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Jerome Cochran — 2004 Tennessee House, District 04 campaign

Tennessee House, District 04 Republican

2004 Tennessee House, District 04

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 → · 5 filings · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$10,914
as of the Post-Primary 2004 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$58,043
includes $7,943 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$800
goods or services
Total Spent
$52,685
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
91%
$52,685 spent of $58,043 raised (cash)
Donors
74
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
4%
$2,400 from outside TN
Why this number?

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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Post-Primary 2004 2004 states $10,914.04, Post-General 2004 2004 states $7,695.41. The figure shown is Post-Primary 2004 2004's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Reported on this filing:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $50,100
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,943
Raised (cash) $58,043
From each filing:
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $2,970 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $720 filing-stated
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $501 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $1,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $34,937 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,687 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $18,285 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,835 filing-stated

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 $41,119
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $11,566
Total spent $52,685
From each filing:
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $14,097 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,757 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,340 filing-stated
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $2,720 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $785 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,936 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $2,364 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,272 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,092 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $27,311 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,230 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,081 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $6,193 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,075 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,118 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $2,400 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $58,843
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $2,400
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$58,843
Spent
$52,685

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 44%; organizations and PACs gave 55%; other sources made up 1%.

Individuals $26K · 44% Organizations & PACs $32K · 55% Other sources $800 · 1%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $25,693 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $58,843
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $25,693
From organizations and PACs $32,350
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $800
Source filings:

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 →

$480average gift
$500median gift
37individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
0.9%
$200–1K
78%
60%
$1K–5K
19%
39%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $17,750 ÷ Individual donors: 37
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,750
Median gift $500
Individual donors 37
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $47,700 Out of state $2,400
  • Nashville $18K35%
  • Johnson City $5K10%
  • Blountville $5K10%
  • Bluff City $5K10%
  • Elizabethton $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $2K
Why this number?

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: $2,400 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $50,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,400
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2003 – Dec 2004. Peak $15,800 in Jun 2004. Spending peaked at $20,504 in Jul 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $150 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 92 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Conservative PAC 1 $5,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $5,000.00
State of Franklin PAC 2 $5,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 3 $2,000.00
Equal Opportunity In Education Project PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,000.00
Joe Laporte 2 $1,000.00
Friends of Tre Hargett 1 $1,000.00
Robert Brumit 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

46 vendors 99 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mailworks, Inc. 4 $9,474.60 23%
Elizabethton Newspapers 15 $5,322.65 13%
McGrafx, LLC 3 $4,312.10 10%
Foster Signs 3 $4,144.58 10%
Johnson City Press 6 $3,877.26 9%
Verizon 16 $2,432.89 6%
Wbej 4 $1,354.00 3%
Walmart 6 $887.02 2%
Campus Chalet 1 $655.50 2%
Cochran, Jerome 2 $600.00 1%

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

  • Printing & mail $18,102 44%
  • Advertising & media $10,445 25%
  • Contributions & donations $4,400 11%
  • Other $4,390 11%
  • Office & operations $3,013 7%
  • Fundraising & events $769 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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $22,040.96 $10,914.04 Source ↗
Post-General 2004 2004 $9,906.65 $7,695.41 Source ↗
Pre-General 2004 $10,914.04 $9,906.65 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2004 $14,379.73 $22,040.96 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $2,272.98 $14,379.73 Source ↗