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Ben Claybaker — 2012 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 53

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
→ carried into 2014 TN House 53
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 →
$87,175
includes $5,235 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$489
goods or services
Total Spent
$79,538
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 →
91%
$79,538 spent of $87,175 raised (cash)
Donors
101
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.2%
$100 of $87,664 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
8%
$6,750 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 2012 Amendment $7,637 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 $81,840
Candidate's own contributions $100
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,235
Raised (cash) $87,175
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $8,795 derived
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $24,220 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,370 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $29,755 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $28,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $805 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $4,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $20,305 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,645 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,560 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 $78,093
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,445
Total spent $79,538
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $20,373 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,218 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $154 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $25,804 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,136 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $667 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $21,068 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,796 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $271 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $7,742 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,548 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $194 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $4,552 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,395 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $157 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: $6,750 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $87,664
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,750
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$87,664
Spent
$79,538

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.2% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 51%, organizations and PACs 48%.

Candidate’s own money $100 · 0.2% Individuals $45K · 51% Organizations & PACs $42K · 48%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $100 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $87,664
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $100
From individuals $44,725
From organizations and PACs $42,350
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $489
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 →

$608average gift
$250median gift
65individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
2%
0.1%
$50–200
18%
3%
$200–1K
55%
30%
$1K–5K
25%
67%
$5K+
0%
0%
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: $39,490 ÷ Individual donors: 65
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $39,490
Median gift $250
Individual donors 65
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 →

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
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: $6,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $81,840
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,750
Source filings:

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,390 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 117 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $7,100.00
Majority Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
NRW PAC 1 $5,000.00
Harwell 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

Expenditures

36 vendors 76 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Persuasion Partners Inc. 6 $45,181.08 58%
Targeted Strategy 4 $10,500.00 13%
Allegra Print & Imaging 8 $3,896.94 5%
Holliday, Courtney 3 $2,950.00 4%
PCS Marketing Group, LLC 2 $2,751.83 4%
Lenox Village Properties, LLC 3 $2,027.58 3%
Cyragon 1 $1,500.00 2%
Dodson, Bryan 8 $1,280.00 2%
Icg Link, Inc. 3 $909.50 1%
US Post Office 1 $888.00 1%

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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2012 Amended $19,214.64 $7,637.07 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended $20,798.56 $19,214.64 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $12,111.09 $20,798.56 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 $15,753.01 $12,111.09 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended $0.00 $15,753.01 Source ↗