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Tommy Head — 2004 Tennessee House, District 68 campaign

Tennessee House, District 68 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 68 · totals since 2004

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 → · 4 filings · Post-General 2004 2004–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$113,471
as of the Post-Primary 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$228,664
includes $21,278 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$2,573
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$219,178
Donors
139
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). Another report, Post-General 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $9,485.80.

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $13,788
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $11,953
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $53,373
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $149,549
Reported receipts $228,664
From each 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 $217,793
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,385
Total spent $219,178
From each filing:
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $29,981 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,914 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $67 filing-stated
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Amendment $107,421 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $106,602 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $819 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $61,891 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $61,653 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $238 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $19,885 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,623 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $262 filing-stated
Receipts
$228,664
Spent
$219,178

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, 52% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $118K · 52%Individuals, itemized $23K · 10%Organizations and PACs, itemized $65K · 29%Unitemized contributions $21K · 9%

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: $118,016 ÷ Reported receipts: $228,664
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $118,016
Individuals, itemized $23,075
Organizations and PACs, itemized $65,250
Unitemized contributions $21,278
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1,044
From each filing:

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 →

$378average gift
$250median gift
61individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
11%
4%
$200–1K
75%
61%
$1K–5K
13%
35%
$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: $23,075 ÷ Individual donors: 61
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $23,075
Median gift $250
Individual donors 61
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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $80,975 Out of state $7,350
  • Nashville $48K55%
  • Clarksville $15K17%
  • Memphis $7K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $7K

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: $7,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $88,325
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,350
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2004 – Dec 2004. Peak $32,275 in Oct 2004. Spending peaked at $147,490 in Oct 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 137 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 7 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,025 and their names are withheld.

137 named donors 159 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Friends of Tommy Head 2002 Self 1 $118,016.42
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $5,000.00
Housing Industry PAC 3 $4,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $3,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

30 vendors 57 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher Rowley Chao 2 $75,000.00 34%
Strategy Group 3 $36,227.87 17%
BLF Marketing 4 $22,398.45 10%
Ridder-Braden, Inc. 2 $15,093.28 7%
The Leaf-Chronicle 4 $14,893.08 7%
Mailing Solutions Partners 3 $10,040.75 5%
Comcast 3 $6,266.98 3%
U.S. Postal Service 5 $5,478.99 3%
Innovative Images 1 $5,094.33 2%
WJZM Radio 2 $4,197.50 2%

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

  • Advertising & media $174,732 80%
  • Printing & mail $18,886 9%
  • Consulting & professional services $18,361 8%
  • Contributions & donations $2,350 1%
  • Office & operations $1,414 0.7%
  • Field & voter contact $1,373 0.7%
  • Other $500 0.3%
  • Fundraising & events $176 0.1%

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $129,663.96 $113,471.36 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 5019
Post-General 2004 2004 Amended $104,953.20 $9,485.80 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3311
Pre-General 2004 Amended $113,471.36 $104,953.20 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 5060
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $0.00 $129,663.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 4747

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2005.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $12,856

5 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Year-End 2007

Includes $1,056 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Pitts, Joe POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $200.00 10/05/2007
Hilldale Florist FLOWERS FOR FUNERALS/MEMORIALS $600.00 07/09/2007
Apsu Scholarship CHARITABLE DONATION $4,000.00 05/30/2007
Pitts, Joe POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $500.00 10/20/2006
Barnes, Tim POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 10/17/2006
Bredesen, Phil POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 10/01/2006
Gibbs, Marshall Bruce POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 09/19/2006
Gibbs, Marshall Bruce POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 08/11/2006
Barnes, Tim POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 08/03/2006
Tabernacle Christian School CHARITABLE DONATION $1,000.00 08/03/2006
1 more expenditure not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 $1,099.28 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 13734
Mid-Year 2007 $5,317.67 $1,099.28 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13733
Year-End 2006 $12,476.38 $5,317.67 Source: Year-End 2006 filing Report 13017
Mid-Year 2006 $12,383.93 $12,476.38 Source: Mid-Year 2006 filing Report 8508
Supplemental 2005 2005 $9,485.80 $12,383.93 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5938