RUN FOR THE MONEY
Explanation of financial profiles

The contributions reported are from the 1999-2000 campaign finance filings, available to the public at the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

Where the money came from

This pie chart indicates the percent of contributions from

• Political action committees (PACs)
• Individuals contributing $200 or more (LG INDIV ($200+))
• Individuals contributing less than $200 (SM INDIV (<$200))
• Contributions from political party committees; including the legislative caucuses, statewide political parties, and other candidates or candidate political committees (POLITICAL PARTY)
• Money contributed by the candidate him or herself (CANDIDATE)
• Contributions from other organizations not included above

Contributions by economic sectors

This bar chart reveals contributions from different sectors of the economy. The sector codes follow a methodology described in Follow the Money, 2nd edition by Larry Makinson, director of the Center for Responsive Politics, Paul Hendrie, and Jonathan D. Salant, published in 2000.

Education, Govt, Retired

This economic category includes contributions from non-profit organizations, government employees, public officials, schools and school officials, and retired individuals.

Unknown economic sectors

These are contributions from organizations or individuals whose type of business or professional affiliation could not be determined by researchers.

Total individual, PAC and organizational contributions

This table details what contributions were received within each economic sector, listing contributions from individuals, political action committees (PACs) and other organizations.

Total income reported

The amounts listed for total contributions may differ slightly from those reported to the Hamilton County Board of Elections. The Secretary of State allows candidates to deduct expenditures for fundraisers from total contributions reported. Our totals include all contribution sources and do not deduct any expenditures. The filed reports have totals that include loans, interest and refunds. The totals in this study do not include other income or loan sources.

Political party committees

These are contributions from the political party committees, other candidates, and candidate campaign committees.

Candidate gave to campaign

This listing on the profile includes money contributed by the candidate to his or her own campaign.

Top organizational contributors

The contributions listed here are the total amounts given by companies, organizations, and their employees.