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James Cooper — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 5
Latest filing: Year-End 2012 · Jan 26, 2013 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2011–YE 2012
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 →
$693,328
$144,152 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 →
$1,112,825
includes $16,279 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$651,348
net of $7,100 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
905
828 shown
· 77 below $200
Out-of-State
43%
$475,976 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 2012 YEAR-END $693,328 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 | $1,096,547 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $16,279 |
| Funds raised | $1,112,825 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $7,316 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $6,985 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $331 filing-stated
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $63,602 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $63,396 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $206 filing-stated
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $64,550 derived
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $123,122 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $122,860 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $262 filing-stated
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $10,219 derived
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $182,759 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $180,858 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,901 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $66,044 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $65,525 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $519 filing-stated
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $156,266 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $147,929 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $8,337 filing-stated
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $61,341 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $60,894 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $447 filing-stated
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $235,592 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $231,397 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $4,194 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $142,014 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $141,933 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $82 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $649,148 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $2,200 |
| Total spent | $651,348 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $38,992 derived
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $185,768 derived
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $63,547 derived
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $103,521 derived
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $12,737 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $12,586 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $151 filing-stated
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $53,167 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $52,795 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $372 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $43,853 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $43,710 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $144 filing-stated
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $43,281 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $43,272 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10 filing-stated
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $33,170 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $32,928 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $243 filing-stated
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $48,702 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $47,934 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $767 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $24,610 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $24,096 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $514 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 66% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 33%; other sources made up 1%.
Individuals (itemized) $732K · 66% Organizations & PACs $365K · 33% Other sources $16K · 1%
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: $731,993 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,112,825
| From individuals (itemized) | $731,993 |
| From organizations and PACs | $364,554 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $16,279 |
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 →
57% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (43% from out of state).
Tennessee $618,570 Out of state $475,976
- Nashville $480K44%
- Washington, DC $157K14%
- New York, NY $55K5%
- Franklin $23K2%
- Brentwood $22K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $94K
- Other out-of-state $264K
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 2011 – Dec 2012. Peak $168,897 in Jun 2011. Spending peaked at $210,755 in Oct 2012.
Raised Spent
Contributions
828 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 77 additional smaller donors contributed $7,386 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Dog PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Federal Express PAC | 5 | $10,000.00 |
| Deloitte PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| New Democrat Coalition Political Action Committee Aka NDC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Air Traffic Controllers PAC | 4 | $8,500.00 |
| INC PAC Wal Mart Stores | 5 | $8,000.00 |
| Caterpillar Employees PAC | 3 | $7,500.00 |
| Barry Stillman | 3 | $7,500.00 |
| Ernst Young PAC | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| Price Waterhouse Coopers PAC | 2 | $6,500.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 828 donors by total.
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,361 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberts-Marigza, Robin | 75 | $71,563.20 | |
| Mailsource, Inc. | 20 | $64,124.81 | |
| Media Strategies & Research | 1 | $29,000.00 | |
| Winning Connections, Inc. | 1 | $28,727.00 | |
| Printing Etc. | 18 | $25,756.86 | |
| Advanced Network Strategies, LLC | 15 | $24,501.83 | |
| Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. | 1 | $22,000.00 | |
| DGLF Cpas & Business Advisors | 26 | $21,717.00 | |
| House Democratic Caucus | 3 | $20,000.00 | |
| Davidson County Victory 2012 | 2 | $20,000.00 | |
| Horne Properties | 41 | $19,559.94 | |
| Suntrust Bank | 28 | $16,605.60 | |
| Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus | 2 | $15,000.00 | |
| NGP Software, Inc. | 12 | $12,600.00 | |
| Wilson Bank & Trust | 29 | $10,653.63 | |
| Visa | 18 | $10,591.96 | |
| DNC Off-Set Account | 1 | $10,250.00 | |
| H.G. Hill Realty Company, LLC | 5 | $10,000.00 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 3 | $9,775.00 | |
| Frank E. Neal & Co., Inc. | 16 | $9,086.00 | |
| Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel | 1 | $8,250.00 | |
| Neal, Melissa | 10 | $8,074.41 | |
| Verizon | 24 | $7,793.38 | |
| Dietz, Kerry | 13 | $7,713.34 | |
| Walsworth Landset Research | 2 | $7,415.86 | |
| Dixon/Davis Media Group | 2 | $5,622.00 | |
| B2B Financial Advantage, Inc. | 6 | $5,536.87 | |
| Express Merchant Processing Solutions | 40 | $5,250.11 | |
| Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee | 21 | $5,129.70 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| PCS Marketing Group | 1 | $4,511.34 | |
| Cabana | 1 | $4,396.19 | |
| United States Postal Service | 31 | $4,240.48 | |
| Davidson, Golden & Lundy | 10 | $4,210.00 | |
| NGP Van, Inc. | 3 | $4,200.00 | |
| Barrow for Congress | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| At&T | 18 | $3,824.05 | |
| Paychex | 24 | $3,402.53 | |
| Mma Creative, Inc. | 5 | $3,075.58 | |
| Obernauer, Marne | 2 | $3,047.24 | |
| The News | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Business & Professional Association | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Crown Tents & Events | 1 | $2,383.84 | |
| At&T | 15 | $2,334.50 | |
| Gilley Screenprinting | 2 | $2,230.05 | |
| Krugman, Wilson W. | 10 | $2,227.93 | |
| Tennessee Tribune | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Friends of Eric Stewart | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| American Airlines | 5 | $1,866.10 | |
| Visa | 4 | $1,784.36 | |
| Neal, Melissa | 2 | $1,577.99 | |
| Cooper, Jim | 3 | $1,571.70 | |
| South Street | 1 | $1,532.62 | |
| American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Brown-Forman PAC | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Pride Publishing | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Citizen Action | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Public Storage | 5 | $1,463.33 | |
| Friends of Bo Mitchell | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Friends of Darren Jernigan | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| North for Senate | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Powell for Tennessee | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Brenda WYNN for County Clerk | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Mei Wah Restaurant | 5 | $1,351.66 | |
| Cooper, John P. | 1 | $1,231.29 | |
| Shmerling, Michael D. Mr. | 1 | $1,185.90 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 5 | $1,149.50 | |
| Bellevue Chamber of Commerce | 7 | $1,139.00 | |
| Office Depot | 20 | $1,128.44 | |
| Sylvester Management | 2 | $1,050.00 | |
| US Airways | 2 | $1,040.00 | |
| Cornerstone Mechanical | 1 | $1,038.11 | |
| Belcourt Theatre | 2 | $1,019.00 | |
| Friends of Charlie Wilson | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Loebsack for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Boswell for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| David Shepard Campaign | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Linda Hayes Campaign | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hayden Rogers Committee | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wilcox, Samuel | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Howard Berman for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rochelle Center | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Naacp Freedom Fund | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Elizabeth Esty | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Dickson Herald | 1 | $955.02 | |
| Mas Tacos | 1 | $940.00 | |
| Dell Computers | 2 | $938.42 | |
| Nashville Electric Service | 5 | $935.77 | |
| Nashville Scene | 1 | $910.00 | |
| Madison/Rivergate Chamber of Commerce | 4 | $910.00 | |
| Sunset Grill | 1 | $893.77 | |
| Marche | 1 | $819.38 | |
| Cha Chah | 1 | $715.30 | |
| Dozen | 2 | $685.06 | |
| Women's Political Collaborative of TN | 3 | $650.00 | |
| Parking Management Company | 1 | $616.00 | |
| B Smith's | 1 | $606.60 | |
| The Lebanon Democrat | 2 | $605.20 | |
| The Hermitage | 1 | $600.00 | |
| 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Vip Bartending Service | 4 | $598.00 | |
| Whole Foods | 2 | $569.85 | |
| Westview Newspaper, LLC | 2 | $560.00 | |
| Hilton Miami | 1 | $527.49 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 2 | $507.00 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 2 | $501.93 | |
| Tennessee Young Democrats | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Women In Numbers | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Harold Love Campaign | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sherry Jones Campaign | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Nashville Downtown Partnership | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Northwest Ymca | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Wilson County Young Democrats | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee State University | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Orange Thread Media | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Rebel Hill Florist | 1 | $491.59 | |
| Harvard Club of Ny | 1 | $488.96 | |
| Hola! | 1 | $470.00 | |
| Costco | 5 | $460.66 | |
| Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Imagequest | 1 | $433.72 | |
| Nashville Cash & Carry | 2 | $424.95 | |
| US House of Rep. Gift Shop | 3 | $416.16 | |
| Davidson, Jan | 1 | $407.90 | |
| Grand Hyatt New York | 1 | $403.97 | |
| Community Nashville | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Nashville Pride, Inc. | 1 | $400.00 | |
| The Monocle | 1 | $383.35 | |
| Whiskey Kitchen | 1 | $367.27 | |
| Virago | 1 | $355.07 | |
| Fedex | 4 | $353.31 | |
| Walters, Bayard H. | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Pittman, Reed | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Am. Inst. of Certified Public Accts PAC | 1 | $344.42 | |
| Monocle Restaurant | 1 | $324.14 | |
| The Home Depot | 7 | $319.45 | |
| Dan Mathews | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Clement Railroad Museum | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Metro Water Services | 4 | $296.85 | |
| Safeway | 1 | $285.21 | |
| Westview Newspaper, Llcd/B/A the Nashville Ledger | 1 | $280.00 | |
| Dennis Paper Co. | 4 | $275.34 | |
| Coke, William | 1 | $275.00 | |
| Harris Teeter | 8 | $274.99 | |
| Ritchie, Wayne | 1 | $270.39 | |
| Mt. Juliet/W. Wilson Chamber of Commerce | 5 | $270.00 | |
| Joslin and Son Signs | 1 | $263.29 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $253.28 | |
| Harris Hillman Special Education School | 1 | $250.00 | |
| John Lewis for Congress | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Davidson, Jan Meryl | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Andrew Jackson School | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nashville Firefighters Association | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bellevue Middle School | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Mt. Juliet Breakfast Rotary | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $230.00 | |
| Harrington, Joseph L. | 1 | $225.96 | |
| Central Parking System | 5 | $204.00 | |
| Southeast Easter Event | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Women | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Adams, Paige | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Art Pancake's Party & Wedding Rentals | 1 | $194.47 | |
| Hp Home Store | 1 | $180.25 | |
| Walmart | 3 | $140.18 | |
| Deluxe Checks | 1 | $140.01 | |
| Sitemason, Inc. | 10 | $114.00 | |
| Radioshack | 1 | $93.38 | |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Cafe Coco | 1 | $35.09 | |
| Adobe | 1 | $32.76 | |
| Provence Breads & Cafe | 1 | $32.74 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $4.35 | |
| Actblue Technical Services | 1 | $0.40 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 816 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.
- Staff & payroll $119,988 18%
- Printing & mail $103,531 16%
- Contributions & donations $93,500 14%
- Fundraising & events $75,297 11%
- Consulting & professional services $70,143 11%
- Other $68,547 10%
- Office & operations $60,898 9%
- Advertising & media $51,906 8%
- Travel $12,436 2%
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 2012 Late | $725,004.30 | $693,328.32 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2012 Late | $840,781.33 | $725,004.30 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2012 Late | $834,588.83 | $840,781.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Late | $807,128.66 | $834,588.83 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2012 | $806,866.92 | $807,128.66 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 | $657,423.56 | $806,866.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 | $627,242.87 | $657,423.56 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2011 Late | $510,797.85 | $627,242.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2011 | $474,508.47 | $510,797.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2011 Late | $277,304.01 | $474,508.47 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2011 | $144,152.14 | $277,304.01 | Source ↗ |