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Robert (Bob) L Ramsey — 2014 Tennessee House, District 20 campaign

Tennessee House, District 20 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 20

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 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$115,975
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 TN House 20
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 →
$76,420
includes $1,555 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$41,946
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 →
55%
$41,946 spent of $76,420 raised (cash)
Donors
69
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
5%
$4,165 of $76,420 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
14%
$10,500 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 2014 Initial $115,975 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $70,700
Loans received $4,165
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,555
Raised (cash) $76,420
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $13,044 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
    • Loans $2,194 derived
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $5,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $5,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $11,600 derived
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $6,850 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $32,255 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $31,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $855 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $1,971 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $35,544
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,402
Total spent $41,946
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $1,325 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,075 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $4,207 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,577 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $630 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $14,987 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,578 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $409 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $2,046 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,750 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $296 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $2,037 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,333 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $705 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $1,671 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $758 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $913 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $11,896 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,474 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,421 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $3,776 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,824 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $953 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: $10,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $76,420
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $10,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$76,420
Spent
$41,946

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 5% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 5%, organizations and PACs 90%.

Candidate’s own money $4K · 5% Individuals $4K · 5% Organizations & PACs $68K · 90%
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: $4,165 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $76,420
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $4,165
From individuals $3,805
From organizations and PACs $68,450
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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $60,200 Out of state $10,500
  • Nashville $40K57%
  • Franklin $7K10%
  • Knoxville $5K7%
  • Oakton, VA $4K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $7K
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: $10,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $70,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $14,050 in Jan 2014. Spending peaked at $14,550 in Sep 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 91 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $7,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $4,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $4,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 1 $4,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $2,250.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $2,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

25 vendors 50 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Daily Times 14 $8,550.00 24%
Tennessee Republican Caucus 1 $6,750.00 19%
Direct Mail 1 $6,500.00 18%
Rizzolution Graphics 4 $6,000.00 17%
Image Matters 2 $1,454.60 4%
Blount County Republican Party 3 $800.00 2%
Appalachian Bear Rescue 2 $667.00 2%
Kiwanis Club of Maryville 3 $625.00 2%
Blount Chamber Foundation 2 $625.00 2%
Little Rivere Watershed Association 2 $400.00 1%

Loans

$4,164.64 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 $4,165
Loan principal shown $4,165
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Robert (bob) L Ramsey) Candidate loan Jan 15, 2015 $4,164.64 $0.00 $4,164.64

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 $14,093 40%
  • Contributions & donations $12,217 34%
  • Advertising & media $8,550 24%
  • Office & operations $300 0.9%
  • Other $272 0.8%
  • Fundraising & events $112 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 2014 $111,417.84 $115,974.55 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $110,035.30 $111,417.84 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $119,368.68 $110,035.30 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $109,790.66 $119,368.68 Source ↗
Q2 2014 $104,909.50 $109,790.66 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $106,580.49 $104,909.50 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $86,221.25 $106,580.49 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $89,814.75 $86,221.25 Source ↗