Brett A. Giannini — 2026 Tennessee House, District 81 campaign

Tennessee House, District 81 Republican

2026 Tennessee House, District 81

Won the nomination 4,387 votes · 57.23% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 30, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

3 filings · Pre-Primary 2026–Q2 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 →
$4,138
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 →
$34,326
includes $1,126 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 →
$1,653
goods or services
Total Spent
$30,187
Why this number?
Donors
47
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
53%
$19,200 of $35,979 raised, including in-kind · $200 donated, $19,000 loaned
Out-of-State
0.9%
$300 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 $14,000
Candidate's own contributions $200
Loans received $19,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,126
Raised (cash) $34,326
From each filing:
  • Pre-Primary 2026 Amendment $10,396 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $146 filing-stated
    • Loans $9,000 derived
  • Q2 2026 Initial $5,110 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $560 filing-stated
  • Q1 2026 Initial $18,820 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,200 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $420 filing-stated
    • Loans $10,000 derived

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 $30,187
Total spent $30,187
From each filing:

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: $300 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $35,979
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $300
Raised incl. in-kind
$35,979
Spent
$30,187

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 53% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 39%, organizations and PACs 3%, with 5% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $19K · 53% Individuals $14K · 39% Organizations & PACs $1K · 3% Other sources $2K · 5%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $19,200 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $35,979
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $19,200
From individuals $14,126
From organizations and PACs $1,000
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,653

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 →

$283average gift
$200median gift
46individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
41%
15%
$200–1K
54%
63%
$1K–5K
4%
22%
$5K+
0%
0%
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: $13,000 ÷ Individual donors: 46
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $13,000
Median gift $200
Individual donors 46

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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $13,700 Out of state $300
  • Covington $5K36%
  • Atoka $4K29%
  • Brighton $2K11%
  • Memphis $1K9%
  • Munford $1K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $800
  • Other out-of-state $300
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: $300 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $14,000
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $300

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2026 – Jul 2026. Peak $7,300 in Mar 2026. Spending peaked at $11,270 in Jul 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,900 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 39 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Richard Kelley 2 $1,900.00
Lee Wallace Includes In-Kind 5 $1,250.00
Memphis Police Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Fadi Khattar 1 $1,000.00
Voice Shots In-Kind 1 $659.00
Walker Adams 1 $500.00
Mary Gaither 1 $500.00
Paul Giannini 1 $500.00
Jeff Huffman 1 $500.00
Karen Vandergrift 1 $500.00

Expenditures

21 vendors 34 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 3 $16,133.00 53%
Sign Printz 1 $3,232.16 11%
100Signs.com 1 $3,030.00 10%
Provine, Layne 1 $1,850.00 6%
Covington Tipton Co Chamber of Commerce 3 $1,350.00 4%
South Tipton Co Chamber of Commerce 1 $750.00 2%
Town of Atoka 1 $500.00 2%
Old Town Hall 1 $500.00 2%
Lee Wallace 1 $444.00 1%
Carl Perkins Center 2 $400.00 1%

Loans

$19,000.00 in loan principal 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.

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 $19,000
Loan principal shown $19,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Brett A. Giannini) Candidate loan Feb 16, 2026 $19,000.00 $0.00 $19,000.00

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 Brett A. Giannini’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $18,017 60%
  • Advertising & media $6,767 22%
  • Contributions & donations $2,500 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,850 6%
  • Other $567 2%
  • Fundraising & events $350 1%
  • Office & operations $137 0.5%

Loans

Campaign 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $5,012.74 $4,138.44 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $9,460.81 $5,012.74 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $0.00 $9,460.81 Source ↗