W. Kent Williams — 2012 Tennessee House, District 04 campaign
2012 Tennessee House, District 04 · totals since Jan 16, 2011
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 2011–Q4 2012
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 →
$15,784
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 →
$94,950
includes $2,475 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$97,951
less $400 in refunds & credits → $97,551 net disbursements
Donors
113
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 67% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $29K · 30%Organizations and PACs, itemized $64K · 67%Unitemized contributions $2K · 3%
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 →
$497average gift
$275median gift
58individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 $82,375 Out of state $10,100
- Nashville $49K53%
- Elizabethton $8K9%
- Johnson City $5K6%
- Chattanooga $5K5%
- Washington, DC $5K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
- Other out-of-state $5K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Jan 2013. Peak $19,150 in Jul 2012. Spending peaked at $31,919 in Oct 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 98 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 15 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,475 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 4 | $7,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 3 | $5,500.00 |
| Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC | 3 | $3,600.00 |
| Tennessee State Pipe Trades Association PAC | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 3 | $3,250.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| John C Hobbs | 4 | $2,800.00 |
| Ronnie Hobbs | 3 | $2,400.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethton Star | 21 | $11,983.98 | |
| Johnson City Press | 5 | $7,720.16 | |
| Graphic Creations, Inc. | 7 | $7,474.62 | |
| Washington Political Group | 5 | $6,830.78 | |
| Lamar Tri-Cities | 3 | $6,710.00 | |
| Direct Mail Services | 3 | $6,389.64 | |
| Pep Screen | 9 | $3,598.50 | |
| Sprint | 23 | $3,550.85 | |
| Wbej Radio | 11 | $3,378.00 | |
| Dino's Restaurant | 6 | $3,216.39 | |
| Wemb Inc. | 4 | $2,860.00 | |
| The Erwin Record | 5 | $2,372.26 | |
| Superior Promos | 3 | $1,238.74 | |
| Eliz Carter County Chamber of Commerce | 5 | $1,075.00 | |
| LYNCH, Johnny | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Alder, Mike | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Romney Victory Inc. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Out 'n' About Magazine | 6 | $850.00 | |
| Carter County Republican Party | 2 | $740.00 | |
| Veeneman, Judy | 1 | $734.59 | |
| Hayworth Tires & Auto | 1 | $660.00 | |
| Motivators Promotional Products | 1 | $524.00 | |
| TRL | 2 | $500.00 | |
| United Way of Carter County | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Jones, Fred | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Guest House Inn & Suites | 3 | $462.56 | |
| Miller, Jeff | 2 | $460.66 | |
| Unaka High School | 3 | $450.00 | |
| The Tire Finders | 1 | $431.76 | |
| Maple Grove | 1 | $300.00 | |
| US Postal Service | 5 | $298.95 | |
| Betsy Floral | 4 | $263.38 | |
| Mountain States Foundation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bpoe 1985 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Douglas Fund | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Unaka High School Softball Team | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Food City | 2 | $242.16 | |
| Watauga Historical Assn. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Carter County Cattlemen's Assoc. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Red Legacy | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Honor Flight Northeast TN | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Hampton High School Athletics | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Leta's Specialty Shop | 1 | $179.11 | |
| Hermitage Hotel | 1 | $166.93 | |
| American Cancer Society | 1 | $160.00 | |
| Walmart | 1 | $159.61 | |
| Dugger, Amanda | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Carter County Little League | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Cabela's | 1 | $134.92 | |
| Simmons, Teresa | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Batteriesplus | 1 | $103.96 | |
| Lady Cyclone Center Court Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| E-Town Express | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Erwin | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Rotary Club of Elizabethton | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Charlie Bayless Fund | 1 | $100.00 | |
| All About You | 1 | $70.46 | |
| City Market | 1 | $54.88 | |
| The Ups Store | 1 | $48.00 | |
| Unicoi County Election Commission | 1 | $38.50 | |
| Carter County Election Commission | 1 | $38.50 | |
| Nanny's Country Kitchen | 1 | $25.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 $35,662 43%
- Printing & mail $16,851 20%
- Other $9,575 11%
- Consulting & professional services $7,831 9%
- Contributions & donations $7,130 9%
- Fundraising & events $5,137 6%
- Travel $629 0.8%
- Office & operations $555 0.7%
- Field & voter contact $171 0.3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2012 | $22,918.31 | $15,784.06 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45767 |
| Pre-General 2012 | $46,625.19 | $22,918.31 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44547 |
| Q3 2012 Amended | $41,309.04 | $46,625.19 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44582 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 | $29,680.23 | $41,309.04 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42151 |
| Q2 2012 | $26,545.19 | $29,680.23 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40631 |
| Q1 2012 | $28,157.28 | $26,545.19 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39874 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended | $21,236.88 | $28,157.28 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39199 |
| Mid-Year 2011 | $18,384.56 | $21,236.88 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36997 |