $62,800 raised (cash)
Donors
45
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
16%
$10,000 of $64,120 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
22%
$14,200 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 2022 Initial $71,441 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 $52,600
Loans received $10,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200
Raised (cash) $62,800
From each filing:
  • Q4 2022 Initial $8,400 derived
  • Pre-General 2022 Initial $5,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Initial $7,500 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $3,350 derived
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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 $27,169
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,666
Total spent $28,834
From each filing:
  • Q4 2022 Initial $2,454 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,352 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $102 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2022 Initial $2,759 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,704 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $55 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Initial $7,819 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $3,951 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,891 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $60 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2022 Amendment $2,921 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,875 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $46 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Initial $3,126 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,096 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Supplemental $3,669 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,984 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $685 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $2,134 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,447 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $687 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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $14,200 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $64,120
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $14,200
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$64,120
Spent
$28,834

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 16% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 9%, organizations and PACs 73%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $10K · 16% Individuals $6K · 9% Organizations & PACs $47K · 73% Other sources $1K · 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: $64,120
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $10,000
From individuals $6,050
From organizations and PACs $46,750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,320
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 →

73% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (27% from out of state).

Tennessee $38,400 Out of state $14,200
  • Nashville $27K51%
  • Brentwood $9K18%
  • Oakton, VA $4K8%
  • Washington, DC $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $7K
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: $14,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $52,600
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2021 – Jan 2023. Peak $14,350 in Jan 2022. Spending peaked at $6,815 in Sep 2022.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 60 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $5,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC 1 $2,500.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Consumer Finance Political Campaign Committe PAC 2 $2,000.00
INC PAC Corecivic 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC 2 $1,750.00
Robert Trone 1 $1,600.00

Expenditures

54 vendors 73 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 1 $3,391.00 12%
WMSR Thunder Radio 2 $2,186.00 8%
Bowman Broadcast 1 $1,564.00 6%
Rotary 4 $1,550.00 6%
Life Choices 4 $1,200.00 4%
Stotts, Joseph 2 $1,200.00 4%
Warren County Apprael and Outdoor Shop 2 $915.32 3%
Bill Lee Inaugural Ball 1 $750.00 3%
Sports and Business Charitable Organizat 2 $700.00 3%
WSGC Radio 1 $660.00 2%

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.

  • Contributions & donations $13,550 50%
  • Advertising & media $10,201 38%
  • Office & operations $3,237 12%
  • Field & voter contact $180 0.7%

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 2022 $65,495.61 $71,441.28 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 $62,304.61 $65,495.61 Source ↗
Q3 2022 $62,623.72 $62,304.61 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 $63,224.72 $62,623.72 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Amended $65,145.72 $63,224.72 Source ↗
Q1 2022 $68,271.80 $65,145.72 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 $45,341.04 $68,271.80 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 $47,475.35 $45,341.04 Source ↗