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Ty Cobb — 2008 Tennessee House, District 64 campaign

Tennessee House, District 64 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 64

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2008–Q4 2008

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 →
$22,927
as of the Q4 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$110,351
includes $18,278 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$218
goods or services
Total Spent
$87,424
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
79%
$87,424 spent of $110,351 raised (cash)
Donors
109
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
1.0%
$1,000 of $110,569 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
7%
$7,700 from outside TN
Why this number?

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:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $22,927 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $91,073
Candidate's own contributions $1,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $18,278
Raised (cash) $110,351
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $23,429 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $479 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $32,843 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $23,625 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,218 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $25,289 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $21,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,039 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $12,876 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,626 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $5,874 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,150 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,524 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $10,040 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,848 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $392 filing-stated

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $85,440
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,984
Total spent $87,424
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $8,511 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,458 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $53 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $50,824 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $50,355 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $470 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $18,367 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,228 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,139 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $3,123 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,900 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $223 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $6,600 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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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: $7,700 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $110,569
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $7,700
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$110,569
Spent
$87,424

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.9% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 48%, organizations and PACs 51%.

Candidate’s own money $1K · 0.9% Individuals $53K · 48% Organizations & PACs $57K · 51%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $1,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $110,569
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,000
From individuals $52,601
From organizations and PACs $56,750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $218
Source filings:

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$648average gift
$500median gift
53individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
21%
4%
$200–1K
55%
32%
$1K–5K
23%
50%
$5K+
2%
15%
Why this number?

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $34,323 ÷ Individual donors: 53
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $34,323
Median gift $500
Individual donors 53
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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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $83,373 Out of state $7,700
  • Nashville $31K34%
  • Covington $12K13%
  • Columbia $12K13%
  • Washington, DC $8K8%
  • Nolensville $7K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $22K
  • Other out-of-state $200
Why this number?

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: $7,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $91,073
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,700
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2008 – Dec 2009. Peak $28,125 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $50,355 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,348 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 127 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
The Speaker S Fund PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 5 $7,250.00
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education 2 $5,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 2 $4,000.00
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct PAC 1 $2,500.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC 2 $2,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 4 $2,218.00
Gary Moore 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

33 vendors 51 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
E Allan Brandon LLC 3 $19,215.95 22%
House Democratic Caucus 1 $17,900.00 21%
Postmaster 4 $12,489.72 15%
The Daily Herald 3 $4,593.67 5%
Signs, PC 1 $4,591.42 5%
Cooper and Secrest Assoc 1 $4,000.00 5%
April Orange Consulting 1 $2,500.00 3%
Westmoreland, Sarge 1 $2,500.00 3%
Westmoreland, Virginia 1 $2,500.00 3%
TN Campaign Basics 1 $2,500.00 3%

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 Ty Cobb’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $56,830 67%
  • Consulting & professional services $12,200 14%
  • Advertising & media $6,928 8%
  • Fundraising & events $3,268 4%
  • Field & voter contact $2,500 3%
  • Other $2,013 2%
  • Contributions & donations $1,264 1%
  • Office & operations $437 0.6%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2008 Amended $8,008.34 $22,926.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $25,989.59 $8,008.34 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $19,067.26 $25,989.59 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $9,314.00 $19,067.26 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $10,040.00 $9,314.00 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $0.00 $10,040.00 Source ↗