Trisha Farmer — 2016 Tennessee House, District 57 campaign

Tennessee House, District 57 Democratic

2016 Tennessee House, District 57

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 2016–Q4 2016

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 →
$33,059
includes $1,320 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 →
$2,487
goods or services
Total Spent
$32,859
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 →
99.3%
$32,859 spent of $33,059 raised (cash)
Donors
127
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.6%
$200 of $35,546 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
17%
$6,100 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 $31,539
Loans received $200
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,320
Raised (cash) $33,059
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $596 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $96 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $4,975 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,460 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $515 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $13,178 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,784 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $394 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $1,170 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,135 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $35 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $13,140 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,660 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $280 filing-stated
    • Loans $200 derived

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 $29,675
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,184
Total spent $32,859
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $915 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $611 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $303 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $21,670 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,968 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $701 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $5,689 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,729 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,960 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $1,192 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $988 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $205 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $3,394 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,379 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15 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: $6,100 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $35,546
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,100
Raised incl. in-kind
$35,546
Spent
$32,859

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 0.6% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 79%, organizations and PACs 13%, with 7% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $200 · 0.6% Individuals $28K · 79% Organizations & PACs $5K · 13% Other sources $2K · 7%
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: $200 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $35,546
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $200
From individuals $28,184
From organizations and PACs $4,675
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,487

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 →

$224average gift
$100median gift
120individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
17%
2%
$50–200
54%
22%
$200–1K
24%
37%
$1K–5K
5%
38%
$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: $26,864 ÷ Individual donors: 120
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $26,864
Median gift $100
Individual donors 120

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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $25,414 Out of state $6,100
  • Mount Juliet $11K34%
  • Lebanon $6K20%
  • Washington, DC $5K16%
  • Nashville $3K9%
  • Franklin $2K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $1K
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: $6,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $31,514
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,100

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2016 – Nov 2016. Peak $7,796 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $20,968 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $6,492 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 82 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $3,000.00
Mary Patterson 3 $2,000.00
Elvis Wilson Includes In-Kind 3 $1,550.00
Tom LYNCH 1 $1,500.00
Robert Rochelle 2 $1,500.00
Harold Bone 2 $1,300.00
Jeanette McNeil Includes In-Kind 8 $1,275.80
United Food Commercial Worker Active Ballot Club 1 $1,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $1,000.00
Nashville Building Construction Trades Council 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

33 vendors 71 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Axis Direct 4 $14,001.89 47%
Frank Caruso 2 $3,182.18 11%
American Press 5 $2,285.18 8%
Proforma 1 $1,791.44 6%
Facebook Headquarters 9 $1,623.53 5%
Vistaprint 5 $1,601.14 5%
Voter Activation Network 4 $788.26 3%
Google 3 $713.02 2%
Mellow, John 1 $600.00 2%
Aldi 5 $333.65 1%

Loans

$200.00 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 $200
Loan principal shown $200
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Trisha Farmer) Candidate loan Apr 1, 2016 $200.00 $200.00 $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 Trisha Farmer’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $20,077 68%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,492 12%
  • Advertising & media $2,574 9%
  • Office & operations $1,934 7%
  • Field & voter contact $700 2%
  • Fundraising & events $647 2%
  • Other $139 0.5%
  • Contributions & donations $100 0.4%
  • Travel $12 0.1%

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 2016 $518.55 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $17,213.13 $518.55 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $9,723.46 $17,213.13 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 $9,745.74 $9,723.46 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $0.00 $9,745.74 Source ↗