Becky Ruppe — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12 campaign
2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12 · totals since Jul 1, 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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 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 →
$515
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 →
$298,787
includes $4,920 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$500 refunded
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 →
$60,432
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$298,272
Donors
460
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: individuals, itemized, 56% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $168K · 56%Organizations and PACs, itemized $126K · 42%Unitemized contributions $5K · 2%
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$500. Shares are of the $299,287 before it.
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 →
$417average gift
$200median gift
403individual 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 →
95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).
Tennessee $279,617 Out of state $14,750
- Nashville $112K38%
- Wartburg $20K7%
- Knoxville $17K6%
- Rockwood $15K5%
- Crossville $14K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $102K
- Other out-of-state $15K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2007 – Dec 2008. Peak $56,605 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $157,226 in Oct 2008.
Cash contributions Spent
Bars show $293,167 of $294,367 in itemized contributions. The other $1,200 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 289 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 176 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $15,825 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind | 5 | $50,796.73 |
| Tennessee Laborers PAC | 3 | $15,000.00 |
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 2 | $15,000.00 |
| Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC | 8 | $15,000.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | 3 | $10,500.00 |
| Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee S Tomorrow PAC | 5 | $7,000.00 |
| Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education | 2 | $6,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 5 | $5,500.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus In-Kind | 3 | $5,450.00 |
Dates 1 contribution without a reported date will be excluded when a date is set.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Rowley | 8 | $124,250.00 | |
| RCS ↺ donor $1,910.60 | 35 | $57,658.13 | |
| Roane County News | 10 | $11,571.92 | |
| Blue Solutions | 3 | $10,831.75 | |
| Forrester, Nick | 12 | $9,467.50 | |
| Thomas Lindsey Group | 4 | $9,205.60 | |
| Wendells Market | 18 | $6,775.07 | |
| Weco | 2 | $6,000.00 | |
| Bible, Don | 11 | $5,141.52 | |
| Cooper and Secrest Associates | 1 | $4,450.00 | |
| Ups | 11 | $3,927.97 | |
| Bell South | 5 | $3,557.85 | |
| At&T | 8 | $3,387.50 | |
| Zata3 | 2 | $3,130.08 | |
| The Herald News | 3 | $3,041.20 | |
| Rl Gibson Show | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Groovey Soup | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Mma Creative | 4 | $2,993.63 | |
| Kreis, Wayne ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 2 | $2,396.08 | |
| BBB Communications | 4 | $2,350.00 | |
| Educator Concepts | 3 | $1,236.48 | |
| US Postal Service | 8 | $1,126.00 | |
| Staples | 7 | $1,047.27 | |
| 27 Quick Stop | 18 | $986.14 | |
| Grand Vista Bay | 1 | $975.00 | |
| Cooley, Jay | 8 | $879.44 | |
| Fentress Courier | 3 | $872.06 | |
| Patton, Eric | 3 | $800.58 | |
| Scott County News | 3 | $713.00 | |
| Walmart | 6 | $599.35 | |
| Valley Farmers Coop | 2 | $539.67 | |
| Ruppe, Ashley | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Scheffer Printing | 1 | $433.80 | |
| Independent Herald | 3 | $432.22 | |
| Main Street Dayton | 2 | $425.00 | |
| Morgan County Lions Club | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Rebecca Ruppe | 3 | $351.81 | |
| Yonder Holler Productions | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Scott Morgan Farmers Coop | 1 | $341.09 | |
| Pure Line Printing | 2 | $314.23 | |
| Hampton Inn | 2 | $305.14 | |
| Shell Gas Station 90050 | 2 | $299.45 | |
| Nana's Place | 6 | $287.03 | |
| Ruppe, Rex ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Kingston Parks and Recreation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $199.07 | |
| Gadd, Brenda | 1 | $198.29 | |
| Journal Leader | 1 | $190.00 | |
| Gene's Printing and Office Supply | 2 | $160.79 | |
| Webb, Larry | 1 | $130.00 | |
| Fentress County Boys and Girls Club | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Star Studios | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Bryan, Terry | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Fraternal Order of Police-Roane Co 69 | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Fentress County Chamber | 1 | $90.00 | |
| Roane County Chamber | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Potters Home Center | 1 | $64.08 | |
| Shell Station 54173 | 1 | $51.18 | |
| St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Friends of the Parks | 1 | $30.00 | |
| Rite Aid Pharmacy | 1 | $17.50 |
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 Becky Ruppe’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $156,758 54%
- Consulting & professional services $65,153 22%
- Printing & mail $19,248 7%
- Office & operations $12,525 4%
- Travel $10,635 4%
- Field & voter contact $8,597 3%
- Other $8,089 3%
- Staff & payroll $6,219 2%
- Fundraising & events $4,253 1%
- Contributions & donations $1,055 0.4%
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 2008 Amended | $52,476.60 | $515.03 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27204 |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended | $116,009.58 | $52,476.60 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25985 |
| Q3 2008 Amended | $80,055.47 | $116,009.58 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25984 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended | $80,778.39 | $80,055.47 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23293 |
| Q2 2008 Amended | $60,786.72 | $80,778.39 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 23187 |
| Q1 2008 Amended | $40,260.88 | $60,786.72 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20819 |
| Year-End 2007 | $0.00 | $40,260.88 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14820 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2009.
Contributions and spending
No contributions reported · Spent $515 8 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Year-End 2012
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RCS | TRAVEL EXPENSES | $515.03 | 01/17/2009 |
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 46493 |
| Mid-Year 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41591 |
| Year-End 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38179 |
| Mid-Year 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37323 |
| Year-End 2010 Late | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2010 filing Report 36562 |
| Mid-Year 2010 Late | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2010 filing Report 32158 |
| Year-End 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29167 |
| Mid-Year 2009 | $515.03 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27891 |