Tommie Brown — 2008 Tennessee House, District 28 campaign

Tennessee House, District 28 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 28 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 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 →
$2,537
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 →
$16,003
Loan entries in filing detail: $8,753. 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 →
$425
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$7,370
Donors
18
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 Initial $2,537 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 $250
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $2,375
Q3 2008 reported receipts $2,500
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $950
Q2 2008 reported receipts $0
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $9,928
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $16,003
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 $6,868
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $502
Total spent $7,370
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $1,260 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,053 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $207 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $2,934 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,919 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $105 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $75 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $1,175 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,160 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $45 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $328 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $258 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $70 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $828 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $798 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $694 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $604 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $90 filing-stated
Receipts
$16,003
Spent
$7,370

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 50% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $8K · 50%Individuals, itemized $2K · 10%Organizations and PACs, itemized $6K · 40%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $8,003 ÷ Reported receipts: $16,003
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $8,003
Individuals, itemized $1,650
Organizations and PACs, itemized $6,350
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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $7,100 Out of state $900
  • Nashville $5K62%
  • Chattanooga $90011%
  • Franklin $5006%
  • Memphis $5006%
  • Atlanta, GA $4506%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $250
  • Other out-of-state $450

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: $900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $8,000
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $900

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Dec 2008. Peak $2,500 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $3,644 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 18 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.

18 named donors 29 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tommie Brown Self Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $250.00 9 $8,427.98
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $750.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $750.00
Gary Odom 1 $750.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $500.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $500.00

Expenditures

15 vendors 27 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Marketing Concepts Unlimited 4 $3,178.94 46%
Hamilton County Democratic Party 5 $960.00 14%
Dr. Richard Wilson 1 $500.00 7%
Chatt Multiculture Office 1 $300.00 4%
Chattanooga Housing Authority 1 $258.49 4%
Brown, Tommie ↺ donor $8,427.98 1 $250.00 4%
First TN Bank 4 $231.00 3%
Chattanooga Chronicle, Inc. 2 $225.00 3%
Kilpatrick, Charline 1 $213.24 3%
Tennessee Campaign Basic 1 $154.44 2%

Loans

$8,752.98 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 $8,753
Loan principal shown $8,753
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Tommie Brown) Candidate loan — $8,752.98 $8,752.98 $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 Tommie Brown’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $3,404 50%
  • Other $1,110 16%
  • Field & voter contact $1,000 15%
  • Fundraising & events $463 7%
  • Staff & payroll $258 4%
  • Office & operations $195 3%
  • Printing & mail $192 3%
  • Contributions & donations $150 2%
  • Loan & debt repayment $96 1%

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 $3,547.51 $2,537.27 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26407
Pre-General 2008 Amended $4,106.45 $3,547.51 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25706
Q3 2008 Amended $1,711.45 $4,106.45 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25638
Pre-Primary 2008 $1,936.45 $1,711.45 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22840
Q2 2008 Amended $1,981.45 $1,936.45 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21980
Q1 2008 Amended $2,309.94 $1,981.45 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 21174
Year-End 2007 Amended $1,963.24 $2,309.94 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21178
Mid-Year 2007 $2,657.68 $1,963.24 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13714