Brian K Kelsey — 2022 Tennessee Senate, District 31 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 31 Republican

2022 Tennessee Senate, District 31

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 → · 9 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Year-End 2022

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 →
$197,520
as of the Year-End report
→ carried into 2026 TN Senate 31
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 →
$244,326
includes $11,876 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$3,500 refunded
Why this number?
Total Spent
$186,052
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 →
76%
$186,052 spent of $244,326 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 176 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
0.4%
$775 of $244,326 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
11%
$27,000 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $231,675
Candidate's own contributions $775
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $11,876
Raised (cash) $244,326
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2020 Supplemental $74,425 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $70,395 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,630 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2020 Supplemental $1,000 derived
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $47,650 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $46,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,250 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Supplemental $118,551 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $111,180 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $375 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,996 filing-stated
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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 $184,102
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,950
Total spent $186,052
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2020 Supplemental $42,733 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $42,586 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $147 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2020 Supplemental $17,903 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,877 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $26 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $16,244 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,978 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $266 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $13,686 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,551 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $135 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2022 Supplemental $11,964 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,778 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $186 filing-stated
  • Q2 2022 Initial $7,538 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,492 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $47 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Initial $32,574 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,103 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $471 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Supplemental $20,343 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,164 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $179 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $23,065 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,573 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $493 filing-stated

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: $27,000 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $244,326
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $27,000
Raised incl. in-kind
$244,326
Spent
$186,052

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 0.4% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 48%, organizations and PACs 52%.

Candidate’s own money $775 · 0.4% Individuals $117K · 48% Organizations & PACs $127K · 52%
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: $775 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $244,326
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $775
From individuals $116,851
From organizations and PACs $126,700

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 $204,675 Out of state $27,000
  • Nashville $72K31%
  • Memphis $64K28%
  • Germantown $21K9%
  • Brentwood $13K5%
  • Washington, DC $5K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $36K
  • Other out-of-state $22K
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: $27,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $231,675
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $27,000

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Dec 2022. Peak $51,200 in Aug 2021. Spending peaked at $23,321 in Oct 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 177 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $7,000.00
Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC 2 $6,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC 1 $5,000.00
Leigh Shockey 2 $3,200.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 1 $2,500.00
Jim Ethridge 4 $2,050.00
Housing Industry PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

24 vendors 153 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Starling Strategies 51 $105,152.55 57%
Senate Republican Caucus 1 $20,000.00 11%
Martinez, Jennifer 2 $12,245.74 7%
The Trafalgar Group LLC 1 $11,500.00 6%
Alpha Graphics 9 $8,962.40 5%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 7 $5,100.00 3%
Red State PAC 3 $4,000.00 2%
Hog Wild 2 $2,567.85 1%
Simply To Impress 2 $2,389.38 1%
Anedot 37 $2,308.89 1%

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 Brian K Kelsey’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $109,200 59%
  • Fundraising & events $29,437 16%
  • Contributions & donations $25,000 14%
  • Printing & mail $13,668 7%
  • Office & operations $6,465 4%
  • Travel $198 0.2%
  • Advertising & media $135 0.1%

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 2022 $209,484.04 $197,519.88 Source ↗
Q2 2022 $217,022.31 $209,484.04 Source ↗
Q1 2022 $253,096.72 $217,022.31 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 $154,888.74 $253,096.72 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 $175,253.96 $154,888.74 Source ↗
Year-End 2020 $143,562.17 $175,253.96 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2020 $160,457.44 $143,562.17 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 $129,051.69 $160,457.44 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $142,738.01 $129,051.69 Source ↗