James Cooper — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2018 U.S. Representative, District 5 · totals since Jan 1, 2017
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 2017–YE 2018
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 →
$668,496
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 →
$559,925
includes $14,770 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$767,123
Donors
364
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 →
7% 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 93%.
Itemized $186K · 93% Small unitemized gifts $15K · 7%
Largest part: PACs and other committees (line 11c), 63% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $186K · 33%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $15K · 3%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $353K · 63%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $7K · 1%
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 →
71% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (29% from inside).
Tennessee $157,010 Out of state $381,575
- Washington, DC $143K27%
- Nashville $121K23%
- Arlington, VA $41K8%
- New York, NY $22K4%
- Dallas, TX $20K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $36K
- Other out-of-state $156K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Dec 2018. Peak $95,505 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $125,620 in Jul 2018.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 361 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $225 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Triumph Group INC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Assoc PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Caterpillar Employees PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Lockheed Martin Employees PAC | 9 | $10,000.00 |
| Boeing PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Bechtel Group INC Political Action Committee Bechtel Political Action Committee ↺ paid $2,500.00 | 4 | $8,500.00 |
| Raytheon PAC | 5 | $8,000.00 |
| Blue Dog PAC | 5 | $8,000.00 |
| Deloitte Political Action Committee ↺ paid $2,500.00 | 3 | $7,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Tennessee | 1 | $100,000.00 | |
| Davidson, Haley | 47 | $90,164.57 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 4 | $75,000.00 | |
| Weaver, Marianna C | 43 | $56,275.78 | |
| Suntrust Bank | 64 | $50,112.73 | |
| Angerholzer Broz Consulting | 7 | $42,221.08 | |
| TN House Democratic Caucus | 3 | $25,000.00 | |
| NGP Van, Inc. | 9 | $24,300.00 | |
| Signature Center, LP | 16 | $20,426.31 | |
| Weaver, Marianna | 13 | $19,448.11 | |
| Advanced Network Strategies, LLC | 5 | $12,901.29 | |
| Democratic Governors Association - Tennessee | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| American Press & Label | 2 | $9,262.22 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 3 | $9,196.00 | |
| Regus Management Group | 8 | $8,494.45 | |
| Frank E. Neal & Co., Inc. | 5 | $8,129.00 | |
| Mailsource, Inc. | 4 | $8,094.61 | |
| A+ Storage | 24 | $7,980.39 | |
| Verizon | 24 | $7,120.86 | |
| Paychex | 24 | $5,826.49 | |
| Printing Etc. | 9 | $5,740.93 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee | 4 | $5,100.00 | |
| Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| The Equity Alliance | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Conexion Americas | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Cabana | 2 | $4,617.65 | |
| Express Merchant Processing Solutions | 23 | $4,260.30 | |
| Bob Freeman for State Representative | 3 | $4,000.00 | |
| Karl Dean for Governor | 3 | $4,000.00 | |
| Bredesen for Senate | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| National Automobile Dealers Association PAC | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Turrency Political | 4 | $2,632.50 | |
| Aic PAC ↺ donor $7,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Bechtel Group, INC. Political Action Committee (Bechtel Political Action Committee) ↺ donor $8,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Deloitte Political Action Committee ↺ donor $7,500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Employees of Northrup Grumman PAC ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Ubs Americas INC. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Deacon's New South | 2 | $2,247.02 | |
| Classic Fare Catering | 1 | $2,098.25 | |
| Office Depot | 13 | $2,033.87 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $2,013.69 | |
| American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ↺ donor $7,000.00 | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Donnelly for Indiana | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Klobuchar for Minnesota | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Jon Ossoff for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Kaine for Virginia | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Comcast Cable | 12 | $1,989.60 | |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | 2 | $1,850.00 | |
| Hancock, Nathan | 8 | $1,812.84 | |
| Chef's Market Catering | 1 | $1,790.72 | |
| The Chattanoogan Hotel | 2 | $1,756.52 | |
| Mike Espy for Senate Campaign Committee | 1 | $1,750.00 | |
| Nashville Pride, Inc. | 2 | $1,700.00 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores INC. PAC ↺ donor $6,500.00 | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-Pac) ↺ donor $1,500.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Cummins INC. PAC ↺ donor $3,000.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Pinnacle West PAC ↺ donor $3,000.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Precision Metalforming Association Voice of the Industry Committee (Pmavic) ↺ donor $1,500.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Naacp Freedom Fund | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Oscar Health Insurance | 11 | $1,468.06 | |
| Cigna Healthcare | 3 | $1,264.35 | |
| Central Labor Council of Nashville | 2 | $1,250.00 | |
| Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint | 1 | $1,243.20 | |
| Tennessee State University | 2 | $1,200.00 | |
| Kitchen Notes | 1 | $1,051.20 | |
| Nashville Organization for Action and Hope 'Noah' | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Nashville Organization for Action and Hope | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Exchange Club | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gabby Salinas for State Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Mariah Phillips for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jim Costa for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Whitehouse for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Olsen for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Billy Borchert for State Representative | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Madison TN | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Historic Old Hickory Village | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| American Federation of Teachers PAC ↺ donor $3,500.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Federal Political Committee ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Heidi for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kirkpatrick for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| McCaskill for Missouri | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kyrsten Sinema for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Helmer for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| George Franklin for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Maria | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Craig Fitzhugh for Governor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Montanans for Tester | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| James Mackler for US Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Northwest Ymca | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Dietz, Wallace W. ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Elizabeth for Ma Inc. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Central Parking System | 7 | $915.00 | |
| Cooper, Jim | 6 | $910.09 | |
| Public Storage | 6 | $876.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 7 | $858.70 | |
| Hot Tomato, LLC | 4 | $850.00 | |
| Bill Forrester Sr. Bartending | 1 | $807.14 | |
| Jeff Yarbro for State Senate | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Moody, Summer | 2 | $702.58 | |
| Intuit | 19 | $688.34 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 3 | $665.96 | |
| Les Kerr | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | $555.94 | |
| Tennessee Secretary of State | 1 | $545.00 | |
| 20 | $527.86 | ||
| Committee To Elect Greg Mackay | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Chris Mayor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Dwayne Thompson | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Jason Hodges | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Brenda Gilmore | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mary Alice Carfi for State Senate | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Association: Local 140 | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Eugene Ray for Bedford County Mayor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Klein, Frederick ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Spulak, Thomas J. ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Netroots Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Warner Parks | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Garrison, Frank M. ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Graham for Governor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Crowley for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Emerge Tennessee | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Phoenix Club | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Please Be Seated | 1 | $483.47 | |
| Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Maryland Farms Wine & Spirits | 1 | $447.38 | |
| Ministry, Nashville Inner City | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Moon, Ashlee | 2 | $364.20 | |
| 1Password | 16 | $319.36 | |
| Middle TN Council Boy Scouts of America | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Mei Wah Restaurant | 1 | $259.28 | |
| Bud's Liquors | 1 | $255.45 | |
| Women's Political Collaborative of TN | 3 | $250.00 | |
| Friends of Gloria Johnson | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Oasis Center | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Peter Joffrion for Congress | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Democratic Women of Tennessee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tennessee Justice Center | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Davidson Consulting | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Southeast Easter Egg Event | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Deluxe Checks | 1 | $246.10 | |
| Actblue Technical Services | 16 | $239.27 | |
| Human Rights Campaign | 1 | $230.63 | |
| Greenbrier Hotel | 2 | $216.18 | |
| Oz Arts Nashville | 1 | $210.99 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Women | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Nashville Public Education Foundation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Harris Hillman Special Education School | 1 | $200.00 | |
| American Airlines | 1 | $175.20 | |
| At&T | 1 | $161.69 | |
| Dickson County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Trader Joe's | 1 | $124.20 | |
| LGBTQ Victory Fund | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Adobe | 10 | $109.10 | |
| Fischer, Johannes | 1 | $108.00 | |
| Friends of Daron Hall | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Krispy Kreme Doughnuts | 1 | $97.12 | |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Tennessee World Affair Council | 1 | $54.67 | |
| Premier Parking | 2 | $44.00 |
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.
- Contributions & donations $294,100 39%
- Staff & payroll $218,649 29%
- Fundraising & events $116,905 15%
- Office & operations $79,586 10%
- Printing & mail $21,100 3%
- Other $19,526 3%
- Travel $4,177 0.6%
- Advertising & media $3,231 0.5%
- Consulting & professional services $1,500 0.2%
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 2018 | $684,473.47 | $668,496.29 | Source: YE 2018 filing |
| 30G 2018 | $681,096.03 | $684,473.47 | Source: 30G 2018 filing |
| 12G 2018 | $639,477.51 | $681,096.03 | Source: 12G 2018 filing |
| Q3 2018 | $762,749.90 | $639,477.51 | Source: Q3 2018 filing |
| 12P 2018 | $761,277.95 | $762,749.90 | Source: 12P 2018 filing |
| Q2 2018 | $825,752.19 | $761,277.95 | Source: Q2 2018 filing |
| Q1 2018 | $884,197.21 | $825,752.19 | Source: Q1 2018 filing |
| YE 2017 | $891,284.48 | $884,197.21 | Source: YE 2017 filing |
| Q3 2017 | $921,264.17 | $891,284.48 | Source: Q3 2017 filing |
| Q2 2017 | $879,971.24 | $921,264.17 | Source: Q2 2017 filing |
| Q1 2017 | $875,694.48 | $879,971.24 | Source: Q1 2017 filing |