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Barry Cotton — 2016 Tennessee House, District 74 campaign

Tennessee House, District 74 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 74 · totals since Jan 16, 2016

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-Primary 2016–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 →
$0
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 →
$6,605
includes $55 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $500. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$6,604
Donors
8
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:

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 2016 reported receipts $0
Q3 2016 reported receipts $55
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $1,100
Q2 2016 reported receipts $2,400
Q1 2016 reported receipts $3,050
Reported receipts $6,605
From each filing:
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  • Q1 2016 Initial $3,050 filing-stated

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 $6,037
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $568
Total spent $6,604
From each filing:
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $770 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $644 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $126 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $796 derived
  • Q2 2016 Initial $3,365 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,015 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $351 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $1,672 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,581 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $91 filing-stated
Receipts
$6,605
Spent
$6,604

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, 53% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 23%Individuals, itemized $4K · 53%Organizations and PACs, itemized $1K · 15%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $500 · 8%

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: $3,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $6,605
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,550
Individuals, itemized $3,500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,000
Unitemized contributions $55
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $500
From each filing:
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  • Q1 2016 Initial $3,050 filing-stated

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 →

62% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (38% from out of state).

Tennessee $2,800 Out of state $1,700
  • Louisville, KY $2K33%
  • Cumberland City $1K22%
  • Tennessee Ridge $70016%
  • Brentwood $50011%
  • Erin $50011%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $100
  • Other out-of-state $200

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: $1,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $4,500
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,700
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2016 – Aug 2016. Peak $1,500 in Mar 2016. Spending peaked at $1,989 in May 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 8 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

8 named donors 12 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Barry Cotton Self 2 $1,549.67
E Joseph Steier 1 $1,500.00
Steven Fredericks 3 $1,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $500.00
Ray Elliot 1 $500.00
Gant Construction 1 $500.00
Virginia Johnson 2 $200.00
Stephen Stocksdale 1 $200.00

Expenditures

13 vendors 20 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Ledbetter Signs 6 $1,889.96 31%
Music On the Square 2 $700.00 12%
Wrights Wrecker Service and T-Shirts 2 $630.19 10%
4Imprint.Com 1 $583.97 10%
Donahue 1 $546.82 9%
Gentry Graphics 1 $500.00 8%
St. Patricks Catholic School 1 $350.00 6%
Walt Evans Decorators, Inc. 1 $200.39 3%
S & J Designs 1 $200.00 3%
Go Daddy Website Builder 1 $144.54 2%

Loans

$500.00 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 $500
Loan principal shown $500
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Barry Cotton) Candidate loan Mar 16, 2016 $500.00 $0.50 $499.50

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 Barry Cotton’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $1,969 33%
  • Printing & mail $1,892 31%
  • Contributions & donations $1,394 23%
  • Other $436 7%
  • Office & operations $345 6%

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 2016 $0.50 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69561
Q3 2016 Amended $715.84 $0.50 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 69559
Pre-Primary 2016 $412.18 $715.84 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65881
Q2 2016 $1,377.54 $412.18 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64235
Q1 2016 $0.00 $1,377.54 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62858

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2017.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

3 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Mid-Year 2018

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2018 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2018 filing Report 78314
Year-End 2017 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73934
Mid-Year 2017 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72361