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W. Kent Williams — 2008 Tennessee House, District 04 campaign

Tennessee House, District 04 Independent

2008 Tennessee House, District 04 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$16,548
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$75,025
includes $3,800 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $6,500. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$1,756
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$56,123
Donors
118
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:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $16,548 filing-stated

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
Q4 2008 reported receipts $2,200
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $3,675
Q3 2008 reported receipts $14,550
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $15,850
Q2 2008 reported receipts $12,250
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $26,500
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $75,025
From each filing:
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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 $52,305
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,818
Total spent $56,123
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $2,257 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,899 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $358 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $1,325 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,292 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $33 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $17,747 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,938 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $808 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $10,631 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,143 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $488 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $16,249 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,770 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $479 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $1,792 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,405 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $387 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $2,577 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,085 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $493 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Amendment $3,546 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,773 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $773 filing-stated
Receipts
$75,025
Spent
$56,123

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, 54% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $31K · 41%Organizations and PACs, itemized $41K · 54%Unitemized contributions $4K · 5%

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: $40,725 ÷ Reported receipts: $75,025
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $30,500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $40,725
Unitemized contributions $3,800
From each filing:
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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 →

$484average gift
$500median gift
63individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
2%
$200–1K
73%
55%
$1K–5K
21%
43%
$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: $30,500 ÷ Individual donors: 63
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $30,500
Median gift $500
Individual donors 63
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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $63,550 Out of state $7,675
  • Nashville $30K41%
  • Elizabethton $15K22%
  • Johnson City $5K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $14K
  • Other out-of-state $8K

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: $7,675 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $71,225
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,675
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $18,600 in Jul 2008. Spending peaked at $22,205 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 116 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $600 and their names are withheld.

116 named donors 157 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $3,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $2,250.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 3 $1,500.00

Expenditures

46 vendors 106 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Corporate Marketing Group 4 $12,266.81 23%
Elizabethton Star 21 $9,793.10 19%
Holt Signworks 6 $6,234.49 12%
Sprint 18 $2,806.42 5%
Johnson City Press 5 $2,066.61 4%
Pep Screen 3 $2,010.75 4%
Natural Springs Water Group,Llc 1 $1,512.49 3%
Sheraton 1 $1,233.01 2%
Wbej Radio 2 $1,232.00 2%
Dr Don's Buttons, Badges, and Magnets 2 $925.07 2%

Loans

$6,500.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $6,500
Loan principal shown $6,500
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (W. Kent Williams) Candidate loan — $6,500.00 $0.00 $6,500.00

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.

  • Printing & mail $19,970 38%
  • Advertising & media $13,707 26%
  • Other $8,651 17%
  • Contributions & donations $4,806 9%
  • Office & operations $3,020 6%
  • Fundraising & events $2,152 4%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2008 Amended $16,605.36 $16,548.36 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26969
Pre-General 2008 $14,254.98 $16,605.36 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24874
Q3 2008 Amended $17,451.86 $14,254.98 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24330
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $12,232.97 $17,451.86 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23122
Q2 2008 $16,232.09 $12,232.97 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21636
Q1 2008 $18,023.63 $16,232.09 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20676
Year-End 2007 $600.69 $18,023.63 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14327
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $4,146.83 $600.69 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13993