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Steven Cervantes — 2022 Tennessee House, District 61 campaign

Tennessee House, District 61 Democratic

2022 Tennessee House, District 61 · totals since Apr 1, 2022

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 2022–Q4 2022

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 →
$7,036
includes $125 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $4,411. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$3,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$5,245
Donors
2
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 2022 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2022 reported receipts $0
Q3 2022 reported receipts $1,091
Pre-Primary 2022 reported receipts $0
Q2 2022 reported receipts $5,945
Reported receipts $7,036
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2022 Initial $5,945 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 $3,713
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,532
Total spent $5,245
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2022 Initial $256 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $240 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $16 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Amendment $606 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $370 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $236 filing-stated
  • Q2 2022 Initial $4,383 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,103 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,280 filing-stated
Receipts
$7,036
Spent
$5,245

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 63% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1K · 14%Organizations and PACs, itemized $2K · 21%Unitemized contributions $125 · 2%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4K · 63%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $4,411 ÷ Reported receipts: $7,036
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $1,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,500
Unitemized contributions $125
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4,411
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2022 Initial $5,945 filing-stated

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 →

60% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (40% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,500 Out of state $1,000
  • Franklin $2K60%
  • Slidell, LA $1K40%

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: $1,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $2,500
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2022 – Oct 2022. Peak $1,000 in Apr 2022. Spending peaked at $1,733 in May 2022.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 3 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

3 named donors 5 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Paul Levy In-Kind 2 $3,000.00
Williamson County Democratic Party 2 $1,500.00
Moses Cervantes 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

12 vendors 14 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Build-A-Sign 1 $1,295.00 35%
TN Democratic Party 2 $600.00 16%
Ups 2 $510.00 14%
Cervantes, Steven 1 $354.00 10%
Titans - Legends Global 1 $186.00 5%
Printing Etc 1 $120.00 3%
7-Eleven 1 $118.00 3%
Bricktops 1 $117.00 3%
Shell 1 $110.00 3%
Kilwins 1 $103.00 3%

Loans

$4,411.00 in loan balances 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.

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 $4,411
Loan principal shown $4,411
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Steven Cervantes) Candidate loan Apr 15, 2022 $4,411.00 $4,411.00 $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 Steven Cervantes’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $1,601 43%
  • Consulting & professional services $690 19%
  • Travel $428 12%
  • Fundraising & events $370 10%
  • Field & voter contact $354 10%
  • Printing & mail $270 7%

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
Q4 2022 $1,791.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 106762
Pre-General 2022 $2,047.00 $1,791.00 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106273
Q3 2022 Amended $1,562.00 $2,047.00 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105101
Pre-Primary 2022 $1,562.00 $1,562.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103305
Q2 2022 $0.00 $1,562.00 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100668