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Vance W Dennis — 2006 Tennessee House, District 71 campaign

Tennessee House, District 71 Republican

2006 Tennessee House, District 71 · totals since Jan 16, 2006

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2006–Q4 2006

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 →
-$6,497
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 →
$22,121
includes $3,468 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $11,303. 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 →
$14,381
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$21,274
Donors
11
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 2006 Initial -$6,497 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 2006 reported receipts $1,254
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $5,413
Q3 2006 reported receipts $5,755
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $9,700
Q2 2006 reported receipts $0
Q1 2006 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $22,121
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 $21,158
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $115
Total spent $21,274
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $2,327 derived
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $11,134 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,085 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Initial $417 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $356 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $61 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $7,395 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,390 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5 filing-stated
Receipts
$22,121
Spent
$21,274

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 51% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $5K · 22%Organizations and PACs, itemized $3K · 11%Unitemized contributions $3K · 16%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $11K · 51%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $11,303 ÷ Reported receipts: $22,121
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $4,850
Organizations and PACs, itemized $2,500
Unitemized contributions $3,468
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $11,303
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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $6,350 Out of state $1,000
  • Savannah $2K29%
  • Counce $1K19%
  • Decaturville $1K14%
  • Nashville $1K14%
  • Washington, DC $1K14%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $800

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: $1,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $7,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2006 – Dec 2006. Peak $3,500 in Sep 2006. Spending peaked at $11,085 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 11 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.

11 named donors 18 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind 2 $14,078.54
Pickwick Republican Women Organization 2 $1,400.00
Volunteer PAC 1 $1,000.00
Mike Dennis 1 $1,000.00
GOPAC Tennessee 1 $1,000.00
Kurt Holbert 2 $700.00
Melanie Holbert Includes In-Kind 3 $602.00
Tennessee Federation Republican Women B McAndrew Iris Fund 1 $500.00
Bo Higginbottom 2 $500.00
John Lay 2 $500.00

Expenditures

9 vendors 12 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Majority Communications 1 $7,887.21 37%
America's Campaign Store 1 $6,140.00 29%
Conquest Communications 4 $3,967.94 19%
Majority Strategies 1 $1,250.00 6%
WKWX Radio Station 1 $540.00 3%
Worm, Q105 Radio Station 1 $517.50 2%
WKJQ Radio Station 1 $301.50 1%
Independent Appeal 1 $288.00 1%
The Courier 1 $266.00 1%

Loans

$11,303.35 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 $11,303
Loan principal shown $11,303
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Vance W Dennis) Candidate loan Jun 1, 2006 $11,303.35 $0.00 $11,303.35

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

  • Advertising & media $13,768 65%
  • Printing & mail $6,140 29%
  • Other $1,250 6%

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 2006 -$5,424.02 -$6,497.36 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12275
Pre-General 2006 $8,184.72 -$5,424.02 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11134
Q3 2006 $2,846.60 $8,184.72 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10367
Pre-Primary 2006 $542.05 $2,846.60 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8895
Q2 2006 $530.00 $542.05 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7232

As filed on this report: cash beginning $530.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $542.05.
Q1 2006 $0.00 $530.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6549

As filed on this report: cash beginning $0.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $530.00.

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2007.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

2 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Year-End 2007

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 $0.30 $0.30 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14961
Mid-Year 2007 -$6,497.36 $0.30 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13707

As filed on this report: cash beginning -$6,497.36, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $0.30.