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

Tennessee House, District 99 Republican

2004 Tennessee House, District 99 · totals since 2004

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$9,284
includes $300 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$27,144
Donors
17
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $21,526.23.

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $7
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $1,855
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $3,300
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $4,122
Reported receipts $9,284
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 $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
Receipts
$9,284
Spent
$27,144

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, 91% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $500 · 5%Organizations and PACs, itemized $8K · 91%Unitemized contributions $300 · 3%

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: $8,450 ÷ Reported receipts: $9,284
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $8,450
Unitemized contributions $300
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $34
From each filing:

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

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
Source filings:

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 17 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

17 named donors 19 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $1,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 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 Association PAC 1 $750.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $500.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC 1 $500.00
Gunji Hiromi 1 $500.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 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-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3103
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $29,784.44 $21,526.23 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1647
Pre-General 2004 Amended $21,526.23 $21,778.35 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 5077
Pre-Primary 2004 $37,778.05 $29,784.44 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 903