Susan M Lynn — 2014 Tennessee House, District 57 campaign

Tennessee House, District 57 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 57 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 2013–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 →
$30,206
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 →
$44,995
includes $345 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,020. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$32,511
Donors
67
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:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $30,206 filing-stated

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 2014 reported receipts $4,670
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $6,050
Q3 2014 reported receipts $8,775
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $6,000
Q2 2014 reported receipts $1,250
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $18,250
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $44,995
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 $29,206
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,305
Total spent $32,511
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $3,923 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,217 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $706 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Amendment $10,978 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,759 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $219 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $5,085 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,597 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $488 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $1,706 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $206 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $5,437 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,161 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $276 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $400 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $195 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $205 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $2,928 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,489 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $439 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $2,054 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,288 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $766 filing-stated
Receipts
$44,995
Spent
$32,511

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, 88% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $5K · 12%Organizations and PACs, itemized $39K · 88%

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: $39,400 ÷ Reported receipts: $44,995
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $5,250
Organizations and PACs, itemized $39,400
Unitemized contributions $345
From each filing:
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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 →

72% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (28% from out of state).

Tennessee $32,100 Out of state $12,550
  • Nashville $23K52%
  • Washington, DC $4K8%
  • Cleveland $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $12,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $44,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $12,550

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $7,000 in Jul 2014. Spending peaked at $10,777 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 67 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

67 named donors 83 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 3 $2,500.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $1,500.00
John Bryan 1 $1,500.00
Diane Rogers 1 $1,500.00
Rogers T 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee First PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

29 vendors 48 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Image Media 3 $7,149.00 24%
Capitol Promotions 5 $5,104.50 17%
Republican Caucus 1 $2,500.00 9%
Johnson, Matthew 6 $2,455.22 8%
Diffenderfer, Daniel 1 $1,500.00 5%
Campfield, Stacey 1 $1,500.00 5%
Roland Digital Media 1 $1,195.00 4%
Lebanon Democrat 3 $1,100.50 4%
Wilson County Rep Party 3 $1,100.00 4%
Notepads Direct 2 $809.09 3%

Loans

$2,020.26 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 $2,020
Loan principal shown $2,020
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Susan M Lynn) Candidate loan — $2,020.26 $0.00 $2,020.26

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 $10,666 37%
  • Printing & mail $4,832 17%
  • Contributions & donations $4,000 14%
  • Field & voter contact $3,955 14%
  • Fundraising & events $2,288 8%
  • Other $1,926 7%
  • Office & operations $1,539 5%

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 2014 Amended $29,458.82 $30,205.69 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59692
Pre-General 2014 Amended $34,386.66 $29,458.82 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58211
Q3 2014 Amended $30,697.09 $34,386.66 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 58210
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $26,403.04 $30,697.09 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54811
Q2 2014 $30,589.76 $26,403.04 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52991
Q1 2014 $30,989.79 $30,589.76 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 48722
Year-End 2013 Amended $15,667.78 $30,989.79 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50079
Mid-Year 2013 $17,721.28 $15,667.78 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47950