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Vance W Dennis — 2014 Tennessee House, District 71 campaign

Tennessee House, District 71 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 71 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 · Mid-Year 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 →
$516
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 →
$118,875
includes $1,450 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 →
$252
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$139,668
Donors
142
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 2014 Initial $516 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 2014 reported receipts $0
Q3 2014 reported receipts $500
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $23,450
Q2 2014 reported receipts $62,275
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $32,650
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $118,875
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 $137,469
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,199
Total spent $139,668
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $1,879 derived
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $28,511 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $27,578 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $933 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $60,081 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $59,456 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $625 filing-stated
  • Q2 2014 Initial $28,455 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $28,361 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $95 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2014 Initial $612 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $572 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $40 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Supplemental $9,245 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,997 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $248 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $10,885 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,626 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $259 filing-stated
Receipts
$118,875
Spent
$139,668

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 78% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $24K · 20%Organizations and PACs, itemized $93K · 78%Unitemized contributions $1K · 1%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $93,200 ÷ Reported receipts: $118,875
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $24,225
Organizations and PACs, itemized $93,200
Unitemized contributions $1,450
From each filing:
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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 →

$397average gift
$250median gift
61individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
2%
0.2%
$50–200
36%
9%
$200–1K
54%
52%
$1K–5K
8%
39%
$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: $24,225 ÷ Individual donors: 61
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $24,225
Median gift $250
Individual donors 61
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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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $100,275 Out of state $17,150
  • Nashville $56K48%
  • Chattanooga $8K6%
  • Savannah $7K6%
  • Washington, DC $5K5%
  • Counce $2K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $27K
  • Other out-of-state $12K

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: $17,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $117,425
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $17,150
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $55,325 in Jun 2014. Spending peaked at $66,684 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 119 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 23 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,175 and their names are withheld.

119 named donors 159 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $7,400.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 3 $7,000.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC Includes In-Kind 3 $4,252.39
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 2 $3,500.00
McCormick PAC 1 $3,500.00
John Bryan 2 $3,000.00
Tennesseans for Good State Government PAC 1 $3,000.00
Gerald McCormick 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,750.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

77 vendors 174 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
The Stoneridge Group 11 $57,986.48 42%
Nienow, Sam 5 $8,498.00 6%
My Campaign Store 2 $6,526.46 5%
Revily 3 $5,449.75 4%
Averett, Bob 1 $3,750.00 3%
House Republican Caucus 3 $3,625.00 3%
Dennis, Vance 1 $3,360.00 2%
At&T 23 $3,143.96 2%
Evans, Joshua 1 $3,000.00 2%
The Courier 7 $2,773.42 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 Vance W Dennis’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $45,620 33%
  • Advertising & media $30,023 22%
  • Consulting & professional services $15,755 11%
  • Contributions & donations $13,772 10%
  • Field & voter contact $9,198 7%
  • Travel $7,413 5%
  • Other $7,233 5%
  • Fundraising & events $6,581 5%
  • Office & operations $1,872 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 $2,395.39 $516.05 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58673
Q3 2014 Amended $30,406.42 $2,395.39 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 58674
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $67,037.14 $30,406.42 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55288
Q2 2014 $33,217.28 $67,037.14 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52005
Q1 2014 $33,829.28 $33,217.28 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50640
Year-End 2013 $10,424.15 $33,829.28 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49025
Mid-Year 2013 $21,309.45 $10,424.15 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47309