Steve Cohen — 2016 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign
2016 U.S. Representative, District 9 · totals since Jan 1, 2015
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 2015–YE 2016
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 →
$941,671
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 →
$615,635
includes $6,983 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$291,800
Donors
335
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: PACs and other committees (line 11c), 72% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $162K · 26%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $7K · 1%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $443K · 72%
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 →
78% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (22% from inside).
Tennessee $136,570 Out of state $471,081
- Washington, DC $218K36%
- Memphis $105K17%
- New York, NY $24K4%
- Alexandria, VA $23K4%
- Nashville $8K1%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $23K
- Other out-of-state $206K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Dec 2016. Peak $84,700 in Dec 2015. Spending peaked at $44,389 in Oct 2016.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 334 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| CSX Corporation Good Government Fund | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Transport Workers Union Political Contributions Co | 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 |
| Uaw V Cap Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Federal Express Corporation PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Enterprise Holdings INC Political Action Committ | 5 | $8,500.00 |
| United Transportation Union Utu Transportation P | 5 | $7,500.00 |
| National Business Travel Association Political Act | 3 | $7,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieloch Consulting | 15 | $80,500.00 | |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Cont | 5 | $50,000.00 | |
| Archer Malmo | 4 | $41,316.00 | |
| Rick Maynard | 27 | $19,558.00 | |
| NGP Software Inc. | 8 | $15,600.00 | |
| Directfx | 4 | $10,305.42 | |
| Diamond Printing | 3 | $5,269.00 | |
| Self, Beanie | 6 | $4,800.00 | |
| Verizon Wireless/Verizon Communications INC. Polit ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 1 | $4,250.00 | |
| Dabney Ring | 5 | $4,200.00 | |
| Verizon Center Washington Dc | 2 | $3,274.10 | |
| Bistro Bis | 3 | $3,061.62 | |
| Bullfeathers | 4 | $2,469.00 | |
| Mk Catering | 2 | $2,094.00 | |
| Angie Craig for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Inn At Union League | 1 | $1,988.00 | |
| American Express | 9 | $1,936.38 | |
| Constant Contact | 23 | $1,845.00 | |
| Joe Garcia for Congress | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Marek for Memphis | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| Johnny's Half Shell Restaurant | 4 | $1,266.24 | |
| End Zone Athletics, Inc. | 1 | $1,250.00 | |
| American Airlines | 2 | $1,246.00 | |
| Sonoma Restaurant | 2 | $1,223.00 | |
| Commercial Bank & Trust Company | 14 | $1,170.74 | |
| Hyatt Hotels Baltimore | 1 | $1,150.00 | |
| The 116 Club | 1 | $1,067.59 | |
| Tennesseeyoung Democrats of America | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Metropolitan Inter-Faith Organization | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Shelli Yoder for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Brad Schneider for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bryan Caforio for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Emily Cain for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jacky Rosen for Nevada | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Luann Bennett for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Monica Vernon for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Salud Carbajal for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Terri Bonoff for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Thomas Suozzi for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rick Nolan for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $880.00 | |
| Avalon Catering | 1 | $761.00 | |
| Stanton & Greene | 1 | $738.00 | |
| Griffin, Leon | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Towns, Robert | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Takai Family Trust | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Kaye, Lawrence ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Mereda Davis Johnson | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Javier Bailey | 1 | $500.00 | |
| The Podesta Group | 1 | $495.00 | |
| W Millar Catering | 1 | $472.98 | |
| Just for Lunch | 2 | $427.88 | |
| 1&1 Internet, Inc. | 17 | $394.99 | |
| Lemoyne-Owen College | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Visa | 5 | $337.00 | |
| U S Post Office | 6 | $299.40 | |
| Fresh Connections Catering | 1 | $297.00 | |
| Sinplicity Catering | 1 | $267.00 | |
| 8 | $256.00 | ||
| Mt. Vernon Church | 1 | $250.00 | |
| House of Menzi | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jacob Church | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Memphis Building & Construction | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Strategic Healthcare | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lafayette's Music Room | 2 | $243.53 | |
| US Navy | 1 | $243.41 | |
| Centrolina | 1 | $206.00 | |
| Buster's Liquors & Wines | 1 | $183.75 | |
| Citicards | 1 | $150.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
- Fundraising & events $104,205 36%
- Contributions & donations $60,100 21%
- Advertising & media $44,284 15%
- Staff & payroll $26,852 9%
- Other $18,283 6%
- Printing & mail $14,361 5%
- Consulting & professional services $14,000 5%
- Office & operations $5,125 2%
- Travel $3,234 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 2016 | $944,808.33 | $941,671.33 | Source: YE 2016 filing |
| 30G 2016 | $958,593.20 | $944,808.33 | Source: 30G 2016 filing |
| 12G 2016 | $970,176.63 | $958,593.20 | Source: 12G 2016 filing |
| Q3 2016 | $934,851.54 | $970,176.63 | Source: Q3 2016 filing |
| 12P 2016 | $942,709.74 | $934,851.54 | Source: 12P 2016 filing |
| Q2 2016 | $840,541.19 | $942,709.74 | Source: Q2 2016 filing |
| Q1 2016 | $786,508.88 | $840,541.19 | Source: Q1 2016 filing |
| YE 2015 | $698,036.03 | $786,508.88 | Source: YE 2015 filing |
| Q3 2015 | $660,177.51 | $698,036.03 | Source: Q3 2015 filing |
| Q2 2015 | $630,729.53 | $660,177.51 | Source: Q2 2015 filing |
| Q1 2015 | $617,836.95 | $630,729.53 | Source: Q1 2015 filing |