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Erin Coleman — 2016 Tennessee Senate, District 20 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 20 Democratic

2016 Tennessee Senate, District 20

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 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
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 →
$166,526
includes $18,466 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 →
$18,914
goods or services
Total Spent
$166,526
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 →
100%
$166,526 spent of $166,526 raised (cash)
Donors
304
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
4%
$7,721 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 2016 Amendment $0 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 $148,060
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $18,466
Raised (cash) $166,526
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $6,090 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,090 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $28,053 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $25,154 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,899 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $55,477 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $47,328 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,149 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $10,003 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,268 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,735 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $37,063 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $33,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,263 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $29,840 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $29,510 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $330 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 $165,578
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $948
Total spent $166,526
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $19,937 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,895 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $42 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $55,019 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $54,888 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $131 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $36,215 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $35,957 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $257 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $6,179 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,068 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $111 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $37,664 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $37,276 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $389 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Amendment $11,511 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,493 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $18 filing-stated

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: $7,721 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $185,440
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $7,721
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$185,440
Spent
$166,526

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 77%; organizations and PACs gave 13%; other sources made up 10%.

Individuals $143K · 77% Organizations & PACs $24K · 13% Other sources $19K · 10%
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: $143,026 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $185,440
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $143,026
From organizations and PACs $23,500
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $18,914
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 →

$442average gift
$250median gift
282individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0.8%
0.1%
$50–200
18%
5%
$200–1K
68%
55%
$1K–5K
12%
40%
$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: $124,560 ÷ Individual donors: 282
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $124,560
Median gift $250
Individual donors 282
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $140,339 Out of state $7,721
  • Nashville $117K79%
  • Goodlettsville $9K6%
  • Franklin $2K1%
  • Memphis $2K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
  • Other out-of-state $8K
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: $7,721 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $148,060
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,721
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2016 – Dec 2016. Peak $26,400 in Sep 2016. Spending peaked at $60,067 in Oct 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $6,104 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 341 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Democratic Caucus In-Kind 1 $16,084.00
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee 2 $3,500.00
Tootsies Entertainment LLC 2 $3,000.00
John Cooper 3 $3,000.00
William Freeman 2 $3,000.00
Honky Tonk Central, LLC 2 $3,000.00
Moshe Werthan 2 $3,000.00
Mike Shmerling Includes In-Kind 4 $2,811.53
Laura Cooper 2 $2,500.00
Lisa Shmerling Includes In-Kind 2 $2,500.00

Expenditures

26 vendors 112 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mundy Katowitz Media, Inc. 5 $52,330.40 32%
April Orange Consulting 12 $34,467.59 21%
Brown, Mark 14 $20,000.00 12%
Ohlsen Research 5 $19,437.04 12%
Greenlight Media 5 $13,033.05 8%
Conner, Joshua 6 $12,039.11 7%
Proforma 2 $2,053.28 1%
Paypal Inc. 5 $1,794.72 1%
Professional Design & Printing 3 $1,400.11 0.9%
Sova Food 3 $1,332.86 0.9%

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

  • Consulting & professional services $131,021 79%
  • Printing & mail $14,790 9%
  • Staff & payroll $10,039 6%
  • Office & operations $4,595 3%
  • Advertising & media $2,915 2%
  • Fundraising & events $1,583 1.0%
  • Other $385 0.3%
  • Contributions & donations $250 0.2%

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 2016 Amended $13,847.24 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $40,813.29 $13,847.24 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended $21,551.48 $40,813.29 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $17,727.54 $21,551.48 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $18,329.00 $17,727.54 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended $0.00 $18,329.00 Source ↗