Ben West Jr. — 2008 Tennessee House, District 60 campaign
2008 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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Q4 2008
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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).
- Q4 2008 Initial $802 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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $29,200 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $375 |
| Raised (cash) | $29,575 |
- Q4 2008 Initial $300 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $250 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
- Pre-General 2008 Initial $7,600 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $7,500 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
- Q3 2008 Initial $11,000 derived
- Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $3,250 derived
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- Q2 2008 Initial $775 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $750 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25 filing-stated
- Year-End 2007 Amendment $6,150 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $5,950 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $500 derived
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.
| Itemized expenditures | $26,901 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $4,560 |
| Total spent | $31,461 |
- Q4 2008 Initial $9,887 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $7,341 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,546 filing-stated
- Pre-General 2008 Initial $2,869 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $2,546 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $323 filing-stated
- Q3 2008 Initial $10,643 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $10,052 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $591 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $302 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $200 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $102 filing-stated
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- Q2 2008 Initial $880 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $488 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $391 filing-stated
- Q1 2008 Initial $1,417 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $1,298 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $120 filing-stated
- Year-End 2007 Amendment $4,250 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $3,976 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $274 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $1,213 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $1,000 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $213 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).
| From outside Tennessee | $750 |
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 18%; organizations and PACs gave 82%.
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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 | $5,325 |
| From organizations and PACs | $24,250 |
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 →
97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).
- Nashville $17K58%
- Covington $9K31%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
- Other out-of-state $750
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).
| From outside Tennessee | $750 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Dec 2008. Peak $7,750 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $8,943 in Oct 2008.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| The Speaker S Fund PAC | 2 | $9,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 3 | $2,500.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Charles Curtiss | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Gary Odom | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 2 | $750.00 |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe | 2 | $750.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Press | 1 | $4,807.00 | |
| The News Herald | 4 | $4,465.00 | |
| Ledger Newspapers | 6 | $3,924.00 | |
| Brandon, Allan | 1 | $3,193.21 | |
| Sb Results LLC | 1 | $1,461.71 | |
| Premiere Political Communications, LLC | 1 | $1,051.80 | |
| Tennessee Campaign Basics | 2 | $957.44 | |
| Donelson Little League Baseball | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce | 4 | $790.00 | |
| Crown Tent & Awning | 2 | $625.00 | |
| The Senior Sentinel | 1 | $565.00 | |
| Tennessean | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Shipley's Donuts | 2 | $467.14 | |
| Dick's Flowers | 3 | $450.65 | |
| Shannon, Vickie | 3 | $450.00 | |
| US Postal Service | 1 | $357.00 | |
| Tennessee Nursing Assoc. | 1 | $274.00 | |
| McWhirtersville Masonic Lodge | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Donelson Civitan Girls Softball | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Southeast Annual Easter Egg Hunt | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Donelson/Hermitage Senior Center | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Lake Park Homeowners Association | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Leadership Donelson-Hermitage | 1 | $147.53 | |
| Signs Now | 1 | $114.72 | |
| Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Pack 700 Cub Scouts | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Dhna | 1 | $100.00 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
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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 $8,749 33%
- Printing & mail $8,115 30%
- Other $2,883 11%
- Fundraising & events $2,523 9%
- Field & voter contact $2,459 9%
- Contributions & donations $2,172 8%
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 2008 | $10,389.14 | $802.08 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 | $5,658.51 | $10,389.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 | $5,301.92 | $5,658.51 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 | $2,353.86 | $5,301.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 | $2,458.55 | $2,353.86 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 | $3,875.58 | $2,458.55 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Amended | $1,975.23 | $3,875.58 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 | $2,688.48 | $1,975.23 | Source ↗ |