W. C. (Bubba) Pleasant — 2006 Tennessee House, District 99 campaign

Tennessee House, District 99 Republican

2006 Tennessee House, District 99 · totals since 2005

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 → · 3 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q3 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 →
$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 →
$3,979
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$24,896
less $1,000 in refunds & credits → $23,896 net disbursements
Donors
8
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 2006 reported receipts $2
Q2 2006 reported receipts $510
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $3,466
Reported receipts $3,979
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 $23,989
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $907
Total spent $24,896
From each filing:
  • Q3 2006 Initial $6,351 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,018 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $332 filing-stated
  • Q2 2006 Amendment $6,009 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,831 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $178 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $12,536 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,139 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $397 filing-stated
Receipts
$3,979
Spent
$24,896

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, 80% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $650 · 16%Organizations and PACs, itemized $3K · 80%Unitemized contributions $100 · 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: $3,200 ÷ Reported receipts: $3,979
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $650
Organizations and PACs, itemized $3,200
Unitemized contributions $100
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $29
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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $3,850 Out of state $0
  • Memphis $1K36%
  • Nashville $1K32%
  • Bartlett $1K26%
  • Franklin $2005%

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $3,850
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Sep 2006. Peak $1,000 in Aug 2005. Spending peaked at $5,309 in Feb 2005.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 8 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

8 named donors 10 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $1,000.00
Friends of the University of Memphis PAC 2 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $500.00
Bob Blake 2 $400.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 1 $250.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $250.00
Justin P Wilson 1 $250.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $200.00

Expenditures

35 vendors 62 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Best Buy 2 $3,739.16 16%
Pleasant for Bartlett Alderman 1 $2,320.10 10%
Ed Bryant for Senate 1 $2,000.00 8%
Petrowski, Kathy 6 $1,900.90 8%
Curtis Person for Juvenile Court Judge 1 $1,000.00 4%
Committee To Elect Ron Lollar 1 $1,000.00 4%
Friends To Elect Charles Pitman 1 $1,000.00 4%
Barbara McAndrew Iris Fund 1 $1,000.00 4%
Sharper Image 2 $966.60 4%
Hang It Up 5 $760.66 3%

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.

  • Contributions & donations $10,720 45%
  • Office & operations $6,123 26%
  • Field & voter contact $2,860 12%
  • Fundraising & events $1,646 7%
  • Travel $1,145 5%
  • Other $761 3%
  • Printing & mail $332 1%
  • Consulting & professional services $250 1%
  • Advertising & media $152 0.7%

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 2006 $5,348.53 $0.00 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10236
Q2 2006 Amended $10,847.36 $5,348.53 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9662
Supplemental 2005 2005 $19,917.26 $10,847.36 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5819