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Money
$336.4K raised, $336.4K spent, $0 cash on hand (through Jan 25, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
5.7% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 78% from Tennessee · largest committee giver CHESAPEAKE FREEDOM PAC, $5K
Outside groups
$448K supporting, $1.1M opposing Barrett
Their wordsWhat does Barrett say they will do?
Joseph Michael Barrett’s words are not shown
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MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$336.4K
$336,392
Spent
$336.4K
$336,392
Cash on hand
$0
$0
FEC filings, Jul 1, 2025 to Jan 25, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
$1.00 has been spent for every dollar raised across 4 reports ($336.4K of $336.4K). Cash on hand went from $70.2K on Sep 17, 2025 to $0 on Jan 25, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$100K$200K$300K
Sep ’25
Sep ’25
Dec ’25
Jan ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
PRE-SPECIAL 2025 through Sep 17, 2025
$241,872
$171,718
$70,154
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$75,035
$83,627
$61,562
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$18,290
$65,794
$14,057
TERMINATION REPORT 2026 through Jan 25, 2026
$1,195
$15,252
$0
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $336,392 reported receipts
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Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$299,83389%
Largest donors
Missy Chandle2 contributions, latest Aug 29, 2025 · DICKSON, TN$10,500
Rodes Hart5 contributions, latest Oct 30, 2025 · NASHVILLE, TN$4,500
Dan Reigle3 contributions, latest Oct 30, 2025 · ASHLAND CITY, TN$3,800
Mike K. AinOne contribution on Sep 15, 2025 · ATTORNEY · ASURION CORPORATION · NASHVILLE, TN$3,500
Olin BakerOne contribution on Jul 21, 2025 · ATTORNEY · BAKER LAW GROUP · MC EWEN, TN$3,500
Norman BoboOne contribution on Sep 16, 2025 · RETIRED · FRANKLIN, TN$3,500
Daniel CaulkinsOne contribution on Sep 2, 2025 · RETIRED · DECATUR, IL$3,500
Jo CaulkinsOne contribution on Sep 2, 2025 · RETIRED · DECATUR, IL$3,500
John Clark2 contributions, latest Oct 30, 2025 · DICKSON, TN$3,500
William O. Cooley3 contributions, latest Oct 30, 2025 · WEST PALM BEACH, FL$3,500
Joe CrailOne contribution on Sep 16, 2025 · EXECUTIVE · WESTERN MUTUAL · IRVINE, CA$3,500
Linda HayesOne contribution on Jul 16, 2025 · RETIRED · DICKSON, TN$3,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 259 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $283.4K.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$18,4865.5%
The 3 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 4 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $11K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$18,0735.4%
Total reported receipts $336,392
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Jan 25, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $266,483 placed by state
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under $8.3K
$8.3K+
$33.3K+
$75K+
$133.4K+
none
Outlined: Tennessee, home state
Home state and away
Tennessee 78%TN 78%Elsewhere 22%
78% of the money placed by state came from inside Tennessee: $208.4K of $266.5K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Tennessee home223 contributions · 78%
$208,362
Illinois8 contributions · 5.8%
$15,370
Wyoming4 contributions · 3%
$8,000
Texas8 contributions · 2%
$5,350
Florida
Money from groups, by interest $1,585,129
What the committees giving to Barrett’s campaign or spending on ads about Barrett are: a company or industry, a union, a cause, a party or politician. Money from individual donors is not included.
For Barrett $447,990
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$448KTap a slice
On the Republican side by their own words, their main funder, or a published source a reviewer cites. A group with one cause is filed under that cause instead.Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.$436.1K97%
Groups for voting rights, LGBTQ rights, criminal-justice change and the interests of tribal nations.Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.$10K2.2%
Committees that state no purpose of their own and get half or more of their money from one person who gave $1 million or more. The person is named beside the committee.$1.9K0.4%
Against Barrett $1,137,138
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$1.1MTap a slice
$810.7K71%
$312.4K27%
$14K1.2%
Outside spending $8,625,642 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
Who stands behind the outside spending: the people and organizations its money traces to
Who stands behind the outside spending $8.5M traced back through the groups that spent it
Each group that spent in this race is followed to where its own money came from, and what it spent is split by those shares: a group whose money was 60% one person's counts as 60% of its spending theirs. Of what traced, 46% to named individuals, 29% to organizations, 14% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 0.6% to committees nothing more could be followed from, 11% not itemized in the filings.
People and organizations the race's outside spending traces to
Name
Amount
Jeff YassPerson · Managing Director, Susquehanna International GRP · behind School Freedom Fund and Club for Growth Action and 1 more
$1M
American Prosperity AllianceOrganization · behind Conservatives for American Excellence Inc.
$603K
Kenneth GriffinPerson · Founder & CEO, Citadel · behind American Patriots PAC and Conservatives for American Excellence Inc.
$549.3K
American Opportunity ActionOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Your Community PAC and HMP
$385.3K
House Majority ForwardOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind HMP
$296.2K
What the payments were for $301,381 itemized
The campaign also refunded $28,431 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
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Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$136,23245%
Filed as
DIGITAL AND STREAMING ADVERTISEMENT$100,000
TEXT ADVERTISING AND PRINTING$11,296
RADIO ADVERTISING$11,115
TEXT MESSAGE ADVERTISING$5,582
AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION$4,500
VIDEO PRODUCTION$2,000
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT$1,740
Paid to
Arena Mail and Digital
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Arena Mail and Digital2 payments · 30% of all spending
$100,000
High Ground Strategies LLC11 payments · 12% of all spending
$39,247
Redhorse Advisors LLC2 payments · 9.1% of all spending
$30,495
Belmares, Leonard10 payments · 6.7% of all spending
$22,381
Williams, Drew8 payments · 4.8% of all spending
$16,198
Washington, Nathan7 payments · 4.3% of all spending
$14,528
Goal Post Sporting Goods LLC2 payments · 2.3% of all spending
$7,619
Usps3 payments · 2.2% of all spending
$7,566
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
EndorsementsWho does Barrett’s campaign say backs them?
Not read yet
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BallotWhen is Barrett on the ballot?
Unconfirmed match. This filing was tied to the ballot entries below by surname alone, because the filed forename does not appear on the ballot. They may belong to someone else with the same surname.
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
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4 contributions · 1.9%
$5,061
North Carolina6 contributions · 1.9%
$5,000
California2 contributions · 1.7%
$4,500
South Carolina2 contributions · 1.7%
$4,500
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 15 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 78 contributions · 31% of ranked
$88,204
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 25 contributions · 10% of ranked
$28,635
DT Mccall & Sons2 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$7,000
Belmont University2 contributions · 2.3% of ranked
$6,500
Brookside Properties3 contributions · 2% of ranked
$5,500
HomemakerWritten instead of an employer · 4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$4,100
Cesari Mckenna LLP1 contribution · 1.3% of ranked
$3,643
Clark Heating And Cooling1 contribution · 1.3% of ranked
$3,643
Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($18,073) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 78 contributions · 31% of ranked
$88,204
Owner22 contributions · 13% of ranked
$35,708
Attorney11 contributions · 5.2% of ranked
$14,561
Real Estate6 contributions · 3.7% of ranked
$10,500
President8 contributions · 3.5% of ranked
$9,750
Real Estate Broker4 contributions · 3.3% of ranked
$9,248
Executive3 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$7,000
Professor2 contributions · 2.3% of ranked
$6,500
Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($18,073) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Groups that state a purpose on school policy: school choice, public schools or charter schools.Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.
On the Republican side by their own words, their main funder, or a published source a reviewer cites. A group with one cause is filed under that cause instead.
Groups set up for one candidate or one race: no parent organization, and 80% or more of their spending on that race, for a candidate, against their rival, or both. A group that is part of an older organization (a trade, union or caucus PAC, or a party leaders’ super PAC shell) stays in its own place even when it spends on one race, and one that has spread across races is filed by its side.
“Proposed” marks money from groups whose place is not yet reviewed by a person. Each group is placed by its filings and its own words, never by which party it backs. Every interest · How groups are placed
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$7,040,514 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Barrett’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Barrettunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
Richard UihleinPerson · CEO, Uline · behind Club for Growth Action
$191.7K
Paul SingerPerson · Co-CEO & President, Elliott Investment Management · behind Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. and American Liberty Foundation
$172.4K
Foris DAX, Inc.Organization · behind Maga Inc.
$131.6K
Friends of Joe GrutersOrganization · behind Conservatives for American Excellence Inc.
$125.1K
Townsend SIX Corp.Organization · behind Patriotic Fund, Inc.
$124.5K
Diane HendricksPerson · Chairman, Hendricks Holding Co Inc. · behind Maga Inc.
$112.8K
American Liberty Action FundOrganization · behind American Liberty Foundation
$112.3K
Read for the 20 largest groups of 35, 99% of the $8.6M spent. Shares are of what each group received, not a record of which dollar went where; an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail; a person who gave by more than one route is counted once here. It shows who stood behind the money, not what it was for.
$100,000
High Ground Strategies LLC$16,878
Cumulus - Nashville$7,440
Williams, Luke$6,500
Patriot Consulting$3,675
The Keenan Group, Inc$1,740
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$66,41122%
Filed as
GOTV CONSULTING$24,228
CAMAPIGN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$19,400
ACCOUNTING AND COMPLIANCE SERVICE$7,420
ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING$6,500
LEGAL SERVICES$5,364
GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING$3,500
Paid to
Belmares, Leonard$19,400
Washington, Nathan$14,528
Williams, Drew$9,700
Rightway Compliance LLC$7,420
Gould, Tabitha$6,500
Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC$5,364
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$56,66719%
Filed as
MAIL PRODUCTION AND POSTAGE$30,495
SIGNS$12,150
POSTAGE$7,566
LOGISTICAL DEPLOYMENT OF YARD SIGNS$2,456
PRINTING$1,745
REPAIR SERVICE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY CAMPAIGN SIGN$1,167
SIGN INSTALLATION SUPPLIES$1,087
Paid to
Redhorse Advisors LLC$30,495
High Ground Strategies LLC$16,249
Usps$7,566
Michaels Plumbing$1,167
Tractor Supplies$738
Lowes$349
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$15,1785%
Filed as
TELETOWN HALL$5,000
CAMPAIGN HATS AND T-SHIRTS$4,153
CAMPAIGN APPAREL$3,466
CAMAPIGN T-SHIRTS$835
PALM CARDS$722
ELECTION NIGHT PARTY ENTERTAINMENT$450
CAMPAIGN CAR MAGNETS$440
REIMBURSED EXPENSES$112
Paid to
Goal Post Sporting Goods LLC$7,619
Campaignhq$5,000
Allegra Print and Imaging$1,162
Turtleson LLC$835
Facepainting and Balloon Fun by Devona$450
Gould, Tabitha$112
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$11,5313.8%
Filed as
REIMBURSED MILEAGE$5,682
REIMBURSED TRAVEL-MILEAGE$2,449
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT$2,345
REIM. TRAVEL-MILEAGE$1,022
REIMBURSED TRAVEL EXPENSES$33
Paid to
Williams, Drew$6,498
Belmares, Leonard$2,688
High Ground Strategies LLC$2,345
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$5,7411.9%
Filed as
PROCESSING FEE$4,908
EVENT FEE$833
Paid to
WinRed Technical Services LLC$4,908
Dickson County Fair$415
Town of Kingston Springs$311
1ST Tuesday Nashville$108
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$5,2841.7%
Filed as
ELECTION NIGHT PARTY CATERING$1,976
FUNDRAISING EVENT$1,606
EVENT SECURITY$1,200
REIM. EVENT SUPPLIES AND TECH EQUIP (ITEMIZATION BELOW THREHOLD)$293
EVENT SUPPLIES$209
Paid to
Linita's Catering and Food Truck$1,976
Westhaven Residents Club$1,030
Puckett's Restaurant$576
Alexander, Rick$400
Mckenzie, Christian$400
Thaxter, Aussie$400
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$2,5800.9%
Filed as
DATABASE SOFTWARE$2,305
WEBSITE SERVICES$276
Paid to
Aristotle$2,305
High Ground Strategies LLC$276
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$2,5000.8%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEE$2,500
Paid to
Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account$2,500
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$1,2570.4%
Filed as
ELECTION NIGHT PARTY EQUIPMENT RENTAL$770
FOOD AND BEVERAGE$279
OFFICE SUPPLIES$208
Paid to
Volunteer Part Rentals LLC$770
Kroger$279
Office Depot$208
Total itemized disbursements $301,381
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Jan 25, 2026.
All 123 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.