Robert (Bob) L Ramsey — 2016 Tennessee House, District 20 campaign
2016 Tennessee House, District 20 · totals since Jan 16, 2015
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 2015–Q4 2016
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 →
$106,553
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 →
$63,761
includes $2,505 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $4,165. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$78,488
less $9,471 in refunds & credits → $69,017 net disbursements
Donors
56
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 90% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $3K · 5%Organizations and PACs, itemized $58K · 90%Unitemized contributions $3K · 4%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $656 · 1%
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 →
69% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (31% from out of state).
Tennessee $41,650 Out of state $18,950
- Nashville $27K44%
- Oakton, VA $12K20%
- Franklin $5K7%
- Brentwood $3K5%
- Washington, DC $3K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $9,500 in Jan 2016. Spending peaked at $23,082 in Sep 2016.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 55 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's PAC | 2 | $12,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Dental PAC ↺ paid $150.00 | 3 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Jobs4Tn PAC | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $2,000.00 |
| Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Assn of Nurse Anesthetists PAC | 2 | $1,250.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Mail | 1 | $20,000.00 | |
| Daily Times | 17 | $10,865.78 | |
| House Republican Caucus | 1 | $6,500.00 | |
| Frazier , Rochelle | 4 | $5,440.00 | |
| Heather Kelly | 2 | $5,200.00 | |
| Image Matters | 1 | $3,537.52 | |
| St. Paul Ame Zion Church | 4 | $1,801.50 | |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | 2 | $869.00 | |
| Second Harvest | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Appalachian Bear Rescue | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Concepts Inc. | 1 | $523.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Maryville | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Daniel, Martin | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Reedy, Jay D. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Smith, Eddie | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Blount County Republican Party | 2 | $500.00 | |
| No More Victems | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Manna | 2 | $475.00 | |
| Lids Store 6363 | 1 | $436.79 | |
| Blount United Way | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Red Cross Blount County | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Jones, Jennifer | 1 | $350.00 | |
| New Hope Children's Advocacy | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | $319.47 | |
| Curcio, Michael G. | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Glover, Steve | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Massey, Jr., William Nathan | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Sherrell, Paul | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Hammond, Jesse ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $300.00 | |
| City of Maryville, Sam Houston Statue Fu | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 1 | $296.05 | |
| Staples | 1 | $293.57 | |
| Sam Houston Schoolhouse Historical | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Blount County Agriculture Extension | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Foothills Land Concervancy | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Target | 2 | $229.30 | |
| Alexander, David | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Doss, Barry | 1 | $200.00 | |
| McManus, Stephen | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Powers, Dennis | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Sparks, Michael | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Blount County Soil Conservation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Blount Historic Museum | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Overbey, Doug | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Blount Youth Court | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Kelsey, Brian | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Food City | 1 | $187.79 | |
| Secret Safe Place Maryville | 1 | $166.67 | |
| Tennessee Dental PAC ↺ donor $4,000.00 | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Friends of Dave Bennett | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Hatcher Golf Tournament | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Greater Blount Aquatics | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Mane Support | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Blount County Library | 1 | $132.50 | |
| CPR Choice | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Blount Partnership | 1 | $125.00 | |
| First Baptist Church of Maryville | 1 | $121.50 | |
| Mission of Hope | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Alcoa Main Post Office | 1 | $119.00 | |
| Blount County Boys and Girls Club | 1 | $110.00 | |
| VFW Post 10855 | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Leadership Blount | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Great Smoky Mt. Heritage Center | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Puckett's 5th & Church | 1 | $102.36 | |
| Blount Adult Education | 1 | $102.00 | |
| Blount County Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $102.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$4,164.64 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Robert (bob) L Ramsey) | Candidate loan | — | $4,164.64 | $4,164.64 | $0.00 |
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 $24,600 35%
- Advertising & media $22,574 32%
- Contributions & donations $20,163 29%
- Staff & payroll $906 1%
- Fundraising & events $742 1%
- Consulting & professional services $300 0.5%
- Other $296 0.5%
- Office & operations $250 0.4%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2016 | $96,931.17 | $106,553.30 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69972 |
| Pre-General 2016 | $99,766.87 | $96,931.17 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68290 |
| Q3 2016 Amended | $122,537.14 | $99,766.87 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68068 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 | $124,305.96 | $122,537.14 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65487 |
| Q2 2016 | $118,848.64 | $124,305.96 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64448 |
| Q1 2016 | $120,757.29 | $118,848.64 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63521 |
| Year-End 2015 | $107,137.43 | $120,757.29 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61297 |
| Mid-Year 2015 | $115,974.55 | $107,137.43 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60583 |