Sam Whitson — 2020 Tennessee House, District 65 campaign
2020 Tennessee House, District 65 · totals since Jan 16, 2019
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 →
$155,655
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 →
$93,747
includes $250 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$68,591
Donors
92
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 91% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $6K · 6%Organizations and PACs, itemized $85K · 91%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 2%
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 →
$423average gift
$375median gift
14individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
74% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (26% from out of state).
Tennessee $67,220 Out of state $24,000
- Nashville $45K49%
- Washington, DC $10K10%
- Brentwood $7K8%
- Franklin $6K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
- Other out-of-state $15K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $17,650 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $11,262 in Oct 2020.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 90 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $270 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 3 | $8,000.00 |
| Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Enterprise Holdings INC PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Tennessee Truck PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 4 | $2,750.00 |
| Driving Tennessee PAC | 3 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| General Motors Company PAC GMPAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennesseans for Transit PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4 Media | 6 | $19,106.59 | |
| Williamson Herald | 10 | $6,440.00 | |
| Wakm Am950 | 5 | $5,075.00 | |
| Tenn House Republican Caucus | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Verizon | 7 | $2,492.31 | |
| Ami, Inc. | 1 | $2,313.44 | |
| Republican Party of Tennessee | 1 | $1,774.77 | |
| Advertising | 2 | $1,764.00 | |
| Tillis, Thomas R. | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Brown, Mary Kate | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Williamson County Republican Party ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,521.52 | |
| Southern Exposure Magazine | 2 | $1,100.00 | |
| White, Mark | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rotary Club Noon Franklin | 4 | $880.00 | |
| Columbia Daily Herald | 1 | $750.00 | |
| 21st District Recovery Court | 3 | $700.00 | |
| Community Impact Newspaper | 1 | $565.00 | |
| Davis House Child Advocacy Center | 2 | $559.00 | |
| Dues / Subscriptions | 2 | $506.00 | |
| Friends of Bowie Nature Park Playground | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Dickerson, Steven | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Franklin Tomorrow | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Dept. of the Treasury | 1 | $457.22 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Williamson Inc. | 2 | $400.00 | |
| American Legion Post 215 | 2 | $330.00 | |
| Wix | 1 | $317.00 | |
| African American Heritage Society | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Baum, Charlie | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Puckett's Grocery | 1 | $275.16 | |
| The Home Depot | 1 | $271.27 | |
| Rotary Franklin At Breakfast | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hurt, Chris | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Calfee, Kent | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Haston, Kirk | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Ramsey, Robert (Bob) | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Spring Hill Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Downtown Franklin Rotary | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tennessean Newpaper | 2 | $243.00 | |
| Franklin Noon Rotary | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Noon Rotary | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Friends of Williamson County Animal Cent | 1 | $204.81 | |
| Alazheimer's Association | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Spring Hill Knight Foundation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Franklin Rotary Club At Breakfast | 1 | $200.00 | |
| A Vintage Affair | 1 | $162.40 | |
| GoDaddy | 1 | $155.36 | |
| Tdot | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Tennessee State Museum | 1 | $143.52 | |
| Sam's Club | 1 | $141.99 | |
| Franklin Elementary School Benefit Conce | 1 | $134.00 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $128.93 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | $127.85 | |
| Franklin Home Page | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Barrons WSJ | 1 | $119.94 | |
| Dunkin' | 1 | $114.06 | |
| 5 Points Station | 1 | $110.00 | |
| US Postal Service | 1 | $106.00 | |
| Walmart | 1 | $105.86 | |
| Fairview Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $100.00 | |
| The Tennessee Historical Society | 1 | $100.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 2020 | $151,441.43 | $155,655.20 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93099 |
| Pre-General 2020 | $149,163.46 | $151,441.43 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 91755 |
| Q3 2020 | $144,694.31 | $149,163.46 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90641 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 | $134,488.85 | $144,694.31 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89311 |
| Q2 2020 | $145,058.39 | $134,488.85 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88126 |
| Q1 2020 | $153,714.11 | $145,058.39 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86851 |
| Year-End 2019 Amended | $126,561.62 | $153,714.11 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86620 |
| Mid-Year 2019 | $130,498.57 | $126,561.62 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83769 |