Federal campaign records cover 2000–2026. Totals are shown as filed with the Federal Election Commission; this lane does not assign per-filing reconciliation verdicts.
Chaz Molder — 2026 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2026 U.S. Representative, District 5
Won the nomination 17,729 votes · 40.51% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Aug 17, 2026 · source: FEC
5 filings · Q3 2025–Q2 2026
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $1,482,196 filing-stated
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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $2,270,235 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $126,010 |
| Transfers from affiliated committees | $21,870 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $11,375 |
| Funds raised | $2,429,490 |
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $100,819 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $89,797 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $11,022 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $596,270 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $515,080 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $51,165 filing-stated
- Transfers from affiliated committees $21,870 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $8,156 filing-stated
- Q1 2026 APRIL QUARTERLY $535,347 derived
- YE 2025 YEAR-END $401,419 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $373,142 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25,059 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $3,219 filing-stated
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- Q3 2025 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $795,635 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $756,870 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $38,765 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $1,091,805 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $2,845 |
| Total spent | $1,094,649 |
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $177,994 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $177,757 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $237 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $381,267 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $380,154 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,113 filing-stated
- Q1 2026 APRIL QUARTERLY $317,642 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $317,056 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $586 filing-stated
- YE 2025 YEAR-END $192,484 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $191,917 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $568 filing-stated
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- Q3 2025 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $25,263 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $24,921 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $341 filing-stated
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).
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 →
6% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 94%.
Why this number?
The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.
| Itemized individual contributions | $2,045,964 |
| Unitemized small donations | $126,010 |
Individuals gave 84% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 9%.
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.
| From individuals (itemized) | $2,045,964 |
| Unitemized small donations | $126,010 |
| From organizations and PACs | $224,271 |
| Transfers from other committees | $21,870 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $11,008 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $11,375 |
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 →
76% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (24% from out of state).
- Nashville $935K41%
- Columbia $328K14%
- Washington, DC $138K6%
- Memphis $103K5%
- Franklin $84K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $277K
- Other out-of-state $407K
Why this number?
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).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $591,570 in Sep 2025. Spending peaked at $177,512 in Jul 2026.
Contributions
1,463 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 83 additional smaller donors contributed $7,403 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Lawson | 2 | $14,000.00 |
| Pam Fitzhugh | 2 | $14,000.00 |
| Tina Adams | 1 | $14,000.00 |
| Cory Brown | 1 | $14,000.00 |
| Ryan Durham | 1 | $14,000.00 |
| Mica Fleming | 1 | $14,000.00 |
| Larry Keele | 1 | $14,000.00 |
| Richard T Matthews | 1 | $14,000.00 |
| Daniel McEwen | 1 | $14,000.00 |
| Benton G McKnight | 1 | $14,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 1,465 donors by total.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 2,226 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic Strategies, LLC | 13 | $230,176.96 | |
| Impact Research, Inc. | 3 | $138,300.00 | |
| Triumph Strategies | 12 | $124,442.02 | |
| GPS Impact Inc. | 5 | $69,139.10 | |
| Singh, Jasmine | 29 | $53,256.46 | |
| Actblue Technical Services | 73 | $52,108.19 | |
| Human Capital Management LLC | 67 | $45,536.35 | |
| Williams, Samantha | 26 | $42,328.52 | |
| Commoncentsconsulting, LLC | 9 | $34,650.00 | |
| Numero | 50 | $27,458.97 | |
| Jones Mandel Inc. | 2 | $25,119.30 | |
| Bass Berry & Sims PLC | 9 | $23,636.47 | |
| King, Owen | 13 | $20,193.60 | |
| Black Market Strategies, LLC ▨ may be sample ballot | 1 | $20,000.00 | |
| The Frost Group LLC | 4 | $16,684.79 | |
| Integrated Solutions: Political | 11 | $15,157.14 | |
| Zinc Collective LLC | 1 | $15,000.00 | |
| Rivers Edge Solutions | 1 | $15,000.00 | |
| Turney, Kerrie | 6 | $11,364.85 | |
| Ph Strategies, LLC | 4 | $10,000.00 | |
| Hutchinson, Paige | 1 | $8,000.00 | |
| RWT Productions LLC | 1 | $6,102.86 | |
| Hutchinson, Paige | 1 | $6,000.00 | |
| RWT Production LLC | 1 | $5,487.74 | |
| American Press Inc. | 9 | $4,625.23 | |
| PCS Marketing Group, LLC | 3 | $4,544.37 | |
| Dope Media LLC | 2 | $3,820.00 | |
| Needle and Grain Design Co. | 6 | $3,631.63 | |
| Saccheri, Anna ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Saccheri, Chris ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Barinaga, Marcia ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Marriott International | 8 | $2,810.21 | |
| Childishart Photography | 1 | $2,750.00 | |
| White, Dee | 1 | $2,606.85 | |
| Bo Mitchell for Congress | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party-Federal | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Democracy Engine LLC | 18 | $1,938.25 | |
| Carter, Michael ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,935.00 | |
| Nothing Something Everything Studio | 1 | $1,900.00 | |
| Grassroots Analytics, Inc. | 4 | $1,750.00 | |
| Gda Wins, LLC | 1 | $1,679.94 | |
| Scruggs, Seth | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Service Providers Alliance LLC | 2 | $1,477.85 | |
| 7 | $1,404.88 | ||
| Delta Airlines | 3 | $1,219.00 | |
| Walton, Leigh ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,175.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 3 | $1,090.59 | |
| Hilton Worldwide | 1 | $1,063.84 | |
| Southeast Egg Hunt & Festival | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Johnston, William ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Johnston, Lillias Dale ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| The Music Bed LLC | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Airbnb Corporate | 1 | $901.09 | |
| Amalgamated Bank | 7 | $896.50 | |
| Henley, Donald ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $833.34 | |
| Merrill, Katherine ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $764.52 | |
| The Rendezvous | 2 | $725.29 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $657.40 | |
| Suggs, Antonio | 1 | $640.00 | |
| United Airlines | 2 | $600.80 | |
| Oath Corporation | 8 | $587.57 | |
| Lee, Clay ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $507.60 | |
| True Blue Analytics LLC | 1 | $500.00 | |
| BTC Properties TN LLC (C/O Innago LLC) | 1 | $496.10 | |
| Blue Star Security, LLC Dba Associated Protective Service | 1 | $480.00 | |
| Jamie Raskin for Congress | 1 | $373.26 | |
| Southern Exposure LLC | 1 | $360.00 | |
| Needle & Grain Design Co. | 1 | $356.69 | |
| Mangrum Enterprises | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Lowe's Corporation | 2 | $335.48 | |
| City of Belle Meade | 1 | $307.50 | |
| Maitra, Gabriella Correa Goswami | 2 | $304.76 | |
| The Event Helper | 1 | $296.00 | |
| Bliss, Nathaniel | 2 | $293.05 | |
| Puckett's Franklin | 1 | $271.13 | |
| Helou, Gracie | 1 | $263.20 | |
| American Airlines | 1 | $260.39 | |
| The Tennessee Tribune | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Printing Etc. | 1 | $246.58 | |
| Uber | 1 | $245.23 | |
| Montgomery County Democratic Party | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Capitol Theatre | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Martins Bar-B-Que Joint | 1 | $237.76 | |
| DCCC ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $220.78 | |
| Tractor Supply Co | 1 | $204.86 | |
| Key Acquisition Partners, LLC | 1 | $169.00 | |
| Chapman, Ryan | 1 | $138.52 | |
| League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $100.00 | |
| Balaje, Ajay Sriram | 1 | $41.56 | |
| Flavin, Kennedy | 1 | $34.64 | |
| Stripe Inc. | 2 | $7.98 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Chaz Molder’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $448,898 41%
- Advertising & media $273,785 25%
- Staff & payroll $170,258 16%
- Office & operations $113,415 10%
- Printing & mail $27,449 3%
- Other $23,070 2%
- Contributions & donations $15,521 1%
- Travel $11,161 1%
- Fundraising & events $8,249 0.8%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.