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Jerome Cochran — 2008 Tennessee House, District 04 campaign

Tennessee House, District 04 Republican

2008 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 → · 7 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$164
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 4
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 →
$31,524
includes $3,485 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 →
$793
goods or services
Total Spent
$31,394
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 →
99.5%
$31,394 spent of $31,524 raised (cash)
Donors
37
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.7%
$204 of $32,318 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
0%
$0 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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $164 filing-stated

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 $27,835
Candidate's own contributions $204
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,485
Raised (cash) $31,524
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $150 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $3,050 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $500 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $8,405 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,010 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,395 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Initial $7,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $7,025 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $375 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2008 Initial $3,790 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,090 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $3,729 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,400 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $204 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $5,000 derived

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 $27,021
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,373
Total spent $31,394
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $40 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $10,749 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,424 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,325 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $10,887 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,394 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $493 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Initial $3,110 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,085 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,025 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2008 Initial $4,596 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,011 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $584 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $1,862 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,107 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $755 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $150 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: $0 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $32,318
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$32,318
Spent
$31,394

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.7% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 73%, organizations and PACs 24%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $204 · 0.7% Individuals $24K · 73% Organizations & PACs $8K · 24% Other sources $793 · 2%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $204 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $32,318
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $204
From individuals $23,510
From organizations and PACs $7,810
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $793
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 →

$626average gift
$500median gift
32individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
13%
3%
$200–1K
47%
27%
$1K–5K
41%
70%
$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: $20,025 ÷ Individual donors: 32
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $20,025
Median gift $500
Individual donors 32
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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $27,835 Out of state $0
  • Bluff City $5K18%
  • Johnson City $5K16%
  • Bristol $4K14%
  • Nashville $4K13%
  • Piney Flats $3K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $27,835
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2007 – Nov 2008. Peak $7,010 in Jul 2008. Spending peaked at $12,852 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $575 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 38 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Conservative PAC 1 $5,000.00
Government Accountabilty Project 1 $2,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 1 $1,250.00
Red State PAC 2 $1,060.00
John Gregory 1 $1,000.00
Robert Brumit 1 $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe 2 $1,000.00
Lucinda Gregory 1 $1,000.00
Joe Gregory 1 $1,000.00
Stuart Wood Jr 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

18 vendors 42 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mailworks, Inc. 6 $13,859.65 51%
Durham, Jeremy 5 $2,754.00 10%
Wbej 3 $1,452.00 5%
Purr-Fect Solutions 3 $1,401.60 5%
Foster Signs 4 $1,381.63 5%
Sterling Strategies 4 $1,032.00 4%
Citadel Broadcasting Company 1 $820.00 3%
Elizabethton Newspapers 2 $698.70 3%
Carter County Republican Party 3 $600.00 2%
Sycamore Shoals Catering 1 $583.75 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 Jerome Cochran’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $17,008 63%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,786 14%
  • Advertising & media $3,739 14%
  • Other $1,507 6%
  • Fundraising & events $744 3%
  • Office & operations $237 0.9%

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 2008 Amended $54.52 $164.09 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $7,753.42 $54.52 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $10,232.57 $7,753.42 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $5,932.80 $10,232.57 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $6,732.63 $5,932.80 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 $4,852.69 $6,732.63 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $0.00 $4,852.69 Source ↗