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Steve Cohen — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 9 Democratic

2018 U.S. Representative, District 9

Campaign withdrawn

This campaign filed but withdrew, was denied, or did not qualify in its election term.

Latest filing: Year-End 2018 · Jan 11, 2019 · source: FEC

11 filings · Q1 2017–YE 2018

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 →
$1,065,860
$941,671 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 →
$526,090
includes $136 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
includes $3,907 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$407,307
Why this number?
Donors
287
285 shown  · 2 below $200
Out-of-State
77%
$407,547 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 2018 YEAR-END $1,065,860 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 $522,047
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $136
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,907
Funds raised $526,090
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $7,250 derived
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $53,683 derived
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $18,218 derived
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $61,588 derived
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $31,336 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $31,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $136 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $106,225 derived
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $41,800 derived
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $54,450 derived
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $38,873 derived
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $54,169 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $53,001 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,168 filing-stated
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $58,498 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $55,760 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2,738 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 $407,106
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $201
Total spent $407,307
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $5,485 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,324 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $161 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $80,578 derived
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $56,180 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $56,140 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $40 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $70,988 derived
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $21,995 derived
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $30,354 derived
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $30,534 derived
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $16,166 derived
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $29,090 derived
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $26,349 derived
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $39,589 derived

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: $407,547 ÷ Total raised: $526,090
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $407,547
Raised
$526,090
Spent
$407,307

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 28% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 71%.

Individuals (itemized) $148K · 28% Organizations & PACs $374K · 71%
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: $148,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $526,090
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals (itemized) $148,000
Unitemized small donations $136
From organizations and PACs $374,047
Offsets and other receipts $3,907

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 $114,500 Out of state $407,547
  • Washington, DC $198K38%
  • Memphis $82K16%
  • New York, NY $25K5%
  • Alexandria, VA $21K4%
  • Nashville $6K1%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $26K
  • Other out-of-state $164K
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: $407,547 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $522,047
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $407,547

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Dec 2018. Peak $61,025 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $135,297 in Oct 2018.

Raised Spent

Contributions

285 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 2 additional smaller donors contributed $200 total.

285 donors 436 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Enterprise Holdings INC Political Action Committ 6 $11,000.00
American Association for Justice Political Action 6 $10,000.00
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Co 2 $10,000.00
United Food Commercial Workers International Uni 2 $10,000.00
Uaw V Cap Uaw Voluntary Community Action Prog 2 $10,000.00
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Co 2 $10,000.00
Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee Fedexpac 2 $9,000.00
American Federation of State County and Municipal 4 $8,500.00
CSX Corporation Good Government Fund 2 $7,500.00
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Ac 2 $7,500.00

Expenditures

77 vendors 252 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Cont 9 $145,000.00 36%
Kieloch Consulting 18 $87,500.00 21%
Archer Malmo 3 $62,422.70 15%
Diamond Printing 4 $18,839.70 5%
NGP Software Inc. 8 $15,600.00 4%
Directfx 2 $12,981.49 3%
Rick Maynard 25 $9,647.00 2%
Self, Beanie 10 $8,950.00 2%
Acqua Al Catering 7 $5,700.30 1%
Bullfeathers 5 $4,166.60 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.

  • Contributions & donations $163,060 40%
  • Consulting & professional services $59,900 15%
  • Advertising & media $58,845 14%
  • Fundraising & events $46,726 11%
  • Other $32,430 8%
  • Printing & mail $32,361 8%
  • Office & operations $13,384 3%
  • Staff & payroll $400 0.1%

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 2018 $1,063,752.92 $1,065,859.93 Source ↗
30G 2018 $1,090,211.71 $1,063,752.92 Source ↗
12G 2018 $1,128,005.60 $1,090,211.71 Source ↗
Q3 2018 $1,137,147.28 $1,128,005.60 Source ↗
12P 2018 $1,127,805.78 $1,137,147.28 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $1,049,893.54 $1,127,805.78 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $1,038,153.73 $1,049,893.54 Source ↗
YE 2017 $998,963.76 $1,038,153.73 Source ↗
Q3 2017 $988,610.33 $998,963.76 Source ↗
Q2 2017 $961,043.38 $988,610.33 Source ↗
Q1 2017 $941,671.33 $961,043.38 Source ↗