Steve Cohen — 2010 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 9 Democratic

2010 U.S. Representative, District 9 · totals since Jan 1, 2009

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 → · 11 filings · Q1 2009–YE 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 →
$788,848
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$1,151,408
includes $73,764 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
Total disbursed
$843,236
Donors
751
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:
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $788,848 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
YE 2010 reported receipts $3,332
30G 2010 reported receipts $69,937
12G 2010 reported receipts $22,979
Q3 2010 reported receipts $156,325
12P 2010 reported receipts $26,943
Q2 2010 reported receipts $164,961
Q1 2010 reported receipts $88,855
YE 2009 reported receipts $196,499
Q3 2009 reported receipts $131,473
Q2 2009 reported receipts $265,061
Q1 2009 reported receipts $25,043
Total receipts $1,151,408
From each filing:
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $3,332 filing-stated
  • 30G 2010 POST-GENERAL $69,937 filing-stated
  • 12G 2010 PRE-GENERAL $22,979 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $156,325 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2010 PRE-PRIMARY $26,943 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $164,961 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $88,855 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $196,499 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $131,473 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $265,061 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $25,043 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q1 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2009 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $843,236
Total disbursed $843,236
From each filing:
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $6,894 filing-stated
  • 30G 2010 POST-GENERAL $110,592 filing-stated
  • 12G 2010 PRE-GENERAL $11,919 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $226,416 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2010 PRE-PRIMARY $64,924 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $323,210 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $34,850 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $25,717 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $19,930 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $10,659 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $8,124 filing-stated
Receipts
$1,151,408
Total disbursed
$843,236

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 →

12% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 88%.

Itemized $539K · 88% Small unitemized gifts $74K · 12%

Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts compares unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum) with all individual contributions.

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The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.

Unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum): $73,764 ÷ All individual contributions: $612,331
Inputs behind Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts
Itemized individual contributions $538,567
Unitemized small donations $73,764

Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 48% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $555K · 48%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $74K · 6%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $512K · 44%

Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a) compares individuals, itemized (line 11a) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total 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 (line 11a): $554,543 ÷ Total receipts: $1,151,408
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $554,543
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $73,764
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $511,777
Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $5
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $11,318
From each filing:
  • YE 2010 YEAR-END $3,332 filing-stated
  • 30G 2010 POST-GENERAL $69,937 filing-stated
  • 12G 2010 PRE-GENERAL $22,979 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $156,325 filing-stated
Show 7 more filings
  • 12P 2010 PRE-PRIMARY $26,943 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 JULY QUARTERLY $164,961 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 APRIL QUARTERLY $88,855 filing-stated
  • YE 2009 YEAR-END $196,499 filing-stated
  • Q3 2009 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $131,473 filing-stated
  • Q2 2009 JULY QUARTERLY $265,061 filing-stated
  • Q1 2009 APRIL QUARTERLY $25,043 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q1 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2010 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2009 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2009 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

61% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (39% from inside).

Tennessee $413,628 Out of state $653,697
  • Memphis $348K33%
  • Washington, DC $273K26%
  • New York, NY $44K4%
  • Alexandria, VA $28K3%
  • Germantown $23K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $43K
  • Other out-of-state $309K

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: $653,697 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,067,326
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $653,697

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2009 – Dec 2010. Peak $221,430 in Jun 2009. Spending peaked at $152,874 in Jul 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 741 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 10 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $999 and their names are withheld.

741 named donors 998 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Ac 4 $10,000.00
American Association for Justice Political Action 4 $10,000.00
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Co 2 $10,000.00
Machinists Non Partisan Pol League of the Int L As 2 $10,000.00
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Co 2 $10,000.00
U A Political Education Commitee 2 $10,000.00
United Transportation Union Utu Transportation P 2 $10,000.00
Engineers Political Education Committee Epecint 2 $10,000.00
Laborers International Union of North America Li 3 $10,000.00
Uaw V Cap Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program 3 $10,000.00

Coverage: we hold 97% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2010 cycle — about $15,976 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.

Expenditures

212 vendors 748 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Archer Malmo 8 $100,650.97 12%
Democratic Congressional Campaign 3 $75,000.00 9%
Kieloch Consulting 18 $63,000.00 8%
Craig Kirby 16 $51,281.56 6%
Clear Channel Outdoor 2 $36,509.00 4%
Winning Connections, Inc. 2 $32,298.75 4%
Lake Research Partners 2 $27,005.60 3%
Janet Armstead 14 $25,288.11 3%
Rick Maynard 27 $23,103.22 3%
Diamond Printing 9 $19,944.59 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 Steve Cohen’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Staff & payroll $179,313 22%
  • Advertising & media $159,880 19%
  • Contributions & donations $111,900 14%
  • Fundraising & events $94,143 11%
  • Field & voter contact $88,519 11%
  • Printing & mail $60,629 7%
  • Office & operations $52,275 6%
  • Other $50,946 6%
  • Consulting & professional services $27,256 3%
  • Travel $2,774 0.4%

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 2010 $792,410.57 $788,848.25 Source: YE 2010 filing
30G 2010 $833,071.04 $792,416.18 Source: 30G 2010 filing
12G 2010 $822,011.15 $833,071.04 Source: 12G 2010 filing
Q3 2010 $892,102.18 $822,011.15 Source: Q3 2010 filing
12P 2010 $930,083.00 $892,102.18 Source: 12P 2010 filing
Q2 2010 $1,088,332.78 $930,083.70 Source: Q2 2010 filing
Q1 2010 $1,034,327.96 $1,088,332.78 Source: Q1 2010 filing
YE 2009 $863,546.46 $1,034,327.96 Source: YE 2009 filing
Q3 2009 $752,003.77 $863,546.46 Source: Q3 2009 filing
Q2 2009 $497,601.08 $752,003.77 Source: Q2 2009 filing
Q1 2009 $480,682.54 $497,601.08 Source: Q1 2009 filing