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Scott Cepicky — 2018 Tennessee House, District 64 campaign

Tennessee House, District 64 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 64

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2017–Q4 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 →
$13,562
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 64
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 →
$62,023
includes $2,134 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$2,229
goods or services
Total Spent
$48,461
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 →
78%
$48,461 spent of $62,023 raised (cash)
Donors
127
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
3%
$2,000 of $64,252 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
0.8%
$500 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 2018 Initial $13,562 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $57,889
Candidate's own contributions $2,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,134
Raised (cash) $62,023
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $6,206 derived
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $13,690 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,925 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $765 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $13,585 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $185 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $1,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $16,110 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,110 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Amendment $4,932 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,908 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $24 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $6,100 derived

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 $47,914
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $548
Total spent $48,461
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $3,809 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,788 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $21 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $9,657 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,584 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $72 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $10,085 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,901 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $183 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $3,363 derived
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $16,982 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,736 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $245 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Amendment $4,566 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,540 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $26 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: $500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $64,252
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$64,252
Spent
$48,461

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 3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 50%, organizations and PACs 44%, with 3% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 3% Individuals $32K · 50% Organizations & PACs $28K · 44% Other sources $2K · 3%
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: $2,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $64,252
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $2,000
From individuals $31,879
From organizations and PACs $28,144
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,229
Source filings:

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 →

$342average gift
$242median gift
87individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
32%
10%
$200–1K
56%
55%
$1K–5K
11%
36%
$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: $29,745 ÷ Individual donors: 87
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $29,745
Median gift $242
Individual donors 87
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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 →

99.1% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0.9% from out of state).

Tennessee $57,389 Out of state $500
  • Columbia $18K31%
  • Nashville $11K19%
  • Gallatin $6K10%
  • Spring Hill $5K8%
  • Franklin $4K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $500
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: $500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $57,889
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $14,053 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $9,065 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,803 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 125 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Roving Patriots PAC 1 $6,000.00
Scott Cepicky Self 1 $2,000.00
Maury County Tea Party 2 $2,000.00
Flex PAC 1 $2,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) 2 $1,500.00
Stuart Anderson 1 $1,500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) 2 $1,400.00
William Stickel Includes In-Kind 3 $1,229.37
Valerie Wilson Includes In-Kind 4 $1,200.00
Tennessee Mortgage Bankers PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

26 vendors 63 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
CFS Printing & Promotional Products 19 $12,930.75 27%
Gillis, Suzanne 5 $5,691.00 12%
Direct Edge Campaigns, LLC 1 $5,632.92 12%
Stickel, Tricia 6 $5,218.83 11%
Mail Call 2 $3,944.22 8%
Lamar Advertising 4 $3,100.00 6%
B's Tees 2 $2,038.61 4%
Daily Herald 2 $1,199.00 3%
Wkom Radio 2 $1,089.60 2%
Columbia Academy 2 $900.00 2%

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

  • Printing & mail $21,692 45%
  • Advertising & media $13,765 29%
  • Other $5,203 11%
  • Fundraising & events $4,790 10%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,350 3%
  • Contributions & donations $850 2%
  • Office & operations $264 0.6%

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 2018 $11,164.92 $13,561.58 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended $7,131.50 $11,164.92 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $3,631.02 $7,131.50 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $5,594.40 $3,631.02 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $6,466.47 $5,594.40 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended $6,100.00 $6,466.47 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $0.00 $6,100.00 Source ↗