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Tommie Brown — 2008 Tennessee House, District 28 campaign

Tennessee House, District 28 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 28

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
→ carried into 2010 TN House 28
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 →
$20,368
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$425
goods or services
Total Spent
$7,370
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 →
36%
$7,370 spent of $20,368 raised (cash)
Donors
18
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
59%
$12,368 of $20,793 raised, including in-kind · $8,003 donated, $4,365 loaned
Out-of-State
4%
$900 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 2008 Initial $2,537 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $8,000
Candidate's own contributions $8,003
Loans received $4,365
Raised (cash) $20,368
From each filing:
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $4,365 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 $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

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: $900 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $20,793
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $900
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$20,793
Spent
$7,370

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 59% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 8%, organizations and PACs 31%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $12K · 59% Individuals $2K · 8% Organizations & PACs $6K · 31% Other sources $425 · 2%
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: $12,368 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $20,793
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $12,368
From individuals $1,650
From organizations and PACs $6,350
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $425
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 →

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

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 29 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tommie Brown Self 7 $8,002.98
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $1,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $750.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn 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
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $500.00
Federal Express 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 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

$4,365.00 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 $4,365
Loan principal shown $4,365
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Tommie Brown) Candidate loan — $4,365.00 $4,365.00 $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 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 ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $4,106.45 $3,547.51 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $1,711.45 $4,106.45 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $1,936.45 $1,711.45 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $1,981.45 $1,936.45 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $2,309.94 $1,981.45 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $1,963.24 $2,309.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $2,657.68 $1,963.24 Source ↗