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Stratton Bone — 2008 Tennessee House, District 46 campaign

Tennessee House, District 46 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 46

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$39,179
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 46
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 →
$110,009
includes $10,908 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 →
$16,496
goods or services
Total Spent
$97,495
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 →
89%
$97,495 spent of $110,009 raised (cash)
Donors
194
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
7%
$8,500 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 2008 Initial $39,179 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 $99,101
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10,908
Raised (cash) $110,009
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $13,024 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,074 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $18,521 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,971 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $49,799 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $46,101 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,698 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $11,090 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,040 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $2,125 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $15,450 derived

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 $90,712
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,783
Total spent $97,495
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $21,116 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,709 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $407 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $23,029 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,877 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $152 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $26,206 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,434 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $772 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $7,122 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,897 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $225 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $7,786 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,552 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,234 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $1,437 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $917 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $520 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $5,430 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,070 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,361 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $5,369 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,256 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,112 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: $8,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $126,505
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $8,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$126,505
Spent
$97,495

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 38%; other sources made up 13%.

Individuals $62K · 49% Organizations & PACs $48K · 38% Other sources $16K · 13%
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: $62,259 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $126,505
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $62,259
From organizations and PACs $47,750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $16,496
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 →

$383average gift
$250median gift
134individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
11%
4%
$200–1K
77%
64%
$1K–5K
12%
32%
$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: $51,351 ÷ Individual donors: 134
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $51,351
Median gift $250
Individual donors 134
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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $90,601 Out of state $8,500
  • Nashville $36K36%
  • Lebanon $26K27%
  • Watertown $2K2%
  • Brentwood $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $24K
  • 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: $8,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $99,101
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $27,500 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $22,877 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $97,826 of $99,101 in itemized contributions. The other $1,275 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 $2,101 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 210 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 4 $16,288.56
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $4,500.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Veterinary PAC 1 $2,500.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 1 $2,500.00
Federal Express PAC 1 $2,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $2,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $1,750.00

Expenditures

58 vendors 99 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
E. Allan Brandon, LLC 5 $21,624.86 24%
Lebanon Democrat 8 $9,166.41 10%
Unique Product Concepts 7 $8,107.73 9%
Post Office 3 $7,451.20 8%
Wilson Post 6 $5,727.50 6%
House Democratic Caucus 3 $5,000.00 6%
Chester Jordon's Catering 2 $3,669.17 4%
Post Office-Mailing Solutions 1 $3,584.11 4%
Want Fm 98.9 3 $2,960.00 3%
Frances Communications, Inc. 1 $2,892.52 3%

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

  • Advertising & media $35,288 39%
  • Office & operations $24,157 27%
  • Printing & mail $12,724 14%
  • Fundraising & events $6,848 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,428 5%
  • Contributions & donations $4,269 5%
  • Other $2,893 3%
  • Field & voter contact $105 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 2008 $47,270.53 $39,178.69 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $51,778.37 $47,270.53 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $28,185.86 $51,778.37 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $24,217.79 $28,185.86 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $29,878.41 $24,217.79 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $31,315.29 $29,878.41 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $21,295.51 $31,315.29 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $26,664.38 $21,295.51 Source ↗