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James Cooper — 2016 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2016 U.S. Representative, District 5
Latest filing: Year-End 2016 · Jan 28, 2017 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2015–YE 2016
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 →
$875,694
$855,541 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 →
$643,620
includes $73 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $7,387 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$616,791
net of $3,150 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
471
471 shown
· 0 below $200
Out-of-State
58%
$371,200 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 2016 YEAR-END $875,694 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 | $636,160 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $73 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $7,387 |
| Funds raised | $643,620 |
From each filing:
- YE 2016 YEAR-END $636 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $350 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $73 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $213 filing-stated
- 30G 2016 POST-GENERAL $54,636 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $54,600 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $36 filing-stated
- 12G 2016 PRE-GENERAL $45,951 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $45,750 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $201 filing-stated
- Q3 2016 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $69,701 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $69,150 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $551 filing-stated
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- 12P 2016 PRE-PRIMARY $63,400 derived
- Q2 2016 JULY QUARTERLY $129,903 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $129,810 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $93 filing-stated
- Q1 2016 APRIL QUARTERLY $25,262 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $24,500 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $762 filing-stated
- YE 2015 YEAR-END $147,318 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $145,700 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,618 filing-stated
- Q3 2015 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $20,066 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $17,000 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,066 filing-stated
- Q2 2015 JULY QUARTERLY $47,960 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $47,400 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $560 filing-stated
- Q1 2015 APRIL QUARTERLY $38,787 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $38,500 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $287 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $616,791 |
| Total spent | $616,791 |
From each filing:
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 44% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 55%; other sources made up 1%.
Individuals (itemized) $282K · 44% Organizations & PACs $354K · 55% Other sources $7K · 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: $282,110 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $643,620
| From individuals (itemized) | $282,110 |
| Unitemized small donations | $73 |
| From organizations and PACs | $354,050 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $7,387 |
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 →
58% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (42% from inside).
Tennessee $264,960 Out of state $371,200
- Nashville $185K29%
- Washington, DC $143K22%
- New York, NY $32K5%
- Arlington, VA $31K5%
- Franklin $18K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $63K
- Other out-of-state $165K
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 2015 – Dec 2016. Peak $109,550 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $105,463 in Oct 2016.
Raised Spent
Contributions
471 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| American Bankers Association PAC Bankpac | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Nbwa PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Blue Dog PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Triumph Group INC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| New Democrat Coalition Political Action Committee Aka NDC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Ubs Americas INC Political Action Committee Ubs PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Boeing PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| National Automobile Dealers Association PAC | 2 | $8,500.00 |
| Jun Makihara | 2 | $7,800.00 |
| Ernst Young PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 641 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 5 | $85,000.00 | |
| Weaver, Marianna | 47 | $46,883.99 | |
| Advanced Network Strategies, LLC | 10 | $33,816.76 | |
| Davidson, Haley | 18 | $33,131.15 | |
| Winning Connections, Inc. | 2 | $30,282.17 | |
| TN House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $30,000.00 | |
| Suntrust Bank | 54 | $29,393.35 | |
| Paychex | 27 | $21,717.80 | |
| Regus Management Group | 17 | $21,150.04 | |
| Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus | 1 | $20,000.00 | |
| NGP Van, Inc. | 9 | $18,600.00 | |
| Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel | 2 | $15,435.78 | |
| Fischer, Johannes | 32 | $15,116.80 | |
| Sanders, Valerie | 6 | $13,649.10 | |
| DGLF Cpas & Business Advisors | 12 | $12,902.00 | |
| Mailsource, Inc. | 4 | $12,544.03 | |
| Evolution Strategies | 2 | $10,676.75 | |
| Hillary Victory Fund | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Frank E. Neal & Co., Inc. | 8 | $8,246.00 | |
| Verizon | 23 | $7,705.25 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 3 | $7,400.00 | |
| A+ Storage | 21 | $6,868.78 | |
| Cabana | 7 | $5,385.84 | |
| Express Merchant Processing Solutions | 24 | $5,182.26 | |
| American Press & Label | 3 | $5,134.75 | |
| Shepherd, Michael | 6 | $4,854.86 | |
| Printing Etc. | 9 | $4,617.86 | |
| Premier Parking | 17 | $3,710.63 | |
| Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP | 1 | $3,648.00 | |
| Apple Store | 1 | $3,274.22 | |
| Mellow, John | 5 | $3,155.81 | |
| Public Storage | 23 | $3,003.35 | |
| Ashford for Congress | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Concerned Citizens for A Safe Environment | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| For Assessor of Property, Mark Siedlecki | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Nation Builder | 16 | $2,834.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | 2 | $2,750.00 | |
| Hillary for America | 1 | $2,700.00 | |
| Friends of Darren Jernigan | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Tribune | 2 | $2,493.24 | |
| Crowell, Maggie | 4 | $2,284.56 | |
| United States Postal Service | 13 | $2,015.00 | |
| Multicultural Media Group | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Davidson, Jan Meryl | 2 | $1,812.50 | |
| Ted R. Sanders Moving Company | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Tennessee State University | 3 | $1,225.00 | |
| Les Kerr | 4 | $1,200.00 | |
| Office Depot | 14 | $1,181.92 | |
| Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce | 5 | $1,175.00 | |
| At&T | 7 | $1,030.60 | |
| Berke for Mayor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Powell for Tennessee | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Illinois Victory Fund | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Northwest Ymca | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Patrick Murphy for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Russ Feingold for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Amelia Hipps | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Shelli Yoder for Indiana | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Thinktn | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Catherine Cortez Masto for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Katie McGinty for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Ac Wharton | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lon Johnson for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Cheri Bustos | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jim Costa for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kyrsten Sinema for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Graham for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Horne Properties | 1 | $967.50 | |
| Mei Wah Restaurant | 2 | $942.95 | |
| Hennen's | 1 | $904.07 | |
| Mays, Lisa | 1 | $850.00 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 3 | $834.63 | |
| Taylor Gourmet | 2 | $804.18 | |
| Davidson, Robert | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Association: Local 140 | 3 | $750.00 | |
| New Leaders Council | 1 | $750.00 | |
| 21 | $744.28 | ||
| Rhealistic | 1 | $735.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 2 | $725.98 | |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Nashville Pride | 4 | $675.00 | |
| U.S. Treasury | 1 | $666.92 | |
| Amazon | 7 | $665.68 | |
| Sylvester Management | 1 | $590.00 | |
| Marcum, LLP | 1 | $563.50 | |
| Lebleu, Anna | 2 | $546.60 | |
| Friends of Warner Parks | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Madison TN | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Exchange Club | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Bo Mitchell | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Nashville Bar Association | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Phoenix Club | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Southeast Easter Egg Event | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Ibew Local 429 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | $493.57 | |
| Comcast Cable | 2 | $468.46 | |
| Hilton Hotel | 1 | $458.85 | |
| Buckley, Joe | 2 | $456.00 | |
| Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $455.00 | |
| Minuteman Press | 1 | $420.69 | |
| The Humanities Tennessee | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Community Nashville | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Ministry, Nashville Inner C | 2 | $400.00 | |
| McPhail, Kendra | 3 | $389.31 | |
| Cooper, Jim | 5 | $375.13 | |
| Women's Political Collaborative of TN | 5 | $350.00 | |
| Harold Love Campaign | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Cook Political Report | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Hot Tomato, LLC | 2 | $345.00 | |
| Pitts, Ted | 1 | $326.25 | |
| Two Maids and A Mop | 2 | $325.00 | |
| Tenngreen | 1 | $318.48 | |
| Rost, Grayson | 3 | $301.77 | |
| Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Middle TN Council Boy Scouts of America | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Moody, Summer | 3 | $280.00 | |
| Sarivong, Joey | 3 | $280.00 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce | 4 | $280.00 | |
| Ministry, Nashville Inner City | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Fisk University | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Friends of Gloria Johnson | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Howard Gentry for Mayor | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Intuit | 8 | $238.86 | |
| American Meadows | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Nashville City Club | 2 | $219.43 | |
| Maryland Farms Wine & Spirits | 1 | $215.00 | |
| Human Rights Campaign | 1 | $207.25 | |
| Nashville Public Education Foundation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| National Association of State Boards of Accountancy | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Nashville Organization for Action and Hope | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Dickson County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $176.00 | |
| Vanderbilt University | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Cheatham County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $150.00 | |
| Madison/Rivergate Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Adobe | 9 | $98.19 | |
| Nashville Business Journal | 2 | $90.00 | |
| Deluxe Checks | 1 | $80.99 | |
| Tennessee Conservation Voters | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Target | 1 | $66.75 | |
| Nashville Pride, Inc. | 1 | $45.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 664 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.
- Contributions & donations $170,300 27%
- Staff & payroll $153,687 25%
- Fundraising & events $92,843 15%
- Office & operations $84,521 14%
- Field & voter contact $30,282 5%
- Printing & mail $23,006 4%
- Other $22,852 4%
- Advertising & media $20,445 3%
- Consulting & professional services $17,275 3%
- Travel $4,730 0.8%
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 2016 Late | $923,814.55 | $875,694.48 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2016 Late | $898,535.98 | $923,814.55 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2016 Late | $945,315.90 | $898,535.98 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Late | $956,302.33 | $945,315.90 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2016 Late | $908,426.23 | $956,302.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Late | $860,629.49 | $908,426.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 | $891,145.42 | $860,629.49 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2015 Late | $789,138.86 | $891,145.42 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2015 | $820,500.60 | $789,138.86 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2015 | $852,483.44 | $820,500.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2015 | $855,540.57 | $852,483.44 | Source ↗ |