Sara Kyle — 2016 Tennessee Senate, District 30 campaign
2016 Tennessee Senate, District 30 · totals since Jan 16, 2015
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 2015–Q4 2016
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 →
$10,755
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 →
$83,488
includes $2,938 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 →
$521
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$80,421
Donors
87
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, 86% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $9K · 11%Organizations and PACs, itemized $71K · 86%Unitemized contributions $3K · 4%
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 →
$436average gift
$400median gift
21individual 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 →
87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).
Tennessee $69,750 Out of state $10,800
- Nashville $42K53%
- Memphis $15K19%
- Washington, DC $2K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
- Other out-of-state $9K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $25,300 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $34,448 in Jul 2016.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 87 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.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Fedex Corporation PAC | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Truck PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Tennessee State PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Printing | 8 | $21,680.51 | |
| Campaign Work | 3 | $5,550.00 | |
| E. Allan Brandon, LLC | 2 | $5,322.88 | |
| Political Systems & Solutions | 3 | $4,491.32 | |
| Lamar Advertising | 1 | $3,905.00 | |
| Black Market Strategies | 1 | $3,250.00 | |
| Rivers Edge Solution LLC | 1 | $3,250.00 | |
| Target Marketing | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 3 | $2,550.00 | |
| Agee, Lauren | 4 | $2,000.00 | |
| Gotv | 2 | $1,775.00 | |
| Goldner Associates | 1 | $1,506.83 | |
| Stephanie Love Election Committee | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| International Communicating Association | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Christmas Baskets | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Sullivan Public Strategies | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| Sullivan, Jeff | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of A C Wharton, Jr. ↺ donor $200.00 | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Coleman, Erin | 2 | $650.00 | |
| Diversity Memphis | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Harris, Lee ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Shelby Democrat ▤ sample ballot | 1 | $500.00 | |
| TN Women's Suffrage Memorial | 1 | $500.00 | |
| He's My Brother | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cafe Society | 1 | $484.83 | |
| Champion Awards & Apparel, Inc. | 1 | $463.22 | |
| Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women | 2 | $415.00 | |
| April 4th Foundation, Inc. | 2 | $400.00 | |
| A-1 Printing | 1 | $391.50 | |
| The Rincon Strategy Firm | 1 | $348.00 | |
| Chism, Sidney | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Sign Delivery | 1 | $288.42 | |
| Emerge America | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tennessee Young Democrats | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Chris Anderson for City Counsel | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sidney Chism Annual Community Picnic | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Mitchell Life Basketball Celebration | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Abettermemphis.Com | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Thompson, Hilman Dwayne | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Frayser Pta | 1 | $200.00 | |
| James E. Smith Community Development Co | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Young Democrats of Shelby County | 1 | $200.00 | |
| The Links, Inc. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Cox, Warren | 1 | $175.00 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $174.79 | |
| Naacp Memphis Branch | 1 | $160.00 | |
| The Frothy Monkey Coffeehouse | 1 | $155.55 | |
| McCall, Holly | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Event Sponsorship | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee | 1 | $125.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
- Printing & mail $29,647 39%
- Field & voter contact $18,300 24%
- Other $13,877 18%
- Contributions & donations $6,750 9%
- Consulting & professional services $3,939 5%
- Fundraising & events $2,475 3%
- Sample ballot placement $500 0.7%
- Office & operations $175 0.3%
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 2016 Amended | $6,784.30 | $10,754.51 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 71057 |
| Pre-General 2016 | $5,884.30 | $6,784.30 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68308 |
| Q3 2016 | $30,171.08 | $5,884.30 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66779 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Amended | $35,337.68 | $30,171.08 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66778 |
| Q2 2016 | $16,445.16 | $35,337.68 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 63878 |
| Q1 2016 | $17,995.16 | $16,445.16 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62901 |
| Year-End 2015 | $5,897.33 | $17,995.16 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61273 |
| Mid-Year 2015 | $7,687.99 | $5,897.33 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 59918 |