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John Ragan — 2012 Tennessee House, District 33 campaign

Tennessee House, District 33 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 33

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 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$6,299
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2014 TN House 33
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 →
$122,022
includes $225 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 →
$35,975
goods or services
Total Spent
$111,031
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 →
91%
$111,031 spent of $122,022 raised (cash)
Donors
188
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
10%
$15,043 of $157,997 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
6%
$8,800 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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $6,299 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $106,754
Loans received $15,043
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225
Raised (cash) $122,022
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $14,620 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,395 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $13,750 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $15,043 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $110,606
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $425
Total spent $111,031
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $5,871 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,771 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Amendment $66,989 derived
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $29,608 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $4,754 derived
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $3,809 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,484 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $325 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: $8,800 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $157,997
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $8,800
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$157,997
Spent
$111,031

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 10% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 31%, organizations and PACs 37%, with 23% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $15K · 10% Individuals $49K · 31% Organizations & PACs $58K · 37% Other sources $36K · 23%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $15,043 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $157,997
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $15,043
From individuals $48,854
From organizations and PACs $58,125
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $35,975
Source filings:

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 →

$380average gift
$200median gift
128individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
5%
0.5%
$50–200
40%
10%
$200–1K
43%
38%
$1K–5K
12%
52%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $48,629 ÷ Individual donors: 128
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $48,629
Median gift $200
Individual donors 128
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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $97,954 Out of state $8,800
  • Nashville $33K31%
  • Knoxville $13K12%
  • Oak Ridge $12K11%
  • Franklin $10K9%
  • Clinton $9K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $21K
  • Other out-of-state $9K
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: $8,800 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $106,754
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,800
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2011 – Jan 2013. Peak $50,979 in Sep 2012. Spending peaked at $67,569 in Oct 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $5,079 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 190 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Republican Caucus In-Kind 1 $21,000.00
House Republican Caucus In-Kind 11 $13,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $7,100.00
Truth Matters PAC 1 $7,100.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 2 $6,500.00
Majority Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 4 $3,000.00
Beth Harwell 2 $2,800.00
Leesa Arowood 2 $2,500.00
Willaim Arowood 2 $2,500.00

Expenditures

49 vendors 105 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
House Republican Caucus 3 $25,000.00 23%
West Rogers 3 $24,000.00 22%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $20,825.00 19%
Tennessee Republican Caucus 1 $7,636.00 7%
Margin of Victory Partners 2 $3,200.00 3%
Oak Ridger Newspaper 6 $2,812.30 3%
R and R Properties 5 $2,500.00 2%
Signs.Com, PC 1 $2,460.58 2%
WYSH Radio 2 $2,425.00 2%
Clinton Courier 8 $2,093.00 2%

Loans

$15,043.28 in loan principal shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $15,043
Loan principal shown $15,043
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (John Ragan) Candidate loan — $15,043.28 $10,000.00 $5,043.28

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

  • Advertising & media $47,829 43%
  • Contributions & donations $25,207 23%
  • Consulting & professional services $22,775 21%
  • Printing & mail $5,670 5%
  • Office & operations $4,873 4%
  • Fundraising & events $2,616 2%
  • Other $1,587 1%
  • Travel $50 0.1%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2012 Amended $9,469.40 $6,298.56 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended $57,833.42 $9,469.40 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $33,173.88 $57,833.42 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $35,127.80 $33,173.88 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended $24,316.56 $35,127.80 Source ↗
Q1 2012 $24,316.56 $24,316.56 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended $20,566.56 $24,316.56 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 $20,566.56 $20,566.56 Source ↗