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Tony Gross — 2014 Tennessee Senate, District 25 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 25 Democratic

2014 Tennessee Senate, District 25

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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$66,251
includes $3,673 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$3,357
goods or services
Total Spent
$66,251
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 →
100%
$66,251 spent of $66,251 raised (cash)
Donors
110
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
1%
$767 of $69,608 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
14%
$9,940 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $61,810
Candidate's own contributions $767
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,673
Raised (cash) $66,251
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $837 mixed
    • Candidate's own contributions $767 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $70 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $11,180 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $430 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $24,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $23,290 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,210 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $3,125 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $175 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $11,633 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $833 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $4,640 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $190 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $10,335 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,570 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $765 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 $65,105
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,146
Total spent $66,251
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $18,390 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,293 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $97 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $30,677 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $30,544 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $133 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $9,934 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,575 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $359 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $2,174 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,049 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $125 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $1,228 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $950 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $278 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $3,291 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,193 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $98 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $557 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $57 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: $9,940 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $69,608
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $9,940
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$69,608
Spent
$66,251

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 1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 66%, organizations and PACs 29%, with 5% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $767 · 1% Individuals $46K · 66% Organizations & PACs $20K · 29% Other sources $3K · 5%
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: $767 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $69,608
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $767
From individuals $45,633
From organizations and PACs $19,850
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $3,357
Source filings:

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 →

$451average gift
$250median gift
93individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
40%
9%
$200–1K
47%
39%
$1K–5K
13%
52%
$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: $41,960 ÷ Individual donors: 93
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $41,960
Median gift $250
Individual donors 93
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 $51,870 Out of state $9,940
  • Nashville $18K28%
  • Kingston Springs $9K14%
  • Washington, DC $8K13%
  • Ashland City $6K9%
  • Springfield $3K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
  • 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: $9,940 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $61,810
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,940
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2013 – Dec 2014. Peak $16,400 in Sep 2014. Spending peaked at $36,113 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,850 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 135 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $3,500.00
Jenny West 3 $3,000.00
Engineers PAC Epec Intl Union 1 $2,500.00
Betty Gross 2 $2,500.00
Michael Lottman 9 $2,350.00
Iron Workers L U 492 PAC 1 $2,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $2,000.00
Lawrence German 3 $2,000.00
Robertson County Democratic Party 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

28 vendors 53 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
United States Postal Service 4 $9,728.00 15%
Professional Design and Printing 4 $9,501.12 15%
Holcolmb, Craig 5 $6,750.00 10%
Heriges, Katherine 6 $6,000.00 9%
Comcast 1 $5,004.80 8%
Axis Direct 2 $4,355.23 7%
Trapp, Clay 1 $3,500.00 5%
Evolution Strategies 1 $3,000.00 5%
Signs, PC 3 $2,834.78 4%
Trenchi, Sam 2 $2,450.00 4%

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

  • Printing & mail $28,553 44%
  • Consulting & professional services $18,574 29%
  • Other $8,959 14%
  • Advertising & media $6,476 10%
  • Office & operations $1,632 3%
  • Fundraising & events $911 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
Q4 2014 $17,552.71 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $37,049.49 $17,552.71 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $22,483.45 $37,049.49 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $21,532.44 $22,483.45 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $11,127.05 $21,532.44 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $9,778.04 $11,127.05 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 $0.00 $9,778.04 Source ↗