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James Cooper — 2020 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2020 U.S. Representative, District 5
Latest filing: Year-End 2020 · Oct 19, 2021 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2019–YE 2020
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 →
$272,934
$668,496 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 →
$901,820
includes $708 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$1,323,303
net of $4,150 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Why this number?
Donors
559
538 shown
· 21 below $200
Out-of-State
56%
$505,250 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 2020 YEAR-END $272,934 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 | $901,112 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $708 |
| Funds raised | $901,820 |
From each filing:
- YE 2020 YEAR-END $3 filing-stated
- 30G 2020 POST-GENERAL $54,782 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $54,780 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2 filing-stated
- 12G 2020 PRE-GENERAL $33,128 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $33,100 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $28 filing-stated
- Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $155,912 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $155,906 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $6 filing-stated
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- 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $12,850 derived
- Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $82,295 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $82,275 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $20 filing-stated
- Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $59,223 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $59,160 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $63 filing-stated
- YE 2019 YEAR-END $158,259 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $158,180 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $79 filing-stated
- Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $89,759 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $89,680 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $79 filing-stated
- Q2 2019 JULY QUARTERLY $148,781 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $148,430 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $351 filing-stated
- Q1 2019 APRIL QUARTERLY $106,828 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $106,751 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $77 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $1,322,989 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $315 |
| Total spent | $1,323,303 |
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 52% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 48%.
Individuals (itemized) $470K · 52% Organizations & PACs $431K · 48%
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: $470,362 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $901,820
| From individuals (itemized) | $470,362 |
| From organizations and PACs | $430,750 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $708 |
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 →
56% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (44% from inside).
Tennessee $395,862 Out of state $505,250
- Nashville $292K32%
- Washington, DC $176K20%
- New York, NY $45K5%
- Arlington, VA $34K4%
- Dallas, TX $26K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $104K
- Other out-of-state $224K
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 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $141,660 in Dec 2019. Spending peaked at $624,566 in Jul 2020.
Raised Spent
Contributions
538 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 21 additional smaller donors contributed $2,111 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Home Depot INC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Association Nbwa PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Raytheon PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Blue Dog PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Triumph Group INC PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Lockheed Martin Employees PAC | 9 | $10,000.00 |
| Employees of Northrup Grumman PAC | 6 | $10,000.00 |
| Caterpillar Employees PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Automobile Dealers Association PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Pinnacle West PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 538 donors by total.
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 825 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Strategies Media | 3 | $338,146.00 | |
| Berlin Rosen | 9 | $229,536.39 | |
| Angerholzer Broz Consulting | 19 | $114,390.88 | |
| Dixon/Davis Media Group | 2 | $80,249.99 | |
| Cordova, Brian | 19 | $70,341.61 | |
| Feldhaus Jackson, Katie | 43 | $54,104.97 | |
| Paychex | 48 | $49,842.47 | |
| Weaver, Marianna | 37 | $46,013.17 | |
| Hart Research Associates, Inc. | 1 | $35,000.00 | |
| Signature Center, LP | 19 | $26,415.72 | |
| Suntrust Bank | 54 | $24,064.77 | |
| Printing Etc. | 8 | $23,404.43 | |
| Miller, James | 5 | $20,000.00 | |
| NGP Van, Inc. | 7 | $19,110.00 | |
| TN House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $15,000.00 | |
| Express Merchant Processing Solutions | 27 | $9,490.55 | |
| Jerrolds, Christopher | 3 | $9,309.24 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 2 | $9,013.13 | |
| Frank E. Neal & Co., Inc. | 4 | $8,328.00 | |
| A+ Storage | 24 | $8,098.00 | |
| Cigna Healthcare | 6 | $7,269.55 | |
| Hustle, Inc. | 1 | $6,800.00 | |
| Verizon | 24 | $6,662.39 | |
| Feldhaus, Katie | 4 | $6,186.93 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 4 | $6,000.00 | |
| Barrett Johnston Martin Garrison LLC | 3 | $5,614.92 | |
| McCree, Makayla | 4 | $5,149.65 | |
| Turrency Political | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| Urvoyce | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| Oscar Health Insurance | 12 | $4,084.68 | |
| Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP | 1 | $4,022.00 | |
| Maret, Seina | 1 | $4,000.00 | |
| Biden Victory Fund | 1 | $4,000.00 | |
| Conexion Americas | 2 | $3,525.64 | |
| The Edwin Hotel | 2 | $2,959.61 | |
| Comcast Cable | 21 | $2,628.91 | |
| LGBTQ Victory Fund | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Office Depot | 15 | $2,475.90 | |
| The Cafe At Thistle Farms | 2 | $2,237.59 | |
| Crater and Freighters of Northern Virginia | 1 | $1,779.00 | |
| Mailsource, Inc. | 1 | $1,768.19 | |
| Safe Network Solutions | 3 | $1,531.95 | |
| Planned Parenthood | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Henrietta Red | 1 | $1,483.09 | |
| Tennessee State University | 2 | $1,225.00 | |
| Naacp Freedom Fund | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 10 | $1,172.45 | |
| Federal Election Commission | 1 | $1,170.00 | |
| Clearbrook Realty, LLC | 1 | $1,051.64 | |
| Donelson-Hermitage Exchange Club | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Defazio for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kennedy for Massachusetts | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Elaine for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Mike Espy for Senate Campaign Committee | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Mark Kelly for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Brenda Gilmore | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Central Labor Council of Nashville | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| The Equity Alliance | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| The Drake Hotel | 1 | $936.80 | |
| 20 | $891.01 | ||
| Intuit | 20 | $857.62 | |
| Nashville Pride, Inc. | 1 | $850.00 | |
| Cooper, Jim | 4 | $802.14 | |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Association: Local 140 | 3 | $750.00 | |
| Potbelly Sandwich Shop | 1 | $669.65 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $659.92 | |
| Cooper, Daniel Alan | 2 | $623.16 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Madison TN | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Women | 5 | $565.00 | |
| Women for Tennessee's Future | 4 | $560.00 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | $536.80 | |
| Nashville Cares | 1 | $511.55 | |
| Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship | 3 | $500.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Andrea Bond Johnson | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Virginia Couch | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Gabby for TN House | 1 | $500.00 | |
| North Nashville Collaborative | 1 | $500.00 | |
| One Tough Mother | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Campbell for State Senate | 1 | $500.00 | |
| John Smith Marketing | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Victory Tennessee | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Southeast Easter Egg Event | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Nashville Organization for Action and Hope 'Noah' | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Bob Freeman for State Representative | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Thinktn | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cabana | 1 | $500.00 | |
| James Mackler for US Senate | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Nashville Peace & Justice Center | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Human Rights Campaign | 2 | $464.50 | |
| Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Actblue Technical Services | 21 | $425.99 | |
| The Bluebird Cafe | 2 | $399.90 | |
| Betz, Nakia | 2 | $375.09 | |
| Dickson County Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $375.00 | |
| Microsoft Office | 3 | $371.41 | |
| White's Mercantile | 3 | $355.07 | |
| The Hermitage | 1 | $350.00 | |
| The Contributor | 1 | $320.00 | |
| Urban League of Middle Tennessee | 1 | $319.89 | |
| Phoenix Club | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Totally Promotional | 1 | $274.00 | |
| Greenbrier Hotel | 1 | $269.81 | |
| Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center | 1 | $257.78 | |
| Quill LLC | 1 | $251.04 | |
| Committee To Elect Mike Stewart | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bill Beck for State Representative - 51St District | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Friends of John Ray Clemmons | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Friends of Darren Jernigan | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Emerge Tennessee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Midtown Wine & Spirits | 2 | $208.62 | |
| D'Andrews Bakery and Cafe | 1 | $202.64 | |
| Blair for Congress 2020 | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Nashville Public Education Foundation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Greenways for Nashville | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tailored for Education | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Ministry, Nashville Inner City | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Women's Political Collaborative of TN | 2 | $175.00 | |
| Ronald McDonald House | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Belmont-Hillsboro Neighbors Inc. | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Tennessee Conservation Voters | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Women In Numbers | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Davidson County Young Democrats | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Friends of Jim Shulman | 1 | $100.00 | |
| 1Password | 5 | $99.80 | |
| Active Network, LLC | 1 | $89.95 | |
| Adobe | 8 | $87.28 | |
| The Tennessean | 5 | $43.95 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 647 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 $382,997 29%
- Staff & payroll $259,867 20%
- Printing & mail $253,902 19%
- Fundraising & events $137,874 10%
- Other $126,678 10%
- Office & operations $90,854 7%
- Contributions & donations $32,750 2%
- Consulting & professional services $24,022 2%
- Field & voter contact $11,800 0.9%
- Travel $5,395 0.5%
- Loan & debt repayment $1,000 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 2020 Late | $303,991.78 | $272,934.31 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2020 | $291,098.26 | $303,991.78 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2020 | $264,183.30 | $291,098.26 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $613,740.73 | $264,183.30 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2020 | $833,285.30 | $613,740.73 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $884,515.65 | $833,285.30 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $892,234.35 | $884,515.65 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2019 Late | $797,939.55 | $892,234.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $788,787.80 | $797,939.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $713,052.49 | $788,787.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $668,496.29 | $713,052.49 | Source ↗ |