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Robert (Bob) L Ramsey — 2008 Tennessee House, District 20 campaign

Tennessee House, District 20 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 20 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2008–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 →
$11,100
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 →
$24,100
includes $1,300 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $5,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$13,000
Donors
26
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 2008 Initial $11,100 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 2008 reported receipts $4,600
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $2,050
Q3 2008 reported receipts $1,500
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $1,850
Q2 2008 reported receipts $14,100
Reported receipts $24,100
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $14,100 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 $12,765
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $235
Total spent $13,000
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $784 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $659 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $125 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $543 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $535 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $8 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $6,516 derived
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $5,158 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,055 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $102 filing-stated
Receipts
$24,100
Spent
$13,000

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, 61% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 13%Organizations and PACs, itemized $15K · 61%Unitemized contributions $1K · 5%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $5K · 21%

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: $14,700 ÷ Reported receipts: $24,100
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $3,100
Organizations and PACs, itemized $14,700
Unitemized contributions $1,300
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $5,000
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $14,100 filing-stated

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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $16,800 Out of state $1,000
  • Franklin $8K42%
  • Nashville $7K38%
  • Maryville $1K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
  • Other out-of-state $1K

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: $1,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $17,800
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2008 – Jan 2009. Peak $8,200 in May 2008. Spending peaked at $6,516 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 26 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

26 named donors 27 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $7,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Committee for Advancement of Psychology 1 $500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $500.00
Keith McCord 1 $500.00

Expenditures

8 vendors 27 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Semoure, Josh 5 $8,820.85 69%
Daily Times 6 $1,923.50 15%
Blount Today 9 $1,151.33 9%
The Copy Shop 2 $261.91 2%
Blount County Republican Party 1 $200.00 2%
Alcoa Main Post Office 2 $163.00 1%
Banks Holliway Signs 1 $131.10 1%
Rivers Add. Specialities 1 $113.31 0.9%

Loans

$5,000.00 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 $5,000
Loan principal shown $5,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Robert (bob) L Ramsey) Candidate loan Apr 30, 2008 $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00

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 Robert (Bob) L Ramsey’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $9,016 71%
  • Advertising & media $3,075 24%
  • Other $474 4%
  • Office & operations $200 2%

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 2008 $7,283.58 $11,099.82 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25607
Pre-General 2008 $5,233.58 $7,283.58 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24646
Q3 2008 $4,276.99 $5,233.58 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 22917
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $8,942.49 $4,276.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22836
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $8,942.49 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21670