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Sheila Butt — 2014 Tennessee House, District 64 campaign

Tennessee House, District 64 Republican

2014 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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2013–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 →
$15,901
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 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 →
$93,730
includes $7,340 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 →
$523
goods or services
Total Spent
$77,502
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 →
83%
$77,502 spent of $93,730 raised (cash)
Donors
133
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
3%
$3,000 of $94,253 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
13%
$11,900 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 2014 Amendment $15,901 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 $83,390
Loans received $3,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,340
Raised (cash) $93,730
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $5,025 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $325 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $5,045 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,825 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $220 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $11,660 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,280 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,380 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $1,200 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $19,885 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,785 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,100 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $34,025 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,125 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $16,890 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $90 filing-stated
    • Loans $3,000 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 $68,085
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $9,416
Total spent $77,502
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $11,489 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,654 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,835 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $2,300 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,033 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $267 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $11,928 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,061 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $867 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $3,005 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,599 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $406 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $17,535 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,070 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,465 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $5,756 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,180 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $576 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $17,850 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,132 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,718 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $7,638 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,355 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,283 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: $11,900 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $94,253
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $11,900
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$94,253
Spent
$77,502

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 46%.

Candidate’s own money $3K · 3% Individuals $47K · 50% Organizations & PACs $44K · 46%
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: $3,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $94,253
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $3,000
From individuals $47,030
From organizations and PACs $43,700
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $523
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 →

$446average gift
$250median gift
89individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
25%
6%
$200–1K
63%
55%
$1K–5K
12%
39%
$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: $39,690 ÷ Individual donors: 89
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $39,690
Median gift $250
Individual donors 89
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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $71,490 Out of state $11,900
  • Columbia $28K34%
  • Nashville $21K25%
  • Franklin $14K16%
  • Washington, DC $4K5%
  • Spring Hill $2K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $8K
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: $11,900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $83,390
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $11,900
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $10,350 in May 2014. Spending peaked at $8,022 in May 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,560 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 206 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Leaders of Tennessee PAC 3 $10,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $3,000.00
Kent Davis 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $2,000.00
John Bryan 2 $2,000.00
Brenda McClure Includes In-Kind 5 $1,893.93
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $1,750.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

87 vendors 321 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
WKRM 23 $10,154.20 15%
The Lamar Companies 2 $5,100.00 7%
Columbia Daily Herald 14 $4,754.10 7%
WXRQ Radio Station 23 $3,603.70 5%
The B's Tees 4 $3,301.00 5%
Columbia Neon 7 $3,179.07 5%
Hyatt Regency 3 $2,260.24 3%
WMCP Radio Station 5 $1,871.95 3%
Columbia Fast Fuel 30 $1,855.74 3%
Love, Jacob 4 $1,500.00 2%

Loans

$3,000.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $3,000
Loan principal shown $3,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Sheila Butt) Candidate loan Mar 4, 2013 $3,000.00 $0.00 $3,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $28,530 42%
  • Contributions & donations $11,125 16%
  • Printing & mail $6,955 10%
  • Office & operations $5,854 9%
  • Travel $5,567 8%
  • Fundraising & events $5,176 8%
  • Other $2,786 4%
  • Field & voter contact $2,091 3%

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 Amended $22,364.81 $15,901.04 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $19,620.11 $22,364.81 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $19,887.88 $19,620.11 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $21,693.16 $19,887.88 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $19,343.39 $21,693.16 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $25,099.69 $19,343.39 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 $8,924.47 $25,099.69 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $2,672.92 $8,924.47 Source ↗