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Ben West Jr. — 2006 Tennessee House, District 60 campaign

Tennessee House, District 60 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 60 · totals since 2005

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 · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$2,688
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 →
$44,381
includes $1,981 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 →
$750
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$44,954
Donors
56
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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $2,688 filing-stated

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
Q4 2006 reported receipts $1,500
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $18,700
Q3 2006 reported receipts $11,200
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $1,600
Q2 2006 reported receipts $2,750
Q1 2006 reported receipts $2,850
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $5,781
Reported receipts $44,381
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 $40,684
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,270
Total spent $44,954
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $10,808 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,707 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $101 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Amendment $16,998 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,740 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $258 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Amendment $4,296 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,064 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $232 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Amendment $1,525 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,425 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Amendment $1,106 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $551 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $555 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Initial $3,298 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,881 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,417 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $6,923 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,317 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,606 filing-stated
Receipts
$44,381
Spent
$44,954

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, 76% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $9K · 20%Organizations and PACs, itemized $34K · 76%Unitemized contributions $2K · 4%

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: $33,650 ÷ Reported receipts: $44,381
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $8,750
Organizations and PACs, itemized $33,650
Unitemized contributions $1,981
From each filing:
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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 →

$438average gift
$400median gift
20individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
5%
1%
$200–1K
80%
65%
$1K–5K
15%
34%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $8,750 ÷ Individual donors: 20
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,750
Median gift $400
Individual donors 20
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $39,850 Out of state $2,550
  • Nashville $34K79%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $2,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $42,400
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,550
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $17,150 in Oct 2006. Spending peaked at $24,829 in Oct 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 55 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

55 named donors 74 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $3,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 4 $3,200.00
Tennessee Action Committee 1 $3,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 4 $2,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 2 $2,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee 3 $1,500.00
Housing Industry PAC 2 $1,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

37 vendors 55 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
The News Herald 5 $6,512.00 16%
Comcast Television 1 $4,999.00 12%
Metropolitan Technologies 1 $3,756.39 9%
Lamar Media Corp. 1 $3,000.00 7%
WSMV 1 $2,900.00 7%
WZTV 1 $1,975.00 5%
Jones, Joyce 2 $1,372.50 3%
Shannon, Vickie 2 $1,250.00 3%
Ross Inustries 1 $1,218.56 3%
Flowers By Brookie 3 $1,205.09 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 $17,917 44%
  • Other $13,560 33%
  • Printing & mail $3,426 8%
  • Fundraising & events $3,389 8%
  • Contributions & donations $2,392 6%

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 2006 $11,996.68 $2,688.48 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12592
Pre-General 2006 Amended $10,294.54 $11,996.68 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11750
Q3 2006 Amended $3,390.56 $10,294.54 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 13101
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended $3,315.42 $3,390.56 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9691
Q2 2006 Amended $1,670.92 $3,315.42 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9666
Q1 2006 $2,119.11 $1,670.92 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6477
Supplemental 2005 2005 Amended $3,261.05 $2,119.11 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 6023