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Chris Todd — 2024 Tennessee House, District 73 campaign

Tennessee House, District 73 Republican

2024 Tennessee House, District 73

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 →
$147,686
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2026 TN House 73
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 →
$280,680
includes $2,860 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 →
$10,422
goods or services
Total Spent
$278,688
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 →
99.2%
$278,688 spent of $280,680 raised (cash)
Donors
297
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.1%
$171 of $291,102 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
5%
$14,500 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:
  • Q4 2024 Initial $147,686 filing-stated

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 $277,649
Loans received $171
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,860
Raised (cash) $280,680
From each filing:
  • Q4 2024 Initial $21,160 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $21,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2024 Initial $3,250 derived
  • Q3 2024 Amendment $28,250 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2024 Initial $31,449 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,849 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $600 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2024 Amendment $148,450 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $146,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,650 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2023 Amendment $47,800 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $47,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $600 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2023 Supplemental $150 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $171 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $278,688
Total spent $278,688
From each filing:
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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: $14,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $291,102
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $14,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$291,102
Spent
$278,688

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 0.1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 52%, organizations and PACs 44%, with 4% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $171 · 0.1% Individuals $151K · 52% Organizations & PACs $130K · 44% Other sources $10K · 4%
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: $171 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $291,102
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $171
From individuals $151,009
From organizations and PACs $129,500
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $10,422
Source filings:

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 →

$670average gift
$400median gift
221individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
1.0%
0.1%
$50–200
16%
2%
$200–1K
50%
26%
$1K–5K
32%
68%
$5K+
0.5%
3%
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: $148,149 ÷ Individual donors: 221
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $148,149
Median gift $400
Individual donors 221
Source filings:

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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $263,149 Out of state $14,500
  • Jackson $109K39%
  • Nashville $76K27%
  • Humboldt $10K4%
  • Brentwood $10K3%
  • Medina $5K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $54K
  • Other out-of-state $15K
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: $14,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $277,649
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $96,600 in Jun 2024. Spending peaked at $90,559 in Jul 2024.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,449 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 342 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) Includes In-Kind 4 $13,000.00
Citizens for Home Rule PAC 2 $8,250.00
Jackson Clinic Political Action Committee 2 $7,000.00
TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm Tfalac 3 $6,500.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC 3 $6,000.00
Holland Knight Tennessee PAC 4 $6,000.00
MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) 1 $5,000.00
Build TN Housing 2 $5,000.00
Housing Industry PAC 2 $4,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 3 $4,200.00

Expenditures

76 vendors 189 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Target Enterprises LLC 2 $60,000.00 22%
Mango Marketing 7 $49,036.40 18%
Art and Copy Partners 18 $45,868.04 16%
Locked On Strategies 3 $17,000.00 6%
Gipper 4 $16,700.00 6%
Todd for A Better Tennessee PAC 1 $11,150.00 4%
Kandid Printing & Mailing 5 $11,087.04 4%
TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm. (Tfalac) 2 $7,750.00 3%
Grace Media Group 2 $7,420.00 3%
Conquest Communications Group 2 $5,475.00 2%

Loans

$170.94 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 $171
Loan principal shown $171
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Chris Todd) Candidate loan — $170.94 $0.00 $170.94

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

  • Advertising & media $95,014 34%
  • Consulting & professional services $76,126 27%
  • Printing & mail $54,915 20%
  • Contributions & donations $26,958 10%
  • Office & operations $9,838 4%
  • Fundraising & events $9,289 3%
  • Travel $4,622 2%
  • Other $1,926 0.7%

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
Q4 2024 $141,838.81 $147,686.15 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 $140,136.84 $141,838.81 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended $174,443.60 $140,136.84 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 $210,168.80 $174,443.60 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended $164,548.58 $210,168.80 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Amended $171,260.78 $164,548.58 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended $139,021.26 $171,260.78 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 $143,388.09 $139,021.26 Source ↗