W. C. (Bubba) Pleasant — 2004 Tennessee House, District 99 campaign

Tennessee House, District 99 Republican

2004 Tennessee House, District 99

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 · Post-General 2004 2004–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$19,917
as of the Post-General 2004 report
→ carried into 2006 TN House 99
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 →
$9,250
includes $300 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$27,144
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 →
293.4%
$27,144 spent of $9,250 raised (cash) · opened with $37,778
Donors
17
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
8%
$700 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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Post-General 2004 2004 states $19,917.26, Post-Primary 2004 2004 states $21,526.23. The figure shown is Post-General 2004 2004's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $8,950
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300
Raised (cash) $9,250
From each filing:
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $1,850 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $3,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $4,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 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 $26,339
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $806
Total spent $27,144
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $1,868 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,648 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $220 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $10,113 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,863 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $250 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $3,048 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,950 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $98 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $12,115 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,878 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $238 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: $700 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $9,250
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $700
Raised incl. in-kind
$9,250
Spent
$27,144

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 →

Individuals gave 9%; organizations and PACs gave 91%.

Individuals $800 · 9% Organizations & PACs $8K · 91%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $800 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $9,250
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $800
From organizations and PACs $8,450

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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $8,250 Out of state $700
  • Nashville $6K66%
  • Memphis $2K26%
  • Warren, NJ $5006%
  • Other out-of-state $200
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: $700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $8,950
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $700

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2004 – Dec 2004. Peak $3,250 in Jul 2004. Spending peaked at $3,250 in Oct 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 19 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $1,000.00
Federal Express PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Federation Republican Women B McAndrew Iris Fund 1 $800.00
Insurors of TN PAC 2 $750.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $750.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Optometric PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee PAC for Education 2 $500.00
Gunji Hiromi 1 $500.00

Expenditures

23 vendors 36 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Rhodes Furniture 3 $10,147.07 39%
Best Buy 2 $4,866.01 18%
House Republican Caucus 1 $2,000.00 8%
Brunswick Baptist Church 1 $1,000.00 4%
Sharp, Jack 1 $1,000.00 4%
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC 3 $750.00 3%
Sam's Club 1 $690.88 3%
Petrowski, Kathy 2 $600.00 2%
Reflections Photography 1 $550.00 2%
Friends of Bobby Simmons 1 $500.00 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 W. C. (Bubba) Pleasant’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Office & operations $16,240 62%
  • Contributions & donations $6,098 23%
  • Field & voter contact $1,500 6%
  • Other $1,050 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $750 3%
  • Printing & mail $500 2%
  • Fundraising & events $200 0.8%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $21,778.35 $19,917.26 Source ↗
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $29,784.44 $21,526.23 Source ↗
Pre-General 2004 Amended $21,526.23 $21,778.35 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2004 $37,778.05 $29,784.44 Source ↗