Ty Cobb — 2010 Tennessee House, District 62 campaign

Tennessee House, District 62 Democratic

2010 Tennessee House, District 62

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2009–Year-End 2010

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 →
$6,577
as of the Year-End 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 →
$108,170
includes $10,805 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 →
$27,655
goods or services
Total Spent
$101,593
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 →
94%
$101,593 spent of $108,170 raised (cash)
Donors
102
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
8%
$11,500 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:

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 $97,365
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10,805
Raised (cash) $108,170
From each filing:
  • Q4 2009 Amendment $19,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,450 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2009 Amendment $77,020 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $67,965 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,055 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2009 Initial $11,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 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 $98,287
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,306
Total spent $101,593
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2010 Supplemental $8,750 derived
  • Mid-Year 2010 Supplemental $1,000 derived
  • Q4 2009 Amendment $21,074 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,324 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,750 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2009 Amendment $69,697 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $68,141 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,556 filing-stated
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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: $11,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $135,825
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $11,500
Raised incl. in-kind
$135,825
Spent
$101,593

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 42%; organizations and PACs gave 37%; other sources made up 20%.

Individuals $57K · 42% Organizations & PACs $51K · 37% Other sources $28K · 20%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $57,470 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $135,825
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $57,470
From organizations and PACs $50,700
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $27,655

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 →

$631average gift
$500median gift
74individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
7%
1%
$200–1K
66%
39%
$1K–5K
26%
49%
$5K+
1%
11%
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: $46,665 ÷ Individual donors: 74
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $46,665
Median gift $500
Individual donors 74

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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $85,865 Out of state $11,500
  • Nashville $36K37%
  • Sparta $11K11%
  • Washington, DC $10K10%
  • Shelbyville $6K6%
  • Cleveland $6K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $27K
  • Other out-of-state $2K
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: $11,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $97,365
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $11,500

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2009 – Oct 2010. Peak $37,765 in Sep 2009. Spending peaked at $55,404 in Sep 2009.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $475 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 119 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Democratic Caucus In-Kind 10 $22,859.73
Curtiss PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC 1 $5,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $5,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 2 $4,794.91
Odom PAC 1 $4,500.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 1 $2,500.00

Expenditures

80 vendors 160 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
E. Allan Brandon, LLC 9 $33,216.33 34%
U.S. Post Office 7 $10,529.65 11%
Capad Communications,Llc 3 $10,396.14 11%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $6,000.00 6%
Ketchum, Linda McFaden 4 $4,000.00 4%
Elk Valley Times 3 $2,162.16 2%
Shelbyville Times Gazette 3 $1,847.00 2%
The Exchange 1 $1,810.00 2%
McKinney, Tracy 6 $1,795.00 2%
Mailsource 1 $1,467.63 1%

Loans

$2,000.00 in loan principal shown. $0.00 was borrowed in this campaign; $2,000.00 was carried into these filings from an earlier period. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $2,000
Loan principal shown $2,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ty Cobb) Candidate loan Jul 9, 2009 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00

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 $45,581 46%
  • Contributions & donations $13,946 14%
  • Other $13,144 13%
  • Field & voter contact $8,843 9%
  • Advertising & media $6,098 6%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,000 4%
  • Fundraising & events $3,490 4%
  • Travel $2,379 2%
  • Office & operations $807 0.9%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Of the $2,000 lent, $0 was borrowed during the filings shown here. The other $2,000 was drawn before them and is still listed because it has not been fully repaid — so it counts as debt this campaign owes, not as money it raised.

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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
Year-End 2010 $15,326.70 $6,576.70 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2010 $16,326.70 $15,326.70 Source ↗
Q4 2009 Amended $18,050.97 $16,326.70 Source ↗
Pre-General 2009 Amended $12,728.03 $18,050.97 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2009 $0.00 $12,728.03 Source ↗