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Robert (Bob) L Ramsey — 2012 Tennessee House, District 20 campaign

Tennessee House, District 20 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 20 · 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 →
$89,815
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 →
$99,659
includes $3,370 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$500 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $6,971. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$40,131
Donors
107
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 Initial $89,815 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 $7,218
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $11,185
Q3 2012 reported receipts $10,190
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $24,135
Q2 2012 reported receipts $13,608
Q1 2012 reported receipts $67
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $33,103
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $153
Reported receipts $99,659
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 $37,348
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,782
Total spent $40,131
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $1,861 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,527 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $335 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $1,555 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,245 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $310 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $10,130 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,830 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $300 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Initial $7,456 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,074 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $382 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Amendment $12,120 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,738 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $383 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $683 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $565 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $118 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $4,800 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,160 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $640 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $1,525 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,210 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $315 filing-stated
Receipts
$99,659
Spent
$40,131

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, 86% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $11K · 11%Organizations and PACs, itemized $85K · 86%Unitemized contributions $3K · 3%

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: $85,325 ÷ Reported receipts: $99,659
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $10,825
Organizations and PACs, itemized $85,325
Unitemized contributions $3,370
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $139
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 →

$401average gift
$400median gift
27individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
4%
1%
$200–1K
93%
86%
$1K–5K
4%
13%
$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: $10,825 ÷ Individual donors: 27
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $10,825
Median gift $400
Individual donors 27
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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $82,575 Out of state $13,575
  • Nashville $54K56%
  • Franklin $9K9%
  • Maryville $5K5%
  • Knoxville $3K3%
  • Washington, DC $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $12K

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: $13,575 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $96,150
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,575
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2011 – Jan 2013. Peak $23,700 in Jul 2012. Spending peaked at $11,150 in Jun 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 106 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $125 and their names are withheld.

106 named donors 154 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $5,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 3 $4,800.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $3,000.00
P C Mid South Pain Management PAC 2 $2,500.00
PAC-ABLE Tennessee 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 58 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Direct Mail 2 $8,945.26 24%
Daily Times 12 $8,225.58 22%
Rizzolution Graphics 2 $2,500.00 7%
Jenci Campaign Co-Op 2 $1,967.49 5%
Knoxville News Sentinel 1 $1,650.00 4%
Debra Maggart 1 $1,400.00 4%
Bill Money 1 $1,000.00 3%
Linda Elam 1 $1,000.00 3%
Semoure, Josh 2 $1,000.00 3%
Image Matters 2 $949.58 3%

Loans

$6,970.81 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 $6,971
Loan principal shown $6,971
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Robert (bob) L Ramsey) Candidate loan — $6,970.81 $5,000.00 $1,970.81

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.

  • Advertising & media $16,090 43%
  • Contributions & donations $9,603 26%
  • Printing & mail $9,241 25%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,967 5%
  • Office & operations $166 0.5%
  • Other $161 0.5%
  • Fundraising & events $120 0.4%

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 $84,457.95 $89,814.75 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45251
Pre-General 2012 $74,827.82 $84,457.95 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44221
Q3 2012 Amended $79,768.02 $74,827.82 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44219
Pre-Primary 2012 $63,089.02 $79,768.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41478
Q2 2012 Amended $61,601.69 $63,089.02 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42625
Q1 2012 $62,218.13 $61,601.69 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39546
Year-End 2011 Amended $33,914.43 $62,218.13 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38921
Mid-Year 2011 $35,286.30 $33,914.43 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37172