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Sam Alexander — 2010 Tennessee House, District 18 campaign

Tennessee House, District 18 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 18 · totals since Jul 1, 2009

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2009–Q4 2010

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 →
$4,160
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 →
$26,780
includes $1,340 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$629
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$22,620
Donors
37
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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 2010 Initial $4,160 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2010 reported receipts $470
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $8,100
Q3 2010 reported receipts $1,590
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $330
Q2 2010 reported receipts $6,040
Q1 2010 reported receipts $5,130
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $5,120
Reported receipts $26,780
From each filing:
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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 $19,927
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,693
Total spent $22,620
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $2,695 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,297 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $398 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Amendment $9,046 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,524 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $523 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Initial $3,712 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,153 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $560 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $457 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $275 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $182 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $3,434 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,995 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $440 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Amendment $3,275 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,684 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $590 filing-stated
Receipts
$26,780
Spent
$22,620

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, 63% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $9K · 32%Organizations and PACs, itemized $17K · 63%Unitemized contributions $1K · 5%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $16,800 ÷ Reported receipts: $26,780
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $8,640
Organizations and PACs, itemized $16,800
Unitemized contributions $1,340
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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 →

$288average gift
$100median gift
30individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
3%
0.3%
$50–200
70%
20%
$200–1K
17%
16%
$1K–5K
10%
64%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $8,640 ÷ Individual donors: 30
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,640
Median gift $100
Individual donors 30
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 →

59% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (41% from inside).

Tennessee $10,440 Out of state $15,000
  • Washington, DC $14K53%
  • Nashville $6K23%
  • Knoxville $4K16%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $450
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $15,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $25,440
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $15,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2009 – Nov 2010. Peak $8,250 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $10,456 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 16 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 22 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,795 and their names are withheld.

16 named donors 29 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC 2 $5,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 2 $3,500.00
Knoxville Building and Const Trades 1 $1,000.00
Michael McEachin 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee 1 $500.00
Communications Workers of America TN PAC 2 $500.00
Jim Jennings In-Kind 1 $500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $400.00
Suzanne Coile Includes In-Kind 3 $378.92

Expenditures

23 vendors 30 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Comcast 2 $4,647.80 23%
Trent Printing 2 $2,816.54 14%
Burns Mailing and Printing, Inc. 2 $2,750.76 14%
Victory Store 1 $2,325.98 12%
Tweak 2 $1,850.00 9%
Bsem Enterprises LLC 1 $1,700.00 9%
Rowland Productions 1 $500.00 3%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $366.00 2%
Calhoun's 1 $330.76 2%
Great American Sign Company 2 $327.76 2%

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

  • Printing & mail $9,072 46%
  • Advertising & media $7,123 36%
  • Office & operations $1,850 9%
  • Fundraising & events $922 5%
  • Consulting & professional services $541 3%
  • Contributions & donations $420 2%

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 2010 $6,385.18 $4,160.25 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 34398
Pre-General 2010 Amended $7,331.65 $6,385.18 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35167
Q3 2010 $9,453.73 $7,331.65 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 32422
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $9,581.21 $9,453.73 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 33106
Q2 2010 $6,975.30 $9,581.21 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30260
Q1 2010 Amended $5,120.00 $6,975.30 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 31020
Year-End 2009 Amended $0.00 $5,120.00 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 31018

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2011.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $4,160

21 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Mid-Year 2021

Includes $549 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Democratic Women of Knoxville CONTRIBUTION $403.19 06/21/2021
Mackay, Greg CONTRIBUTION $200.00 10/08/2018
Siler, Cheri Kay CONTRIBUTION $100.00 09/08/2014
Democratic Women of Knoxville CONTRIBUTION $200.00 02/03/2014
Democratic Women of Knoxville DONATIONS $200.00 08/12/2013
Palmer Committee CONTRIBUTION $200.00 06/08/2013
Hancock, Anthony D. CONTRIBUTION $120.00 10/09/2012
Dockery, Michael CONTRIBUTION $250.00 08/25/2012
Hancock, Anthony D. CONTRIBUTION $250.00 08/12/2012
Palmer Committee CONTRIBUTION $200.00 07/28/2012
7 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2021 $403.19 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95514
Year-End 2020 $403.19 $403.19 Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 94403
Mid-Year 2020 $403.19 $403.19 Source: Mid-Year 2020 filing Report 88968
Year-End 2019 $403.19 $403.19 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86450
Mid-Year 2019 $403.19 $403.19 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84191
Year-End 2018 $603.17 $403.19 Source: Year-End 2018 filing Report 83271
Mid-Year 2018 $603.15 $603.17 Source: Mid-Year 2018 filing Report 76984
Year-End 2017 $603.13 $603.15 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73279
Mid-Year 2017 $603.11 $603.13 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71304
Year-End 2016 $603.09 $603.11 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 70567
Mid-Year 2016 $603.07 $603.09 Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 65306
Year-End 2015 $603.05 $603.07 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61949
Mid-Year 2015 $720.05 $603.05 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60097
Year-End 2014 $940.05 $720.05 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 58877
Mid-Year 2014 $1,260.05 $940.05 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 52408
Year-End 2013 $1,520.05 $1,260.05 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49134
Mid-Year 2013 $1,750.05 $1,520.05 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47311
Year-End 2012 $3,228.25 $1,750.05 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 46328
Mid-Year 2012 $3,733.25 $3,228.25 Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41395
Year-End 2011 $3,833.25 $3,733.25 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38289
Mid-Year 2011 $4,160.25 $3,833.25 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36965