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John Ragan — 2012 Tennessee House, District 33 campaign

Tennessee House, District 33 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 33 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$106,979
includes $225 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $15,043. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$35,975
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$111,031
Donors
187
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 2012 Amendment $6,299 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 2012 reported receipts $2,700
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $18,625
Q3 2012 reported receipts $54,484
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $2,800
Q2 2012 reported receipts $14,620
Q1 2012 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $13,750
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $106,979
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 $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
Receipts
$106,979
Spent
$111,031

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, 54% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $49K · 45%Organizations and PACs, itemized $58K · 54%

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: $58,125 ÷ Reported receipts: $106,979
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $48,629
Organizations and PACs, itemized $58,125
Unitemized contributions $225
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 →

$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%

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

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 135 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 58 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $5,079 and their names are withheld.

135 named donors 190 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Republican Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $7,636.00 1 $21,000.00
House Republican Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $25,000.00 11 $13,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee ↺ paid $20,825.00 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
Charles Holland 2 $2,500.00
Leesa 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 ↺ donor $13,000.00 3 $25,000.00 23%
West Rogers 3 $24,000.00 22%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee ↺ donor $7,100.00 2 $20,825.00 19%
Tennessee Republican Caucus ↺ donor $21,000.00 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 balances 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.

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
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown 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: Q4 2012 filing Report 45860
Pre-General 2012 Amended $57,833.42 $9,469.40 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44720
Q3 2012 Amended $33,173.88 $57,833.42 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 46983
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $35,127.80 $33,173.88 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42566
Q2 2012 Amended $24,316.56 $35,127.80 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 43063
Q1 2012 $24,316.56 $24,316.56 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39599
Year-End 2011 Amended $20,566.56 $24,316.56 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39206
Mid-Year 2011 $20,566.56 $20,566.56 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36330