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Joni Cochran

Tennessee Senate, District 17 Democratic

Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Aug 11, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

13 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q2 2026

3 of 3 expected reports filed

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$1,082
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$88,729
includes $372 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$15 refunded
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 →
$3,802
goods or services
Total Spent
$83,083
Why this number?
Donors
370
103 shown  · 267 below $200
Self-Funded
4%
$3,303 of $92,531 raised · $1 donated, $3,302 loaned
Out-of-State
4%
$3,683 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

Reported on this filing:

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 Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $85,054
Candidate's own contributions $1
Loans received $3,302
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $372
Funds raised $88,729
From each filing:
  • Pre-Primary 2026 Amendment $4,133 derived
  • Q2 2026 Amendment $9,687 derived
  • Q1 2026 Amendment $9,848 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,699 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $149 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2025 Amendment $7,880 derived
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  • Q3 2024 Amendment $16,450 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,410 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $40 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2024 Amendment $3,053 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,942 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $110 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2024 Amendment $6,647 derived
  • Q2 2024 Amendment $10,185 derived
  • Q1 2024 Amendment $5,646 derived
  • Year-End 2023 Amendment $13,414 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,341 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $73 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2023 Amendment $1,787 derived

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $83,083
Total spent $83,083
From each filing:
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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: $3,683 ÷ Total raised: $92,531
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,683
Source filings:

Totals exclude 1 filing pending review (the filer reported $769 on it).

Raised
$92,531
Spent
$83,083

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 4% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 88%, organizations and PACs 4%, with 4% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $3K · 4% Individuals $81K · 88% Organizations & PACs $4K · 4% Other sources $4K · 4%
Why this number?

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: $3,303 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $92,531
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $3,303
From individuals $81,326
From organizations and PACs $4,100
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $3,802
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 →

$222average gift
$65median gift
365individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
35%
3%
$50–200
39%
15%
$200–1K
22%
36%
$1K–5K
4%
26%
$5K+
0.9%
20%
Why this number?

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: $80,954 ÷ Individual donors: 365
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $80,954
Median gift $65
Individual donors 365
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $81,372 Out of state $3,683
  • Lebanon $41K49%
  • Mount Juliet $18K21%
  • Nashville $6K6%
  • Watertown $4K4%
  • Memphis $1K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
Why this number?

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: $3,683 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $85,054
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,683
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2023 – Jul 2026. Peak $9,821 in Aug 2024. Spending peaked at $12,143 in Oct 2024.

Raised Spent

Contributions

103 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 267 additional smaller donors contributed $14,115 total.

106 donors 406 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Mary Patterson 4 $5,500.00
Jere Hinman 4 $5,500.00
Jami Porter 7 $5,000.00
Gregory Naes 6 $2,400.00
Steven Jones 2 $2,022.00
Mary Childerston 14 $2,000.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 2 $2,000.00
Jeff Binns 4 $1,800.00
Bob Black 4 $1,750.00
Aimee Lester 3 $1,600.00

Expenditures

65 vendors 224 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Hipps, Amelia ↺ donor $507.73 7 $24,375.00 29%
Dillard, Kristin 9 $17,149.00 21%
Foundation Blue Media 6 $8,450.00 10%
Triumph Strategies 1 $4,500.00 5%
Printing Etc 6 $3,719.25 4%
Actblue 52 $2,011.38 2%
United States Postal Service 4 $1,840.90 2%
Signs, PC 1 $1,774.92 2%
NGP VAN 8 $1,305.54 2%
Switchboard Public Benefit Corp 4 $1,244.24 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 Joni Cochran’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $31,113 37%
  • Field & voter contact $24,580 30%
  • Printing & mail $9,691 12%
  • Office & operations $8,318 10%
  • Advertising & media $3,675 4%
  • Fundraising & events $2,163 3%
  • Other $1,947 2%
  • Contributions & donations $1,597 2%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $2,949.21 $1,081.55 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Amended $4,952.99 $2,949.21 Source ↗
Q1 2026 Amended $5,937.55 $4,952.99 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $287.51 $5,937.55 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $621.36 $287.51 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended $8,745.10 $13,560.26 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Amended Figures pending review — — Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended $13,560.26 $4,469.85 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended $4,305.04 $8,745.10 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended $3,116.50 $4,305.04 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Amended $3,426.61 $3,116.50 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended $1,491.83 $3,426.61 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $0.00 $1,491.83 Source ↗