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Steve Cohen — 2006 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 9 Democratic

2006 U.S. Representative, District 9

Latest filing: Year-End 2006 · May 3, 2007 · source: FEC

5 filings · 12G 2006–YE 2006

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$128,939
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$702,273
includes $8,201 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $4,562 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$619,938
Why this number?
Donors
704
693 shown  · 11 below $200
Out-of-State
35%
$244,863 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $128,939 filing-stated

Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $689,509
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,201
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $4,562
Funds raised $702,273
From each filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $2,600 derived
  • 30G 2006 POST-GENERAL $97,261 derived
  • 12G 2006 PRE-GENERAL $68,487 derived
  • Q3 2006 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $278,363 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $274,312 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $4,050 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2006 PRE-PRIMARY $255,561 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $246,848 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,201 filing-stated
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $512 filing-stated

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $618,363
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,575
Total spent $619,938
From each filing:
  • YE 2006 YEAR-END $15,268 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,228 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $41 filing-stated
  • 30G 2006 POST-GENERAL $185,484 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $185,331 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $153 filing-stated
  • 12G 2006 PRE-GENERAL $54,776 derived
  • Q3 2006 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $202,928 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $202,109 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $819 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2006 PRE-PRIMARY $161,482 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $160,920 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $562 filing-stated

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: $244,863 ÷ Total raised: $702,273
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $244,863
Raised
$702,273
Spent
$619,938

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 →

Individuals gave 66% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 32%.

Individuals (itemized) $463K · 66% Organizations & PACs $227K · 32% Small unitemized gifts $8K · 1%
Why this number?

Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $462,621 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $702,273
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $462,621
Unitemized small donations $8,201
From organizations and PACs $226,888
Offsets and other receipts $4,562

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 →

64% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (36% from out of state).

Tennessee $444,646 Out of state $244,863
  • Memphis $354K51%
  • Washington, DC $135K20%
  • Nashville $31K5%
  • Germantown $20K3%
  • Alexandria, VA $16K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $39K
  • Other out-of-state $94K
Why this number?

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: $244,863 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $689,509
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $244,863

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2006 – Dec 2006. Peak $158,768 in Sep 2006. Spending peaked at $212,316 in Jul 2006.

Raised Spent

Contributions

693 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 11 additional smaller donors contributed $1,132 total.

693 donors 863 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
The Nea Fund for Children Public Education 2 $10,000.00
Build PAC 2 $10,000.00
Realtors Political Action Committee 2 $10,000.00
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee Unite 2 $10,000.00
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Co 3 $7,500.00
Bico Associates A Belz Partnership 6 $6,200.00
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Ac 1 $5,000.00
National Air Traffic Controllers Association Polit 1 $5,000.00
American Federation of Teachers 1 $5,000.00
MPP Medical Marijuana PAC 3 $5,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 693 donors by total.

Coverage: we hold 98% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2006 cycle — about $9,600 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.

Expenditures

81 vendors 374 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mundy Katowitz Media, Inc. 12 $305,807.24 49%
Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, LLC 6 $45,358.39 7%
Diamond Printing 17 $33,362.53 5%
Winning Connections, Inc. 2 $27,735.18 4%
Kevin Gallagher 21 $27,095.04 4%
Commercial Bank & Trust Company 25 $19,064.41 3%
Liz Rincon 18 $15,880.91 3%
Malcolm Levi 22 $11,567.27 2%
Internal Revenue Service 5 $8,663.63 1%
Kieloch Consulting 3 $8,500.00 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 Steve Cohen’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $335,135 54%
  • Consulting & professional services $67,000 11%
  • Other $50,206 8%
  • Printing & mail $48,577 8%
  • Staff & payroll $35,290 6%
  • Office & operations $29,667 5%
  • Field & voter contact $29,235 5%
  • Travel $12,889 2%
  • Fundraising & events $10,364 2%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2006 Late $141,607.66 $128,939.35 Source ↗
30G 2006 Late $221,080.74 $141,607.66 Source ↗
12G 2006 $201,222.30 $221,080.74 Source ↗
Q3 2006 $111,129.00 $201,222.30 Source ↗
12P 2006 Late $0.00 $111,129.63 Source ↗