Sarah M. Smith — 2012 Tennessee House, District 40 campaign
2012 Tennessee House, District 40 · totals since Apr 1, 2012
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 →
$303
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 →
$42,875
includes $3,325 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,000. 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 →
$9,482
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$41,772
Donors
84
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: individuals, itemized, 58% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $25K · 58%Organizations and PACs, itemized $14K · 32%Unitemized contributions $3K · 8%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1K · 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 →
$332average gift
$200median gift
75individual 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 →
84% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (16% from out of state).
Tennessee $32,550 Out of state $6,000
- Nashville $13K33%
- Washington, DC $6K15%
- Carthage $4K10%
- Gallatin $3K7%
- Dixon Springs $2K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
- Other out-of-state $250
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2012 – Dec 2012. Peak $10,550 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $20,910 in Oct 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 54 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 33 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,350 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind ↺ paid $7,850.00 | 2 | $7,690.58 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| D R I V E Dc PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Faith Young | 3 | $2,200.00 |
| Iron Workers L U 492 PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Mike Stewart | 1 | $1,400.00 |
| Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee In-Kind | 2 | $1,150.00 |
| Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) | 1 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party ↺ donor $7,690.58 | 2 | $7,850.00 | |
| E Allan Brandon LLC | 2 | $7,310.88 | |
| Post Master | 2 | $4,776.66 | |
| Jewell Signs | 4 | $2,870.50 | |
| Premiere Political Communications | 15 | $2,382.68 | |
| Professional Design and Printing | 2 | $2,252.78 | |
| Amsi, LLC | 1 | $2,034.57 | |
| Creative Graphics | 4 | $1,387.85 | |
| Mailers Choice | 3 | $1,178.10 | |
| Smithville Review | 9 | $1,027.13 | |
| Hartsville Vidette | 7 | $913.45 | |
| Wucz Fm WKRM Am | 1 | $897.00 | |
| Carthage Courier | 6 | $810.00 | |
| Gallatin Examiner | 5 | $760.00 | |
| Wjle Radio | 1 | $525.00 | |
| Whin Radio | 4 | $500.00 | |
| Hartsville Printing Co | 2 | $487.09 | |
| Citizens Bank | 2 | $441.14 | |
| Main St Media LLC | 2 | $410.00 | |
| Sprint | 1 | $330.80 | |
| Cook, Rhonda | 1 | $325.00 | |
| Dekalb Co. Times | 3 | $246.14 | |
| Hendersonville Star News | 1 | $224.00 | |
| Carthage Publishing Co., Inc. | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Smith County Ag. Center | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Walmart | 1 | $194.47 | |
| Dekalb County Fair | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Lebanon Democrat | 1 | $142.80 | |
| Rhonda Cook Graphic Designer | 1 | $140.00 | |
| Smith County Fair | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Performance Food Service | 1 | $123.52 | |
| WTNK Radio | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Sunset Grill | 1 | $100.00 | |
| South Carthage Civitan Club | 1 | $45.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$1,000.00 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Sarah M. Smith) | Candidate loan | Oct 23, 2012 | $1,000.00 | $800.00 | $200.00 |
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 Sarah M. Smith’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $22,298 54%
- Contributions & donations $7,600 18%
- Advertising & media $7,266 18%
- Field & voter contact $2,383 6%
- Office & operations $1,166 3%
- Other $625 2%
- Fundraising & events $124 0.3%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2012 Amended | $3,002.71 | $303.48 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45900 |
| Pre-General 2012 Amended | $13,716.24 | $3,002.71 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45286 |
| Q3 2012 Amended | $6,697.18 | $13,716.24 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 45169 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended | $7,489.76 | $6,697.18 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 45899 |
| Q2 2012 Amended | $0.00 | $7,489.76 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 45165 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2013.
Contributions and spending
No contributions or expenditures reported 2 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Year-End 2013
No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2013 | $303.48 | $303.48 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49063 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended | $303.48 | $303.48 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47388 |