Steve Cohen — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign
2018 U.S. Representative, District 9 · totals since Jan 1, 2017
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 2017–YE 2018
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 →
$1,065,860
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 →
$532,415
includes $6,461 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$408,227
Donors
285
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), 70% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $152K · 28%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $6K · 1%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $370K · 70%
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
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.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 283 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $200 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Cont | 9 | $145,000.00 | |
| Kieloch Consulting | 18 | $87,500.00 | |
| Archer Malmo | 3 | $62,422.70 | |
| Diamond Printing | 4 | $18,839.70 | |
| NGP Software Inc. | 8 | $15,600.00 | |
| Directfx | 2 | $12,981.49 | |
| Rick Maynard | 25 | $9,647.00 | |
| Self, Beanie | 10 | $8,950.00 | |
| Acqua Al Catering | 7 | $5,700.30 | |
| Bullfeathers | 5 | $4,166.60 | |
| Bistro Bis | 3 | $2,639.44 | |
| Constant Contact | 24 | $2,185.04 | |
| Actblue ↺ donor $311.66 | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Visa | 14 | $1,206.75 | |
| Mk Catering | 1 | $1,033.00 | |
| Bonner for Sheriff | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lee Harris for Mayor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cartwright for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Nevadans for Steven Horsford | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Shelby County Young Democrats | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| April 4th Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Metropolitan Inter-Faith Organization | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jacob Church | 2 | $800.00 | |
| American Express | 12 | $697.68 | |
| 1&1 Internet, Inc. | 21 | $677.44 | |
| The Monocle Restaurant | 1 | $603.80 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $562.00 | |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | 3 | $560.00 | |
| Memphis and West Tennessee Afl-Cio Central/Labor Council | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Raumesh Akbari | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Katrina Robinson for State Senate | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Randy Wadkins for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Regina Morrison for Trustee | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Robin Kelly for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Reginald Milton | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tami Sawyer for County Commission | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Leslie Cockburn for Congress ↺ donor $4,000.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Center for Independent Living | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Kappa Alpha Psi | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Tom Periello for Governor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tom Perriello for Virginia Governor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Commercial Bank & Trust Company | 11 | $477.94 | |
| Monocle On Capitol Hill | 1 | $474.00 | |
| Lemoyne-Owen College | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Salinas for Senate | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Cafe Society | 2 | $446.93 | |
| Suntrust Merchant Services | 5 | $421.46 | |
| In *Congress Catering, LLC | 1 | $418.00 | |
| Bethesda Bagels | 1 | $374.00 | |
| Creasy, Allan | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Thompson, Dwayne | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Root & Stem Catering | 1 | $331.08 | |
| Fresh Connections Catering | 1 | $319.63 | |
| London Lamar for State Legislature | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Rochelle Stevens Foundation | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Young Actors Guild | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Lowery, Mickell | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Taylor Gournet | 1 | $299.52 | |
| Joe's Liquors | 1 | $270.66 | |
| Koinonia Baptist Church | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Memphis and West Tennessee Building and Construction Trades Council, Afl-Cio | 1 | $250.00 | |
| George Boyington for TN Democratic Executive Committee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| The University of Memphis | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Whaley, Michael | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Feed the Needy | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Urban League | 1 | $250.00 | |
| The Jerry C. Johnson Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Boatner for Congress | 1 | $200.00 | |
| David Weatherspoon for District 31 | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Collins, J. Racquel | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Cambron, Dave P | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Friends of Danielle Schonbaum | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Future 901 PAC | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Mt. Moriah East Baptist Church | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Memphis Food Bank | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Baron Hirsch Congregation | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Women | 1 | $50.00 |
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.
- 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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2018 | $1,063,752.92 | $1,065,859.93 | Source: YE 2018 filing |
| 30G 2018 | $1,090,211.71 | $1,063,752.92 | Source: 30G 2018 filing |
| 12G 2018 | $1,128,005.60 | $1,090,211.71 | Source: 12G 2018 filing |
| Q3 2018 | $1,137,147.28 | $1,128,005.60 | Source: Q3 2018 filing |
| 12P 2018 | $1,127,805.78 | $1,137,147.28 | Source: 12P 2018 filing |
| Q2 2018 | $1,049,893.54 | $1,127,805.78 | Source: Q2 2018 filing |
| Q1 2018 | $1,038,153.73 | $1,049,893.54 | Source: Q1 2018 filing |
| YE 2017 | $998,963.76 | $1,038,153.73 | Source: YE 2017 filing |
| Q3 2017 | $988,610.33 | $998,963.76 | Source: Q3 2017 filing |
| Q2 2017 | $961,043.38 | $988,610.33 | Source: Q2 2017 filing |
| Q1 2017 | $941,671.33 | $961,043.38 | Source: Q1 2017 filing |