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Sheila Butt — 2016 Tennessee House, District 64 campaign

Tennessee House, District 64 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 64 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$63,519
includes $6,284 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$63,358
less $997 in refunds & credits → $62,361 net disbursements
Donors
107
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:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $17,059 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2016 reported receipts $13,135
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $2,475
Q3 2016 reported receipts $1,500
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $2,050
Q2 2016 reported receipts $10,270
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $33,144
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $945
Reported receipts $63,519
From each filing:
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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
Receipts
$63,519
Spent
$63,358

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, 59% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $37K · 59%Organizations and PACs, itemized $20K · 31%Unitemized contributions $6K · 10%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported 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: $37,235 ÷ Reported receipts: $63,519
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $37,235
Organizations and PACs, itemized $20,000
Unitemized contributions $6,284
From each filing:
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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%

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
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 →

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

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 87 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 20 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,850 and their names are withheld.

87 named donors 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 Electric Cooperatives PAC 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: Q4 2016 filing Report 70052
Pre-General 2016 $12,484.19 $13,420.99 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68400
Q3 2016 Amended $20,221.38 $12,484.19 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68398
Pre-Primary 2016 $24,382.35 $20,221.38 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66035
Q2 2016 $20,224.40 $24,382.35 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64514
Q1 2016 $25,312.41 $20,224.40 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63114
Year-End 2015 Amended $4,901.02 $25,312.41 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62665
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $15,901.04 $4,901.02 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61001