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James M Coley — 2018 Tennessee House, District 97 campaign

Tennessee House, District 97 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 97 · totals since Jan 16, 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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Q4 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 →
$5,679
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 →
$104,525
includes $1,260 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$9,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$154,048
less $657 in refunds & credits → $153,391 net disbursements
Donors
130
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 2018 Amendment $5,679 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 2018 reported receipts $3,750
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $17,710
Q3 2018 reported receipts $26,815
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $9,400
Q2 2018 reported receipts $41,350
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $5,500
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $104,525
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 $152,944
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,104
Total spent $154,048
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $18,098 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,557 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $541 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $49,935 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $49,761 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $174 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $47,621 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $47,464 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $158 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $1,955 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,895 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $60 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $20,808 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,673 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $135 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $8,012 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,991 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $21 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $6,600 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,585 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $1,018 derived
Receipts
$104,525
Spent
$154,048

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, 79% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $21K · 20%Organizations and PACs, itemized $82K · 79%Unitemized contributions $1K · 1%

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: $82,200 ÷ Reported receipts: $104,525
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $21,065
Organizations and PACs, itemized $82,200
Unitemized contributions $1,260
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 →

$376average gift
$250median gift
56individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
9%
3%
$200–1K
84%
78%
$1K–5K
7%
19%
$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: $21,065 ÷ Individual donors: 56
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $21,065
Median gift $250
Individual donors 56
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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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $95,165 Out of state $8,100
  • Nashville $45K43%
  • Memphis $11K11%
  • Knoxville $3K3%
  • Germantown $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $33K
  • Other out-of-state $8K

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: $8,100 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $103,265
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,100
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $41,150 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $52,455 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 126 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $715 and their names are withheld.

126 named donors 146 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $12,500.00
House Republican Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $1,000.00 2 $9,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $5,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $2,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 2 $2,000.00
Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

40 vendors 130 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 3 $35,828.68 23%
McShane LLC 11 $21,934.00 14%
Walsh, Stephen 7 $21,000.00 14%
Tennessee House Republican Caucus 3 $16,651.00 11%
Margin of Victory Partners 9 $12,234.00 8%
Sga Consulting 8 $9,815.57 6%
Heeran, Max 8 $4,454.23 3%
Midsouth Solutions 3 $3,771.31 2%
State of Tennessee 2 $3,000.00 2%
Coley, Paula 2 $2,755.83 2%

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.

  • Printing & mail $63,376 41%
  • Consulting & professional services $33,056 22%
  • Other $21,796 14%
  • Field & voter contact $11,939 8%
  • Contributions & donations $6,000 4%
  • Office & operations $5,941 4%
  • Fundraising & events $5,312 3%
  • Advertising & media $5,275 3%
  • Staff & payroll $250 0.2%

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 2018 Amended $19,369.97 $5,679.01 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 84986
Pre-General 2018 $51,595.09 $19,369.97 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81033
Q3 2018 $72,401.24 $51,595.09 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80005
Pre-Primary 2018 $64,956.57 $72,401.24 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 76435
Q2 2018 $44,414.71 $64,956.57 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76434
Q1 2018 $52,426.94 $44,414.71 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74256
Year-End 2017 Amended $53,526.94 $52,426.94 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73890
Mid-Year 2017 $54,544.94 $53,526.94 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71797

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2019.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $5,679

4 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Year-End 2020

Includes $317 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Cook, Joshua GIFT- LEGISLATIVE STAFF $158.18 10/11/2020
At&T Mobility TELEPHONE $92.58 04/09/2020
Gillespie, John CONTRIBUTION $250.00 03/31/2020
Omari Faulkner for Virginia CONTRIBUTION $250.00 03/31/2020
At&T Mobility TELEPHONE $60.00 03/20/2020
At&T Mobility TELEPHONE $60.00 02/20/2020
At&T Mobility TELEPHONE $60.00 01/17/2020
At&T Mobility TELEPHONE $60.00 12/20/2019
At&T Mobility TELEPHONE $60.00 11/20/2019
At&T Mobility TELEPHONE $60.00 10/20/2019
13 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2020 $166.18 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 94390
Mid-Year 2020 Late $1,023.76 $166.18 Source: Mid-Year 2020 filing Report 89404
Year-End 2019 $4,119.01 $1,023.76 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86058
Mid-Year 2019 $5,679.01 $4,119.01 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84984