Source of Contributions - Rinks - 2005

The following was gleamed from the posting by the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance on their web site, which I have found to be dubious, at best, and borderline problematical, to say the least.

I sifted through Rep. Rinks’ Supplemental Report for 2005, an in between election year, and separated the contributions by zip codes in order to get a general ideal of the source of the contributions. Yielded some interesting indications. At least to me.

The total contributions were $48,975, with $5,525 (11.28%) as Unitemized Contributions

This sifting exercise yielded the following for Rep. Rinks’s itemized contributions of $43,450 or 88.72% of total contributions..

Nashville - $17,400 - 40.05%
Other 37*** Zips - $8,050 - 18.53%
Out of State - $6,600 - 15.10%
Home District #71 - $6,250 - 14.38%
Memphis - $3,700 - 8.52%
Shelby County Zips - $1,450 - 3.34%

Assuming (which I really hate to do) that the unitemized contribution percentages are about the same as the itemized contribution, the numbers still reflect that only 14.38% of Representative Rinks's financial support can be traced to his home district.

Could that figure make one wonder where his true representative loyalties reside?

We report, you decide.

Respectfully submitted for your consideration.

Uncle Ted