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Thomas Baer — 2008 Tennessee House, District 14 campaign

Tennessee House, District 14 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 14 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

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 → · 4 filings · Pre-Primary 2008–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 →
$2,309
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 →
$17,447
includes $1,247 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $7,000. 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 →
$333
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$8,639
Donors
22
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 2008 Amendment $2,309 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 2008 reported receipts $0
Q3 2008 reported receipts $3,990
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $8,500
Q2 2008 reported receipts $4,957
Reported receipts $17,447
From each filing:

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 $7,466
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,172
Total spent $8,639
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Initial $3,015 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,517 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $499 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $3,449 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,914 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $534 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $2,174 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,035 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $139 filing-stated
Receipts
$17,447
Spent
$8,639

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: individuals, itemized, 50% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $9K · 50%Organizations and PACs, itemized $400 · 2%Unitemized contributions $1K · 7%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $7K · 40%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $8,800 ÷ Reported receipts: $17,447
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $8,800
Organizations and PACs, itemized $400
Unitemized contributions $1,247
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $7,000
From each filing:

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 →

$419average gift
$250median gift
21individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
24%
6%
$200–1K
52%
38%
$1K–5K
24%
57%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $8,800 ÷ Individual donors: 21
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,800
Median gift $250
Individual donors 21
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 →

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

Tennessee $6,600 Out of state $2,600
  • Knoxville $5K53%
  • Flat Rock, NC $1K11%
  • San Francisco $1K11%
  • Carlsbad, CA $5005%
  • Punta Gorda, FL $5005%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $750
  • Other out-of-state $600

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: $2,600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $9,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,600
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2008 – Aug 2008. Peak $3,300 in Jul 2008. Spending peaked at $2,914 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $8,950 of $9,200 in itemized contributions. The other $250 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 18 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $500 and their names are withheld.

18 named donors 18 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Harry Stowers 1 $1,000.00
Mark McKinnon 1 $1,000.00
Chris Gettelfinger 1 $1,000.00
Bobby Bennett 1 $1,000.00
Gloria Horsley 1 $1,000.00
Robert Glennon 1 $500.00
Michael Evans 1 $500.00
Richard Nelson 1 $500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $400.00
Cora Wilburn In-Kind 1 $332.97

Expenditures

14 vendors 21 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Graphic Creations, Inc. 3 $2,064.49 28%
Direct Mail Services, Inc. 2 $1,653.52 22%
Citadel Broadcasting 1 $790.00 11%
Office Max 4 $612.45 8%
The Voice 1 $420.00 6%
Praise 96.3 Radio 1 $411.60 6%
Hubert Smith Radio Show, Hubert Smith 1 $300.00 4%
Kennesaw Marketing 1 $250.00 3%
Catering By Joanna 1 $240.35 3%
Staples Office Supplies 1 $190.08 3%

Loans

$7,000.00 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 $7,000
Loan principal shown $7,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Thomas Baer) Candidate loan May 1, 2008 $7,000.00 $4,400.00 $2,600.00

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

  • Advertising & media $3,039 41%
  • Printing & mail $2,719 36%
  • Office & operations $918 12%
  • Other $250 3%
  • Fundraising & events $240 3%
  • Travel $176 2%
  • Consulting & professional services $124 2%

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 2008 Amended $2,708.49 $2,309.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 29676

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,708.49, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,309.00.
Q3 2008 $7,833.93 $2,708.49 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24206
Pre-Primary 2008 $2,782.56 $7,833.93 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22457
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $2,782.56 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 62492

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2009.

Contributions and spending

Not yet published · 1 filing under review

14 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Year-End 2015

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2015 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62472
Mid-Year 2015 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 62593
Year-End 2014 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 62610
Mid-Year 2014 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 62609
Year-End 2013 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 62608
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 62607
Year-End 2012 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 62606
Mid-Year 2012 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 62603
Year-End 2011 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 62602
Mid-Year 2011 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 62599
Year-End 2010 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2010 filing Report 62595
Mid-Year 2010 Amended -$291.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2010 filing Report 62594

As filed on this report: cash beginning -$291.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $0.00.
Year-End 2009 Amended Detail pending review — — Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 62592
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $2,309.00 $2,309.00 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 29675