Steve Southerland — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 01 campaign
2014 Tennessee Senate, District 01 · totals since Jan 16, 2011
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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2011–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 →
$77,786
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 →
$135,448
includes $205 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$159,461
Donors
103
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 97% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $4K · 3%Organizations and PACs, itemized $131K · 97%
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 →
75% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (25% from out of state).
Tennessee $101,543 Out of state $33,700
- Nashville $65K48%
- Germantown $10K7%
- Washington, DC $9K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $27K
- Other out-of-state $25K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2011 – Dec 2023. Peak $13,900 in Jan 2014. Spending peaked at $46,243 in May 2014.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 102 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| MPAC | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC | 4 | $4,400.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 4 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Natural Resources Development PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Deere Company PAC TN | 3 | $3,500.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Wholesalers Assn PAC | 3 | $3,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaman Automotive Group | 1 | $43,320.45 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 2 | $40,000.00 | |
| Southerland, Steve | 12 | $10,797.36 | |
| Verizon | 46 | $6,867.86 | |
| Raampac | 1 | $4,000.00 | |
| WJDT | 14 | $3,550.00 | |
| Miller, Don | 2 | $2,400.00 | |
| H H Gregg | 2 | $2,270.15 | |
| Roberts, Kerry | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Children of Hope | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Tracy, Jim | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Haslam, Bill | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Green, Mark E. | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bristol Broadcasting Company Inc. | 14 | $1,713.00 | |
| Lakeway Line-X | 1 | $1,629.79 | |
| Briggs, Richard | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 1 | $1,490.74 | |
| Hawk, David | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Mercer, Bradley | 1 | $1,300.00 | |
| Everglades Direct Gneil | 2 | $1,222.81 | |
| Apple | 1 | $1,056.45 | |
| Buffalo Trail Baptist Church | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Beavers, Mae | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Campfield, Stacey | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gresham, Dolores | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rotary Club | 9 | $880.00 | |
| The Greeneville Sun | 4 | $852.00 | |
| Insurance | 4 | $777.99 | |
| Weigels | 14 | $776.37 | |
| Citizen Tribune | 4 | $665.00 | |
| Midsouth Bus Furniture | 1 | $655.00 | |
| Wlik Radio | 6 | $650.00 | |
| Walmart | 6 | $643.99 | |
| Hrdirect | 1 | $606.32 | |
| The Erwin Record | 3 | $605.26 | |
| Wemb | 4 | $600.00 | |
| Maple Grove | 1 | $525.00 | |
| Friends of Panther Creek State Park | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hamblen County G O P | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hamblen Co. Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Neat | 1 | $451.73 | |
| Postmaster | 3 | $425.60 | |
| Holiday Classics | 1 | $303.33 | |
| Office Max | 1 | $295.23 | |
| Fastop 205 | 4 | $262.29 | |
| Haslam Inaugural Committee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Food City | 4 | $209.51 | |
| East High School Softball Booster Club | 1 | $200.00 | |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | 1 | $200.00 | |
| CVS Pharmacy | 1 | $186.04 | |
| Greene's Florist | 1 | $181.08 | |
| Greene County Republican Women | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Exxonmobile Kenjo 42 | 2 | $132.00 | |
| Tennessee Right To Life | 1 | $130.00 | |
| Kyle Carver Orchard | 1 | $108.00 | |
| Suntrust Bank | 1 | $101.79 | |
| Newport Kiwanis Club | 2 | $100.00 | |
| Newport Plain Talk | 1 | $92.00 | |
| Bank Card Center | 9 | $79.41 | |
| Kroger Fuel | 1 | $68.72 | |
| Mr Gas 20 Airport Marathon | 1 | $66.00 | |
| Davy Crockett Car Wash | 8 | $64.00 | |
| Fastop 227 | 2 | $57.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Southerland’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $68,955 45%
- Other $58,809 38%
- Travel $12,369 8%
- Advertising & media $9,539 6%
- Office & operations $3,193 2%
- Fundraising & events $783 0.6%
- Printing & mail $721 0.5%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2014 | $66,973.57 | $77,786.03 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58808 |
| Pre-General 2014 | $78,552.27 | $66,973.57 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57329 |
| Q3 2014 | $76,021.15 | $78,552.27 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56037 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 | $65,854.09 | $76,021.15 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54129 |
| Q2 2014 Amended | $111,526.50 | $65,854.09 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 54114 |
| Q1 2014 | $113,956.58 | $111,526.50 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50848 |
| Year-End 2013 | $81,084.97 | $113,956.58 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48716 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended | $87,845.67 | $81,084.97 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 61197 |
| Year-End 2012 Amended | $97,131.08 | $87,845.67 | Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 46536 |
| Mid-Year 2012 | $108,918.44 | $97,131.08 | Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41306 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended | $88,732.38 | $108,918.44 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 40362 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Amended | $96,798.27 | $88,732.38 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 40363 |