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Kent Coleman — 2006 Tennessee House, District 49 campaign

Tennessee House, District 49 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 49 · totals since 2005

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 · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$84,545
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 →
$130,671
includes $29,531 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 →
$19,204
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$113,842
Donors
204
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 2006 Amendment $84,545 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 2006 reported receipts $2,099
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $19,170
Q3 2006 reported receipts $44,599
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $5,900
Q2 2006 reported receipts $7,000
Q1 2006 reported receipts $6,370
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $45,533
Reported receipts $130,671
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 $113,805
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $37
Total spent $113,842
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  • Q1 2006 Initial $920 derived
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Amendment $9,900 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,863 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $37 filing-stated
Receipts
$130,671
Spent
$113,842

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: individuals, itemized, 41% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $54K · 41%Organizations and PACs, itemized $48K · 36%Unitemized contributions $30K · 23%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $53,590 ÷ Reported receipts: $130,671
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $53,590
Organizations and PACs, itemized $47,550
Unitemized contributions $29,531
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 →

$386average gift
$250median gift
139individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
17%
6%
$200–1K
76%
70%
$1K–5K
7%
23%
$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: $53,590 ÷ Individual donors: 139
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $53,590
Median gift $250
Individual donors 139
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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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $95,090 Out of state $6,050
  • Nashville $38K38%
  • Murfreesboro $34K33%
  • Smyrna $7K7%
  • Brentwood $3K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $14K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $6,050 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $101,140
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,050
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Dec 2006. Peak $25,830 in Sep 2006. Spending peaked at $52,073 in Sep 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 183 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 24 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,365 and their names are withheld.

183 named donors 239 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 1 $16,961.34
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 3 $10,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $5,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $3,000.00
James Ayers 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,750.00
Howell Bush 2 $1,500.00
Nancy D York 2 $1,500.00
Lois Bush 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

23 vendors 47 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
TN Democratic Victory 2006 2 $40,300.00 35%
Fletcher, Rawley & Chao 1 $33,977.10 30%
State of Tennessee 4 $6,500.00 6%
Clinton Group 1 $6,206.25 5%
Ridder/Braden Inc. 1 $4,512.20 4%
E. Allan Brandon, LLC. 3 $4,075.00 4%
Murfreesboro Post 2 $3,392.00 3%
Pr Promotions 4 $2,439.19 2%
DCS Campaign, LLC 4 $2,273.80 2%
U.S. Postmaster 6 $1,998.00 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 Kent Coleman’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $52,958 47%
  • Contributions & donations $40,300 35%
  • Printing & mail $12,030 11%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,512 4%
  • Other $1,604 1%
  • Office & operations $1,400 1%
  • Fundraising & events $1,001 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 2006 Amended $85,009.69 $84,545.07 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13589
Pre-General 2006 Amended $107,795.84 $85,009.69 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 13588
Q3 2006 $119,853.44 $107,795.84 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 9786
Pre-Primary 2006 $113,953.44 $119,853.44 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 7622
Q2 2006 Amended $108,798.44 $113,953.44 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8334
Q1 2006 $103,348.44 $108,798.44 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 5449
Supplemental 2005 2005 Amended $67,715.51 $103,348.44 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5867