Sandy Norris Smith — 2012 Tennessee House, District 30 campaign

Tennessee House, District 30 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 30

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 2012–Q4 2012

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 →
-$20
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$2,833
includes $985 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$2,378
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 →
84%
$2,378 spent of $2,833 raised (cash)
Donors
11
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
26%
$723 of $2,833 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
0%
$0 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 2012 Amendment -$20 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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $1,125
Loans received $723
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $985
Raised (cash) $2,833
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $660 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $110 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $880 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $125 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $755 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $1,093 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $20 filing-stated
    • Loans $623 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $100 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $1,935
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $443
Total spent $2,378
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $283 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $33 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $519 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $180 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $339 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $258 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $200 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $58 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $1,318 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,305 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $13 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: $0 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $2,833
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $0
Raised incl. in-kind
$2,833
Spent
$2,378

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 26% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 74%, organizations and PACs 0%.

Candidate’s own money $723 · 26% Individuals $2K · 74% Organizations & PACs $0 · 0%
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: $723 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $2,833
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $723
From individuals $2,110

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 →

$102average gift
$100median gift
11individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
91%
82%
$200–1K
9%
18%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$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: $1,125 ÷ Individual donors: 11
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $1,125
Median gift $100
Individual donors 11

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 $1,125 Out of state $0
  • Chattanooga $85076%
  • Signal Mtn $12511%
  • East Ridge $1009%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $50
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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,125
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2012 – Nov 2012. Peak $550 in Oct 2012. Spending peaked at $1,305 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $925 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 1 donation

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Paul Smith 1 $200.00

Expenditures

7 vendors 7 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Master Graphics 1 $995.49 51%
GCDWC 1 $250.00 13%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $250.00 13%
HCDP 1 $180.00 9%
Glenn, Breanna 1 $100.00 5%
Morris, Devante 1 $100.00 5%
USPS East Ridge Branch 1 $60.00 3%

Loans

$722.95 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 $723
Loan principal shown $723
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Sandy Norris Smith) Candidate loan Jul 21, 2012 $722.95 $475.00 $247.95

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

  • Printing & mail $995 51%
  • Contributions & donations $430 22%
  • Other $310 16%
  • Field & voter contact $200 10%

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 2012 Amended $162.56 -$20.37 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended $221.51 $162.56 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended -$125.49 $221.51 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $0.00 -$125.49 Source ↗
Q2 2012 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗