Chaz Molder
Won the nomination 17,729 votes · 40.51% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Aug 17, 2026 · source: FEC
3 of 3 expected reports filed
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 | $1,085,805 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $2,277 |
| Total spent | $1,088,082 |
- 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 $185,917 derived
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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
CSVShowing 1463 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 83 additional smaller donors contributed $7,403 total.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,469 donors by total on this page — sorting and search cover these top rows. Download the full list (CSV) for every donor.
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 ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $8,000.00 | |
| RWT Productions LLC | 1 | $6,102.86 | |
| Hutchinson, Paige ↺ donor $500.00 | 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 ↺ donor $3,500.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Saccheri, Chris ↺ donor $3,500.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Barinaga, Marcia ↺ donor $3,500.00 ⇄ 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 ↺ donor $7,000.00 ⇄ 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 ↺ donor $5,862.96 ⇄ 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, Lillias Dale ↺ donor $7,000.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Johnston, William ↺ donor $7,000.00 ⇄ 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 ↺ donor $933.34 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $833.34 | |
| Merrill, Katherine ↺ donor $1,937.79 ⇄ 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 ↺ donor $1,307.60 ⇄ 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 ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 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 ↺ donor $220.78 ⇄ 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 ↺ donor $3,600.00 ⇄ 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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12P 2026 | $1,556,521.02 | $1,482,195.91 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $1,274,174.92 | $1,556,521.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $977,977.07 | $1,274,174.92 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2025 Late | $763,872.22 | $977,977.07 | Source ↗ |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
| Q3 2025 | $0.00 | $763,872.22 | Source ↗ |