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Sherry Jones — 2014 Tennessee House, District 59 campaign

Tennessee House, District 59 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 59

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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$10,393
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 TN House 59
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 →
$47,254
includes $109 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$119
goods or services
Total Spent
$124,969
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 →
264.4%
$124,969 spent of $47,254 raised (cash) · opened with $90,498
Donors
67
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
21%
$9,975 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 2014 Initial $10,393 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $47,145
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $109
Raised (cash) $47,254
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $8,250 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $22,304 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,195 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $109 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 $33,359
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $91,610
Total spent $124,969
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $8,839 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,901 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,938 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Amendment $6,328 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,132 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,196 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $6,647 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,972 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,675 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $4,274 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,338 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $936 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $3,866 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,527 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $338 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $2,062 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $84,501 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,481 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $81,020 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $8,451 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,944 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,507 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: $9,975 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $47,373
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $9,975
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$47,373
Spent
$124,969

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 20%; organizations and PACs gave 80%.

Individuals $9K · 20% Organizations & PACs $38K · 80%
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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: $9,354 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $47,373
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $9,354
From organizations and PACs $37,900
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $119
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 →

$342average gift
$100median gift
27individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
15%
1%
$50–200
48%
13%
$200–1K
33%
32%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$5K+
4%
54%
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: $9,245 ÷ Individual donors: 27
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $9,245
Median gift $100
Individual donors 27
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 →

79% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (21% from out of state).

Tennessee $37,170 Out of state $9,975
  • Nashville $29K61%
  • Washington, DC $8K18%
  • Tipton $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • Other out-of-state $2K
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: $9,975 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $47,145
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,975
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2012 – Jan 2015. Peak $12,195 in Oct 2013. Spending peaked at $5,721 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,295 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 63 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $5,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $3,000.00
Friends of Police PAC 1 $2,500.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $2,500.00
Fraternal Order of Police TN State Lodge 1 $2,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 2 $2,000.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

38 vendors 99 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Verizon 21 $10,318.24 31%
Mitchell, Bo 5 $4,000.00 12%
Enterprise Rental 6 $3,086.73 9%
Costco 5 $2,391.82 7%
Kroger 6 $1,401.17 4%
Target 4 $1,257.29 4%
Johnson, Gloria 1 $1,000.00 3%
The Home Depot 3 $999.68 3%
Office Max 3 $854.00 3%
Jones, Summer M. 3 $800.00 2%

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 2014 $18,382.43 $10,393.07 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Amended $20,710.90 $18,382.43 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $22,647.84 $20,710.90 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $22,171.65 $22,647.84 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $17,787.49 $22,171.65 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $19,849.51 $17,787.49 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $82,046.70 $19,849.51 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $90,497.90 $82,046.70 Source ↗