Sam Bledsoe — 2020 Tennessee House, District 61 campaign

Tennessee House, District 61 Democratic

2020 Tennessee House, District 61 · totals since Apr 1, 2020

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2020–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 →
$710
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 →
$2,750
includes $1,150 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$2,140
Donors
1
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 2020 Initial $710 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 2020 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $0
Q3 2020 reported receipts $1,400
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $0
Q2 2020 reported receipts $1,350
Reported receipts $2,750
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2020 Initial $1,350 filing-stated

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 $1,750
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $390
Total spent $2,140
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $1,464 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,343 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $121 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Initial $257 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $157 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 Initial $419 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $169 filing-stated
Receipts
$2,750
Spent
$2,140

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, 58% of receipts on these reports.

Organizations and PACs, itemized $2K · 58%Unitemized contributions $1K · 42%

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: $1,600 ÷ Reported receipts: $2,750
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,600
Unitemized contributions $1,150
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2020 Initial $1,350 filing-stated

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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,600 Out of state $0
  • Franklin $2K100%

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,600
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2020 – Jan 2021. Peak $1,100 in Sep 2020. Spending peaked at $1,238 in Jan 2021.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1 donor: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

1 named donor 2 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Williamson County Democratic Party 2 $1,600.00

Expenditures

5 vendors 10 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Gideon's Army Grassroots Army for Childr 1 $395.76 23%
Rural Animal Rescue Effort 1 $395.76 23%
Red Fox Community School 1 $395.75 23%
Google 6 $312.51 18%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $250.00 14%

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

  • Contributions & donations $1,187 68%
  • Other $313 18%
  • Office & operations $250 14%

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 $2,174.74 $710.41 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94225
Pre-General 2020 $2,089.17 $2,174.74 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92421

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,089.17, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,174.74.

Q3 2020 $946.03 $2,089.17 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91614
Pre-Primary 2020 $931.02 $946.03 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90088

As filed on this report: cash beginning $931.02, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $946.03.

Q2 2020 $0.00 $931.02 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88556

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2021.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

3 filings · Mid-Year 2021–Mid-Year 2022

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2022 Late $710.41 — Source: Mid-Year 2022 filing Report 101857
Year-End 2021 $710.41 $710.41 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97707
Mid-Year 2021 $710.41 $710.41 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95691