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Ron Ramsey — 2010 Governor campaign

Governor Republican

2010 Governor · totals since Jan 16, 2009

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 → · 7 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Q4 2010

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 →
$248,757
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 →
$3,259,214
includes $40,774 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$11,000 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $200,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$42,597
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$2,770,017
less $1,507 in refunds & credits → $2,768,510 net disbursements
Donors
2,585
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 2010 Amendment $248,757 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 2010 reported receipts -$500
Q3 2010 reported receipts $92,703
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $145,655
Q2 2010 reported receipts $277,257
Q1 2010 reported receipts $323
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $1,415,376
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $1,328,400
Reported receipts $3,259,214
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 $2,766,190
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,826
Total spent $2,770,017
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $144,300 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $144,299 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Initial $238,019 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $237,944 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $76 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $768,431 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $768,314 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $118 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Amendment $1,130,994 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,130,277 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $717 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2010 Amendment $141,986 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $141,664 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $322 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Amendment $275,978 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $273,991 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,987 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Amendment $70,308 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $69,704 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $605 filing-stated
Receipts
$3,259,214
Spent
$2,770,017

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: individuals, itemized, 75% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $125K · 4%Individuals, itemized $2.4M · 75%Organizations and PACs, itemized $464K · 14%Unitemized contributions $41K · 1%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $190K · 6%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $2,439,798 ÷ Reported receipts: $3,259,214
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $125,000
Individuals, itemized $2,439,798
Organizations and PACs, itemized $463,760
Unitemized contributions $40,774
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $189,882
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 →

$1,008average gift
$500median gift
2,420individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
14%
0.3%
$50–200
19%
2%
$200–1K
30%
11%
$1K–5K
30%
54%
$5K+
7%
33%

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: $2,439,798 ÷ Individual donors: 2420
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $2,439,798
Median gift $500
Individual donors 2420
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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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $2,616,643 Out of state $286,915
  • Nashville $394K14%
  • Bristol $206K7%
  • Kingsport $179K6%
  • Johnson City $167K6%
  • Brentwood $146K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1.5M
  • Other out-of-state $287K

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: $286,915 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $2,903,558
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $286,915
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Jan 2011. Peak $1,185,815 in Jun 2009. Spending peaked at $881,335 in Jul 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $2,901,558 of $2,903,558 in itemized contributions. The other $2,000 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1,791 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 805 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $46,177 and their names are withheld.

1,791 named donors 2,517 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Ron Ramsey Self ↺ paid $20,000.00 1 $125,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind ↺ paid $68,000.00 1 $23,053.59
Tennessee First PAC ↺ paid $2,500.00 4 $15,000.00
Pfizer Inc. PAC 2 $15,000.00
RAAMPAC 3 $15,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $15,000.00
Leaders of Tennessee 2 $15,000.00
The Tennessee Group Practice Coalition PAC 2 $10,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) 3 $9,000.00
Waller Lansden PAC 3 $8,500.00

Expenditures

275 vendors 1,042 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Onmessage, Inc. 37 $1,487,825.38 54%
Majority Strategies, Inc. 10 $138,275.32 5%
Barrett, Rachel ↺ donor $2,750.00 27 $124,024.05 4%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee ↺ donor $23,053.59 1 $68,000.00 2%
Public Opinion Strategies 3 $65,050.00 2%
Flat Creek Management, LLC 30 $55,664.90 2%
Compupay 30 $47,819.20 2%
Craig, Sara E. 11 $45,887.35 2%
Wax Family Printing 34 $42,627.56 2%
Smith, Thomsen 2 $42,000.00 2%

Loans

$200,000.00 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 $200,000
Loan principal shown $200,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ron Ramsey) Candidate loan Jan 11, 2010 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $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 Ron Ramsey’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $1,359,205 49%
  • Consulting & professional services $381,216 14%
  • Printing & mail $288,864 10%
  • Field & voter contact $237,977 9%
  • Other $133,740 5%
  • Contributions & donations $132,500 5%
  • Office & operations $106,813 4%
  • Travel $61,396 2%
  • Fundraising & events $46,887 2%
  • Staff & payroll $17,592 0.7%

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 2010 Amended $393,557.66 $248,757.18 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36540
Q3 2010 $738,611.98 $393,557.66 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 32885
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $1,361,388.27 $738,611.98 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 34391
Q2 2010 Amended $2,213,880.13 $1,361,388.27 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 36539
Q1 2010 Amended $2,355,542.30 $2,213,880.13 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 34316
Year-End 2009 Amended $1,258,091.44 $2,355,542.30 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 32798
Mid-Year 2009 Amended $0.00 $1,258,091.44 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 32796

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2011.

Contributions and spending

Net contributions (cash) -$1,000 · Spent $247,757 · 1 donors

7 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Mid-Year 2014

Includes $175 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Bank of America BANK FEES $165.59 12/13/2014
Ramsey, Ron TRANSFER $63,709.65 02/19/2014
Rachel Barrett and Company, LLC CONSULTING $2,500.00 02/03/2014
Rachel Barrett and Company, LLC CONSULTING $2,500.00 01/16/2014
Coggin, Adam DONATIONS $1,000.00 01/14/2014
Vistaprint CHRISTMAS CARDS $1,665.59 12/19/2013
Rachel Barrett and Company, LLC CONSULTING $2,500.00 12/01/2013
Yes On 1 DONATIONS $2,500.00 11/04/2013
Rachel Barrett and Company, LLC CONSULTING $2,500.00 11/01/2013
Rachel Barrett and Company, LLC CONSULTING $2,500.00 10/01/2013
85 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2014 $68,709.65 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 52889
Year-End 2013 Amended $99,544.83 $68,709.65 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 52906
Mid-Year 2013 Amended $113,366.83 $99,544.83 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 52904
Year-End 2012 Amended $133,806.83 $113,366.83 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 52900
Mid-Year 2012 $149,596.83 $133,806.83 Source: Mid-Year 2012 filing Report 41444
Year-End 2011 Amended $173,740.25 $149,596.83 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 52919
Mid-Year 2011 Amended $248,757.18 $173,740.25 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 52924