Timothy Linder — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 26 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 26 Republican

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 26

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 → · 6 filings · Year-End 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 →
$0
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$32,818
includes $443 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$20,929
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 →
64%
$20,929 spent of $32,818 raised (cash)
Donors
46
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
46%
$15,000 of $32,818 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
5%
$1,800 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:

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 $17,375
Loans received $15,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $443
Raised (cash) $32,818
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Initial $400 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $2,318 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $368 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $20,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,425 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $75 filing-stated
    • Loans $10,000 derived
  • Q1 2008 Initial $9,600 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 $20,664
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $265
Total spent $20,929
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Initial $8,195 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $5,083 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,818 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $265 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $7,303 derived
  • Q1 2008 Initial $348 derived

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: $1,800 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $32,818
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,800
Raised incl. in-kind
$32,818
Spent
$20,929

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 46% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 41%, organizations and PACs 13%.

Candidate’s own money $15K · 46% Individuals $14K · 41% Organizations & PACs $4K · 13%
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: $15,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $32,818
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $15,000
From individuals $13,518
From organizations and PACs $4,300

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 →

$304average gift
$200median gift
43individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
49%
15%
$200–1K
40%
46%
$1K–5K
12%
38%
$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: $13,075 ÷ Individual donors: 43
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $13,075
Median gift $200
Individual donors 43

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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $15,575 Out of state $1,800
  • Nashville $3K19%
  • Selmer $2K14%
  • Jackson $2K9%
  • Lexington $1K6%
  • Dyersburg $1K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • Other out-of-state $2K
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: $1,800 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $17,375
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,800

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2008 – Sep 2008. Peak $5,975 in Jun 2008. Spending peaked at $7,894 in Aug 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,025 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 26 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 1 $3,000.00
The Jackson Clinic PAC 1 $1,000.00
James King 2 $1,000.00
Walter Fletcher 1 $1,000.00
Raymond Linder 1 $1,000.00
Kenneth Maloney 1 $1,000.00
Jimmy Porter 1 $1,000.00
Michael McAdoo 1 $500.00
Michael Hartsell 1 $500.00
James Whittington 1 $500.00

Expenditures

20 vendors 63 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Premium Graphicx 2 $5,406.00 26%
Bolivar Bulletin Times 4 $1,863.00 9%
Independent Appeal 9 $1,832.00 9%
Crockett Times 5 $1,406.00 7%
Savannah Publishing 3 $1,404.00 7%
Brownsville State Graphic 2 $1,398.00 7%
Fayette Falcon 2 $1,329.00 6%
Chester County Independent 5 $1,294.00 6%
Grace Broadcasting Services 1 $1,120.00 5%
Wayne County News 6 $965.00 5%

Loans

$15,000.00 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 $15,000
Loan principal shown $15,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Timothy Linder) Candidate loan Jan 17, 2008 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $0.00

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

  • Advertising & media $18,017 87%
  • Travel $748 4%
  • Contributions & donations $635 3%
  • Printing & mail $619 3%
  • Other $267 1%
  • Office & operations $250 1%
  • Fundraising & events $128 0.7%

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 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2008 $19,684.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $22,449.00 $19,684.00 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $9,252.00 $22,449.00 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $0.00 $9,252.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗