Ron Ramsey — 2016 Tennessee Senate, District 04 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 04 Republican

2016 Tennessee Senate, District 04

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 → · 10 filings · Mid-Year 2013–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 →
$202,088
as of the Q4 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 →
$335,760
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$23,700 refunded
Why this number?
Total Spent
$196,049
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 →
58%
$196,049 spent of $335,760 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 111 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
19%
$63,710 of $335,760 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
15%
$51,500 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).

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 $271,950
Candidate's own contributions $63,710
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100
Raised (cash) $335,760
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2014 Amendment $88,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $88,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2014 Supplemental $74,210 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $55,950 derived
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $111,250 derived
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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 $190,028
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,020
Total spent $196,049
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2014 Amendment $54,260 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $53,338 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $923 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2014 Supplemental $26,637 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,067 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $570 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $14,014 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,093 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $921 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $18,189 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,115 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,074 filing-stated
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  • Q4 2016 Initial $5,163 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,812 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $351 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $9,420 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,020 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $400 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 Amendment $19,902 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,652 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $250 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $3,791 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,691 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $35,997 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $35,073 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $924 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $8,675 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,168 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $507 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: $51,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $335,760
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $51,500
Raised incl. in-kind
$335,760
Spent
$196,049

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 19% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 5%, organizations and PACs 76%.

Candidate’s own money $64K · 19% Individuals $18K · 5% Organizations & PACs $254K · 76%
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: $63,710 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $335,760
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $63,710
From individuals $18,350
From organizations and PACs $253,700

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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $220,450 Out of state $51,500
  • Nashville $144K53%
  • Washington, DC $14K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $77K
  • Other out-of-state $38K
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: $51,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $271,950
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $51,500

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2017. Peak $42,025 in Sep 2014. Spending peaked at $32,180 in Oct 2014.

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 112 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fedex Corporation PAC 2 $7,500.00
Waller Lansden PAC ↺ $5,000.00 refunded 2 $6,000.00 net
$11,000.00 gross
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $5,000.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) ↺ $5,000.00 refunded 2 $5,000.00 net
$10,000.00 gross
Advance PAC 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $3,000.00
Caterpillar Employees PAC 1 $3,000.00
Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC 1 $3,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $2,500.00
Hometown Pharmacy PAC 1 $2,500.00

Expenditures

95 vendors 273 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Senate Republican Caucus 1 $25,000.00 13%
Mail Works 4 $17,632.16 9%
Rachel Barrett & Co. 3 $13,900.00 7%
Sullivan County Republican Party 5 $10,700.00 6%
East Tennessee State University 1 $9,305.00 5%
Mailchimp 47 $7,985.00 4%
Tennessee Federation Republican Women-B. McAndrew Iris Fund 4 $7,880.00 4%
WMCT 11 $5,155.00 3%
Lundberg, Jon 3 $4,000.00 2%
Century Link 23 $3,989.25 2%

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 $114,433 60%
  • Printing & mail $17,632 9%
  • Fundraising & events $16,111 8%
  • Advertising & media $14,700 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $13,900 7%
  • Other $6,711 4%
  • Office & operations $6,541 3%

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 2016 $207,061.13 $202,088.32 Source ↗
Q3 2016 $216,481.44 $207,061.13 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $236,271.04 $216,481.44 Source ↗
Q1 2016 $241,062.32 $236,271.04 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 $188,428.56 $241,062.32 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 $191,103.38 $188,428.56 Source ↗
Year-End 2014 Amended $157,013.76 $191,103.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2014 $109,441.23 $157,013.76 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $67,505.33 $109,441.23 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $85,694.32 $67,505.33 Source ↗