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Sherry Jones — 2006 Tennessee House, District 59 campaign

Tennessee House, District 59 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 59 · totals since 2005

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 · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$31,425
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 →
$85,610
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 →
$500
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$77,287
less $702 in refunds & credits → $76,585 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 2006 Amendment $31,425 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 2006 reported receipts $1,400
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $17,650
Q3 2006 reported receipts $12,750
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $33,150
Q2 2006 reported receipts $0
Q1 2006 reported receipts $0
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $20,660
Reported receipts $85,610
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 $64,525
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,763
Total spent $77,287
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Amendment $11,134 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,881 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,253 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $7,049 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,408 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,641 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $13,716 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,060 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,655 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $16,924 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,283 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,641 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Initial $5,389 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,988 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,402 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Amendment $4,220 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,736 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $484 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $18,856 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,169 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,687 filing-stated
Receipts
$85,610
Spent
$77,287

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, 89% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $9K · 11%Organizations and PACs, itemized $76K · 89%

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: $76,300 ÷ Reported receipts: $85,610
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $9,310
Organizations and PACs, itemized $76,300
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 →

$227average gift
$100median gift
41individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
7%
0.9%
$50–200
54%
21%
$200–1K
32%
41%
$1K–5K
7%
38%
$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: $9,310 ÷ Individual donors: 41
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $9,310
Median gift $100
Individual donors 41
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $75,660 Out of state $9,950
  • Nashville $57K66%
  • Washington, DC $7K8%
  • Cleveland $6K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $9,950 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $85,610
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,950
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Dec 2006. Peak $27,500 in Jul 2006. Spending peaked at $22,998 in Jul 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 83 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 25 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,010 and their names are withheld.

83 named donors 136 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 4 $8,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 3 $6,200.00
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC 2 $6,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $5,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 4 $5,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee 5 $3,500.00
Tennessee Assn of Nurse Anesthetists PAC 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

78 vendors 168 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Printing Etc 5 $19,494.49 30%
Verizon 19 $5,784.88 9%
Mitchell, Bo 3 $4,400.00 7%
Postmaster 6 $2,056.37 3%
Sam's Club 4 $1,615.38 3%
Kinko's 8 $1,451.53 2%
Michael's 6 $1,373.60 2%
Walmart 5 $1,152.04 2%
Matt Little & Co. 1 $1,000.00 2%
Mitchell, Chastity 1 $1,000.00 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 Sherry Jones’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $25,807 40%
  • Office & operations $11,513 18%
  • Other $8,981 14%
  • Consulting & professional services $6,400 10%
  • Fundraising & events $5,781 9%
  • Travel $3,224 5%
  • Contributions & donations $2,149 3%
  • Advertising & media $669 1%

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 2006 Amended $40,456.22 $31,424.81 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13088
Pre-General 2006 Amended $29,855.29 $40,456.22 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11889
Q3 2006 Amended $30,821.07 $29,855.29 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 13087
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $14,594.97 $30,821.07 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9766
Q2 2006 $19,984.36 $14,594.97 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7507
Q1 2006 Amended $24,204.03 $19,984.36 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 22010
Supplemental 2005 2005 Amended $22,400.01 $24,204.03 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 6122