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James Cooper — 2010 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2010 U.S. Representative, District 5
Latest filing: Year-End 2010 · Jan 26, 2011 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2009–YE 2010
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 →
$144,152
$273,825 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 →
$971,256
includes $2,400 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $7,978 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
$1,000 refunded
Why this number?
Total Spent
$1,167,354
net of $2,600 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
793
778 shown
· 15 below $200
Out-of-State
45%
$439,200 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 2010 YEAR-END $144,152 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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $960,878 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $2,400 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $7,978 |
| Funds raised | $971,256 |
From each filing:
- YE 2010 YEAR-END $2,485 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $1,900 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $85 filing-stated
- 30G 2010 POST-GENERAL $114,705 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $114,616 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $89 filing-stated
- 12G 2010 PRE-GENERAL $50,628 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $48,300 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,328 filing-stated
- Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $177,888 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $176,650 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,238 filing-stated
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- 12P 2010 PRE-PRIMARY $42,526 derived
- Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $192,652 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $191,905 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $747 filing-stated
- Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $102,617 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $101,880 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $737 filing-stated
- YE 2009 YEAR-END $118,572 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $117,900 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $672 filing-stated
- Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $78,512 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $77,950 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $562 filing-stated
- Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $65,267 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $64,801 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $466 filing-stated
- Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $25,404 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $22,450 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,900 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,054 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $1,164,847 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $2,507 |
| Total spent | $1,167,354 |
From each filing:
- YE 2010 YEAR-END $30,222 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $30,128 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $94 filing-stated
- 30G 2010 POST-GENERAL $393,231 derived
- 12G 2010 PRE-GENERAL $367,703 derived
- Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $118,028 derived
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- 12P 2010 PRE-PRIMARY $31,333 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $31,291 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $42 filing-stated
- Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $64,505 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $64,195 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $310 filing-stated
- Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $30,824 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $30,159 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $665 filing-stated
- YE 2009 YEAR-END $35,603 derived
- Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $47,365 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $47,199 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $166 filing-stated
- Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $21,449 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $21,249 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
- Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $27,091 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $26,061 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,030 filing-stated
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).
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 62% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 37%.
Individuals (itemized) $604K · 62% Organizations & PACs $357K · 37%
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: $603,873 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $971,256
| From individuals (itemized) | $603,873 |
| Unitemized small donations | $2,400 |
| From organizations and PACs | $357,005 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $7,978 |
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 →
54% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (46% from out of state).
Tennessee $519,678 Out of state $439,200
- Nashville $379K40%
- Washington, DC $138K14%
- New York, NY $41K4%
- Brentwood $25K3%
- Franklin $23K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $92K
- Other out-of-state $260K
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).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Dec 2010. Peak $149,716 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $714,060 in Oct 2010.
Raised Spent
Contributions
778 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 15 additional smaller donors contributed $1,541 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Dog PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Federal Express PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Caterpillar Employees PAC | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Intl Brotherhood of Elec Workers PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Brown Forman Comm for A Respon Govt PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Build PAC of Nat L Assn of Home Builders | 3 | $9,500.00 |
| Realtors PAC | 5 | $8,000.00 |
| Uaw V Cap PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| United Association Political Education Committee | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Christina Cressey | 3 | $7,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 778 donors by total.
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,215 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Strategies | 3 | $476,200.00 | |
| Dixon/Davis Media Group | 2 | $63,334.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 47 | $44,055.27 | |
| Davidson, Haley | 34 | $41,901.51 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 6 | $37,000.00 | |
| Wilson Bank & Trust | 50 | $35,756.21 | |
| Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. | 2 | $35,000.00 | |
| Mma Creative, Inc. | 15 | $31,956.77 | |
| Winning Connections, Inc. | 3 | $30,730.00 | |
| Davidson, Golden & Lundy | 34 | $26,571.00 | |
| Jive! A Digital Print Factory | 13 | $22,197.24 | |
| Barclay, Krissa | 9 | $20,232.70 | |
| Mailsource, Inc. | 8 | $20,174.28 | |
| Advanced Network Strategies, LLC | 15 | $20,165.45 | |
| Horne Properties | 25 | $16,500.00 | |
| Sweeney, Cara | 12 | $16,456.89 | |
| Campaign Fundamentals, Inc. | 11 | $15,002.44 | |
| NGP Software, Inc. | 13 | $14,860.00 | |
| Alberts-Marigza, Robin | 18 | $13,754.42 | |
| Cabana | 2 | $11,641.57 | |
| Joslin and Son Signs | 8 | $8,221.18 | |
| Hataway, Breanne | 12 | $8,142.57 | |
| Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel | 2 | $7,965.01 | |
| Verizon | 25 | $6,903.00 | |
| At&T | 44 | $6,036.51 | |
| Hartley, Cody | 10 | $5,758.59 | |
| Visa | 20 | $5,396.39 | |
| Voter Activation Network | 6 | $4,782.03 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | 3 | $4,250.00 | |
| David L. Andrukitis, Inc. | 7 | $4,210.35 | |
| The Hutton Hotel | 2 | $4,121.00 | |
| Neal, Melissa | 7 | $4,001.53 | |
| Shmerling, Mike Mr. | 2 | $3,317.65 | |
| Paychex | 26 | $3,159.33 | |
| Sunset Grill | 1 | $3,025.14 | |
| Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee | 12 | $3,015.69 | |
| Tennessee Performing Arts Center | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Express Merchant Processing Solutions | 19 | $2,814.31 | |
| B2B Financial Advantage, Inc. | 1 | $2,740.00 | |
| McDonald, Catherine W | 5 | $2,674.15 | |
| Premiere Political Communications | 1 | $2,342.67 | |
| National Democratic Club | 2 | $2,018.86 | |
| Northwest Ymca | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bean for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Dean Dixon Photography | 1 | $1,950.00 | |
| Central Parking System | 15 | $1,918.50 | |
| Table 2 Grille | 1 | $1,834.36 | |
| Cunningham, Gary | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Johnny's Half Shell | 1 | $1,572.35 | |
| BB&T Insurance | 4 | $1,504.00 | |
| Barclay & Williams Communications | 6 | $1,439.41 | |
| Kingsmill Resort | 1 | $1,375.00 | |
| 116, Inc. | 1 | $1,371.10 | |
| Gannett Tennessee | 1 | $1,279.20 | |
| Tennessee Campaign Basics | 1 | $1,225.28 | |
| Bna Technology Solutions | 5 | $1,221.52 | |
| Tennessee Tribune | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| Bellevue Chamber of Commerce | 8 | $1,161.00 | |
| Madison/Rivergate Chamber of Commerce | 5 | $1,160.00 | |
| Harvard Club of Ny | 2 | $1,127.38 | |
| Nashville Womens Political Caucus | 4 | $1,100.00 | |
| Sylvester Management | 2 | $1,100.00 | |
| Cherokee Country Club | 1 | $1,067.00 | |
| Copper Kettle | 2 | $1,004.37 | |
| Lincoln Davis for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Fontanel | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Henry for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Brett Carter for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| George McDonald for State Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lowe Finney for Tennessee State Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Roy Herron | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rayburn, Randy | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| John Lewis for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Clement Railroad Museum | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Fisher House Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Naacp | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Mei Wah Restaurant | 2 | $968.17 | |
| Pride Publishing | 1 | $960.00 | |
| Puhalo, Sanja | 2 | $959.50 | |
| Hyatt Regency Chicago | 2 | $948.74 | |
| Hackney, Johnny | 4 | $882.88 | |
| 4Imprint | 1 | $869.30 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 3 | $840.30 | |
| Office Depot | 14 | $837.67 | |
| Monocle Restaurant | 2 | $835.07 | |
| Hoster, Rodd L. | 1 | $760.00 | |
| Al Tiramisu | 1 | $750.36 | |
| Adams, Paige | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Southcomm | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Madison TN | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Chef Geoff's | 1 | $650.98 | |
| Thenews | 1 | $650.00 | |
| The Mad Platter | 1 | $548.44 | |
| Global Crossing Conferencing | 4 | $537.72 | |
| Best Buy | 4 | $525.42 | |
| Friends of Phillip Pinion | 1 | $500.00 | |
| James Hale for State Representative | 1 | $500.00 | |
| David Smith for Juvenile Court Clerk | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Wilson County Democratic Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| McLendon Minority Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Goodson, Inc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Nashville Predators Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Wilson County Young Democrats | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Jim Langevin | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Nashville Cash & Carry | 2 | $498.44 | |
| Nashville City Club | 1 | $498.16 | |
| Budget Rentals | 1 | $496.58 | |
| Majors, Don E. Jr. | 3 | $477.59 | |
| Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Tish Lyndsey Full Entertainment | 1 | $447.49 | |
| American Airlines | 3 | $446.40 | |
| Sitemason, Inc. | 4 | $438.40 | |
| Jimmy Kelly's Restaurant | 1 | $426.32 | |
| Bud's Liquors | 1 | $406.68 | |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Wolf Camera | 7 | $393.01 | |
| The Next Door | 2 | $380.00 | |
| Hp Home Store | 2 | $360.50 | |
| Hawk & Dove | 1 | $351.17 | |
| Nashville Oic | 1 | $350.00 | |
| 1808 Grille | 1 | $347.16 | |
| Mt. Juliet/W. Wilson Chamber of Commerce | 5 | $345.00 | |
| Revive Cafe | 1 | $327.75 | |
| Jstreetpac | 3 | $323.60 | |
| Maryland Farms Wine & Spirits | 1 | $312.41 | |
| Rumours Wine & Art Bar | 1 | $307.00 | |
| Fedex | 5 | $291.26 | |
| Harris Teeter | 6 | $266.02 | |
| Nelson Ministry Services | 1 | $262.20 | |
| Tennessee Young Democrats | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lipscomb University | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Historic Germantown Nashville, Inc. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Exchange Club | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nashville Firefighters Association | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sam Hatcher for State Senate | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Women In Numbers | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Cheatham County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Nashville Downtown Partnership | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Charlie Cardwell Campaign Committee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Mt. Juliet Breakfast Rotary | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Doubletree Hotel | 2 | $223.87 | |
| Walmart | 6 | $203.99 | |
| Whitts Barbecue | 1 | $200.51 | |
| Harris Hillman School | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Blackman, Walter | 1 | $153.20 | |
| The College Trust Fund | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Kroger | 2 | $96.01 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | $78.56 | |
| Office Max | 1 | $66.59 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 759 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every payment.
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.
- Advertising & media $560,578 48%
- Staff & payroll $148,000 13%
- Printing & mail $130,583 11%
- Other $80,384 7%
- Consulting & professional services $77,412 7%
- Fundraising & events $56,901 5%
- Contributions & donations $46,500 4%
- Office & operations $44,406 4%
- Field & voter contact $15,490 1%
- Travel $7,193 0.7%
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 2010 Late | $172,589.33 | $144,152.14 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2010 Late | $439,666.68 | $172,349.44 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2010 | $751,795.31 | $439,666.68 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 | $677,789.24 | $751,795.31 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2010 | $665,046.06 | $677,789.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 | $518,631.39 | $665,046.06 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 | $440,784.03 | $518,631.39 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2009 Late | $353,477.34 | $440,784.03 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2009 | $317,506.12 | $353,477.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2009 | $272,137.29 | $317,506.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2009 Late | $273,824.93 | $272,137.29 | Source ↗ |