Bud Hulsey — 2024 Tennessee House, District 02 campaign
2024 Tennessee House, District 02 · totals since Jan 16, 2023
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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q4 2024
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 →
$56,319
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$40,125
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,400. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$31,810
Donors
42
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 79% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $9K · 21%Organizations and PACs, itemized $32K · 79%
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 →
81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).
Tennessee $32,375 Out of state $7,750
- Nashville $14K36%
- Brentwood $8K19%
- Bristol $5K11%
- Washington, DC $3K7%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
- Other out-of-state $5K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2023 – Dec 2024. Peak $10,300 in Oct 2024. Spending peaked at $5,000 in Jun 2023.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 41 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $75 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| The Bipartisan Network PAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Donald Thompson | 1 | $1,800.00 |
| Spencer C Patton | 1 | $1,800.00 |
| Miriam E Thompson | 1 | $1,800.00 |
| Tennessee Veterinary PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $1,500.00 |
| Build TN Housing | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Go Netn PAC | 2 | $1,250.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsack, Samantha | 6 | $5,497.50 | |
| House Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Burton, Kerri | 8 | $4,735.00 | |
| Ragan, John | 1 | $3,300.00 | |
| Republicans of Kingsport | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| WPWT Radio | 4 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennesseans for Life | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lundberg, Jon | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hill, Timothy | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Capitol Commission | 2 | $845.00 | |
| Pucketts Restaurant | 1 | $796.16 | |
| Raper, Kevin D. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Grills, Rusty | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Bobo, Chad | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Casa for Kids | 1 | $500.00 | |
| TN Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sullivan Co Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Richey, Bryan Andrew | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Nelson, Laura | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Plaques Etc | 1 | $410.63 | |
| Blackburn TN Victory Fund | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Committee To Elect James Phillips | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Friends of the Archives | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Golden Corral | 1 | $214.57 | |
| Founders Assembly | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Home Trust Bank | 1 | $85.00 | |
| Johnson City Firefighters | 1 | $56.00 | |
| Bristol Republicans | 1 | $20.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$2,400.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander for Senate | Other lender | — | $2,400.00 | $0.00 | $2,400.00 |
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 Bud Hulsey’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $18,571 58%
- Consulting & professional services $10,233 32%
- Fundraising & events $1,011 3%
- Advertising & media $1,000 3%
- Office & operations $585 2%
- Printing & mail $411 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 2024 | $57,141.67 | $56,319.17 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119157 |
| Pre-General 2024 | $48,791.67 | $57,141.67 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 117489 |
| Q3 2024 | $47,666.67 | $48,791.67 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116360 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 | $50,816.67 | $47,666.67 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 114747 |
| Q2 2024 | $53,067.30 | $50,816.67 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113398 |
| Q1 2024 Amended | $54,617.30 | $53,067.30 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113438 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $41,623.03 | $54,617.30 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 113439 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended | $48,004.03 | $41,623.03 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109063 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2025.
Contributions and spending
Net contributions (cash) $3,250 · Spent $19,825 · 4 donors 3 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Mid-Year 2026
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build TN Housing PAC | NASHVILLE, TN 37219 | — | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | NASHVILLE, TN 37206 | — | $1,000.00 |
| John Rose | HICKMAN, TN 38567 | US House of Representatives | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee TELPAC | MCMINNVILLE, TN 37110 | — | $250.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Commission | DONATIONS | $1,100.00 | 05/27/2026 |
| Burton, Kerri | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | $800.00 | 05/01/2026 |
| Nash PAC | DONATIONS | $500.00 | 04/27/2026 |
| Committee To Elect John Gentry | DONATIONS | $1,000.00 | 04/06/2026 |
| Burton, Kerri | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | $800.00 | 01/16/2026 |
| Casa for Kids | DONATIONS | $500.00 | 12/19/2025 |
| WPWT Radio | ADVERTISING | $200.00 | 11/18/2025 |
| Capitol Commission | DONATIONS | $1,100.00 | 10/30/2025 |
| WPWT Radio | ADVERTISING | $200.00 | 10/23/2025 |
| Burton, Kerri | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | $775.00 | 10/22/2025 |
| 11 more expenditures not shown | |||
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Year 2026 | $43,944.17 | $39,744.17 | Source: Mid-Year 2026 filing Report 126328 |
| Year-End 2025 | $49,319.17 | $43,944.17 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 122695 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $56,319.17 | $49,319.17 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 120161 |