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Ron Ramsey — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 02 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 02 Republican

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 02

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 → · 12 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Year-End 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 →
$93,413
as of the Year-End 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 →
$447,001
includes $25,801 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$29,200 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 →
$632
goods or services
Total Spent
$426,115
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 →
95%
$426,115 spent of $447,001 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 345 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
11%
$48,550 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Year-End 2008 states $93,413.19, Q4 2008 states $136,295.44. The figure shown is Year-End 2008's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Source filings:

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 $421,200
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25,801
Raised (cash) $447,001
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2008 Supplemental $22,300 derived
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $26,210 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,460 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $39,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $35,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,000 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $70,011 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $57,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $12,361 filing-stated
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  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $2,870 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $20 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,200 derived
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $148,450 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $147,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $800 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2006 Amendment $54,450 derived
  • Mid-Year 2006 Amendment $12,475 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $625 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $69,885 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $63,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,535 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 $418,657
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $7,458
Total spent $426,115
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $118,428 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $117,622 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $806 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $214,741 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $214,572 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $170 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $12,985 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,418 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $567 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $5,871 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,581 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $290 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $10,896 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,870 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,026 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $936 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $861 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $5,126 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,284 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $841 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $2,596 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,927 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $669 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2006 Amendment $15,551 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,448 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,102 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2006 Amendment $23,032 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,318 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $714 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $15,954 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,756 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,198 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: $48,550 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $447,633
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $48,550
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$447,633
Spent
$426,115

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 →

Individuals gave 54%; organizations and PACs gave 46%.

Individuals $243K · 54% Organizations & PACs $204K · 46%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $243,301 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $447,633
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $243,301
From organizations and PACs $203,700
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $632
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $372,650 Out of state $48,550
  • Nashville $130K31%
  • Memphis $35K8%
  • Kingsport $32K8%
  • Knoxville $26K6%
  • Bristol $25K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $125K
  • Other out-of-state $49K
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: $48,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $421,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $48,550
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Oct 2009. Peak $46,300 in Dec 2007. Spending peaked at $216,573 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 346 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Federal Express PAC ↺ $9,000.00 refunded 5 $7,500.00 net
$16,500.00 gross
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 2 $5,000.00
Sullivan County Republican Party 2 $3,000.00
Housing Industry PAC 1 $2,500.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 1 $2,500.00
Ryman Hospitality Properties PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Funeral Directors Assn PAC 1 $2,500.00
Deere Company PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee PAC for Education 1 $2,500.00

Expenditures

95 vendors 135 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $200,000.00 48%
Public Opinion Statagies 1 $50,827.17 12%
Smith, Thomsen 2 $27,500.00 7%
Steve Brown Direct Mail 1 $12,271.62 3%
Conquest Communication Group 1 $11,448.51 3%
On Message 1 $9,277.17 2%
York Consulting 1 $8,661.27 2%
Verizon Wireless 11 $7,133.65 2%
Pinnacle Direct, Inc. 3 $6,682.41 2%
Intellothought 1 $5,300.00 1%

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

  • Contributions & donations $247,865 59%
  • Printing & mail $83,491 20%
  • Consulting & professional services $43,465 10%
  • Other $24,459 6%
  • Fundraising & events $9,598 2%
  • Office & operations $5,359 1%
  • Advertising & media $4,308 1%
  • Travel $113 0.1%

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
Year-End 2008 Late $71,113.19 $93,413.19 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Amended $93,413.19 $136,295.44 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 $248,704.63 $71,113.19 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $192,178.18 $248,704.63 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $195,179.43 $192,178.18 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $204,875.18 $195,179.43 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $206,911.11 $204,875.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $87,686.86 $206,911.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $90,282.73 $87,686.86 Source ↗
Year-End 2006 Amended $51,383.36 $90,282.73 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2006 Amended $61,940.49 $51,383.36 Source ↗
Supplemental 2005 2005 Amended $8,009.52 $61,940.49 Source ↗