Lewis F Coomer — 2006 Tennessee House, District 42 campaign

Tennessee House, District 42 Democratic

2006 Tennessee House, District 42

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 → · 3 filings · Pre-Primary 2006–Q3 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 →
$0
as of the Q3 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 →
$20,119
includes $8,194 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 →
$2,000
goods or services
Total Spent
$20,119
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 →
100%
$20,119 spent of $20,119 raised (cash)
Donors
17
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
13%
$2,975 of $22,119 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
5%
$1,000 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:

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 $8,950
Candidate's own contributions $2,975
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,194
Raised (cash) $20,119
From each filing:
  • Q3 2006 Initial $4,194 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,194 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $6,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,000 filing-stated
  • Q2 2006 Amendment $9,625 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,650 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $2,975 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,000 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 $20,050
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $69
Total spent $20,119
From each filing:
  • Q3 2006 Initial $4,864 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,795 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $69 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $5,631 derived
  • Q2 2006 Amendment $9,624 derived

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 89% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $1,000 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $22,119
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,000
Raised incl. in-kind
$22,119
Spent
$20,119

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 13% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 75%, organizations and PACs 2%, with 9% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $3K · 13% Individuals $17K · 75% Organizations & PACs $500 · 2% Other sources $2K · 9%
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: $2,975 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $22,119
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $2,975
From individuals $16,644
From organizations and PACs $500
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $2,000

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 →

$528average gift
$500median gift
16individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
13%
3%
$200–1K
56%
38%
$1K–5K
31%
59%
$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: $8,450 ÷ Individual donors: 16
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,450
Median gift $500
Individual donors 16

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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $6,950 Out of state $1,000
  • Cookeville $3K38%
  • Smithville $2K25%
  • Nashville $2K22%
  • Philadelphia, PA $1K13%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $200
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 89% 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: $1,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $7,950
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,000

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2006 – Aug 2006. Peak $6,300 in Jul 2006. Spending peaked at $8,426 in Jul 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $250 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 20 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lewis Coomer Self 1 $2,975.00
Gary Sasser 1 $1,000.00
Amy Jared 1 $1,000.00
Eugene Jared 1 $1,000.00
Elizabeth Jared 1 $1,000.00
Mark Jared 1 $1,000.00
Bobby Mizer In-Kind 1 $1,000.00
Roland David In-Kind 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $500.00
Susan C Galbreath 2 $500.00

Expenditures

14 vendors 29 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Herald- Citizen 12 $6,771.19 34%
Vision Group Consulting 3 $3,500.00 17%
Clear Channel Radio 2 $2,638.00 13%
Kaiser & Blair 1 $2,235.59 11%
Variety Beads & Jewelry 2 $1,865.75 9%
Eyeblast Media 1 $590.62 3%
JWC Broadcasting 1 $539.00 3%
Tractor Supply 1 $462.83 2%
Coomer, Lewis 1 $450.00 2%
Ron Bilbrey Band 1 $400.00 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 Lewis F Coomer’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $10,539 53%
  • Printing & mail $4,293 21%
  • Consulting & professional services $3,701 18%
  • Office & operations $558 3%
  • Travel $450 2%
  • Other $400 2%
  • Fundraising & events $110 0.6%

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
Q3 2006 $669.73 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 $0.55 $669.73 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended $0.00 $0.55 Source ↗