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James B Cobb — 2012 Tennessee House, District 31 campaign

Tennessee House, District 31 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 31 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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 → · 7 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$11,684
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 →
$73,730
Loan entries in filing detail: $4,716. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$82,685
less $211 in refunds & credits → $82,474 net disbursements
Donors
129
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 2012 Initial $11,684 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 2012 reported receipts $0
Q3 2012 reported receipts $1,050
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $12,225
Q2 2012 reported receipts $2,625
Q1 2012 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $57,830
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $73,730
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 $82,662
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $23
Total spent $82,685
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $1,038 derived
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $14,220 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $20,343 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,320 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $23 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 Amendment $31,137 derived
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Receipts
$73,730
Spent
$82,685

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, 54% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1K · 1%Individuals, itemized $33K · 45%Organizations and PACs, itemized $40K · 54%

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: $39,850 ÷ Reported receipts: $73,730
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,000
Individuals, itemized $32,880
Organizations and PACs, itemized $39,850
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 →

$401average gift
$225median gift
82individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
10%
0.6%
$50–200
28%
5%
$200–1K
43%
36%
$1K–5K
20%
58%
$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: $32,880 ÷ Individual donors: 82
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $32,880
Median gift $225
Individual donors 82
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $70,530 Out of state $2,200
  • Nashville $25K34%
  • Franklin $10K14%
  • Dayton $9K12%
  • Spring City $6K8%
  • Chattanooga $5K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $2,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $72,730
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,200
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Nov 2012. Peak $27,270 in Dec 2011. Spending peaked at $30,505 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 99 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 31 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,930 and their names are withheld.

99 named donors 115 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Leaders of Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 3 $3,100.00
Gerald McCormick 2 $2,800.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,500.00
Charles Sargent 1 $1,400.00
Tami Miller 1 $1,400.00
Andrew Miller 1 $1,400.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

121 vendors 369 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Wax Printing 7 $9,191.42 11%
United States Postal Service 4 $6,741.61 8%
Herald News 33 $6,558.80 8%
TN Valley Sign 9 $4,753.50 6%
Valley Publishing 26 $4,595.19 6%
Fairway Outdoor Advertising 13 $4,350.00 5%
Strader, Russell 9 $2,605.00 3%
Charlie Rogers Ford 6 $2,419.61 3%
Tim's Tees 6 $2,162.53 3%
FLYNN 8 $2,141.73 3%

Loans

$4,715.84 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 $4,716
Loan principal shown $4,716
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (James B Cobb) Candidate loan — $4,715.84 $0.00 $4,715.84

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

  • Advertising & media $32,540 39%
  • Printing & mail $21,756 26%
  • Contributions & donations $10,966 13%
  • Other $7,573 9%
  • Travel $3,633 4%
  • Office & operations $2,929 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,573 2%
  • Field & voter contact $847 1%
  • Fundraising & events $847 1%

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 2012 $12,721.56 $11,683.54 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45637
Q3 2012 Amended $25,891.98 $12,721.56 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 45642
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $33,981.65 $25,891.98 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 46272
Q2 2012 Amended $62,311.79 $33,981.65 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 45936
Q1 2012 $66,687.96 $62,311.79 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39349
Year-End 2011 Amended $14,902.75 $66,687.96 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 58442
Mid-Year 2011 $20,427.99 $14,902.75 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36571