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Steve Cohen — 2012 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign
2012 U.S. Representative, District 9
Latest filing: Year-End 2012 · Jan 31, 2013 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2011–YE 2012
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 →
$800,407
$788,848 carried over
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 →
$801,608
includes $1,325 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $8,663 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$820,220
Why this number?
Donors
518
512 shown
· 6 below $200
Out-of-State
66%
$531,120 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 2012 YEAR-END $800,407 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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $791,620 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $1,325 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $8,663 |
| Funds raised | $801,608 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $450 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $250 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $71,922 derived
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $78,843 derived
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $130,595 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $130,450 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $145 filing-stated
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $7,950 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $6,825 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,125 filing-stated
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $75,550 derived
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $147,300 derived
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $66,936 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $61,930 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $5,006 filing-stated
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $84,300 derived
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $75,770 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $75,350 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $420 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $61,992 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $58,900 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,092 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $802,519 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $17,700 |
| Total spent | $820,220 |
From each filing:
- YE 2012 YEAR-END $6,389 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $6,332 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $57 filing-stated
- 30G 2012 POST-GENERAL $109,257 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $108,027 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,230 filing-stated
- 12G 2012 PRE-GENERAL $156,120 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $155,838 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $281 filing-stated
- Q3 2012 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $151,113 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $135,754 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15,359 filing-stated
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- 12P 2012 PRE-PRIMARY $30,301 derived
- Q2 2012 JULY QUARTERLY $185,787 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $185,428 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $360 filing-stated
- Q1 2012 APRIL QUARTERLY $35,238 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $35,189 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $49 filing-stated
- YE 2011 YEAR-END $55,840 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $55,812 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $28 filing-stated
- Q3 2011 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $13,887 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $13,877 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10 filing-stated
- Q2 2011 JULY QUARTERLY $32,740 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $32,734 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
- Q1 2011 APRIL QUARTERLY $43,548 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $43,227 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $321 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).
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 38% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 61%; other sources made up 1%.
Individuals (itemized) $303K · 38% Organizations & PACs $489K · 61% Other sources $9K · 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: $303,018 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $801,608
| From individuals (itemized) | $303,018 |
| Unitemized small donations | $1,325 |
| From organizations and PACs | $488,602 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $8,663 |
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 →
67% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (33% from inside).
Tennessee $260,500 Out of state $531,120
- Washington, DC $243K31%
- Memphis $211K27%
- New York, NY $27K3%
- Alexandria, VA $22K3%
- Nashville $14K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $35K
- Other out-of-state $240K
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).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Dec 2012. Peak $134,743 in Oct 2012. Spending peaked at $230,761 in Oct 2012.
Raised Spent
Contributions
512 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 6 additional smaller donors contributed $650 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CSX Corporation Good Government Fund | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Machinists Non Partisan Pol League of the Int L As | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Enterprise Holdings INC Political Action Committ | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Co | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| United Transportation Union Utu Transportation P | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Federal Express Political Action Committee | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Uaw V Cap Uaw Voluntary Community Action Prog | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Co | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Att INC Federal Political Action Committee Att | 7 | $9,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 512 donors by total.
Dates
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 766 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Malmo | 6 | $123,949.43 | |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign | 9 | $75,200.00 | |
| Kieloch Consulting | 19 | $70,000.00 | |
| Diamond Printing | 20 | $57,461.74 | |
| Marek, John | 22 | $46,276.06 | |
| Winning Connections, Inc. | 2 | $43,748.22 | |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | 5 | $37,030.02 | |
| Rick Maynard | 34 | $32,189.90 | |
| Directfx | 6 | $30,619.72 | |
| Justin Benjamin | 24 | $17,614.95 | |
| Stephanie Dunavant | 34 | $15,373.09 | |
| Patriot Signage | 3 | $14,430.06 | |
| NGP Software Inc. | 7 | $13,650.00 | |
| Smith Sign & Lighting | 7 | $13,313.03 | |
| Dabney Ring | 20 | $11,400.00 | |
| Derek Haire | 16 | $9,762.67 | |
| Loeb Properties | 12 | $8,202.09 | |
| Caroline Todd | 11 | $8,000.00 | |
| Mister Company, LLC | 9 | $7,573.78 | |
| Jesse Miller | 5 | $7,007.50 | |
| Aaron Robinson | 23 | $6,552.00 | |
| Marsha Harris Gray | 24 | $6,517.50 | |
| Milton Smith | 19 | $6,432.70 | |
| Shea Conaway | 10 | $5,249.55 | |
| Birchett & Associates | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Carmen Johnson | 8 | $4,764.88 | |
| Land, Jeffrey | 9 | $4,431.84 | |
| Jon Paul Hataway | 18 | $4,132.70 | |
| Comcast | 10 | $3,993.07 | |
| Commercial Bank & Trust Company | 26 | $3,883.77 | |
| Ceren, Pete | 2 | $3,475.00 | |
| David Plunk | 6 | $3,397.44 | |
| Champion Awards | 2 | $3,246.01 | |
| Pugh, Christopher | 15 | $3,232.27 | |
| Eisenstatt, Michael | 8 | $2,835.18 | |
| Sun, David | 6 | $2,770.83 | |
| Johnny's Half Shell Restaurant | 7 | $2,731.00 | |
| Mehdian, Sheerin | 6 | $2,729.17 | |
| Brian Love | 8 | $2,602.03 | |
| American Express | 5 | $2,527.08 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Janet Reynolds | 9 | $2,243.95 | |
| Sam's Club | 14 | $2,170.25 | |
| Tri-State Defender | 2 | $2,019.21 | |
| Friends of Eric Stewart | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Gregory Grant Dbagreater Memphis Democratic Club | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Howard Bermann for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Conyers for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Sonoma Restaurant | 3 | $1,838.75 | |
| W T Emerson | 2 | $1,645.00 | |
| John Harvey Consulting | 2 | $1,600.00 | |
| Lawson, John | 5 | $1,556.28 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | 3 | $1,485.00 | |
| Flanagan, Hallie | 5 | $1,302.77 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 2 | $1,293.00 | |
| Visa | 12 | $1,255.50 | |
| National Democratic Club | 2 | $1,168.93 | |
| Franseen, Jeane | 3 | $1,125.03 | |
| Just for Lunch | 1 | $1,121.00 | |
| Bistro Bis | 1 | $1,066.50 | |
| W Millar Catering | 3 | $1,062.00 | |
| Caritas Restaurant | 1 | $1,051.00 | |
| WBBP | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Cheapspirititems.Com | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Memphis Flyer | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Farris Bobango | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Spirit Supply Store | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Friends of Charlie Wilson | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Shelli Yoder for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Enyart for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Carol Shea-Porter for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Cheri Bustos | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Mark Critz for Congress Committee | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Horsford for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Mark Murphy for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| McNerney for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Pace for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Christie Vilsack for Iowa | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Betty Sutton for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Dan Maffei | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Nolan for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Patrick Murphy for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jesse Jackson Jr for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Berkley for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Central BBQ | 1 | $983.25 | |
| Germantown Insurance Agency | 2 | $963.90 | |
| Office Max | 13 | $933.94 | |
| The Henry Turley Company | 1 | $839.00 | |
| Shell Gas Station | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Page, Chaffin & Riggins Insurance | 1 | $738.00 | |
| Star Catering | 2 | $714.00 | |
| McKing Enterprises | 2 | $690.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 1 | $653.00 | |
| U S Post Office | 9 | $600.50 | |
| Courtyard Marriott Research Park | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Carter, Lexie | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Holiday Deli and Ham | 2 | $596.98 | |
| One & Only BBQ | 1 | $589.95 | |
| Constant Contact | 12 | $570.00 | |
| Katie Holland | 4 | $546.31 | |
| C Street Investments | 1 | $540.00 | |
| Southbrook Mall Properties | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Paul Shaffer for City Council | 1 | $500.00 | |
| House Gift Shop | 1 | $482.00 | |
| Busybeaver.Net | 1 | $470.43 | |
| The Corkscrew Wine & Spirits | 2 | $451.77 | |
| Strategic Healthcare | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Lenny's | 2 | $436.50 | |
| Windows Catering | 1 | $428.00 | |
| 2 | $382.00 | ||
| Kroger | 5 | $379.45 | |
| Mk Catering | 1 | $355.00 | |
| Uptech Computer | 2 | $324.25 | |
| La Prima Catering | 1 | $305.64 | |
| Griffin, Leon | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Republic Services | 1 | $285.00 | |
| Alexandria Pastry Shop | 1 | $278.00 | |
| Cafe Society | 1 | $275.00 | |
| Campaignpros | 1 | $273.60 | |
| Local Gastropub | 1 | $264.00 | |
| Reddy Ice | 1 | $262.20 | |
| LSG Memphis Work Ethic Inc. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Union Realty | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Charlie's Wine & Spirits | 1 | $248.96 | |
| M & M Everwhat Appliances | 1 | $243.50 | |
| Teds Bulletin | 1 | $214.00 | |
| Foozi Restaurant | 1 | $202.11 | |
| A S Barboro | 1 | $190.72 | |
| Office Depot | 1 | $105.58 | |
| 1&1 Internet, Inc. | 3 | $93.00 | |
| FedEx Office | 3 | $92.10 | |
| The Rendezvous | 1 | $85.19 | |
| The Home Depot | 1 | $72.08 | |
| Cohen, Steve | 1 | $50.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 685 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every payment.
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 $193,076 24%
- Contributions & donations $137,450 17%
- Advertising & media $133,396 17%
- Printing & mail $108,958 14%
- Fundraising & events $94,307 12%
- Other $43,563 5%
- Consulting & professional services $28,743 4%
- Field & voter contact $26,926 3%
- Office & operations $25,438 3%
- Travel $10,663 1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2012 Late | $806,345.84 | $800,407.20 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2012 | $838,858.38 | $806,345.84 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2012 Late | $906,076.76 | $838,858.38 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 | $918,141.60 | $906,076.76 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2012 | $940,499.55 | $918,141.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 | $1,046,271.83 | $940,499.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 | $934,215.71 | $1,046,271.83 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2011 Late | $922,640.24 | $934,215.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2011 | $851,769.46 | $922,640.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2011 | $807,863.21 | $851,769.46 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2011 | $788,848.25 | $807,863.21 | Source ↗ |