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

Tennessee House, District 60 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 60 · totals since 2003

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$15,855
includes $155 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 →
$791
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$17,745
Donors
35
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $2,585.10.

Reported on this filing:

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $30
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $2,750
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $3,925
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $6,550
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $2,600
Reported receipts $15,855
From each filing:
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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
Receipts
$15,855
Spent
$17,745

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, 90% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1K · 9%Organizations and PACs, itemized $14K · 90%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $14,250 ÷ Reported receipts: $15,855
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,450
Organizations and PACs, itemized $14,250
Unitemized contributions $155
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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

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 33 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $200 and their names are withheld.

33 named donors 38 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 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
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 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-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3119
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $2,379.71 $2,585.10 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1499
Pre-General 2004 $2,585.10 $5,889.10 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2203
Pre-Primary 2004 $1,707.37 $2,379.71 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 621
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $5,150.59 $1,707.37 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 128