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Kent Coleman — 2008 Tennessee House, District 49 campaign

Tennessee House, District 49 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 49 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 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 →
$48,611
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 →
$114,831
includes $1,905 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,689 refunded
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 →
$27,976
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$150,765
Donors
305
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 2008 Amendment $48,611 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 2008 reported receipts $9,891
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $16,925
Q3 2008 reported receipts $21,850
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $17,601
Q2 2008 reported receipts $32,915
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $15,650
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $114,831
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 $149,830
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $935
Total spent $150,765
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $45,816 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $45,671 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $145 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $78,492 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $77,702 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $790 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $16,395 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $3,000 derived
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Receipts
$114,831
Spent
$150,765

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, 58% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $47K · 41%Organizations and PACs, itemized $67K · 58%Unitemized contributions $2K · 2%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$1,689. Shares are of the $116,520 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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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. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $67,340 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $116,520
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $47,275
Organizations and PACs, itemized $67,340
Unitemized contributions $1,905
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$1,689
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 →

$200average gift
$100median gift
236individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
13%
2%
$50–200
53%
23%
$200–1K
31%
56%
$1K–5K
3%
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: $47,275 ÷ Individual donors: 236
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $47,275
Median gift $100
Individual donors 236
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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $104,797 Out of state $9,818
  • Nashville $44K38%
  • Murfreesboro $28K24%
  • Smyrna $5K4%
  • Memphis $4K3%
  • Washington, DC $2K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $25K
  • 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: $9,818 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $114,615
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $9,818
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $32,260 in Jun 2008. Spending peaked at $118,831 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 151 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 156 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $11,675 and their names are withheld.

151 named donors 184 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 4 $20,878.10
House Democratic Caucus Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $33,000.00 ↺ $1,688.66 refunded 4 $17,283.24 net
$18,971.90 gross
Nat L Health Corp PAC 2 $7,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $5,500.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $5,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Rutherford County Home Builders PAC 1 $2,000.00
Gary Odom 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

34 vendors 61 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle, Inc. 6 $67,446.65 45%
House Democratic Caucus ↺ donor $18,971.90 1 $33,000.00 22%
E. Allan Brandon, LLC. 4 $14,795.64 10%
U.S. Postmaster 2 $7,522.58 5%
Clinton Group 1 $5,411.25 4%
State of Tennessee 2 $4,500.00 3%
Bridge Communication 1 $4,047.75 3%
Holmes, Brandon 5 $1,944.00 1%
Hadnfeldt, Ed 10 $1,780.00 1%
Pr Promotions 2 $1,594.34 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 Kent Coleman’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $70,305 47%
  • Contributions & donations $36,950 25%
  • Printing & mail $26,988 18%
  • Other $10,601 7%
  • Field & voter contact $4,019 3%
  • Fundraising & events $968 0.7%

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 $84,536.73 $48,611.42 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27388
Pre-General 2008 Amended $146,103.77 $84,536.73 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26947
Q3 2008 Amended $140,648.34 $146,103.77 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 26948
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $126,047.78 $140,648.34 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22662
Q2 2008 Amended $98,148.42 $126,047.78 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22098
Q1 2008 $98,148.42 $98,148.42 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20228
Year-End 2007 $83,598.42 $98,148.42 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14096
Mid-Year 2007 $84,545.07 $83,598.42 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13524