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James B Cobb — 2012 Tennessee House, District 31 campaign

Tennessee House, District 31 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 31

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
→ carried into 2014 TN House 31
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 →
$113,446
Why this number?
Total Spent
$82,685
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 →
73%
$82,685 spent of $113,446 raised (cash)
Donors
129
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
36%
$40,716 of $113,446 raised · $1,000 donated, $39,716 loaned
Out-of-State
2%
$2,200 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 2012 Initial $11,684 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $72,730
Candidate's own contributions $1,000
Loans received $39,716
Raised (cash) $113,446
From each filing: Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $39,716 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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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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: $2,200 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $113,446
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $2,200
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$113,446
Spent
$82,685

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 36% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 29%, organizations and PACs 35%.

Candidate’s own money $41K · 36% Individuals $33K · 29% Organizations & PACs $40K · 35%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $40,716 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $113,446
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $40,716
From individuals $32,880
From organizations and PACs $39,850
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 →

$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%
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: $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
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: $2,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $72,730
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,200
Source filings:

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,930 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 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 Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Charles Sargent Jr 1 $1,400.00
Andrew Miller 1 $1,400.00
Tami Jo 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

$39,715.84 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $39,716
Loan principal shown $39,716
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (James B Cobb) Candidate loan — $39,715.84 $35,000.00 $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 ↗
Q3 2012 Amended $25,891.98 $12,721.56 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $33,981.65 $25,891.98 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended $62,311.79 $33,981.65 Source ↗
Q1 2012 $66,687.96 $62,311.79 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended $14,902.75 $66,687.96 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 $20,427.99 $14,902.75 Source ↗