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W. Kent Williams — 2006 Tennessee House, District 04 campaign

Tennessee House, District 04 Independent

2006 Tennessee House, District 04

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 · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 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 →
$4,147
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2008 TN House 4
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 →
$23,936
includes $4,849 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$750
goods or services
Total Spent
$26,289
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 →
109.8%
$26,289 spent of $23,936 raised (cash)
Donors
42
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
3%
$850 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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $4,147 filing-stated

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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $19,087
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,849
Raised (cash) $23,936
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $3,500 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $3,950 derived
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $5,700 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $1,049 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $349 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Initial $5,087 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,737 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,350 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $1,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,150 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $2,700 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,750 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 $25,133
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,156
Total spent $26,289
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $926 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $798 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $127 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $1,201 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,101 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $6,333 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,074 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $258 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $3,951 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,597 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $355 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Initial $13,102 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,839 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $263 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $65 derived
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $712 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $659 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $53 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: $850 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $24,686
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $850
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$24,686
Spent
$26,289

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 55%; organizations and PACs gave 42%; other sources made up 3%.

Individuals $14K · 55% Organizations & PACs $10K · 42% Other sources $750 · 3%
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: $13,536 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $24,686
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $13,536
From organizations and PACs $10,400
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $750
Source filings:

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 →

$378average gift
$300median gift
23individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
4%
2%
$200–1K
87%
75%
$1K–5K
9%
23%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $8,687 ÷ Individual donors: 23
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,687
Median gift $300
Individual donors 23
Source filings:

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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $18,237 Out of state $850
  • Nashville $9K46%
  • Elizabethton $5K25%
  • Johnson City $2K11%
  • Cleveland $1K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $850
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: $850 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $19,087
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $850
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Sep 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $3,950 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $9,486 in Jun 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 48 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $2,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Allan Jones 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 1 $1,000.00
James Powell 1 $1,000.00
Dale E Williams Includes In-Kind 2 $950.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 2 $800.00
Judy R Veeneman Includes In-Kind 2 $750.00
Ted Tipton 1 $700.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $500.00

Expenditures

20 vendors 53 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Elizabethton Star 18 $7,197.20 29%
Campbell's Folsom Printing 5 $6,670.81 27%
Mail Works,Inc 1 $3,093.49 12%
Campus Chalet 3 $1,754.49 7%
Johnson City Press 2 $957.60 4%
Appalachian Signs 1 $800.00 3%
Star Printing 5 $653.05 3%
Pep Screen 2 $652.78 3%
Wbej Radio 1 $602.00 2%
Pmi, Inc. 2 $458.60 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. Kent Williams’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $9,240 37%
  • Printing & mail $8,151 32%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,323 13%
  • Other $2,999 12%
  • Office & operations $750 3%
  • Fundraising & events $670 3%

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 2006 $4,072.62 $4,146.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended $3,323.33 $4,072.62 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended $4,956.29 $3,323.33 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 $2,858.68 $4,956.29 Source ↗
Q2 2006 $3,873.87 $2,858.68 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $1,988.47 $3,873.87 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 $0.00 $1,988.47 Source ↗