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Susan M Lynn — 2008 Tennessee House, District 57 campaign

Tennessee House, District 57 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 57

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 →
$22,136
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 57
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 →
$65,133
includes $5,348 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$50,651
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 →
78%
$50,651 spent of $65,133 raised (cash)
Donors
166
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
17%
$11,250 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 $22,136 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $59,785
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,348
Raised (cash) $65,133
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $6,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $9,390 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,925 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,465 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $22,885 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,410 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $475 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $7,208 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,208 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $19,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,150 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 $42,730
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $7,922
Total spent $50,651
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $28,051 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,935 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,116 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $2,872 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,985 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $887 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $4,018 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,613 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,404 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $5,703 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,823 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $880 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2008 Amendment $1,430 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $729 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $701 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $6,277 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,398 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,879 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $2,301 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,246 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,054 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: $11,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $65,133
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $11,250
Source filings:

Totals exclude 1 filing pending review (the filer reported $3,750 on it).

Raised incl. in-kind
$65,133
Spent
$50,651

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 41%; organizations and PACs gave 59%.

Individuals $26K · 41% Organizations & PACs $39K · 59%
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: $26,383 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $65,133
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $26,383
From organizations and PACs $38,750
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 →

$219average gift
$100median gift
96individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
9%
0.9%
$50–200
49%
21%
$200–1K
38%
55%
$1K–5K
4%
24%
$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: $21,035 ÷ Individual donors: 96
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $21,035
Median gift $100
Individual donors 96
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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $48,535 Out of state $11,250
  • Nashville $22K36%
  • Mount Juliet $6K9%
  • Lebanon $4K7%
  • Hendersonville $3K5%
  • Washington, DC $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $14K
  • Other out-of-state $8K
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: $11,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $59,785
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $11,250
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Nov 2009. Peak $13,210 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $21,567 in Nov 2009.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $4,535 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 145 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Dell INC Employee Political Action Committee 1 $2,000.00
Peter Schulert 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Federal Express PAC 2 $1,350.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $1,250.00
Housing Industry PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC 3 $1,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

31 vendors 54 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Majority Stratigies 1 $21,567.23 50%
Capitol Promotions 3 $4,736.05 11%
Comcast 1 $4,099.20 10%
Marriott Wardman Park 1 $1,513.53 4%
Hendersonville Rotary 7 $1,202.00 3%
U. S. Postal Service 5 $1,193.00 3%
Lebanon Democrat 4 $998.08 2%
Printing for Less 1 $964.00 2%
Southwest Airlines 3 $856.30 2%
Hermitage Hotel 1 $676.43 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 Susan M Lynn’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $28,681 67%
  • Printing & mail $6,965 16%
  • Travel $2,642 6%
  • Office & operations $2,283 5%
  • Fundraising & events $1,419 3%
  • Other $739 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 $45,477.48 $22,136.02 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 $38,959.48 $45,477.48 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $19,866.67 $38,959.48 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $18,361.36 $19,866.67 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Figures pending review — — Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $17,386.61 $16,829.73 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $5,002.39 $17,386.61 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $10,803.09 $5,002.39 Source ↗