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Sara Kyle — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 30 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 30 Democratic

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 30 · totals since Jul 1, 2014

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 → · 3 filings · Pre-General 2014–Q4 2014

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 →
$7,688
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 →
$54,050
includes $2,300 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $6,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$1,875
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$40,362
Donors
64
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 2014 Initial $7,688 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 2014 reported receipts $13,600
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $28,100
Q3 2014 reported receipts $12,350
Reported receipts $54,050
From each 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 $37,279
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,083
Total spent $40,362
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $14,678 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,595 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,083 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $19,864 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,165 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $699 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $5,820 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,520 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,300 filing-stated
Receipts
$54,050
Spent
$40,362

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, 68% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $9K · 16%Organizations and PACs, itemized $37K · 68%Unitemized contributions $2K · 4%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $6K · 11%

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: $36,950 ÷ Reported receipts: $54,050
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $8,800
Organizations and PACs, itemized $36,950
Unitemized contributions $2,300
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $6,000
From each filing:

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 →

$367average gift
$250median gift
24individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
4%
2%
$200–1K
83%
64%
$1K–5K
13%
34%
$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: $8,800 ÷ Individual donors: 24
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,800
Median gift $250
Individual donors 24
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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $41,100 Out of state $4,650
  • Nashville $25K55%
  • Memphis $6K12%
  • Cleveland $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

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: $4,650 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $45,750
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,650
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Sep 2014 – Jan 2015. Peak $30,200 in Oct 2014.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 65 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.

65 named donors 69 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind 3 $7,525.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $1,200.00
Att Tennessee PAC 1 $1,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $1,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

29 vendors 44 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Campaign Work 6 $8,075.00 22%
Udem 2 $8,000.00 21%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $4,150.00 11%
Target Marketing 2 $2,250.00 6%
Diamond Printing 3 $2,195.93 6%
Sullivan, Jeff 2 $2,000.00 5%
Morris, Bobbie 2 $1,560.00 4%
Steppe, Seth 2 $1,500.00 4%
Harris, Darrick 2 $1,460.00 4%
PS&S 1 $585.00 2%

Loans

$6,000.00 in loan balances 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.

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 $6,000
Loan principal shown $6,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Sara Kyle) Candidate loan Aug 15, 2014 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 $0.00

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

  • Field & voter contact $26,430 71%
  • Contributions & donations $5,450 15%
  • Other $2,259 6%
  • Printing & mail $1,510 4%
  • Fundraising & events $635 2%
  • Travel $476 1%
  • Advertising & media $400 1%
  • Office & operations $120 0.4%

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 2014 $14,766.10 $7,687.99 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58036
Pre-General 2014 $6,530.18 $14,766.10 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56721
Q3 2014 $0.00 $6,530.18 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55971