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Ron Travis — 2014 Tennessee House, District 31 campaign

Tennessee House, District 31 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 31

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 →
$68,357
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2016 TN House 31
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 →
$144,120
includes $1,650 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$664
goods or services
Total Spent
$92,911
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 →
64%
$92,911 spent of $144,120 raised (cash)
Donors
246
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
13%
$18,750 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 Amendment $68,357 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $142,470
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,650
Raised (cash) $144,120
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $3,950 derived
  • Pre-General 2014 Amendment $9,500 derived
  • Q3 2014 Initial $3,795 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,745 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $41,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $40,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $18,900 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $63,475 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $62,275 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,200 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $3,350 derived

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 $91,139
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,772
Total spent $92,911
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $5,299 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,125 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $174 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Amendment $2,028 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,886 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $142 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $19,191 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,553 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $638 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $26,936 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,725 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $211 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $25,790 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,322 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $467 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $2,398 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,373 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $25 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $9,101 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,986 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $114 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $2,169 derived

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: $18,750 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $144,784
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $18,750
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$144,784
Spent
$92,911

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 41%; organizations and PACs gave 59%.

Individuals $59K · 41% Organizations & PACs $85K · 59%
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: $59,045 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $144,784
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $59,045
From organizations and PACs $85,075
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $664
Source filings:

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 →

$393average gift
$200median gift
146individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0.7%
0.1%
$50–200
39%
10%
$200–1K
42%
39%
$1K–5K
18%
51%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $57,395 ÷ Individual donors: 146
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $57,395
Median gift $200
Individual donors 146
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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $123,720 Out of state $18,750
  • Nashville $50K35%
  • Dayton $29K20%
  • Chattanooga $7K5%
  • Dunlap $5K4%
  • Washington, DC $5K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $33K
  • Other out-of-state $14K
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: $18,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $142,470
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $18,750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $40,850 in Jul 2014. Spending peaked at $26,875 in Jul 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $5,700 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 244 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $7,400.00
Stand PAC of Tennessee Includes In-Kind 2 $5,237.89
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Insurors of TN PAC 3 $2,000.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 3 $2,000.00
TMX PAC 2 $2,000.00
Community Health Systems Professional SVCS Corp PAC 1 $2,000.00
David Watson 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

94 vendors 203 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 6 $23,846.00 26%
Hearld News 18 $7,227.17 8%
Tennessee Valley Signs and Printing 3 $6,788.52 7%
Keener Marketing, Inc. 16 $5,496.36 6%
Low Plus Tritt 1 $5,000.00 5%
Valley Publishing -the Bledonian Banner 5 $3,189.72 3%
27 Sports 3 $2,610.80 3%
Lovett Printing 3 $2,205.12 2%
Pooh Place Catering 1 $1,975.50 2%
Roane County Newspaper 6 $1,901.96 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 Travis’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $34,676 38%
  • Consulting & professional services $23,722 26%
  • Printing & mail $12,140 13%
  • Contributions & donations $12,052 13%
  • Office & operations $3,047 3%
  • Other $2,391 3%
  • Field & voter contact $1,790 2%
  • Fundraising & events $1,322 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
Q4 2014 Amended $69,705.26 $68,356.65 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Amended $62,233.44 $69,705.26 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $77,629.23 $62,233.44 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $63,414.94 $77,629.23 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $70,304.63 $63,414.94 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $72,702.69 $70,304.63 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $18,328.41 $72,702.69 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $17,147.14 $18,328.41 Source ↗