Bill Lee — 2022 Governor campaign
2022 Governor · totals since Jan 16, 2019
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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Q4 2022
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: individuals, itemized, 78% of receipts on these reports.
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$68,102. Shares are of the $7,145,958 before it.
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 →
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 →
84% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (16% from out of state).
- Nashville $2.1M29%
- Brentwood $593K8%
- Knoxville $402K6%
- Memphis $372K5%
- Franklin $355K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $2.2M
- Other out-of-state $1.2M
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Jan 2023. Peak $697,250 in Nov 2020. Spending peaked at $3,238,312 in Oct 2022.
Contributions
The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 1,957 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| H G Hill Realty PAC | 5 | $25,400.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 4 | $25,400.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 4 | $25,400.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC ↺ $2,100.00 refunded | 5 | $25,400.00 net $27,500.00 gross |
| Great Public Schools PAC | 4 | $25,400.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $25,400.00 |
| CoreCivic PAC | 2 | $25,400.00 |
| Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) PAC | 2 | $25,400.00 |
| Focus PAC Inc. | 2 | $25,400.00 |
| Gresham Smith PAC | 2 | $25,400.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advictory LLC | 7 | $3,271,200.00 | |
| Kaegi Resources | 12 | $891,881.78 | |
| Imge LLC | 14 | $429,929.76 | |
| Storytellers LLC | 2 | $285,153.00 | |
| Graham Advisors LLC | 24 | $239,353.76 | |
| Leverage Public Strategies LLC | 16 | $215,626.98 | |
| Strategic Perception Inc. | 7 | $205,801.89 | |
| Troy Brewer CPA Inc. | 49 | $189,000.00 | |
| The Tarrance Group | 3 | $154,595.00 | |
| Maseng Communications | 16 | $125,026.13 | |
| Topping, David | 29 | $102,350.17 | |
| Anedot Inc. | 54 | $91,031.79 | |
| Strategy Management | 7 | $83,999.50 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 11 | $78,883.72 | |
| Tennessee Press Association | 1 | $75,150.00 | |
| Music City Tents | 5 | $72,327.03 | |
| Logicom | 7 | $61,823.85 | |
| Imageworks Printing and Design | 18 | $43,843.54 | |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 2 | $32,500.00 | |
| Hilton Inn Franklin | 4 | $30,963.69 | |
| Kristen Winston | 5 | $30,741.59 | |
| Createsend.Com | 41 | $28,916.89 | |
| Douglas, Samuel | 18 | $28,907.96 | |
| Wright, Hollace | 18 | $27,503.77 | |
| Yes On 1 Committee | 1 | $25,000.00 | |
| Bobo, Chad | 16 | $21,932.82 | |
| Hagemeyer, Forrest | 16 | $21,329.27 | |
| My Campaign Store | 5 | $20,918.03 | |
| Tennessee Residence Household | 7 | $20,411.44 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party - State | 3 | $20,000.00 | |
| Overton, Jacob | 14 | $19,969.07 | |
| Harrison, Demarco | 12 | $19,360.22 | |
| Fazlullah, Abtahi | 14 | $18,491.63 | |
| Puckett's | 2 | $18,173.85 | |
| Liberty Party Rentals | 2 | $17,645.11 | |
| Fulcrum Intel | 3 | $17,480.00 | |
| Twelve Thirty Club | 1 | $17,454.07 | |
| Hub International | 2 | $17,358.00 | |
| Whiteboard | 6 | $16,773.25 | |
| Howell, Guadalupe | 27 | $16,687.37 | |
| I360 LLC | 10 | $15,356.60 | |
| Rj Young | 5 | $14,955.71 | |
| Idonate Pro | 37 | $14,700.00 | |
| Event Works | 1 | $14,097.83 | |
| Martinez, Angela | 16 | $13,199.99 | |
| Winred | 19 | $12,993.82 | |
| Metro Self Storage | 36 | $12,983.77 | |
| Comcast ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 42 | $12,944.39 | |
| 190 Personnel LLC | 2 | $12,000.00 | |
| Sargent's Fine Catering | 2 | $11,240.00 | |
| Renaissance Nashville Hotel | 2 | $11,140.25 | |
| Walker Public Affairs | 2 | $11,000.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 30 | $10,542.23 | |
| Dickinson Wright | 2 | $10,384.00 | |
| Hard Data LLC | 2 | $10,200.00 | |
| Wp Engine | 35 | $10,150.20 | |
| Crouch, Garrett | 15 | $10,065.68 | |
| Tractor Supply | 4 | $9,815.39 | |
| Devaney, Christopher | 1 | $9,500.00 | |
| Victory Phones | 1 | $8,850.00 | |
| American Airlines | 23 | $8,754.71 | |
| Printers Press | 3 | $8,430.16 | |
| Mountain, Rose | 10 | $8,353.04 | |
| Parking Management Co. | 4 | $8,088.25 | |
| Crichton Group | 1 | $7,978.00 | |
| Halo Branded Solutions | 2 | $7,479.64 | |
| Mansfield, Peter | 14 | $6,588.72 | |
| Anthony, Luke | 2 | $6,500.00 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 51 | $6,362.13 | |
| Tennessee State Museum Foundation | 1 | $6,000.00 | |
| Sodexo, Inc. | 1 | $5,737.65 | |
| The Concierge Group | 1 | $5,400.00 | |
| K2 & Co | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| U-Haul | 8 | $4,969.87 | |
| Victory Enterprises | 1 | $4,891.00 | |
| Cool Springs Wine and Spirits | 3 | $4,674.16 | |
| Murphy, Bobbie | 1 | $4,583.34 | |
| Niknejad, Tony | 1 | $4,423.73 | |
| Royal Restrooms of Tennessee | 4 | $4,386.61 | |
| Holly's Gourmets Market and Cafe | 1 | $3,969.11 | |
| Yeti | 2 | $3,840.38 | |
| Delta Airlines | 8 | $3,752.80 | |
| Gateway Tire and Service Center | 2 | $3,742.73 | |
| Dream Events and Catering | 1 | $3,726.33 | |
| Mailchimp | 16 | $3,682.95 | |
| Belmont University | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Factory At Franklin | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Federation of Republican Women | 2 | $3,500.00 | |
| Atmos Energy | 39 | $3,311.76 | |
| McGehee, Holli | 1 | $3,300.00 | |
| Sherrell, Paul | 1 | $3,200.00 | |
| Martinez, Jennifer | 2 | $3,166.67 | |
| Box, Weston | 4 | $3,061.18 | |
| Perry, Kimberly | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Cruey, Caleb | 1 | $2,750.00 | |
| Harris, Blake | 1 | $2,747.78 | |
| Antica Posta | 1 | $2,688.77 | |
| Baker, Jason | 2 | $2,658.74 | |
| Leadership Solutions LLC | 1 | $2,593.73 | |
| Tipton, Horace | 1 | $2,590.90 | |
| Amazon Marketplace | 10 | $2,554.36 | |
| TPK Branding | 1 | $2,500.11 | |
| Hull, Brandon | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Arnold, Laine | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Suite Hop | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Middle Tennessee Electric | 14 | $2,443.24 | |
| Ticketmaster | 1 | $2,430.29 | |
| Byrge, Emily | 1 | $2,394.90 | |
| Simply Living Life | 1 | $2,368.20 | |
| Williamson County Republican Party ↺ donor $11,000.00 | 4 | $2,360.00 | |
| Kayne Prime | 2 | $2,337.77 | |
| Uber | 12 | $2,256.99 | |
| E3 Chophouse | 2 | $2,207.38 | |
| The Tin Roof | 1 | $2,189.96 | |
| Tennessee Dept of Labor | 3 | $2,140.12 | |
| Volunteer Traditions | 2 | $2,021.13 | |
| Marriott Fairfield Cleveland | 1 | $2,007.98 | |
| Hannah, Julie | 1 | $2,004.65 | |
| Hall Strategies ↺ donor $4,600.00 | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| United States Post Office | 15 | $1,956.78 | |
| Goldner Associates | 1 | $1,941.58 | |
| Southern SKY Event Lighting and Draping | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Southern Events | 1 | $1,793.30 | |
| Sperry's Restaurant | 1 | $1,790.56 | |
| Impressive Printing LLC | 2 | $1,691.46 | |
| Ice, Hannah | 1 | $1,523.29 | |
| Hill, Robert | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Marriott Fairfield Jackson | 1 | $1,475.70 | |
| Cooper, C. Jade | 1 | $1,475.20 | |
| Bader, Jessica | 1 | $1,474.96 | |
| Dekalb Communications | 4 | $1,474.88 | |
| Kroger | 8 | $1,459.05 | |
| Grand Hyatt | 2 | $1,452.26 | |
| Sheraton - Dallas | 3 | $1,449.94 | |
| Eley, Butch | 2 | $1,442.22 | |
| Taylor Hill | 1 | $1,414.52 | |
| Tractor Supply - Collierville | 1 | $1,391.59 | |
| Mountain City Club | 1 | $1,363.44 | |
| Drury Inn and Suites | 1 | $1,335.18 | |
| Take Hold Printing | 1 | $1,316.61 | |
| Capital Grille Memphis | 1 | $1,274.59 | |
| Ashwood, Elizabeth | 1 | $1,253.33 | |
| Richardson, William A. | 1 | $1,232.33 | |
| Red Carpet Storage | 6 | $1,175.00 | |
| Westin-New York | 1 | $1,159.14 | |
| Darby, Jessica | 1 | $1,131.89 | |
| Domain Listings | 4 | $1,092.00 | |
| Sinemas | 2 | $1,088.01 | |
| Winters, Darren | 2 | $1,055.00 | |
| Fairmont Hotel | 4 | $1,045.72 | |
| Locke, Anne | 1 | $1,022.57 | |
| Rock Paper Scissors | 1 | $1,002.02 | |
| Tennessee Young Republicans | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Craig Morris and King Cotton | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tuttle, Ian | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Care Centers MGMT Consulting | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Walgreens ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 3 | $981.67 | |
| Little Cancun On the Go | 1 | $975.90 | |
| Quill Company | 5 | $967.04 | |
| United Airlines | 4 | $951.00 | |
| Valet Guys of Knoxville | 1 | $883.77 | |
| Etch Restaurant | 1 | $845.31 | |
| Publix | 2 | $825.79 | |
| Federal Express | 7 | $762.14 | |
| Bogie's Custom Coatings LLC | 2 | $750.48 | |
| Thompson Nashville | 1 | $750.03 | |
| Jones Snider, Lisa | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Ritz Carlton Lodge Greensboro Ga | 1 | $675.47 | |
| Eric's Rentals | 1 | $669.26 | |
| The Home Depot | 3 | $653.02 | |
| Four Seasons Hotel | 1 | $644.80 | |
| The Joseph | 1 | $619.09 | |
| Atlantic Worldwide Ground Transpo | 3 | $612.68 | |
| Alpha Graphics | 1 | $608.29 | |
| Executive Residence | 1 | $602.60 | |
| Hoge, Peyton | 3 | $600.00 | |
| Sova Food, Inc. | 1 | $593.59 | |
| Jw Marriott Houston | 2 | $580.93 | |
| Leslie, Garcia | 1 | $575.00 | |
| Tennessee Valley Fair | 1 | $555.00 | |
| Lakeside Tavern | 1 | $541.56 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 1 | $538.49 | |
| Ashe's Wines and Spirits | 1 | $526.32 | |
| Omni Louisville | 2 | $508.61 | |
| Three Oak Group LLC | 1 | $498.18 | |
| Marriott | 1 | $489.82 | |
| Franklin Water and Wastewater Dept | 4 | $489.00 | |
| Hyatt Regency - Chicago | 2 | $466.98 | |
| Lincoln Restaurant | 1 | $462.80 | |
| Noe, Randy | 2 | $452.20 | |
| Hillwood Village | 1 | $452.03 | |
| Flower Mart By Sunrise | 1 | $451.08 | |
| Pour Guys | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Jw Marriott Nashville | 1 | $441.47 | |
| Enterprise Rentals Atlanta | 1 | $433.56 | |
| Avis - West Palm Beach | 1 | $418.74 | |
| T. U. Parks Construction | 1 | $395.12 | |
| Sheraton Nashville | 1 | $392.18 | |
| Fairmont Hotels Washington Dc | 1 | $387.86 | |
| Williamson County Gop | 1 | $380.00 | |
| FedEx Office | 2 | $370.50 | |
| Tennessee Conservatives PAC | 1 | $352.86 | |
| Best Western - Nashville | 1 | $333.47 | |
| Hampton Inn | 1 | $331.71 | |
| Dailpad | 6 | $330.83 | |
| Office Depot | 1 | $328.23 | |
| Nippers Embroidery | 1 | $324.86 | |
| Newell, Brandon | 1 | $320.85 | |
| Hilton Washington Dc Capitol Hill | 1 | $309.22 | |
| Marriott East Memphis | 2 | $305.85 | |
| Marriott | 1 | $299.28 | |
| Four Points By Sheraton | 1 | $294.90 | |
| Home Depot - Hwy 70 | 2 | $292.81 | |
| Grand Hyatt Atlanta | 1 | $291.30 | |
| Ritz Carlton | 1 | $279.68 | |
| Storage Rentals of America | 1 | $277.00 | |
| Blooms By the Box | 1 | $275.82 | |
| Candlewood Suites | 1 | $257.97 | |
| Bobby Van's Grill | 1 | $256.05 | |
| Kimpton Aertson | 1 | $253.00 | |
| Tennessee College Republican Committee | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bramer, Lexi | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Memphis Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Chicago Chop House | 1 | $249.10 | |
| Maury County Republican Party PAC | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Marriott-Dallas | 1 | $224.85 | |
| Residence Inn By Marriott | 1 | $223.76 | |
| Doubletree | 1 | $223.76 | |
| St. Regis Deer Valley Marriott | 1 | $223.75 | |
| Hattie B's | 2 | $223.56 | |
| Sonesta Hotel | 1 | $220.33 | |
| Marriott Marquis Washington | 1 | $219.00 | |
| Red Spirits | 1 | $214.52 | |
| Office Max | 1 | $207.44 | |
| Drury Plaza - Downtown Nashville | 1 | $200.96 | |
| Garrett, Jim | 1 | $200.00 | |
| McNabb, Gary | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Brick Top's | 1 | $199.15 | |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | 1 | $196.63 | |
| Snow Country Limousine | 1 | $195.00 | |
| Hermitage Hotel | 1 | $192.91 | |
| City Blue Print, Inc. | 1 | $174.69 | |
| Peak Business Solutions Inc. | 1 | $173.71 | |
| Enterprise Rentals | 1 | $168.81 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | $156.65 | |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites | 1 | $152.94 | |
| Imprint Plus | 1 | $152.78 | |
| Jefferson County Boys and Girls Club | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Wayne County Republican Party | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Mason, John | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Loveless Cafe | 1 | $147.73 | |
| Moxy Hotel - Memphis | 1 | $147.45 | |
| Pogo's Wine & Spirits | 1 | $146.01 | |
| Mapco Station | 1 | $143.00 | |
| Music Express La | 1 | $142.40 | |
| Cooper Trooper Foundation | 1 | $137.00 | |
| Hobby Lobby Franklin | 1 | $136.81 | |
| Conrad Washington Dc | 1 | $134.80 | |
| Epb Utilites | 1 | $130.32 | |
| Music City Center | 1 | $127.67 | |
| Garden District | 1 | $126.21 | |
| Frothy Monkey | 2 | $125.09 | |
| Cachepot Florist | 1 | $123.88 | |
| Courtyard Marriott | 1 | $121.57 | |
| Grainger County Tomato Festival | 1 | $120.73 | |
| Fairlane Hotel | 1 | $120.70 | |
| Godaddy.Com | 1 | $120.64 | |
| Michaels | 1 | $119.43 | |
| Tuxedo Wine & Spirits | 1 | $113.23 | |
| Dillard's | 1 | $108.65 | |
| Mpix | 1 | $103.15 | |
| Waldo's | 1 | $103.01 | |
| Palm Restaurant | 1 | $102.80 | |
| Giovanni Ristorante | 1 | $102.70 | |
| Jimmy Kelly's | 1 | $98.66 | |
| The Breakers | 1 | $69.98 | |
| Michaels Brentwood | 1 | $55.95 | |
| Cardmember Services | 1 | $53.94 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$10,166,000.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Bill Lee) | Candidate loan | — | $10,166,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 | $9,166,000.00 |
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 Bill Lee’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $3,626,916 47%
- Consulting & professional services $1,270,661 17%
- Fundraising & events $890,816 12%
- Office & operations $508,507 7%
- Printing & mail $454,652 6%
- Other $399,606 5%
- Field & voter contact $186,092 2%
- Travel $121,938 2%
- Staff & payroll $120,490 2%
- Contributions & donations $84,592 1%
Loans
| Lender | Amount | Date Received | Outstanding | Repaid |
|---|
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $375,465.34 | $82,621.34 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 106766 |
| Pre-General 2022 | $3,516,828.01 | $375,465.34 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105621 |
| Q3 2022 | $4,378,078.02 | $3,516,828.01 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104288 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 | $4,458,345.23 | $4,378,078.02 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102332 |
| Q2 2022 | $4,635,189.61 | $4,458,345.23 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100136 |
| Q1 2022 | $4,996,907.14 | $4,635,189.61 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98401 |
| Year-End 2021 | $2,383,055.26 | $4,996,907.14 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96150 |
| Mid-Year 2021 | $2,053,676.20 | $2,383,055.26 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 94580 |
| Year-End 2020 Amended | $551,776.47 | $2,053,676.20 | Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 96382 |
| Mid-Year 2020 | $684,091.98 | $551,776.47 | Source: Mid-Year 2020 filing Report 88387 |
| Year-End 2019 Amended | $331,165.10 | $684,091.98 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 96992 |
| Mid-Year 2019 | $1,775,417.08 | $331,165.10 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83454 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2023.
Contributions and spending
Net contributions (cash) $7,535 · Spent $103,773 · 10 donors 4 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Year-End 2024
Includes $121 net contributions (cash) not itemized below.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | SPRINGDALE, AR 72762 | — | $2,500.00 |
| Check 2018 Voided Uncleared | TIPTONVILLE, TN 38079 | — | $1,906.08 |
| Uncleared Check 2018 Voided | BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 | — | $1,758.20 |
| Jeffrey Presley | GERMANTOWN, TN 38138 | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Uncleared Contribution 2018 Voided | NASHVILLE, TN 37205 | — | $250.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmember Services | BANK FEES | $137.83 | 01/13/2025 |
| Metro Self Storage | STORAGE | $708.00 | 01/13/2025 |
| Pinnacle Bank | BANK FEES | $78.00 | 01/05/2025 |
| Pinnacle Bank | BANK FEES | $78.00 | 12/04/2024 |
| Pinnacle Bank | BANK FEES | $30.00 | 12/02/2024 |
| Pinnacle Bank | BANK FEES | $128.00 | 11/29/2024 |
| Intuit | DUES / SUBSCRIPTIONS | $228.34 | 11/26/2024 |
| Cardmember Services | BANK FEES | $25.00 | 11/18/2024 |
| Metro Self Storage | STORAGE | $354.00 | 11/18/2024 |
| Pinnacle Bank | BANK FEES | $128.00 | 10/30/2024 |
| 124 more expenditures not shown | |||
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2024 | $13,326.78 | $12.85 | Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 119529 |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $10,085.68 | $13,326.78 | Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 114326 |
| Year-End 2023 | $62,655.84 | $10,085.68 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110357 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended | $82,621.34 | $62,655.84 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109850 |