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Sherry Jones — 2004 Tennessee House, District 59 campaign

Tennessee House, District 59 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 59 · totals since 2003

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 · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$22,400
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$63,245
includes $650 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$2,052
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$59,050
Donors
125
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $24,603.26.

Reported on this filing:

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $2,000
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $9,900
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $4,375
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $31,895
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $15,075
Reported receipts $63,245
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 $51,888
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $7,161
Total spent $59,050
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Amendment $6,409 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,232 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,177 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $12,741 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,971 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $770 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $2,169 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,439 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $730 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $19,588 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,167 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,420 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $18,143 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,079 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,064 filing-stated
Receipts
$63,245
Spent
$59,050

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 83% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $10K · 16%Organizations and PACs, itemized $53K · 83%Unitemized contributions $650 · 1%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $52,775 ÷ Reported receipts: $63,245
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $9,820
Organizations and PACs, itemized $52,775
Unitemized contributions $650
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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 →

$151average gift
$100median gift
65individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
9%
2%
$50–200
66%
35%
$200–1K
23%
48%
$1K–5K
2%
15%
$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: $9,820 ÷ Individual donors: 65
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $9,820
Median gift $100
Individual donors 65
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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $57,445 Out of state $5,150
  • Nashville $39K62%
  • Memphis $5K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

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: $5,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $62,595
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,150
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2003 – Jan 2005. Peak $31,845 in Jul 2004. Spending peaked at $9,557 in Aug 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $62,095 of $62,595 in itemized contributions. The other $500 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 76 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 49 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,645 and their names are withheld.

76 named donors 117 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $5,000.00
D R I V E TN PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 6 $3,540.67
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC 1 $3,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 3 $2,100.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $1,500.00

Expenditures

40 vendors 81 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Matt Little & Co. 2 $15,855.00 31%
Bank One 6 $10,623.57 20%
Verizon 5 $5,525.91 11%
Enterprise Rental 5 $2,418.17 5%
Sam's Club 3 $2,029.37 4%
Michael's 4 $1,149.38 2%
Derby Storage 4 $1,105.00 2%
Walmart 4 $1,093.77 2%
Postmaster 4 $1,045.62 2%
Office Max 4 $1,040.93 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 Sherry Jones’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $18,612 36%
  • Other $13,809 27%
  • Travel $6,558 13%
  • Office & operations $5,822 11%
  • Fundraising & events $5,541 11%
  • Contributions & donations $935 2%
  • Advertising & media $310 0.6%
  • Consulting & professional services $300 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
Post-General 2004 2004 Amended $26,808.77 $22,400.01 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 5139
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $27,443.89 $24,603.26 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 5012
Pre-General 2004 $24,603.26 $26,808.77 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2273
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $15,136.45 $27,443.89 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 1420
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $18,204.62 $15,136.45 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 338