James Cooper — 2014 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2014 U.S. Representative, District 5 · totals since Jan 1, 2013
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 → · 11 filings · Q1 2013–YE 2014
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 →
$855,541
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 →
$762,304
includes $35,799 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$600,091
Donors
424
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 →
8% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 92%.
Itemized $404K · 92% Small unitemized gifts $36K · 8%
Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 53% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $405K · 53%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $36K · 5%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $316K · 42%
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 →
51% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (49% from inside).
Tennessee $354,166 Out of state $367,445
- Nashville $269K37%
- Washington, DC $144K20%
- New York, NY $31K4%
- Chattanooga $21K3%
- Franklin $20K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $45K
- Other out-of-state $193K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Dec 2014. Peak $153,700 in May 2013. Spending peaked at $125,175 in Oct 2014.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 417 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 7 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $551 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Deloitte PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| CSX Corp Good Gov T Fund | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Triumph Group INC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| New Democrat Coalition Political Action Committee Aka NDC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Ernst Young PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Blue Dog PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Employees of Northrup Grumman PAC | 3 | $9,000.00 |
| Federal Express Corporation PAC | 4 | $9,000.00 |
| Caterpillar Employees PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Honeywell International PAC | 5 | $6,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN House Democratic Caucus | 2 | $50,000.00 | |
| Alberts-Marigza, Robin | 33 | $40,187.29 | |
| Walker, Taylor | 28 | $33,755.64 | |
| Suntrust Bank | 66 | $33,042.89 | |
| TN 20/20 | 2 | $31,000.00 | |
| Advanced Network Strategies, LLC | 7 | $29,178.51 | |
| DGLF Cpas & Business Advisors | 24 | $28,739.00 | |
| Printing Etc. | 14 | $24,220.46 | |
| Horne Properties | 26 | $22,600.88 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 8 | $21,275.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 24 | $19,677.30 | |
| NGP Van, Inc. | 8 | $18,900.00 | |
| Screen Strategies Media | 1 | $15,000.00 | |
| Mailsource, Inc. | 9 | $14,947.29 | |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 | |
| Ready for Hillary | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Walker, Taylor B | 10 | $9,502.34 | |
| Verizon | 23 | $9,423.88 | |
| Frank E. Neal & Co., Inc. | 8 | $8,300.00 | |
| Dni Corp | 1 | $8,000.00 | |
| Winning Connections, Inc. | 1 | $7,742.00 | |
| Shayne, David | 14 | $5,991.98 | |
| At&T | 35 | $5,523.79 | |
| Finance Department | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Cabana | 3 | $4,969.56 | |
| Express Merchant Processing Solutions | 36 | $4,447.79 | |
| PCS Marketing Group | 2 | $4,053.40 | |
| Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee | 16 | $4,049.76 | |
| Lenda Sherrell for Congress | 3 | $4,000.00 | |
| Barclay & Williams Communications | 4 | $3,899.72 | |
| Paychex | 24 | $3,548.42 | |
| Shepherd, Michael | 1 | $3,281.65 | |
| Gilley Screenprinting | 1 | $3,091.50 | |
| Faith & Politics Institute | 1 | $2,994.00 | |
| Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel | 1 | $2,974.29 | |
| Nation Builder | 7 | $2,763.00 | |
| Cooper, Jim | 4 | $2,747.84 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 3 | $2,626.97 | |
| Howarth, Lydia Ann Ms. | 1 | $2,600.00 | |
| Harris Hillman Special Education School | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Business & Professional Association | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Husk Nashville | 1 | $2,487.02 | |
| Neal, Melissa | 2 | $2,349.56 | |
| Visa | 17 | $2,273.45 | |
| The Cordelle | 2 | $2,203.00 | |
| Public Storage | 21 | $2,084.00 | |
| Mma Creative, Inc. | 7 | $1,879.59 | |
| Brantley Sound Associates, Inc. | 1 | $1,828.25 | |
| Brenda WYNN for County Clerk ↺ donor $50.00 | 2 | $1,750.00 | |
| Warren, Alana | 1 | $1,628.02 | |
| Joslin and Son Signs | 2 | $1,611.44 | |
| Fischer, Johannes | 1 | $1,604.30 | |
| Friends of Candace Reed | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Jeff Yarbro for State Senate | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Citizens for Shepard | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Friends of Bo Mitchell | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Friends of Darren Jernigan | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Friends of John Ray Clemmons | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Powell for Tennessee ↺ donor $50.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Genuine Human Productions | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Hot Tomato, LLC | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Tennessee State University | 4 | $1,475.00 | |
| Mei Wah Restaurant | 4 | $1,309.13 | |
| Westview Newspaper, Llcd/B/A the Nashville Ledger | 3 | $1,200.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 4 | $1,171.60 | |
| Les Kerr | 3 | $1,100.00 | |
| Art Pancake's Party & Wedding Rentals | 2 | $1,018.19 | |
| Davidson, Jan Meryl | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gordon Ball for U.S. Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Tribune | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Northwest Ymca | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Braley for Iowa | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| James Lee Witt for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Young Democrats | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Copper Kettle | 2 | $948.58 | |
| Sheraton | 2 | $927.75 | |
| The Tennessean | 2 | $865.75 | |
| Bellevue Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $845.00 | |
| Community Nashville | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Office Depot | 14 | $754.77 | |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Association: Local 140 | 3 | $750.00 | |
| Mci | 1 | $747.12 | |
| American Airlines | 2 | $724.10 | |
| Total Print | 2 | $716.65 | |
| Kitchen Notes | 1 | $619.67 | |
| Millennium Marketing | 1 | $580.00 | |
| Nashville Downtown Partnership | 3 | $580.00 | |
| Rebel Hill Florist | 2 | $579.00 | |
| Sylvester Management | 1 | $575.00 | |
| Pucketts | 2 | $574.77 | |
| Adobe | 17 | $556.92 | |
| Human Rights Campaign | 2 | $546.75 | |
| Pride Publishing | 1 | $545.00 | |
| Walmart | 8 | $531.85 | |
| Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce | 7 | $503.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Kim Hanchette | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hill, Reggie Mr. ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tu, Lawrence P Mr. ↺ donor $5,700.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| S.A.C. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Dickson County Chamber of Commerce | 13 | $492.00 | |
| Ean Holdings, LLC | 1 | $482.09 | |
| Women's Political Collaborative of TN | 6 | $430.00 | |
| Yes! Organic | 1 | $426.54 | |
| Nashville Business Journal | 3 | $425.00 | |
| New Organizing Institute | 2 | $414.96 | |
| The Southern | 1 | $413.24 | |
| Donald Flowers D/B/A Blackflower Contract Services | 1 | $412.50 | |
| Friends of Warner Parks | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Taylor Gourmet | 1 | $372.60 | |
| Parking Management Company | 1 | $368.00 | |
| Greenways for Nashville | 1 | $359.00 | |
| Valet 1 | 1 | $350.00 | |
| The Cupcake Collection | 1 | $339.50 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $320.00 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | $307.89 | |
| Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $305.00 | |
| Premier Parking | 3 | $305.00 | |
| Nashville City Civitan | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Nashville Pride | 1 | $300.00 | |
| The Fans, Inc. | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Madison TN | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Las Paletas | 1 | $282.34 | |
| You Have the Power | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tony Gross for State Senate | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Women | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nashville Technology Council | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Southeast Easter Egg Event | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nami Tennessee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Conexion Americas | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Red Spirits & Wine | 1 | $227.10 | |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Jim N Nicks | 1 | $210.74 | |
| Publix | 1 | $190.76 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 1 | $186.33 | |
| Staples | 4 | $157.66 | |
| Madison/Rivergate Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $155.00 | |
| The Home Depot | 1 | $122.22 | |
| Radioshack | 1 | $109.24 | |
| North Nashville Organization for Community Improvement | 1 | $100.00 | |
| 7 | $91.77 | ||
| Peace Love and Little Donuts | 1 | $91.75 | |
| Naacp Freedom Fund | 1 | $60.00 |
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.
- Staff & payroll $126,736 21%
- Contributions & donations $100,800 17%
- Other $91,515 15%
- Fundraising & events $75,420 13%
- Printing & mail $62,569 10%
- Office & operations $50,018 8%
- Advertising & media $41,572 7%
- Consulting & professional services $41,023 7%
- Travel $8,671 1%
- Field & voter contact $50 0.1%
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 2014 | $876,259.45 | $855,540.57 | Source: YE 2014 filing |
| 30G 2014 | $952,110.72 | $876,259.45 | Source: 30G 2014 filing |
| 12G 2014 | $973,648.10 | $952,110.72 | Source: 12G 2014 filing |
| Q3 2014 | $974,984.89 | $973,648.10 | Source: Q3 2014 filing |
| 12P 2014 | $959,141.12 | $974,984.89 | Source: 12P 2014 filing |
| Q2 2014 | $900,224.63 | $959,141.12 | Source: Q2 2014 filing |
| Q1 2014 | $902,977.34 | $900,224.63 | Source: Q1 2014 filing |
| YE 2013 | $910,762.31 | $902,977.34 | Source: YE 2013 filing |
| Q3 2013 | $891,790.28 | $910,762.31 | Source: Q3 2013 filing |
| Q2 2013 | $675,462.63 | $891,790.28 | Source: Q2 2013 filing |
| Q1 2013 | $693,328.32 | $675,462.63 | Source: Q1 2013 filing |