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Steve Cohen — 2004 Tennessee Senate, District 30 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 30 Democratic

2004 Tennessee Senate, District 30 · totals since 2003

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 → · 5 filings · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$235,859
as of the Post-Primary 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$199,552
includes $14,634 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 →
$3,631
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$43,301
Donors
283
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). Another report, Post-General 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $290,277.59.

Reported on this filing:

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $47,228
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $8,010
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $56,965
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $17,756
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $69,593
Reported receipts $199,552
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 $24,080
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $19,221
Total spent $43,301
From each filing:
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $4,201 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,252 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $949 filing-stated
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $7,845 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,952 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,893 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $2,711 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,591 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,120 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $9,014 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,801 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,213 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $19,530 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,484 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10,046 filing-stated
Receipts
$199,552
Spent
$43,301

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, 51% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $102K · 51%Organizations and PACs, itemized $79K · 40%Unitemized contributions $15K · 7%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4K · 2%

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: $101,975 ÷ Reported receipts: $199,552
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $101,975
Organizations and PACs, itemized $79,375
Unitemized contributions $14,634
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3,568
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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 →

$470average gift
$250median gift
217individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
11%
3%
$200–1K
72%
52%
$1K–5K
18%
45%
$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: $101,975 ÷ Individual donors: 217
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $101,975
Median gift $250
Individual donors 217
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $176,325 Out of state $5,025
  • Memphis $80K44%
  • Nashville $77K42%
  • Brentwood $2K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $18K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

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: $5,025 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $181,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,025
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Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Jan 2003 – Dec 2004. Peak $41,700 in Oct 2004.

Bars show $179,650 of $181,350 in itemized contributions. The other $1,700 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 261 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 23 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,125 and their names are withheld.

261 named donors 344 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fedex Corporation PAC 8 $11,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $6,500.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 6 $4,504.10
Wholesalers Assn PAC Includes In-Kind 5 $4,126.57
Housing Industry PAC 4 $4,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 3 $3,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $3,000.00
Farris Bobango PAC 4 $2,500.00
Bico Associates Special Account PAC 3 $2,100.00

Expenditures

40 vendors 54 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Marrero, Beverly 2 $2,500.00 10%
Cohen, Steve 2 $2,282.00 9%
University of Memphis Athletic Dept. 3 $1,950.00 8%
Action Advertising 4 $1,605.13 7%
Yacoubian & Associates 1 $1,500.00 6%
Internal Revenue Service 2 $1,153.00 5%
Trail, Larry 1 $1,000.00 4%
No Kill Shelter 1 $1,000.00 4%
Memphis Jewish Federation 2 $850.00 4%
Smithsonian Institute 1 $844.00 4%

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

  • Contributions & donations $10,036 42%
  • Other $5,062 21%
  • Fundraising & events $3,370 14%
  • Office & operations $2,210 9%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,500 6%
  • Printing & mail $740 3%
  • Advertising & media $580 2%
  • Travel $332 1%
  • Staff & payroll $250 1%

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
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $192,831.66 $235,858.59 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 5011
Post-General 2004 2004 $290,112.59 $290,277.59 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3266
Pre-General 2004 Amended $235,858.59 $290,112.59 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2375
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $184,090.46 $192,831.66 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 1124
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $134,027.00 $184,090.46 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 216