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W. Kent Williams — 2010 Tennessee House, District 04 campaign

Tennessee House, District 04 Independent

2010 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 → · 9 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Year-End 2010

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 →
$41,665
as of the Year-End report
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 →
$158,875
includes $950 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 →
$2,506
goods or services
Total Spent
$157,039
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 →
99%
$157,039 spent of $158,875 raised (cash)
Donors
242
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
17%
$27,780 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 — Year-End 2010 states $41,665.00, Q4 2010 states $18,384.56. The figure shown is Year-End 2010'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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $157,925
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $950
Raised (cash) $158,875
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2010 Supplemental $6,355 derived
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $375 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Initial $23,425 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $475 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $1,000 derived
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $1,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $126,170 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $126,070 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $200 derived

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 $144,363
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,676
Total spent $157,039
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $23,280 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,235 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,046 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $18,446 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,819 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $628 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Initial $32,503 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,556 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,947 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $11,797 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,383 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $413 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $16,608 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,751 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,857 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $9,478 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,982 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $496 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $34,747 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,485 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,261 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $10,180 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,153 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,027 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: $27,780 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $161,381
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $27,780
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$161,381
Spent
$157,039

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 47%; organizations and PACs gave 51%; other sources made up 2%.

Individuals $76K · 47% Organizations & PACs $83K · 51% Other sources $3K · 2%
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: $76,360 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $161,381
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $76,360
From organizations and PACs $82,515
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,506
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 →

$493average gift
$500median gift
153individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
1%
0.1%
$50–200
22%
4%
$200–1K
55%
49%
$1K–5K
22%
46%
$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: $75,410 ÷ Individual donors: 153
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $75,410
Median gift $500
Individual donors 153
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 →

82% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (18% from out of state).

Tennessee $130,145 Out of state $27,780
  • Nashville $55K35%
  • Elizabethton $18K11%
  • Johnson City $10K6%
  • Memphis $9K6%
  • Washington, DC $6K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $38K
  • Other out-of-state $22K
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: $27,780 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $157,925
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $27,780
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Aug 2011. Peak $30,400 in Aug 2009. Spending peaked at $30,764 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,260 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 233 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $5,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,500.00
Comcast Corp PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Deere Company PAC 1 $2,000.00
John C Hobbs 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

105 vendors 231 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Elizabethton Star 24 $11,105.00 8%
Rainbow Realty & Auction LLC 3 $10,500.00 7%
Pep Screen 5 $9,752.39 7%
Holt Signworks 5 $9,045.53 6%
Direct Mail Services 4 $8,008.76 6%
Lamar Tri-Cities 2 $7,356.00 5%
The Main Event Catering 5 $6,637.00 5%
Graphic Creations, Inc. 5 $5,813.19 4%
Wbej Radio 6 $4,650.00 3%
Johnson City Press 3 $4,517.50 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. Kent Williams’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $33,348 23%
  • Contributions & donations $29,450 20%
  • Advertising & media $22,447 16%
  • Other $18,026 12%
  • Office & operations $17,282 12%
  • Fundraising & events $12,427 9%
  • Consulting & professional services $7,739 5%
  • Travel $3,429 2%
  • Field & voter contact $216 0.2%

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
Year-End 2010 $35,310.00 $41,665.00 Source ↗
Q4 2010 $41,665.00 $18,384.56 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 $53,381.34 $35,310.00 Source ↗
Q3 2010 $62,459.13 $53,381.34 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $73,255.80 $62,459.13 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended $88,513.44 $73,255.80 Source ↗
Q1 2010 $97,991.56 $88,513.44 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Amended $6,568.07 $97,991.56 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $16,548.36 $6,568.07 Source ↗