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Ben West Jr. — 2004 Tennessee House, District 60 campaign

Tennessee House, District 60 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 60

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 · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$3,261
as of the Post-General 2004 report
→ carried into 2006 TN House 60
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 →
$15,855
includes $155 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 →
$791
goods or services
Total Spent
$17,745
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 →
111.9%
$17,745 spent of $15,855 raised (cash) · opened with $5,151
Donors
35
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
4%
$600 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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Post-General 2004 2004 states $3,261.05, Post-Primary 2004 2004 states $2,585.10. The figure shown is Post-General 2004 2004's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Reported on this filing:

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 $15,700
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $155
Raised (cash) $15,855
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $30 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $2,750 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $3,925 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $75 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $6,550 derived
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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 $15,195
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,550
Total spent $17,745
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $2,658 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,942 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $716 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $2,545 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,047 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $498 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $621 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $520 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $101 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $5,878 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,935 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $942 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $6,043 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,750 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $293 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: $600 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $16,646
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $600
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$16,646
Spent
$17,745

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 10%; organizations and PACs gave 86%; other sources made up 5%.

Individuals $2K · 10% Organizations & PACs $14K · 86% Other sources $791 · 5%
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: $1,605 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $16,646
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $1,605
From organizations and PACs $14,250
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $791
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $15,100 Out of state $600
  • Nashville $12K75%
  • Gallatin $1K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $600
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: $600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $15,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $600
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2003 – Nov 2004. Peak $4,800 in Jan 2004. Spending peaked at $2,823 in Feb 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $200 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 38 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 2 $1,291.10
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 1 $1,000.00
Robin I Or Richard C Patton 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $500.00
Insurors of TN PAC 1 $500.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 1 $500.00

Expenditures

31 vendors 47 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Lamar Advertising 1 $2,625.00 17%
The News Herald 4 $1,171.00 8%
Ledger Newspapers 3 $1,015.50 7%
Shipley's Donuts 4 $1,002.69 7%
Fnra 1 $784.86 5%
Donelson Little League Baseball 2 $750.00 5%
Donelson/Hermitage Senior Center 2 $675.00 4%
Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce 1 $562.75 4%
The News Beacon 2 $501.50 3%
Broadmoor Church of God 1 $500.00 3%

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 West Jr.’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $6,057 40%
  • Contributions & donations $3,741 25%
  • Other $3,650 24%
  • Fundraising & events $1,034 7%
  • Office & operations $544 4%
  • Printing & mail $169 1%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $5,889.10 $3,261.05 Source ↗
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $2,379.71 $2,585.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2004 $2,585.10 $5,889.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2004 $1,707.37 $2,379.71 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $5,150.59 $1,707.37 Source ↗