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James M Coley — 2014 Tennessee House, District 97 campaign

Tennessee House, District 97 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 97 · totals since Jan 16, 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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Q4 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 →
$56,422
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$48,775
includes $1,725 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$32,418
Donors
80
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $56,422 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2014 reported receipts $7,550
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $3,250
Q3 2014 reported receipts $1,750
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $5,350
Q2 2014 reported receipts $0
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $30,875
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $48,775
From each filing:
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Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $29,850
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,568
Total spent $32,418
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $4,696 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,395 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $301 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Amendment $1,773 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,470 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $303 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $2,589 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,388 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $201 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $2,017 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,815 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $202 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $7,941 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,691 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $250 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $2,095 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,729 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $366 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $7,168 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,501 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $666 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $4,141 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,861 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $280 filing-stated
Receipts
$48,775
Spent
$32,418

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 →

Largest part: organizations and PACs, itemized, 68% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $14K · 28%Organizations and PACs, itemized $33K · 68%Unitemized contributions $2K · 4%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $33,400 ÷ Reported receipts: $48,775
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $13,650
Organizations and PACs, itemized $33,400
Unitemized contributions $1,725
From each filing:
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Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$414average gift
$250median gift
33individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
12%
4%
$200–1K
76%
63%
$1K–5K
12%
33%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $13,650 ÷ Individual donors: 33
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $13,650
Median gift $250
Individual donors 33
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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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $41,800 Out of state $5,250
  • Nashville $26K55%
  • Memphis $8K17%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $5,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $47,050
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,250
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $25,900 in Dec 2013. Spending peaked at $3,757 in Jun 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 76 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $550 and their names are withheld.

76 named donors 92 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 3 $1,900.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $1,500.00
H Scott Bates 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $1,250.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 103 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Slovak, James 26 $8,047.50 27%
At&T Mobility 23 $2,096.00 7%
Paula B. Coley, CPA 4 $1,750.00 6%
Margin of Victory Partners 1 $1,600.00 5%
Coley, Evan 1 $1,500.00 5%
House Republican Caucus 1 $1,500.00 5%
Coley, Erin E 3 $1,150.00 4%
Sga Consulting 3 $1,130.42 4%
Winters, Iris 1 $1,002.91 3%
Alexander for Senate 1 $1,000.00 3%

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 M Coley’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Field & voter contact $10,698 36%
  • Contributions & donations $8,572 29%
  • Office & operations $3,101 10%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,250 8%
  • Fundraising & events $1,733 6%
  • Other $1,620 5%
  • Printing & mail $1,600 5%
  • Advertising & media $276 1.0%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2014 $53,567.13 $56,421.58 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59049
Pre-General 2014 Amended $52,089.63 $53,567.13 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 63847
Q3 2014 $52,928.33 $52,089.63 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56056
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $49,595.33 $52,928.33 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 56234
Q2 2014 $57,536.33 $49,595.33 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53097
Q1 2014 $59,630.95 $57,536.33 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50756
Year-End 2013 Amended $35,923.54 $59,630.95 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 70282
Mid-Year 2013 $40,064.54 $35,923.54 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47450