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Ty Cobb — 2008 Tennessee House, District 64 campaign

Tennessee House, District 64 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 64 · totals since Jan 16, 2008

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$110,351
includes $18,278 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$218
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$87,424
Donors
106
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2008 reported receipts $23,429
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $32,843
Q3 2008 reported receipts $25,289
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $12,876
Q2 2008 reported receipts $5,874
Q1 2008 reported receipts $10,040
Reported receipts $110,351
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $5,874 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $10,040 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
Receipts
$110,351
Spent
$87,424

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 51% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $34K · 31%Organizations and PACs, itemized $57K · 51%Unitemized contributions $18K · 17%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $56,750 ÷ Reported receipts: $110,351
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,000
Individuals, itemized $34,323
Organizations and PACs, itemized $56,750
Unitemized contributions $18,278
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $5,874 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $10,040 filing-stated

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 →

$660average gift
$450median gift
52individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
21%
4%
$200–1K
56%
32%
$1K–5K
21%
50%
$5K+
2%
15%

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: 52
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $34,323
Median gift $450
Individual donors 52
Source filings:

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

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 96 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 11 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,348 and their names are withheld.

96 named donors 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
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 3 $2,500.00
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
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 4 $2,218.00
Mike Turner 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: Q4 2008 filing Report 27229
Pre-General 2008 Amended $25,989.59 $8,008.34 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25557
Q3 2008 Amended $19,067.26 $25,989.59 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25570
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $9,314.00 $19,067.26 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 25569
Q2 2008 Amended $10,040.00 $9,314.00 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22055
Q1 2008 $0.00 $10,040.00 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20350