Sherry Jones — 2008 Tennessee House, District 59 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 59 · totals since Jan 16, 2007
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 2007–Q4 2008
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 →
$17,332
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 →
$32,533
includes $493 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$46,626
Donors
60
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 94% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $1K · 4%Organizations and PACs, itemized $31K · 94%Unitemized contributions $493 · 2%
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 $29,465 Out of state $2,575
- Nashville $24K74%
- Knoxville $3K9%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
- Other out-of-state $3K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Dec 2008. Peak $8,500 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $2,264 in Dec 2007.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 54 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $365 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Committee for Advancement of Psychology | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC | 3 | $1,500.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC | 1 | $1,250.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 22 | $6,797.67 | |
| Kroger | 15 | $3,180.39 | |
| Sam's Club | 4 | $1,105.76 | |
| Michael's | 5 | $1,071.37 | |
| Postmaster | 3 | $1,013.00 | |
| Office Depot | 4 | $987.32 | |
| Costco | 3 | $729.00 | |
| Office Max | 3 | $694.31 | |
| Tennessee Campaign Basis | 3 | $686.49 | |
| American Airlines | 2 | $611.70 | |
| Stoner, Shannon | 2 | $575.00 | |
| Walmart | 4 | $556.86 | |
| Enterprise Rental | 3 | $547.21 | |
| First Tennessee Bank | 2 | $504.97 | |
| David Davidson | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Staples | 3 | $489.27 | |
| Hyatt Hotel | 1 | $481.00 | |
| Pinehurst Lodge | 1 | $476.71 | |
| Brick Top's Restaurant | 1 | $429.08 | |
| W New Orleans | 1 | $417.02 | |
| Kinko's | 2 | $344.64 | |
| American Press | 1 | $336.98 | |
| Formosa Foods | 2 | $329.86 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $313.10 | |
| Fairmont Hotel | 1 | $300.14 | |
| Hillcrest School | 2 | $296.00 | |
| Campaign Basics | 1 | $283.05 | |
| American Heart Association | 2 | $275.00 | |
| Nashville Women's Political Caucus | 2 | $275.00 | |
| Merree, Shawn | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Mitchell, Chastity | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Women In Government | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Shop With A Cop | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Friends of Edith Taylor Langster | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Shayne Elementary School | 1 | $194.00 | |
| American Paper and Twine | 1 | $185.08 | |
| Target | 1 | $183.51 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $159.77 | |
| Davis Kidd Bookstore | 1 | $151.29 | |
| Tennessee Economic Council On Women | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Antioch Middle School | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Selective Gardener | 1 | $145.00 | |
| Bp Oil | 1 | $140.75 | |
| Raintree Florist | 1 | $140.73 | |
| Holiday Inn University of Memphis | 1 | $137.59 | |
| Fairfield Inn | 1 | $122.09 | |
| Carroll Shelll | 1 | $121.33 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $103.15 | |
| Logan's Restaurant | 1 | $103.00 | |
| Shell | 1 | $100.84 | |
| Davidson County Young Democrats | 1 | $100.00 | |
| League of Women Voters | 1 | $100.00 | |
| St. Jude's Children's Hospital | 1 | $75.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
- Office & operations $10,503 37%
- Travel $5,786 20%
- Other $3,390 12%
- Contributions & donations $3,144 11%
- Fundraising & events $3,065 11%
- Printing & mail $1,663 6%
- Field & voter contact $970 3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Amended | $23,602.23 | $17,331.72 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27005 |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended | $22,065.90 | $23,602.23 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25675 |
| Q3 2008 Amended | $19,117.66 | $22,065.90 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25677 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended | $16,560.22 | $19,117.66 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 25678 |
| Q2 2008 Amended | $23,181.24 | $16,560.22 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 23536 |
| Q1 2008 Amended | $26,279.48 | $23,181.24 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 22374 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended | $22,489.07 | $26,279.48 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 25367 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended | $31,424.81 | $22,489.07 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 25370 |