Ben West Jr. — 2008 Tennessee House, District 60 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 60 · totals since Jan 16, 2007
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
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 →
$802
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 →
$29,575
includes $375 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$31,461
Donors
34
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 82% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $5K · 17%Organizations and PACs, itemized $24K · 82%Unitemized contributions $375 · 1%
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).
Tennessee $28,450 Out of state $750
- Nashville $17K58%
- Covington $9K31%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
- Other out-of-state $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.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 34 donors: organizations, and people 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 Association PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Mike Turner | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Charles Curtiss | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Gary Odom | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 2 | $750.00 |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC | 2 | $750.00 |
Dates
| 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 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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: Q4 2008 filing Report 26356 |
| Pre-General 2008 | $5,658.51 | $10,389.14 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24847 |
| Q3 2008 | $5,301.92 | $5,658.51 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24085 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 | $2,353.86 | $5,301.92 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22814 |
| Q2 2008 | $2,458.55 | $2,353.86 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21597 |
| Q1 2008 | $3,875.58 | $2,458.55 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20587 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended | $1,975.23 | $3,875.58 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21078 |
| Mid-Year 2007 | $2,688.48 | $1,975.23 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13796 |