Steve Gawrys — 2014 Tennessee House, District 61 campaign

Tennessee House, District 61 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 61

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 · Year-End 2013–Q3 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 →
$0
as of the Q3 report
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 →
$78,480
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 →
$475
goods or services
Total Spent
$78,480
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 →
100%
$78,480 spent of $78,480 raised (cash)
Donors
89
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
13%
$10,575 of $78,955 raised, including in-kind · $3,085 donated, $7,489 loaned
Out-of-State
12%
$9,110 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:
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $0 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 $67,905
Candidate's own contributions $3,085
Loans received $7,489
Raised (cash) $78,480
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 $77,448
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,032
Total spent $78,480
From each filing:
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $12,526 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,170 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $356 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $30,237 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,867 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $369 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 Amendment $19,126 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,941 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $185 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Amendment $13,506 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,385 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $121 filing-stated
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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: $9,110 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $78,955
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $9,110
Raised incl. in-kind
$78,955
Spent
$78,480

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 13% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 57%, organizations and PACs 29%.

Candidate’s own money $11K · 13% Individuals $45K · 57% Organizations & PACs $23K · 29%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $10,575 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $78,955
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $10,575
From individuals $45,355
From organizations and PACs $22,550
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $475

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 →

$553average gift
$250median gift
82individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
13%
0.6%
$50–200
29%
5%
$200–1K
23%
16%
$1K–5K
34%
79%
$5K+
0%
0%
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: $45,355 ÷ Individual donors: 82
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $45,355
Median gift $250
Individual donors 82

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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $58,795 Out of state $9,110
  • Nashville $20K29%
  • Brentwood $20K29%
  • Franklin $7K11%
  • Bells $5K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $9K
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: $9,110 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $67,905
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,110

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2013 – Aug 2015. Peak $24,575 in Jan 2014. Spending peaked at $38,666 in Jul 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 $2,305 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 64 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Firearms Assn Legislative Action Committee 2 $7,400.00
Truth Matters PAC 1 $7,400.00
TN8PAC 1 $5,000.00
Steve Gawrys Self 5 $3,085.38
Cyndi Miller 1 $1,500.00
Sandra M Siebert 1 $1,500.00
Tracy Miller 1 $1,500.00
Tammi Miller 1 $1,500.00
Andrew Miller 1 $1,500.00
Harlod Siebert 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

61 vendors 155 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Stones River Strategies 2 $17,694.00 23%
Hamblin, Jennifer 5 $11,000.00 14%
Midwest Freedom Enterprises LLC 4 $10,943.04 14%
TN Conservative Resource Group 6 $5,600.00 7%
Shelden, Trevor 8 $3,614.16 5%
Hostgator 4 $3,019.45 4%
Brentwood Country Club 3 $2,924.00 4%
Facebook 9 $2,742.08 4%
Highway 114 Grapics 1 $2,597.13 3%
Revily, LLC 3 $2,500.00 3%

Loans

$7,489.36 in loan principal shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $7,489
Loan principal shown $7,489
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Steve Gawrys) Candidate loan Jan 24, 2014 $7,489.36 $7,489.36 $0.00

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

  • Consulting & professional services $29,262 38%
  • Printing & mail $24,372 31%
  • Advertising & media $12,980 17%
  • Office & operations $4,843 6%
  • Travel $1,713 2%
  • Fundraising & events $1,395 2%
  • Contributions & donations $1,110 1%
  • Other $1,023 1%
  • Field & voter contact $750 1.0%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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
Q3 2014 Amended $12,275.86 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $21,827.57 $12,275.86 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $19,058.42 $21,827.57 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended $0.00 $19,058.42 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗