Thomas R. Tillis — 2018 Tennessee House, District 92 campaign

Tennessee House, District 92 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 92

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 2017–Q4 2018

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 →
$33,039
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 92
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 →
$202,336
includes $3,266 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$130,838
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 →
65%
$130,838 spent of $202,336 raised (cash)
Donors
159
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
23%
$47,153 of $202,336 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
10%
$19,984 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 2018 Initial $33,039 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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $151,917
Loans received $47,153
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,266
Raised (cash) $202,336
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $10,500 derived
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $9,293 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $393 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $16,516 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $916 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $24,483 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,033 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $450 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $40,843 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $40,634 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $209 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $7,400 derived
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $38,548 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $37,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,298 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $7,600 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $47,153 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one 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 $125,937
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,901
Total spent $130,838
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $7,943 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,474 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $469 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $22,963 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,662 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $301 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $31,190 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $30,407 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $782 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $22,595 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,887 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $707 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $37,137 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $36,398 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $739 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $2,049 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,900 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $149 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $5,536 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,454 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,082 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $1,425 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $753 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $672 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: $19,984 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $202,336
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $19,984
Raised incl. in-kind
$202,336
Spent
$130,838

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 23% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 21%, organizations and PACs 56%.

Candidate’s own money $47K · 23% Individuals $42K · 21% Organizations & PACs $113K · 56%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $47,153 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $202,336
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $47,153
From individuals $41,933
From organizations and PACs $113,250

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 →

$586average gift
$300median gift
66individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
1%
$200–1K
70%
41%
$1K–5K
26%
58%
$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: $38,667 ÷ Individual donors: 66
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $38,667
Median gift $300
Individual donors 66

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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $131,933 Out of state $19,984
  • Nashville $60K39%
  • Brentwood $13K8%
  • Knoxville $8K5%
  • Washington, DC $6K4%
  • Franklin $6K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $47K
  • Other out-of-state $14K
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: $19,984 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $151,917
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $19,984

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $27,234 in May 2018. Spending peaked at $32,307 in Jun 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $400 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 215 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $7,000.00
MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) 2 $6,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $4,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $4,500.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) 2 $4,000.00
Marshall County Republican Party 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $2,750.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC 2 $2,750.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,750.00
Tennesseans for Putting Students First 3 $2,500.00

Expenditures

62 vendors 118 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
The Stoneridge Group 6 $39,792.33 32%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $16,811.13 13%
Conquest Communications 3 $16,265.00 13%
RJD Group 2 $6,750.00 5%
Exchange Inc. 3 $3,760.00 3%
WJJM 7 $3,520.00 3%
Marshall County Tribune 3 $2,225.90 2%
24 Hour Yard Signs.Com 3 $2,219.77 2%
Lakeway Publishing 2 $1,916.49 2%
Marion County Newspaper 3 $1,839.00 1%

Loans

$47,153.20 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $47,153
Loan principal shown $47,153
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Thomas R. Tillis) Candidate loan — $47,153.20 $10,000.00 $37,153.20

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

  • Consulting & professional services $64,316 51%
  • Advertising & media $42,289 34%
  • Contributions & donations $14,573 12%
  • Fundraising & events $2,373 2%
  • Office & operations $1,943 2%
  • Printing & mail $442 0.4%

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 2018 $30,481.97 $33,038.68 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 $44,151.81 $30,481.97 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $58,825.49 $44,151.81 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $56,936.68 $58,825.49 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $53,231.03 $56,936.68 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $47,879.88 $53,231.03 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended $13,844.13 $47,879.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $17,668.89 $13,844.13 Source ↗