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James M Coley — 2016 Tennessee House, District 97 campaign

Tennessee House, District 97 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 97 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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 2015–Q4 2016

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 →
$54,545
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 →
$32,850
includes $800 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$34,877
less $150 in refunds & credits → $34,727 net disbursements
Donors
56
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 2016 Amendment $54,545 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 2016 reported receipts $2,850
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $5,700
Q3 2016 reported receipts $2,350
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $500
Q2 2016 reported receipts $500
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $20,550
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $400
Reported receipts $32,850
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 $33,148
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,728
Total spent $34,877
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Amendment $3,673 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,343 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $330 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $637 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $450 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $187 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Initial $5,961 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,919 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $42 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Initial $2,913 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,825 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $88 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $4,511 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,141 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $370 filing-stated
  • Q1 2016 Initial $2,945 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,728 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $217 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Supplemental $7,867 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,531 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $336 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $6,371 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,212 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $160 filing-stated
Receipts
$32,850
Spent
$34,877

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, 81% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $6K · 17%Organizations and PACs, itemized $27K · 81%Unitemized contributions $800 · 2%

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: $26,550 ÷ Reported receipts: $32,850
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $5,500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $26,550
Unitemized contributions $800
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 →

$319average gift
$250median gift
16individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
3%
$200–1K
94%
97%
$1K–5K
0%
0%
$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: $5,100 ÷ Individual donors: 16
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $5,100
Median gift $250
Individual donors 16
Source filings:

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 $28,050 Out of state $3,600
  • Nashville $19K58%
  • Memphis $4K11%
  • Washington, DC $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $3,600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $31,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,600
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $8,350 in Jan 2016. Spending peaked at $5,332 in Aug 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 55 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.

55 named donors 61 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $1,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 2 $1,000.00
APAC TN PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $750.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 2 $700.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $600.00

Expenditures

28 vendors 97 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Paula B. Coley, CPA 8 $5,250.00 16%
Slovak, James 19 $4,220.00 13%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $4,000.00 12%
At&T Mobility 22 $2,390.31 7%
Spradlin, Jenci 1 $1,800.00 5%
Margin of Victory Partners 1 $1,650.00 5%
Coley, Evan 4 $1,519.00 5%
State of Tennessee 1 $1,500.00 5%
Folk's Folly 6 $1,448.56 4%
Ferrell, Samantha 4 $1,250.00 4%

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.

  • Consulting & professional services $6,656 20%
  • Contributions & donations $6,200 19%
  • Field & voter contact $6,005 18%
  • Office & operations $3,629 11%
  • Printing & mail $3,150 10%
  • Other $2,928 9%
  • Fundraising & events $2,444 7%
  • Advertising & media $2,037 6%
  • Travel $100 0.4%

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 2016 Amended $55,217.59 $54,544.94 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 71833
Pre-General 2016 $50,154.59 $55,217.59 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68835
Q3 2016 $53,765.09 $50,154.59 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67289
Pre-Primary 2016 $56,177.59 $53,765.09 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66206
Q2 2016 $60,188.46 $56,177.59 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64362
Q1 2016 $63,133.14 $60,188.46 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63081
Year-End 2015 $50,450.30 $63,133.14 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62000
Mid-Year 2015 $56,421.58 $50,450.30 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60574