Vanderbilt Brabson — 2012 Tennessee House, District 13 campaign

Tennessee House, District 13 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 13 · totals since Jan 16, 2012

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 · Pre-Primary 2012–Q3 2012

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 Q3 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$4,218
includes $183 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 →
$1,398
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$3,218
Donors
20
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:

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
Q3 2012 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $545
Q2 2012 reported receipts $3,673
Q1 2012 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $4,218
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 $3,169
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $49
Total spent $3,218
From each filing:
  • Q3 2012 Initial $340 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $297 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $43 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $643 derived
  • Q2 2012 Initial $2,235 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,229 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
Receipts
$4,218
Spent
$3,218

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: individuals, itemized, 52% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 41%Individuals, itemized $2K · 52%Organizations and PACs, itemized $100 · 2%Unitemized contributions $183 · 4%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $2,185 ÷ Reported receipts: $4,218
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,750
Individuals, itemized $2,185
Organizations and PACs, itemized $100
Unitemized contributions $183
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 →

$115average gift
$100median gift
19individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
16%
4%
$50–200
63%
43%
$200–1K
21%
53%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$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: $2,185 ÷ Individual donors: 19
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $2,185
Median gift $100
Individual donors 19

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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $2,235 Out of state $50
  • Knoxville $2K66%
  • Corryton $45020%
  • Clarksville $25011%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $25
  • Other out-of-state $50

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: $50 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $2,285
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $50

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2012 – Aug 2012. Peak $1,350 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $2,069 in Jun 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 9 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 15 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,035 and their names are withheld.

9 named donors 10 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Vanderbilt Brabson Self 1 $1,000.00
JWC Consulting In-Kind ↺ paid $500.00 1 $1,000.00
Vanderbilt Brabson Self 2 $750.00
Doretha Brabson 1 $450.00
Brinson Digital Development In-Kind 1 $275.00
James Davis 1 $250.00
Allen Moser 1 $250.00
Fredrick Brabson Sr 1 $200.00
Suntrust Banks of TN INC Good Govt Fund 1 $100.00

Expenditures

11 vendors 17 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Parrott Printing 2 $1,058.91 33%
JWC Consulting ↺ donor $1,000.00 1 $500.00 16%
Gotprint 3 $493.75 16%
Wilson-Renner, Donna 2 $424.32 13%
Sprint 3 $287.76 9%
Lowe's 1 $228.00 7%
Turner, Tim 1 $60.00 2%
Hubert Smith Talk Show 1 $50.00 2%
Waffle House 1 $33.44 1%
Krogers 1 $23.12 0.8%

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

  • Printing & mail $1,781 56%
  • Consulting & professional services $697 22%
  • Fundraising & events $344 11%
  • Office & operations $298 9%
  • Contributions & donations $50 2%

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
Q3 2012 $1,340.12 $0.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 42612
Pre-Primary 2012 $1,438.42 $1,340.12 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41770
Q2 2012 $0.00 $1,438.42 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40726
Q1 2012 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39869