Brent Taylor — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 31 campaign
2026 Tennessee Senate, District 31 · totals since Jan 16, 2023
Won the nomination 20,657 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
10 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q3 2026
Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$46,376
$198,783 carried over
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$1,165,603
includes $298 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,020,468. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$1,347
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$297,542
Donors
391
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 51% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $236K · 20%Organizations and PACs, itemized $329K · 28%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $600K · 51%
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 →
$1,005average gift
$500median gift
235individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).
Tennessee $504,655 Out of state $59,900
- Memphis $173K31%
- Nashville $107K19%
- Germantown $56K10%
- Brentwood $43K8%
- Washington, DC $22K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $125K
- Other out-of-state $38K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Sep 2026. Peak $197,105 in Aug 2025. Spending peaked at $50,142 in Feb 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 353 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 38 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,655 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 3 | $12,000.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | 6 | $12,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 3 | $12,000.00 |
| MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) Includes In-Kind | 3 | $9,346.79 |
| Fedex Corporation PAC | 3 | $9,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $8,000.00 |
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC | 3 | $7,000.00 |
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 4 | $6,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margin of Victory Partners | 44 | $70,900.00 | |
| Southland Advantage | 3 | $42,142.40 | |
| Cygnal | 2 | $20,600.00 | |
| Vor Media LLC | 33 | $16,500.00 | |
| Republican Party of Shelby County ↺ donor $400.00 | 7 | $15,900.00 | |
| Watkins Uiberall, PLLC | 11 | $14,604.00 | |
| Schmidt, Bethany | 16 | $13,000.00 | |
| Hicks, Kristin | 7 | $9,000.00 | |
| Capitol City Research | 4 | $8,529.00 | |
| Red Dog Media | 1 | $7,020.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Anedot | 38 | $4,205.70 | |
| Navy League Memphis | 3 | $3,600.00 | |
| Delectables Catering & Co | 2 | $3,519.36 | |
| Blackburn, Marsha | 1 | $3,300.00 | |
| Patricia Possel Photography | 2 | $2,955.63 | |
| The Palm Nashville | 2 | $2,818.32 | |
| Tennessee Young Republicans | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Hatcher, Tom ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Republican Women of Purpose | 11 | $2,472.00 | |
| Gordon, Russ | 1 | $2,440.00 | |
| American Airlines | 1 | $2,219.34 | |
| Collierville Citizens Police Department | 2 | $2,002.00 | |
| Beacon Strategies | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Apple | 2 | $1,977.59 | |
| Jackson, Edward S. | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Southern Duplicating | 40 | $1,545.79 | |
| Bonner, Max | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Hotels.com | 1 | $1,431.12 | |
| Cymbal, Luke ↺ donor $250.00 | 7 | $1,137.31 | |
| Niceley, Frank | 1 | $1,041.98 | |
| Starnes, Todd | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gillespie, John | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Memphis Police Assn. PAC ↺ donor $2,500.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Elect Lundberg | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Raper, Kevin D. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hensley, Joey | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| American Express | 12 | $934.49 | |
| The Palm Restaurant | 1 | $843.43 | |
| S & S Strategies LLC | 1 | $825.70 | |
| Cymbal , Joshua | 3 | $825.00 | |
| Shelby County Republican Women | 3 | $810.00 | |
| Gray, Lasimba | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Shelby County Republican Women's Club PAC ↺ donor $250.00 | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Intercontinental Willard | 1 | $716.58 | |
| Folks Folly | 1 | $634.69 | |
| TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm. (Tfalac) ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Tennessee Federation of Republican Women | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Mark Green for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Trivia and Tapas | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Lardente | 1 | $496.23 | |
| McEwens | 1 | $452.34 | |
| Bearden Company | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Justmy Communications Corp | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Young Republicans Club | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Commercial Appeal | 2 | $298.00 | |
| Jackson, Dewayne | 2 | $275.00 | |
| St Anselm | 1 | $273.00 | |
| FedEx Office | 4 | $270.88 | |
| Mortimers | 1 | $264.37 | |
| Buckleys Grill | 2 | $255.52 | |
| Patriot Punk Network | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Shepherds Haven | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $249.60 | |
| Ymca Center for Engagement | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $219.49 | |
| Jimmy Kellys Steakhouse | 2 | $214.66 | |
| The Rendezvous Memphis | 1 | $206.52 | |
| Moondance Grille | 1 | $202.16 | |
| Khokhar, Seth | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Johnson, Jack | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Office Depot | 3 | $193.37 | |
| Firebirds | 1 | $183.69 | |
| Hueys Collierville | 1 | $179.09 | |
| Daily Memphian | 1 | $178.00 | |
| Amazon | 2 | $165.65 | |
| United States Postal Service | 3 | $165.60 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 5 | $160.00 | |
| Pucketts | 1 | $154.92 | |
| South Austin Gallery | 1 | $154.00 | |
| Jims Place Grille Collierville | 2 | $148.66 | |
| Cook Political Report | 3 | $140.00 | |
| The Memphis Business Journal | 1 | $135.00 | |
| Twitter Inc. | 1 | $126.20 | |
| Park Cafe | 1 | $97.03 | |
| Houston's | 1 | $95.33 | |
| The Perfect Bloom | 1 | $93.28 | |
| Brick Tops | 1 | $93.11 | |
| J Alexanders | 1 | $89.58 | |
| Hamiltons Bar and Grill | 1 | $79.51 | |
| American City Business Journal | 1 | $70.00 | |
| Metropolis Parking - Nashville | 2 | $69.55 | |
| Brookhaven Pub & Grill | 1 | $68.90 | |
| Eggs Up Grill | 1 | $68.50 | |
| Carrabbas | 1 | $67.10 | |
| Pep Boys | 1 | $65.16 | |
| Metropolis | 4 | $64.44 | |
| Postmaster | 1 | $63.00 | |
| Love's Travel Stops | 1 | $47.27 | |
| Tgi Fridays | 1 | $42.64 | |
| Gotprint.Com | 1 | $36.84 | |
| Downtown Neighborhood Assoc | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Pilot | 1 | $32.83 | |
| Comcast ↺ donor $4,000.00 | 1 | $24.50 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$1,020,468.00 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 (Brent Taylor) | Candidate loan | Jan 8, 2026 | $1,020,468.00 | $1,020,468.00 | $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 Brent Taylor’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $136,283 46%
- Fundraising & events $53,832 18%
- Contributions & donations $48,087 16%
- Advertising & media $17,713 6%
- Field & voter contact $14,401 5%
- Office & operations $10,234 3%
- Printing & mail $6,580 2%
- Other $6,335 2%
- Travel $4,077 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100,445.36 | $46,375.92 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128916 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $100,617.54 | $100,445.36 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127677 |
| Q2 2026 | $891,145.37 | $100,617.54 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126260 |
| Q1 2026 | $963,164.51 | $891,145.37 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125171 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $18,024.36 | $963,164.51 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124419 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $75,197.46 | $18,024.36 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121527 |
| Year-End 2024 Amended | $42,168.11 | $75,197.46 | Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 122494 |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $67,120.63 | $42,168.11 | Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 114863 |
| Year-End 2023 | $179,961.82 | $67,120.63 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110770 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended | $198,782.77 | $179,961.82 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 110124 |