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Stan Wheeler — 2008 Tennessee House, District 71 campaign

Tennessee House, District 71 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 71 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

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 · Pre-General 2008–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 →
$4,494
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 →
$85,847
includes $12,137 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 →
$26,871
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$81,456
less $103 in refunds & credits → $81,353 net disbursements
Donors
130
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 2008 Initial $4,494 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 2008 reported receipts $850
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $11,442
Q3 2008 reported receipts $49,081
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $19,369
Q2 2008 reported receipts $5,105
Reported receipts $85,847
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $5,105 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 $79,537
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,919
Total spent $81,456
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $1,197 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,047 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $150 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $32,971 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,050 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $921 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $39,184 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $38,615 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $569 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $3,175 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,975 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $4,929 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,850 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $79 filing-stated
Receipts
$85,847
Spent
$81,456

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, 57% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $49K · 57%Organizations and PACs, itemized $25K · 29%Unitemized contributions $12K · 14%

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: $48,635 ÷ Reported receipts: $85,847
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $48,635
Organizations and PACs, itemized $25,075
Unitemized contributions $12,137
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $5,105 filing-stated

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 →

$482average gift
$300median gift
101individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
7%
2%
$200–1K
74%
52%
$1K–5K
19%
46%
$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: $48,635 ÷ Individual donors: 101
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $48,635
Median gift $300
Individual donors 101
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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $72,285 Out of state $1,425
  • Covington $13K17%
  • Nashville $12K17%
  • Savannah $12K16%
  • Selmer $9K13%
  • Parsons $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $24K
  • 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: $1,425 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $73,710
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,425
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2008 – Nov 2008. Peak $25,150 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $32,879 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $72,710 of $73,710 in itemized contributions. The other $1,000 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 129 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 7 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $985 and their names are withheld.

129 named donors 145 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 3 $16,237.86
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $10,000.00
House Democratic Caucus In-Kind 3 $6,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus In-Kind 1 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $2,000.00
Randy Rinks 2 $2,000.00
Paul Simpson 2 $2,000.00
James Naifeh 2 $2,000.00
Johnny Odom 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

27 vendors 82 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
E Allan Brandon LLC 8 $27,566.90 35%
Mailing Solutions 4 $15,971.47 20%
Design Team Sign Co 1 $5,063.88 6%
Cooper & Secrest Associates 1 $4,000.00 5%
Independent Appeal 12 $3,701.25 5%
Savannah Courier 9 $3,202.63 4%
Averett, Bob 1 $2,600.00 3%
WKWX 3 $2,415.75 3%
Pr Promotions 2 $2,413.43 3%
The Clinton Group 3 $2,217.44 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 Stan Wheeler’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $51,552 65%
  • Advertising & media $15,767 20%
  • Other $6,825 9%
  • Travel $2,050 3%
  • Office & operations $1,766 2%
  • Fundraising & events $737 1.0%
  • Field & voter contact $719 1.0%
  • Contributions & donations $121 0.2%

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 2008 $4,841.57 $4,494.15 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25481
Pre-General 2008 Amended $26,267.44 $4,841.57 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25765
Q3 2008 Amended $16,369.96 $26,267.44 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25776
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $175.98 $16,369.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 24636
Q2 2008 $0.00 $175.98 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21428

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2009.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $1,300

18 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Year-End 2017

Includes $300 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
McWherter, Michael CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 10/19/2010
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2017 $808.03 — Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72726
Mid-Year 2017 $1,308.03 $808.03 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71355

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,308.03, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $808.03.
Year-End 2016 $1,308.03 $1,308.03 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 70327
Mid-Year 2016 $1,308.03 $1,308.03 Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 65303
Year-End 2015 $1,308.03 $1,308.03 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61443
Mid-Year 2015 $1,308.03 $1,308.03 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60323
Year-End 2014 $1,984.15 $1,308.03 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 58834

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,984.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,308.03.
Mid-Year 2014 $2,584.15 $1,984.15 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 52669

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,584.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,984.15.
Year-End 2013 $2,584.15 $2,584.15 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48803
Mid-Year 2013 $2,584.15 $2,584.15 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47438
Year-End 2012 $3,084.15 $2,584.15 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 45532

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,084.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,584.15.
Mid-Year 2012 $3,584.15 $3,084.15 Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41497

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,584.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,084.15.
Year-End 2011 $3,584.15 $3,584.15 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38617
Mid-Year 2011 $3,734.15 $3,584.15 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37453

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,734.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,584.15.
Year-End 2010 $4,734.15 $3,734.15 Source: Year-End 2010 filing Report 36494
Mid-Year 2010 $4,834.15 $4,734.15 Source: Mid-Year 2010 filing Report 30959
Year-End 2009 $4,934.15 $4,834.15 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28818
Mid-Year 2009 $4,494.15 $4,934.15 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27420