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James Cooper — 2006 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 5 Democratic

2006 U.S. Representative, District 5

Latest filing: Year-End 2006 · Jan 20, 2007 · source: FEC

10 filings · Q1 2005–YE 2006

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$65,978
$40,802 carried over
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$662,295
includes $12,295 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
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 →
$10,177
goods or services
Total Spent
$644,009
net of $2,000 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
456
456 shown  · 0 below $200
Out-of-State
42%
$285,199 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $65,978 filing-stated

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 Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $650,000
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $12,295
Funds raised $662,295
From each filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $474 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $300 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $174 filing-stated
  • 30G 2006 POST-GENERAL $99,696 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $99,500 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $196 filing-stated
  • 12G 2006 PRE-GENERAL $56,350 derived
  • Q3 2006 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $61,804 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $61,401 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $403 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2006 PRE-PRIMARY $109,647 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $100,100 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $9,547 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 APRIL QUARTERLY $11,206 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,800 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $406 filing-stated
  • YE 2005 YEAR-END $59,494 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $59,049 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $445 filing-stated
  • Q3 2005 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $43,987 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $43,150 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $837 filing-stated
  • Q2 2005 JULY QUARTERLY $189,364 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $189,350 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $14 filing-stated
  • Q1 2005 APRIL QUARTERLY $30,273 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,000 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $273 filing-stated

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $643,274
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $735
Total spent $644,009
From each filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $3,755 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,020 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $735 filing-stated
  • 30G 2006 POST-GENERAL $206,889 derived
  • 12G 2006 PRE-GENERAL $21,190 derived
  • Q3 2006 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $43,052 derived
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  • 12P 2006 PRE-PRIMARY $82,019 derived
  • Q1 2006 APRIL QUARTERLY $76,150 derived
  • YE 2005 YEAR-END $34,565 derived
  • Q3 2005 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $94,217 derived
  • Q2 2005 JULY QUARTERLY $39,289 derived
  • Q1 2005 APRIL QUARTERLY $42,885 derived

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: $285,199 ÷ Total raised: $672,472
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $285,199
Raised
$672,472
Spent
$644,009

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 56% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 41%; other sources made up 3%.

Individuals (itemized) $377K · 56% Organizations & PACs $273K · 41% Other sources $22K · 3%
Why this number?

Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $377,300 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $672,472
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $377,300
From organizations and PACs $272,700
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $10,177
Offsets and other receipts $12,295

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
Why this number?

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: $285,199 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $650,000
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $285,199

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.

Raised Spent

Contributions

456 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively.

460 donors 625 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Blue Dog PAC 2 $10,000.00
Realtors PAC 4 $10,000.00
Federal Express PAC 2 $10,000.00
Build PAC of Natl Assn of Home Builders 4 $8,500.00
Andrew W Miller Sr 4 $8,400.00
Intl Union of Operating Engineers 6 $7,500.00
Laborers Political League PAC 3 $7,000.00
Caremark Rx PAC 2 $6,000.00
Alyne Massey 3 $5,200.00
Credit Union Leg Action Council PAC 3 $5,000.00

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

76 vendors 305 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Suntrust Bank 27 $284,963.63 44%
Democratic Congresssional Camp. Comm. 7 $100,000.00 15%
Campaign Finance Consultants 13 $32,603.33 5%
Victory 2006 3 $25,660.00 4%
Victory 2006 - Federal 1 $25,000.00 4%
Davidson, Golden & Lundy, P.C. 23 $22,744.00 4%
Visa 20 $17,473.69 3%
Mma Creative, Inc. 6 $14,963.85 2%
Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus 1 $10,000.00 2%
House Democratic Caucus 1 $10,000.00 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 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%
  • Fundraising & events $14,801 2%
  • Contributions & donations $13,160 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2006 Late $69,258.37 $65,977.74 Source ↗
30G 2006 $177,979.83 $69,258.37 Source ↗
12G 2006 $142,121.62 $177,979.83 Source ↗
Q3 2006 $121,189.49 $142,121.62 Source ↗
12P 2006 $95,306.44 $121,189.49 Source ↗
Q1 2006 $160,226.55 $95,306.44 Source ↗
YE 2005 Late $133,608.39 $160,226.55 Source ↗
Q3 2005 $183,475.38 $133,608.39 Source ↗
Q2 2005 $27,692.80 $183,475.38 Source ↗
Q1 2005 $40,801.88 $27,692.80 Source ↗