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Sheila Butt — 2016 Tennessee House, District 64 campaign

Tennessee House, District 64 Republican

2016 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 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 →
$17,059
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2018 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 →
$63,519
includes $6,284 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$63,358
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 →
99.7%
$63,358 spent of $63,519 raised (cash)
Donors
107
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
7%
$4,150 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 2016 Initial $17,059 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $57,235
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,284
Raised (cash) $63,519
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $13,135 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,125 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,010 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $2,475 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $1,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $250 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $2,050 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $10,270 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,020 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $33,144 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,510 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,634 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $945 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $245 filing-stated

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 $58,543
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,815
Total spent $63,358
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $9,792 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,361 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,430 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $2,241 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,173 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $68 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $9,237 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,121 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $116 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $6,211 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,013 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $198 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $6,112 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,411 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $701 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $5,088 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,722 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $366 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $12,733 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,409 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,324 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $11,945 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,332 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $613 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: $4,150 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $63,519
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $4,150
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$63,519
Spent
$63,358

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 →

Individuals gave 69%; organizations and PACs gave 31%.

Individuals $44K · 69% Organizations & PACs $20K · 31%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $43,519 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $63,519
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $43,519
From organizations and PACs $20,000
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 →

$477average gift
$250median gift
78individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
26%
5%
$200–1K
59%
48%
$1K–5K
15%
47%
$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: $37,235 ÷ Individual donors: 78
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $37,235
Median gift $250
Individual donors 78
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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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $53,085 Out of state $4,150
  • Columbia $19K34%
  • Nashville $13K23%
  • Spring Hill $3K6%
  • Washington, DC $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
  • Other out-of-state $1K
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: $4,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $57,235
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,150
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $11,360 in Dec 2015. Spending peaked at $6,413 in Jul 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,850 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 152 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tony Wolfe 4 $2,500.00
Patricia Stickel 5 $2,250.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $2,000.00
Phillip Budd 17 $1,700.00
General Motors Company PAC GMPAC 3 $1,500.00
Brenda McClure 2 $1,500.00
Gary King 1 $1,500.00
Chase Mitchell 1 $1,500.00
Jimmy Mitchell 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

76 vendors 294 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Brandfire Consulting 16 $7,071.76 12%
WKRM 16 $5,317.50 9%
Lamar Advertising 1 $3,750.00 6%
Courtyard By Marriott 3 $3,429.44 6%
WXRQ Radio Station 18 $3,222.50 6%
Columbia Daily Herald 8 $3,072.37 5%
Columbia Breakfast Rotary 11 $2,195.00 4%
House Republican Caucus 1 $2,000.00 3%
Verizon 9 $1,969.97 3%
Columbia Fast Fuel 33 $1,500.69 3%

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 $25,318 43%
  • Contributions & donations $9,492 16%
  • Travel $6,650 11%
  • Office & operations $4,730 8%
  • Other $4,312 7%
  • Fundraising & events $3,659 6%
  • Printing & mail $2,373 4%
  • Field & voter contact $2,010 3%

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 2016 $13,420.99 $17,058.62 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $12,484.19 $13,420.99 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended $20,221.38 $12,484.19 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $24,382.35 $20,221.38 Source ↗
Q2 2016 $20,224.40 $24,382.35 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $25,312.41 $20,224.40 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended $4,901.02 $25,312.41 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $15,901.04 $4,901.02 Source ↗