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Curt Cobb — 2008 Tennessee House, District 62 campaign

Tennessee House, District 62 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 62 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$21,905
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 →
$108,268
includes $200 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$33,188
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$113,610
Donors
255
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:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $21,905 filing-stated

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 2008 reported receipts $4,100
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $20,475
Q3 2008 reported receipts $31,048
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $28,195
Q2 2008 reported receipts $6,000
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $18,450
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $108,268
From each filing:
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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 $113,610
Total spent $113,610
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Receipts
$108,268
Spent
$113,610

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 61% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $42K · 39%Organizations and PACs, itemized $66K · 61%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $65,925 ÷ Reported receipts: $108,268
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $42,143
Organizations and PACs, itemized $65,925
Unitemized contributions $200
From each filing:
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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 →

$248average gift
$100median gift
170individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
12%
1%
$50–200
51%
17%
$200–1K
27%
36%
$1K–5K
11%
46%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $42,143 ÷ Individual donors: 170
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $42,143
Median gift $100
Individual donors 170
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $95,043 Out of state $13,025
  • Nashville $38K35%
  • Shelbyville $17K15%
  • Covington $10K9%
  • Tullahoma $4K4%
  • Murfreesboro $4K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $23K
  • Other out-of-state $13K

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: $13,025 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $108,068
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,025
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2007 – Nov 2009. Peak $28,095 in Jul 2008. Spending peaked at $69,996 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 152 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 105 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $7,468 and their names are withheld.

152 named donors 208 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind ↺ paid $3,194.96 5 $23,638.32
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $9,000.00
House Democratic Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $23,875.00 3 $9,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 3 $2,250.00
Rutherford County Home Builders PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tracy Young 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 5 $1,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 3 $1,500.00

Expenditures

52 vendors 102 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
House Democratic Caucus ↺ donor $9,000.00 1 $23,875.00 21%
E. Allan Brandon 4 $22,896.05 20%
Mailing Solutions 3 $10,456.34 9%
Capad Communications 7 $8,071.75 7%
P.R. Promations 3 $4,372.75 4%
Cooper & Secrest Associates 1 $4,000.00 4%
Bowen, Kelly 9 $3,758.97 3%
Tennessee Democratic Party ↺ donor $23,638.32 1 $3,194.96 3%
K.A. Display Solutions 1 $2,579.13 2%
Shelbyville Web Hosting 5 $2,479.75 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 Curt Cobb’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $39,795 35%
  • Contributions & donations $24,391 21%
  • Advertising & media $18,882 17%
  • Other $17,242 15%
  • Fundraising & events $4,274 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,000 4%
  • Office & operations $3,066 3%
  • Travel $1,959 2%

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 2008 $54,431.09 $21,904.76 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26291
Pre-General 2008 Amended $81,297.20 $54,431.09 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26889
Q3 2008 Amended $78,147.51 $81,297.20 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24970
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $50,162.51 $78,147.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 26891
Q2 2008 $47,760.00 $50,162.51 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21935
Q1 2008 $48,260.19 $47,760.00 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20643

As filed on this report: cash beginning $48,260.19, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $47,760.00.
Year-End 2007 $30,669.34 $48,260.19 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14921
Mid-Year 2007 $31,046.03 $30,669.34 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13854

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2009.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $21,805

4 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Year-End 2010

Includes $340 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
TN. Right To Life DONATION $95.97 01/14/2011
Coleman, Kent CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION $250.00 09/27/2010
Eakin Elementary School DONATION $100.00 09/27/2010
Lincoln Davis for Congress CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION $500.00 02/27/2010
Curtiss PAC CONTRIBUTION $2,500.00 08/31/2009
Tennessee Democratic Party JACKSON DAY EVENT $450.00 08/29/2009
Curtiss PAC CONTRIBUTION $7,500.00 08/02/2009
Cobb, II, Ty GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 07/16/2009
Cobb, II, Ty PRIMARY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 07/16/2009
Cobb, Curt MILEAGE $1,378.00 06/30/2009
17 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2010 $445.97 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2010 filing Report 36321
Mid-Year 2010 $945.97 $445.97 Source: Mid-Year 2010 filing Report 31855
Year-End 2009 $13,395.97 $945.97 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29207
Mid-Year 2009 $21,904.76 $13,395.97 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27981