Ben Claybaker — 2012 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign
2012 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Apr 1, 2012
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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2012–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 →
$7,637
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 →
$87,175
includes $5,235 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$489
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$79,538
Donors
101
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, 49% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $39K · 45%Organizations and PACs, itemized $42K · 49%Unitemized contributions $5K · 6%
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 →
$608average gift
$250median gift
65individual 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 →
92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).
Tennessee $75,090 Out of state $6,750
- Nashville $34K42%
- Franklin $16K20%
- Knoxville $7K8%
- Memphis $5K6%
- Brentwood $3K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
- Other out-of-state $7K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2012 – Dec 2012. Peak $28,675 in Oct 2012. Spending peaked at $28,442 in Oct 2012.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 89 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 13 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,390 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 1 | $7,100.00 |
| Majority Tennessee PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| NRW PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennesseans for Good State Government PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| David Houston | 2 | $2,800.00 |
| Betty Burgin | 3 | $2,800.00 |
| Sandra Houston | 2 | $2,800.00 |
| JOE PAC (Joe Carr) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Lee Beaman | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persuasion Partners Inc. | 6 | $45,181.08 | |
| Targeted Strategy | 4 | $10,500.00 | |
| Allegra Print & Imaging | 8 | $3,896.94 | |
| Holliday, Courtney | 3 | $2,950.00 | |
| PCS Marketing Group, LLC | 2 | $2,751.83 | |
| Lenox Village Properties, LLC | 3 | $2,027.58 | |
| Cyragon | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Dodson, Bryan | 8 | $1,280.00 | |
| Icg Link, Inc. | 3 | $909.50 | |
| US Post Office | 1 | $888.00 | |
| McDonald, Anna | 1 | $765.00 | |
| Walmart | 5 | $689.27 | |
| Regent Homes | 1 | $675.86 | |
| The Nashvillian | 1 | $675.00 | |
| Pie In the SKY | 1 | $431.71 | |
| Christie Cookies | 1 | $324.43 | |
| Midtown Printing | 1 | $299.78 | |
| Drake, Jackson | 3 | $280.00 | |
| Art Teaze | 1 | $275.31 | |
| Jersey Mike's | 2 | $184.34 | |
| Jump for Fun | 1 | $174.00 | |
| Walgreens | 2 | $159.71 | |
| Davidson County Republican Party | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Signs First | 1 | $147.49 | |
| Office Max | 2 | $131.09 | |
| At&T | 1 | $121.74 | |
| Fundrazr.Com | 1 | $120.12 | |
| Publix | 1 | $119.77 | |
| Panera Bread | 2 | $118.04 | |
| Adams, Ashley | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Winters, Jacob | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $55.73 | |
| Jet's Pizza | 2 | $49.85 | |
| Tabelisma, Kez | 1 | $40.00 | |
| Jarvis, Alexis | 1 | $30.00 | |
| Tracey, Savannah | 1 | $30.00 |
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 Ben Claybaker’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $31,635 41%
- Consulting & professional services $27,793 36%
- Advertising & media $8,263 11%
- Office & operations $3,805 5%
- Field & voter contact $3,070 4%
- Fundraising & events $2,223 3%
- Other $1,185 2%
- Contributions & donations $120 0.2%
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 Amended | $19,214.64 | $7,637.07 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 48168 |
| Pre-General 2012 Amended | $20,798.56 | $19,214.64 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 48169 |
| Q3 2012 Amended | $12,111.09 | $20,798.56 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 48167 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 | $15,753.01 | $12,111.09 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42148 |
| Q2 2012 Amended | $0.00 | $15,753.01 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 48232 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2013.
Contributions and spending
No contributions reported · Spent $7,637 4 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Year-End 2014
Includes $100 spent not itemized below.
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Claybaker for Mayor | CONTRIBUTION | $500.00 | 11/01/2014 |
| Wang, John | CONTRIBUTION | $766.27 | 11/01/2014 |
| Wang, John | CONTRIBUTION | $1,000.00 | 05/29/2014 |
| Ordinary Hero | DONATIONS | $1,000.00 | 11/25/2013 |
| Nashville Delta Waterfowl | DONATIONS | $1,000.00 | 10/04/2013 |
| Icg Link, Inc. | WEB SERVICES | $140.00 | 09/18/2013 |
| McClenathan, Robert | CONTRIBUTION REFUND | $1,400.00 | 07/31/2013 |
| Houston, Jonathan | CONTRIBUTION REFUND | $1,000.00 | 07/30/2013 |
| At&T | TELEPHONE | $90.80 | 06/18/2013 |
| Committee To Elect Rhea Little | CONTRIBUTION | $250.00 | 05/13/2013 |
| 2 more expenditures not shown | |||
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2014 | $1,266.27 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 59554 |
| Mid-Year 2014 Late | $2,266.27 | $1,266.27 | Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 55127 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended | $6,806.27 | $2,266.27 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49876 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Late | $7,637.07 | $6,806.27 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48189 |