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Stephen Childers — 2008 Tennessee House, District 71 campaign

Tennessee House, District 71 Independent

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 →
$0
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 →
$2,142
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$2,142
Donors
0
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:

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 $0
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $300
Q3 2008 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $250
Q2 2008 reported receipts $1,592
Reported receipts $2,142
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,592 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 $1,789
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $354
Total spent $2,142
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,515 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,327 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $188 filing-stated
Receipts
$2,142
Spent
$2,142

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 95% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 95%Unitemized contributions $100 · 5%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $2,042 ÷ Reported receipts: $2,142
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2,042
Unitemized contributions $100
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,592 filing-stated

Contributions

1 named donor 8 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Stephen Childers Self 8 $2,042.41

Expenditures

6 vendors 11 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Design Team Sign Company 2 $1,018.35 57%
United States Post Office 5 $203.60 11%
Adamsville Post 1 $200.00 11%
Independent Appeal 1 $141.75 8%
The Courier 1 $120.00 7%
B and J Sports 1 $105.12 6%

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 Stephen Childers’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $1,297 73%
  • Advertising & media $462 26%
  • Office & operations $30 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 $94.22 $0.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25468
Pre-General 2008 $255.97 $94.22 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24158
Q3 2008 $273.95 $255.97 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23418
Pre-Primary 2008 $76.94 $273.95 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22131
Q2 2008 $0.00 $76.94 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 20613