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Becky Ruppe — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 12 Democratic

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 12

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
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 →
$299,287
includes $4,920 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$500 refunded
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 →
$60,432
goods or services
Total Spent
$298,272
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 →
99.6%
$298,272 spent of $299,287 raised (cash)
Donors
462
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
4%
$14,750 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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $515 filing-stated

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 $294,367
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,920
Raised (cash) $299,287
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $3,740 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $590 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $58,475 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $57,430 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,045 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $77,310 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $76,590 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $720 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $11,297 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,072 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $73,125 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $72,375 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $750 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $35,040 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $33,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,190 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $40,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $39,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $400 filing-stated

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 $292,531
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,740
Total spent $298,272
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $55,202 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $53,973 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,229 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $122,008 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $120,296 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,712 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $41,356 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $40,454 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $902 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $12,020 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,610 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $409 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $53,133 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $52,218 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $916 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $14,514 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,981 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $533 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $39 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: $14,750 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $359,719
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $14,750
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$359,719
Spent
$298,272

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 48%; organizations and PACs gave 35%; other sources made up 17%.

Individuals $173K · 48% Organizations & PACs $126K · 35% Other sources $60K · 17%
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: $173,157 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $359,719
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $173,157
From organizations and PACs $126,130
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $60,432
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 →

$415average gift
$200median gift
405individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
3%
0.2%
$50–200
40%
9%
$200–1K
41%
33%
$1K–5K
15%
54%
$5K+
0.3%
4%
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: $168,237 ÷ Individual donors: 405
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $168,237
Median gift $200
Individual donors 405
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 →

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
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: $14,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $294,367
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,750
Source filings:

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $15,825 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 437 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 5 $50,796.73
Tennessee Laborers PAC 3 $15,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 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

Expenditures

61 vendors 252 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher Rowley 8 $124,250.00 42%
RCS 35 $57,658.13 20%
Roane County News 10 $11,571.92 4%
Blue Solutions 3 $10,831.75 4%
Forrester, Nick 12 $9,467.50 3%
Thomas Lindsey Group 4 $9,205.60 3%
Wendells Market 18 $6,775.07 2%
Weco 2 $6,000.00 2%
Bible, Don 11 $5,141.52 2%
Cooper and Secrest Associates 1 $4,450.00 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 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2008 Amended $52,476.60 $515.03 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $116,009.58 $52,476.60 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $80,055.47 $116,009.58 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $80,778.39 $80,055.47 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $60,786.72 $80,778.39 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $40,260.88 $60,786.72 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 $0.00 $40,260.88 Source ↗