William Lamberth — 2016 Tennessee House, District 44 campaign

Tennessee House, District 44 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 44 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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 2015–Q4 2016

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 →
$157,581
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 →
$158,005
includes $1,845 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$87,052
Donors
195
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 2016 Initial $157,581 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 2016 reported receipts $9,300
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $17,680
Q3 2016 reported receipts $9,250
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $15,550
Q2 2016 reported receipts $41,895
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $44,080
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $20,250
Reported receipts $158,005
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 $86,995
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $57
Total spent $87,052
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $6,586 derived
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $19,082 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,070 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $13,395 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $781 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $18,786 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,741 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $45 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $4,901 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $17,901 derived
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $5,620 derived
Receipts
$158,005
Spent
$87,052

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, 76% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $36K · 23%Organizations and PACs, itemized $120K · 76%Unitemized contributions $2K · 1%

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: $120,425 ÷ Reported receipts: $158,005
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $35,735
Organizations and PACs, itemized $120,425
Unitemized contributions $1,845
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 →

$361average gift
$200median gift
99individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
6%
0.5%
$50–200
37%
7%
$200–1K
46%
45%
$1K–5K
10%
47%
$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: $35,735 ÷ Individual donors: 99
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $35,735
Median gift $200
Individual donors 99

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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $132,910 Out of state $23,250
  • Nashville $70K45%
  • Portland $14K9%
  • Gallatin $8K5%
  • Brentwood $7K4%
  • Hendersonville $5K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $29K
  • Other out-of-state $23K

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: $23,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $156,160
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $23,250

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $33,300 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $19,070 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 152 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 43 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,785 and their names are withheld.

152 named donors 220 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 3 $4,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 3 $4,000.00
Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC 2 $4,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $3,500.00
CoreCivic PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $3,000.00
Larry Collins 2 $3,000.00

Expenditures

63 vendors 121 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Majority Strategies 4 $25,600.91 29%
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) 1 $10,000.00 11%
House Republican Caucus 1 $6,500.00 7%
Portland Chamber of Commerce 13 $3,004.00 3%
Concept One 1 $2,779.18 3%
Noise Advocacy 1 $2,500.00 3%
Historic Rock Castle 2 $2,250.00 3%
Sam's Club 7 $2,133.45 2%
Aggies 5 $2,081.45 2%
Historic Cragfont, Inc. 2 $1,700.00 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 William Lamberth’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $32,856 38%
  • Printing & mail $20,102 23%
  • Other $14,863 17%
  • Fundraising & events $8,119 9%
  • Advertising & media $3,946 5%
  • Office & operations $3,760 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,350 4%

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 2016 $154,867.13 $157,581.16 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69877
Pre-General 2016 $156,269.28 $154,867.13 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68597
Q3 2016 $160,414.46 $156,269.28 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66983
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $145,644.99 $160,414.46 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66113
Q2 2016 Amended $122,536.14 $145,644.99 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65286
Q1 2016 $127,437.57 $122,536.14 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63510
Year-End 2015 Amended $101,258.21 $127,437.57 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62327
Mid-Year 2015 $86,628.25 $101,258.21 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60721