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Tom Sottek — 2020 Tennessee House, District 57 campaign

Tennessee House, District 57 Independent

2020 Tennessee House, District 57 · totals since Apr 1, 2020

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2020–Q4 2020

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$22,022
includes $4,940 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $11,282. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$21,849
Donors
11
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:

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 2020 reported receipts $815
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $0
Q3 2020 reported receipts $7,257
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $1,625
Q2 2020 reported receipts $12,325
Reported receipts $22,022
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2020 Initial $12,325 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 $21,236
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $613
Total spent $21,849
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $1,199 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $891 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $308 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Initial $7,145 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,976 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $169 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $1,280 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 Initial $12,225 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,119 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $106 filing-stated
Receipts
$22,022
Spent
$21,849

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 51% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1K · 5%Individuals, itemized $5K · 22%Unitemized contributions $5K · 22%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $11K · 51%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $11,282 ÷ Reported receipts: $22,022
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,000
Individuals, itemized $4,800
Unitemized contributions $4,940
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $11,282
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2020 Initial $12,325 filing-stated

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 →

$436average gift
$500median gift
11individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
91%
79%
$1K–5K
9%
21%
$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: $4,800 ÷ Individual donors: 11
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $4,800
Median gift $500
Individual donors 11
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 →

84% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (16% from out of state).

Tennessee $4,050 Out of state $750
  • Mount Juliet $1K28%
  • Lebanon $1K25%
  • Brentwood $1K21%
  • Nashville $50010%
  • San Francisco, CA $50010%
  • Other out-of-state $250

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: $750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $4,800
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2020 – Oct 2020. Peak $1,900 in Apr 2020. Spending peaked at $12,119 in Jun 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 12 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

12 named donors 14 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tom Sottek Self 1 $1,000.00
David Snodgrass 1 $1,000.00
Michael Moscardelli 1 $500.00
Todd Almond 1 $500.00
Darrell Breeding 1 $500.00
Erich Schaefer 1 $500.00
Lindsay Williamson 1 $500.00
Paul Hetrick 2 $350.00
Carey Weeks 2 $300.00
Greg Sottek 1 $250.00

Expenditures

6 vendors 11 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Griffin Strategies 3 $17,660.00 83%
Joslin Sign 2 $2,220.52 10%
Facebook 2 $523.86 2%
Slim Chickens 1 $325.47 2%
Cedar City House 1 $278.59 1%
Stripe 2 $227.39 1%

Loans

$11,282.00 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 $11,282
Loan principal shown $11,282
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Tom Sottek) Candidate loan Apr 1, 2020 $11,282.00 $0.00 $11,282.00

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 2020 $383.89 $0.00 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94116
Pre-General 2020 $557.20 $383.89 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92593

As filed on this report: cash beginning $557.20, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $383.89.
Q3 2020 $445.56 $557.20 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91273
Pre-Primary 2020 $100.50 $445.56 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90354
Q2 2020 $0.00 $100.50 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89047

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2021.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

1 filing · Mid-Year 2021

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2021 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 96002