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Steve R. Wright — 2012 Tennessee House, District 75 campaign

Tennessee House, District 75 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 75

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$98
as of the Q4 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 →
$61,344
includes $8,783 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 →
$3,295
goods or services
Total Spent
$61,273
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 →
99.8%
$61,273 spent of $61,344 raised (cash)
Donors
66
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
8%
$5,000 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 2012 Initial $98 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 $52,561
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,783
Raised (cash) $61,344
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $1,500 derived
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $8,075 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,275 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $27,788 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,536 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,252 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $100 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $13,875 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,575 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,300 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $10,006 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,856 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 $59,127
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,146
Total spent $61,273
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $6,896 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,720 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $175 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $18,143 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,619 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $523 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $14,371 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,835 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $536 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $10,495 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,230 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $265 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $5,760 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,438 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $323 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $5,609 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,285 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $324 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: $5,000 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $64,639
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,000
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$64,639
Spent
$61,273

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 49%; organizations and PACs gave 46%; other sources made up 5%.

Individuals $32K · 49% Organizations & PACs $30K · 46% Other sources $3K · 5%
Why this number?

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: $31,594 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $64,639
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $31,594
From organizations and PACs $29,750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $3,295
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 →

$422average gift
$250median gift
54individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
22%
8%
$200–1K
69%
51%
$1K–5K
7%
19%
$5K+
2%
22%
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: $22,811 ÷ Individual donors: 54
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $22,811
Median gift $250
Individual donors 54
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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $47,561 Out of state $5,000
  • Nashville $28K53%
  • Washington, DC $5K10%
  • Camden $2K4%
  • Paris $1K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
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: $5,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $52,561
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2012 – Nov 2012. Peak $12,986 in Aug 2012. Spending peaked at $19,479 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $52,061 of $52,561 in itemized contributions. The other $500 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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,675 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 72 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 4 $13,700.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $6,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $3,100.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 3 $2,550.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 1 $1,500.00
Michael McWherter Includes In-Kind 3 $1,447.50
Ronald Cooper 1 $1,400.00
Stranch Jennings PLLC Branstetter 1 $1,400.00
Mary Jane McWherter Includes In-Kind 2 $1,147.50

Expenditures

40 vendors 82 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
New Blue Strategies 6 $15,643.11 26%
The Print Shop 8 $15,395.31 26%
Hulmes Sporting Goods 4 $3,794.26 6%
WFWL 1 $2,320.00 4%
Paris Post Intelligencer 3 $2,280.40 4%
WTPR 2 $2,200.00 4%
Br Supply 2 $1,783.68 3%
WLZK 3 $1,424.00 2%
Leighty, Vicki 2 $1,200.00 2%
Sunset Grill 1 $1,157.35 2%

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

  • Advertising & media $33,508 57%
  • Consulting & professional services $17,233 29%
  • Fundraising & events $4,077 7%
  • Printing & mail $2,606 4%
  • Office & operations $1,203 2%
  • Contributions & donations $500 0.9%

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 2012 $5,493.94 $98.19 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 $15,561.55 $5,493.94 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $2,144.58 $15,561.55 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 $12,539.22 $2,144.58 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended $4,424.48 $12,539.22 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Amended $27.23 $4,424.48 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 $0.00 $27.23 Source ↗