James Cooper — 2006 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2006 U.S. Representative, District 5 · totals since Jan 1, 2005
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 → · 10 filings · Q1 2005–YE 2006
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 →
$65,978
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$676,455
includes $14,160 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Known in-kind (included in receipts) 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 →
$10,177
goods or services
Total disbursed
$651,279
Donors
454
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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 (line 11a), 58% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $394K · 58%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $14K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $266K · 39%
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 →
56% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (44% from out of state).
Tennessee $364,801 Out of state $285,199
- Nashville $273K42%
- Washington, DC $132K20%
- New York, NY $21K3%
- Brentwood $20K3%
- Franklin $10K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $61K
- Other out-of-state $132K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Dec 2006. Peak $147,500 in Jun 2005. Spending peaked at $172,784 in Nov 2006.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 458 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Express Corporation PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Realtors PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Blue Dog PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Build PAC National Ass Home Builders | 4 | $8,500.00 |
| Andrew Miller | 4 | $8,400.00 |
| Intl Union of Operating Engineers | 6 | $7,500.00 |
| Laborers Political League PAC | 3 | $7,000.00 |
| Caremark Rx PAC | 3 | $7,000.00 |
| Alyne Massey ↺ paid $1,000.00 | 3 | $5,200.00 |
| Credit Union Leg Action Council PAC | 3 | $5,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Coverage: we hold 98% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2006 cycle — about $7,950 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suntrust Bank | 27 | $284,963.63 | |
| Democratic Congresssional Camp. Comm. | 7 | $100,000.00 | |
| Campaign Finance Consultants | 13 | $32,603.33 | |
| Victory 2006 | 3 | $25,660.00 | |
| Victory 2006 - Federal | 1 | $25,000.00 | |
| Davidson, Golden & Lundy, P.C. | 23 | $22,744.00 | |
| Visa | 20 | $17,473.69 | |
| Mma Creative, Inc. | 6 | $14,963.85 | |
| Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Chas. Hawkins Co. | 21 | $8,239.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 4 | $8,000.00 | |
| Verizon | 22 | $6,087.36 | |
| Aristotle | 2 | $5,500.00 | |
| Bellsouth Communications | 23 | $5,111.57 | |
| E. Allen Brandon, LLC | 1 | $4,302.20 | |
| E. Allan Brandon Advertising | 1 | $3,846.60 | |
| Jacobson, Harry ↺ donor $3,757.57 | 2 | $3,757.57 | |
| Jacobson, Jan ↺ donor $3,757.57 | 2 | $3,757.57 | |
| Hackney, Terri | 5 | $3,550.00 | |
| Woodlands Printing | 2 | $3,195.57 | |
| Tennessee Tribune | 1 | $2,646.00 | |
| Cantrell Cutter Printing, Inc. | 4 | $2,590.88 | |
| Harris Services, Inc. | 3 | $2,451.69 | |
| Naacp | 2 | $2,080.00 | |
| Committee To Bring Back Baron | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Lucas for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Harold Ford for Senate | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Main Street Media/The Wilson Post | 4 | $1,728.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 3 | $1,586.10 | |
| BB&T Insurance | 4 | $1,420.00 | |
| Political Caucus, Nashville Womens | 2 | $1,200.00 | |
| The Wilson Post | 10 | $1,120.00 | |
| Splendid Fare | 1 | $1,077.15 | |
| Bna Technology Solutions | 2 | $1,072.50 | |
| Raskin, Robert ↺ donor $2,030.30 | 1 | $1,030.30 | |
| Joey Reed | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| The News Herald & | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Women | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Build PAC of Natl Assn of Home Builders | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cohen for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Spratt for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Massey, Alyne ↺ donor $5,200.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Davidson County | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Madison Senior Center | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| At&T | 20 | $884.75 | |
| Council of Ins. Agents & Brokers PAC ↺ donor $1,727.66 | 1 | $727.66 | |
| Free, James | 1 | $653.60 | |
| The News | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Jo-Bee | 1 | $640.17 | |
| Wvol | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Allen Printing | 1 | $536.94 | |
| Bredesen for Governor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Lowe Finney for State Senate | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Ymca of Mid. TN | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Leadership Music | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Jim Davis for Governor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Northwest Ymca | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Pride Publishing | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Wilson Bank & Trust | 2 | $432.00 | |
| Monster Labs, Inc. | 7 | $419.65 | |
| Corporate Video, Inc. | 2 | $380.00 | |
| Sitemason, Inc. | 8 | $379.96 | |
| American Cancer Society | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Wilson County Promotions | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Senior Expo INC. Of | 1 | $250.00 | |
| PMC | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nashville Coalition | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Of | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jacobs Good Government Fund ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Cheatham County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Laser Plus | 1 | $210.31 | |
| Bellevue Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Mt. Juliet/W. Wilson | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Lebanon/Wilson County | 1 | $166.64 | |
| Madison /Rivergate Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $130.00 | |
| Kinkos | 1 | $78.62 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Cooper’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Loan & debt repayment $257,497 40%
- Transfers between accounts $174,500 27%
- Other $78,063 12%
- Consulting & professional services $53,883 8%
- Office & operations $29,383 5%
- Printing & mail $16,958 3%
- Contributions & donations $15,160 2%
- Fundraising & events $14,801 2%
- Advertising & media $7,028 1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2006 | $69,258.37 | $65,977.74 | Source: YE 2006 filing |
| 30G 2006 | $177,979.83 | $69,258.37 | Source: 30G 2006 filing |
| 12G 2006 | $142,121.62 | $177,979.83 | Source: 12G 2006 filing |
| Q3 2006 | $121,189.49 | $142,121.62 | Source: Q3 2006 filing |
| 12P 2006 | $95,306.44 | $121,189.49 | Source: 12P 2006 filing |
| Q1 2006 | $160,226.55 | $95,306.44 | Source: Q1 2006 filing |
| YE 2005 | $133,608.39 | $160,226.55 | Source: YE 2005 filing |
| Q3 2005 | $183,475.38 | $133,608.39 | Source: Q3 2005 filing |
| Q2 2005 | $27,692.80 | $183,475.38 | Source: Q2 2005 filing |
| Q1 2005 | $40,801.88 | $27,692.80 | Source: Q1 2005 filing |