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Samuel E. Coleman — 2010 Tennessee House, District 60 campaign

Tennessee House, District 60 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 60

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2010–Q4 2010

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 →
$9,546
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2012 TN House 60
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 →
$96,898
includes $4,095 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$100 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 →
$16,845
goods or services
Total Spent
$83,738
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 →
86%
$83,738 spent of $96,898 raised (cash)
Donors
194
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
3%
$3,514 of $113,742 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
5%
$5,375 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 2010 Initial $9,546 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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $89,288
Loans received $3,514
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,095
Raised (cash) $96,898
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $5,210 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $360 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $16,812 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,258 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,554 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $51,716 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $49,650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,991 filing-stated
    • Loans $75 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $5,929 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $129 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $13,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
    • Loans $1,950 derived
  • Q1 2010 Initial $2,391 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,380 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $11 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $1,490 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $72,473
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $11,265
Total spent $83,738
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $27,576 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,583 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,993 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $15,688 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,842 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $846 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $29,832 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,527 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,305 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $2,010 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,598 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $412 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Amendment $8,223 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,823 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,400 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $409 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $100 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $309 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: $5,375 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $113,742
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,375
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$113,742
Spent
$83,738

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 3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 51%, organizations and PACs 31%, with 15% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $4K · 3% Individuals $58K · 51% Organizations & PACs $36K · 31% Other sources $17K · 15%
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: $3,514 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $113,742
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $3,514
From individuals $57,808
From organizations and PACs $35,575
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $16,845
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 →

$312average gift
$200median gift
172individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
49%
16%
$200–1K
43%
50%
$1K–5K
7%
24%
$5K+
0.6%
9%
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: $53,713 ÷ Individual donors: 172
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $53,713
Median gift $200
Individual donors 172
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 →

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

Tennessee $83,913 Out of state $5,375
  • Nashville $63K71%
  • Washington, DC $5K6%
  • Antioch $4K5%
  • Brentwood $2K2%
  • Old Hickory $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $375
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: $5,375 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $89,288
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,375
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2010 – Dec 2010. Peak $41,750 in Sep 2010. Spending peaked at $29,905 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $8,783 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 146 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 1 $9,200.00
Buffalo PAC 2 $8,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $7,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 2 $5,200.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $5,000.00
House Democratic Caucus In-Kind 2 $3,720.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $3,000.00
Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland 1 $2,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,000.00
Mack McClung 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

57 vendors 101 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Results Marketing & Media 1 $12,760.00 18%
Tennessee Democratic Caucus 1 $7,000.00 10%
Murphy, Kathleen 6 $6,000.00 8%
Tennessee Campaign Basics 3 $5,619.93 8%
Lauer Johnson Research 1 $4,875.00 7%
Josyln Signs 4 $2,949.75 4%
Campaign Fundamentals Inc. 3 $2,884.41 4%
United States Postal Service 7 $2,710.80 4%
Mealing, Ronald W 3 $2,400.00 3%
Campaigns R US 2 $1,874.88 3%

Loans

$3,514.47 in loan principal shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $3,514
Loan principal shown $3,514
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Samuel E. Coleman) Candidate loan Jun 18, 2010 $3,514.47 $3,514.47 $0.00

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 Samuel E. Coleman’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $21,251 29%
  • Advertising & media $15,665 22%
  • Field & voter contact $13,061 18%
  • Contributions & donations $7,250 10%
  • Office & operations $6,033 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,875 7%
  • Fundraising & events $2,838 4%
  • Other $1,501 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
Q4 2010 $33,475.84 $9,545.65 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 $32,351.41 $33,475.84 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended $10,568.35 $32,351.41 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $6,649.11 $10,568.35 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended $1,982.49 $6,649.11 Source ↗
Q1 2010 $0.00 $1,982.49 Source ↗