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Steve Southerland — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 01 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 01 Republican

2018 Tennessee Senate, District 01 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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 → · 13 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2018

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 →
$61,406
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$156,276
includes $1,000 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$172,656
Donors
95
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
Year-End 2016 reported receipts $35,100
Mid-Year 2016 reported receipts $8,500
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $34,350
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $0
Q4 2018 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $8,400
Q3 2018 reported receipts $7,500
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $5,500
Q2 2018 reported receipts $3,300
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $41,000
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2018 reported receipts $12,626
Reported receipts $156,276
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 $169,898
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,758
Total spent $172,656
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2016 Amendment $27,439 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $27,174 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $266 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $13,531 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,820 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $711 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $11,831 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,690 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $141 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $7,089 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,674 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $415 filing-stated
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  • Q4 2018 Initial $50,962 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $50,638 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $324 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $9,963 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,763 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $29,630 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,449 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $181 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $1,089 derived
  • Q2 2018 Initial $5,099 derived
  • Q1 2018 Initial $2,362 derived
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $7,865 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,551 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $313 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $5,796 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,590 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $206 filing-stated
Receipts
$156,276
Spent
$172,656

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, 96% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $6K · 4%Organizations and PACs, itemized $150K · 96%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $149,600 ÷ Reported receipts: $156,276
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $5,676
Organizations and PACs, itemized $149,600
Unitemized contributions $1,000
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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 →

82% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (18% from out of state).

Tennessee $126,250 Out of state $28,150
  • Nashville $76K49%
  • Washington, DC $10K7%
  • Memphis $8K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $42K
  • Other out-of-state $18K

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: $28,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $154,400
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $28,150
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2014 – Jan 2019. Peak $21,000 in Jan 2018. Spending peaked at $45,318 in Nov 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 95 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

95 named donors 184 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 4 $12,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 4 $7,250.00
Advance PAC 2 $4,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 5 $4,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 4 $4,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 4 $4,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 4 $4,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) 2 $4,000.00
American Electric Power Comm for Responsible Gov T 4 $3,500.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 5 $3,500.00

Expenditures

95 vendors 464 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Senate Republican Caucus 2 $35,000.00 21%
Beaman Automotive Group 1 $28,291.52 17%
Buffalo Trail Baptist Church 1 $10,000.00 6%
Lee, Bill 1 $8,000.00 5%
Pedersen McGrath Associates 2 $6,500.00 4%
Verizon 48 $6,086.24 4%
Tennessee Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 3%
Ruth's Chris Steak House 2 $3,761.91 2%
Weigels 87 $3,431.23 2%
Insurance 17 $3,253.43 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 Southerland’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $83,085 49%
  • Other $58,008 34%
  • Advertising & media $8,181 5%
  • Office & operations $6,503 4%
  • Travel $5,962 4%
  • Fundraising & events $4,216 2%
  • Printing & mail $2,918 2%
  • Field & voter contact $725 0.5%
  • Consulting & professional services $300 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 2018 $99,741.83 $48,779.82 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82114
Pre-General 2018 $101,305.29 $99,741.83 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80779
Q3 2018 $123,435.72 $101,305.29 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79006
Pre-Primary 2018 $119,025.03 $123,435.72 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77480
Q2 2018 $120,823.63 $119,025.03 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76509
Q1 2018 $123,185.94 $120,823.63 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74272
Year-End 2018 $48,779.82 $61,405.90 Source: Year-End 2018 filing Report 83166
Year-End 2017 Amended $90,050.45 $123,185.94 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72950
Mid-Year 2017 $95,846.24 $90,050.45 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71198
Year-End 2016 Amended $88,185.60 $95,846.24 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 69756
Mid-Year 2016 $93,216.11 $88,185.60 Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 65122
Year-End 2015 Amended $70,696.99 $93,216.11 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62575
Mid-Year 2015 $77,786.03 $70,696.99 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60068