Sarah Ashley Nickloes — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 2 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 2 Republican

2018 U.S. Representative, District 2 · totals since Jan 1, 2018

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 → · 4 filings · 12P 2018–TER 2018

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 →
$0
as of the Termination report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$243,855
includes $6,615 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$243,855
Donors
114
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:
  • TER 2018 TERMINATION REPORT $0 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
TER 2018 reported receipts $85,525
12P 2018 reported receipts $11,391
Q2 2018 reported receipts $146,939
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Total receipts $243,855
From each filing:
  • TER 2018 TERMINATION REPORT $85,525 filing-stated
  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $11,391 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $146,939 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $0 filing-stated

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $243,855
Total disbursed $243,855
From each filing:
  • TER 2018 TERMINATION REPORT $121,964 filing-stated
  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $51,793 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $70,098 filing-stated
Receipts
$243,855
Total disbursed
$243,855

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: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 58% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $142K · 58%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $7K · 3%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $86K · 35%Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $10K · 4%

Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a) compares individuals, itemized (line 11a) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a): $141,640 ÷ Total receipts: $243,855
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $141,640
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $6,615
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $85,938
Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $9,646
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $16
From each filing:
  • TER 2018 TERMINATION REPORT $85,525 filing-stated
  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $11,391 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $146,939 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $0 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 →

72% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (28% from inside).

Tennessee $63,940 Out of state $163,638
  • Washington, DC $52K23%
  • Knoxville $39K17%
  • San Francisco, CA $19K8%
  • Alexandria, VA $15K7%
  • Grand Rapids, MI $14K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $25K
  • Other out-of-state $64K

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: $163,638 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $227,578
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $163,638

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2018 – Sep 2018. Peak $84,900 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $99,678 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 113 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

113 named donors 129 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Engineers Political Education Committee PAC ↺ paid $5,000.00 2 $10,000.00
Helen Schwab ↺ paid $2,700.00 2 $5,400.00
Martha Conte ↺ paid $2,700.00 2 $5,400.00
Jennifer Fonstad ↺ paid $2,700.00 2 $5,400.00
Paul Singer ↺ paid $2,700.00 2 $5,400.00
Christine Gentry 1 $5,400.00
Wilhelmine E Abel 1 $5,400.00
Air Line Pilots Association PAC 1 $5,000.00
Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC 1 $5,000.00
American College of Radiology Association PAC 1 $5,000.00

Expenditures

35 vendors 94 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Strategic Media Services, Inc. 5 $84,590.00 35%
Rising Tide Media Group, LLC 6 $33,954.18 14%
Political Ink, Inc. 3 $25,594.26 11%
Broghamer Consulting LLC 5 $15,218.61 6%
Limestone Strategies 8 $14,224.26 6%
The Townsend Group 1 $11,630.85 5%
Hoang, Mariah 2 $10,000.00 4%
Sabella, Kristen J. 1 $8,435.00 3%
Engineers Political Education Committee PAC ↺ donor $10,000.00 1 $5,000.00 2%
Aristotle International, Inc. 2 $3,600.00 1%

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

  • Advertising & media $118,944 49%
  • Consulting & professional services $63,109 26%
  • Printing & mail $27,722 11%
  • Contributions & donations $18,699 8%
  • Office & operations $6,885 3%
  • Travel $6,003 2%
  • Other $1,900 0.8%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
TER 2018 $36,438.72 $0.00 Source: TER 2018 filing
12P 2018 $76,840.81 $36,438.72 Source: 12P 2018 filing
Q2 2018 $0.00 $76,840.81 Source: Q2 2018 filing
Q1 2018 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing