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Ken Wilber — 2012 Tennessee Senate, District 18 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 18 Democratic

2012 Tennessee Senate, District 18

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 · Pre-General 2011–Mid-Year 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 →
$0
as of the Mid-Year report
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 →
$25,513
includes $6,995 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$7 refunded
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 →
$1,108
goods or services
Total Spent
$25,216
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 →
99%
$25,216 spent of $25,513 raised (cash)
Donors
37
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
8%
$2,053 of $26,621 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
0%
$0 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:

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $16,465
Candidate's own contributions $2,053
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,995
Raised (cash) $25,513
From each filing:
  • Q4 2011 Amendment $153 derived
  • Pre-General 2011 Amendment $16,940 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,015 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,925 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2011 Initial $3,850 derived
  • Q1 2011 Amendment $4,570 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,070 filing-stated

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 $24,614
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $602
Total spent $25,216
From each filing:
  • Q4 2011 Amendment $199 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Supplemental $200 derived
  • Pre-General 2011 Amendment $11,150 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,957 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $194 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2011 Initial $135 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2011 Amendment $13,531 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,457 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $74 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: $0 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $26,621
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$26,621
Spent
$25,216

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 8% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 71%, organizations and PACs 17%, with 4% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 8% Individuals $19K · 71% Organizations & PACs $5K · 17% Other sources $1K · 4%
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: $2,053 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $26,621
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $2,053
From individuals $18,895
From organizations and PACs $4,565
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,108
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 →

$384average gift
$300median gift
31individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
10%
4%
$200–1K
84%
79%
$1K–5K
6%
17%
$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: $11,900 ÷ Individual donors: 31
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $11,900
Median gift $300
Individual donors 31
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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $16,465 Out of state $0
  • Nashville $5K28%
  • Portland $3K20%
  • Gallatin $2K14%
  • Jackson $1K8%
  • Clarksville $9506%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $16,465
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2010 – Aug 2011. Peak $9,065 in Feb 2011. Spending peaked at $14,706 in Feb 2011.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $450 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 43 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Ken Wilber Self Includes In-Kind 4 $2,454.09
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 2 $1,200.00
Rogers Group Inc. PAC 1 $1,000.00
Lowe Finney 2 $1,000.00
Jim Rochelle 1 $1,000.00
Carl Fussell Includes In-Kind ↺ $6.93 refunded 3 $1,000.00 net
$1,006.93 gross
Frank Bunch 1 $750.00
Sam Childs 1 $500.00
Dixie Taylor Huff 1 $500.00

Expenditures

13 vendors 20 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Democratic Party 6 $11,096.07 45%
Tyson Org 3 $9,282.61 38%
Campaign Fundamentals 1 $1,188.09 5%
Robertson County Times 1 $955.80 4%
The Gallatin Newspaper 1 $648.00 3%
Sumner Co Special Olympics 1 $250.00 1%
Le Print Express 1 $240.35 1.0%
Sumner County Democratic Party 1 $200.00 0.9%
Portland Progressive 1 $187.50 0.8%
Bargain Browser 1 $180.84 0.8%

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

  • Printing & mail $11,114 45%
  • Office & operations $9,678 39%
  • Advertising & media $2,122 9%
  • Field & voter contact $1,500 6%
  • Fundraising & events $200 0.9%

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
Mid-Year 2012 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2011 Amended $246.35 $200.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 $200.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2011 Amended $3,715.00 $9,504.75 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2011 $0.00 $3,715.00 Source ↗
Q2 2011 Late $536.35 $246.35 Source ↗
Q1 2011 Amended $9,504.75 $536.35 Source ↗