Chuck Fleischmann — 2026 U.S. Representative, District 3 campaign
2026 U.S. Representative, District 3 · totals since Jan 1, 2025
Won the nomination 76,446 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 16, 2026 · source: FEC
9 filings · Q1 2025–Q3 2026
Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$4,895,445
$3,257,052 carried over
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$2,728,034
includes $6,046 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,500 refunded
Known in-kind (included in receipts) 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 →
$1,500
goods or services
Total disbursed
$1,089,641
Donors
879
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: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 62% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $1.7M · 62%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $145K · 5%Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $638K · 23%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $243K · 9%
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 →
66% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (34% from inside).
Tennessee $850,080 Out of state $1,628,835
- Washington, DC $311K13%
- Knoxville $277K11%
- Arlington, VA $106K4%
- Chattanooga $103K4%
- Alexandria, VA $99K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $471K
- Other out-of-state $1.1M
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $248,960 in Feb 2025. Spending peaked at $210,266 in Oct 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 879 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ↺ paid $1,068.48 | 3 | $15,000.00 |
| Edward Sonnenschein ↺ paid $7,000.00 | 4 | $14,000.00 |
| National Association of Realtors | 4 | $11,000.00 |
| Mark Valenti ↺ paid $3,500.00 | 3 | $10,500.00 |
| Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| BWX Technologies INC Political Action Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Osi Systems INC PAC Osi PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | 9 | $10,000.00 |
| America S Electric Cooperative PAC Oklahoma | 6 | $10,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Media Placement, Inc. | 1 | $195,878.00 | |
| Fundraising, Inc. | 41 | $162,040.00 | |
| Baker Strategies | 22 | $110,000.00 | |
| National Republican Congressional Committee | 4 | $81,439.57 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 3 | $75,444.00 | |
| Daniel Tidwell | 22 | $61,497.60 | |
| Capitol Hill Club | 30 | $38,168.40 | |
| Hill City Strategies | 22 | $30,461.27 | |
| Anchor Research LLC | 1 | $26,850.00 | |
| Winred | 273 | $24,916.56 | |
| Tennessee Department of Revenue | 6 | $23,389.50 | |
| HHM Bookkeeping Solutions | 22 | $21,844.59 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Party | 1 | $15,000.00 | |
| Weco Radio | 10 | $14,100.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 3 | $12,500.00 | |
| First National Processing | 44 | $12,309.66 | |
| Tennessee House Republican Caucus | 2 | $10,000.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 15 | $9,203.16 | |
| BBB Communications, LLC | 3 | $7,700.00 | |
| Sonnenschein, Edward ↺ donor $14,000.00 | 2 | $7,000.00 | |
| Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough, PLLC | 3 | $6,195.97 | |
| CSX TRS, LLC | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Federation of Republican Women | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Hamilton County Gop | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Regions Bank | 51 | $4,945.00 | |
| Valenti, Mark ↺ donor $10,500.00 | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| American Airlines | 7 | $3,315.47 | |
| Honoring the Sacrifice | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Salvation Army | 3 | $3,000.00 | |
| McMinn County GOP | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Sabrena 4 Commissioner | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Hilton | 1 | $2,427.93 | |
| Verizon | 18 | $2,308.13 | |
| The Congressional Institute | 1 | $2,187.84 | |
| Jericho Brass Band | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Erlanger Foundation | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Anderson County Republican Party | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Acquire Digital, LLC | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Future Farmers of America | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Carmine's Italian Restaurant | 3 | $1,952.25 | |
| Committee To Elect Gene Shipley | 1 | $1,900.00 | |
| Joe's Seafood | 1 | $1,883.23 | |
| Made for Success Publishing | 2 | $1,739.52 | |
| Westin | 1 | $1,720.33 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | $1,712.70 | |
| Democracy Engine LLC | 7 | $1,682.31 | |
| Aramark Services, Inc. | 1 | $1,625.63 | |
| Friends To Elect Jeff Eversole | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Energy Media | 2 | $1,575.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Austin Garrett | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Todd, Sean ↺ donor $7,000.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Chattanooga Area Veterans Council | 2 | $1,410.00 | |
| Carolina Country Music Festival | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| Wegmans | 3 | $1,193.40 | |
| Marriott Hotels | 1 | $1,157.73 | |
| Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants | 1 | $1,148.68 | |
| We the Pizza | 1 | $1,111.72 | |
| Capital Grille | 4 | $1,108.37 | |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ↺ donor $15,000.00 | 5 | $1,068.48 | |
| Chattanooga Armed Forces Day Committee | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| WDYN Radio | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| The Tennessee Aquarium | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Roane County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Brainerd Baptist School | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Christian Learning Center | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Gary Behler | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Feenstra for Governor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Gary Keughn | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Brooke Weaver for County Clerk | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Chip Baker | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Commissioner Highlander | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Larry L Henry | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Campbell County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gary Davis for Mayor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Young Republicans Federation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Chattanooga Kiwanis Youth | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Conservatives | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends To Elect Chip Henderson | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Founding Forward Chattanooga | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| The Inn At Christmas Place | 4 | $948.12 | |
| Hampton Inn | 4 | $933.22 | |
| The Henley Park Hotel | 1 | $926.44 | |
| Villa Castrioti Nashville | 1 | $885.69 | |
| United States Postal Service | 9 | $824.75 | |
| J Alexanders | 8 | $818.37 | |
| Oxford Performing Arts Center | 1 | $794.40 | |
| Washington Nationals Stadium | 1 | $776.25 | |
| Gulf Coast Mailing Services, LLC | 1 | $760.43 | |
| The Navy League | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Mangialardos | 4 | $671.15 | |
| Cafe Milano | 2 | $653.25 | |
| Embassy Suites | 1 | $617.31 | |
| Bradley County Republican Party | 1 | $600.00 | |
| The Union Gospel Mission | 1 | $600.00 | |
| House Gift Shop | 3 | $553.80 | |
| Gaylord Opryland Resort | 1 | $553.50 | |
| National Parks/Congressional Baseball Game for Charity | 1 | $517.50 | |
| Campiello Ristorante | 1 | $515.06 | |
| Morning Pointe Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Boston, Harry Leon III ↺ donor $7,500.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Westin Hotel | 1 | $483.00 | |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | 3 | $422.47 | |
| PayPal, Inc. | 14 | $420.00 | |
| United States Courts of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Bradley County Republican Women | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Teen Challenge | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Harland Clarke | 1 | $368.51 | |
| Hennen's Restaurant | 1 | $363.32 | |
| Doordash | 5 | $362.62 | |
| Morgan County Republican Party | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Acropolis Grill | 2 | $345.95 | |
| Verizon Wireless | 3 | $327.63 | |
| McMinn County Republican Women | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Monroe County Repulbican Women's Club | 1 | $300.00 | |
| WYSH Am 1380 | 1 | $299.00 | |
| The Prime Rib | 1 | $288.70 | |
| Valley Hotel | 1 | $286.80 | |
| Uber | 3 | $282.63 | |
| K&L Gates LLP Political Action Committee (Dc) ↺ donor $4,000.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Great Smokey Mountain Council | 1 | $250.00 | |
| The Congressional Club Museum and Foundation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Orhs John Shuey Music Scholarship | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | $200.59 | |
| City Cafe | 1 | $150.21 | |
| Hampton Inn Hotels | 1 | $131.35 | |
| Connors Steak & Seafood | 2 | $99.87 | |
| Wine Down Bistro | 2 | $97.78 |
Dates
| 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 Chuck Fleischmann’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $219,273 20%
- Advertising & media $218,717 20%
- Other $197,271 18%
- Fundraising & events $182,284 17%
- Office & operations $150,939 14%
- Contributions & donations $97,829 9%
- Travel $10,219 1.0%
- Printing & mail $1,711 0.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12G 2026 | $5,087,868.28 | $4,895,445.11 | Source: 12G 2026 filing |
| 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 2026 | $4,835,524.55 | $5,087,868.28 | Source: Q3 2026 filing |
| 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. | |||
| 12P 2026 | $4,838,423.17 | $4,835,524.55 | Source: 12P 2026 filing |
| Q2 2026 | $4,573,733.29 | $4,838,423.17 | Source: Q2 2026 filing |
| Q1 2026 | $4,148,477.98 | $4,573,733.29 | Source: Q1 2026 filing |
| YE 2025 | $4,065,775.06 | $4,148,477.98 | Source: YE 2025 filing |
| Q3 2025 | $3,904,683.45 | $4,065,775.06 | Source: Q3 2025 filing |
| Q2 2025 | $3,662,959.99 | $3,904,683.45 | Source: Q2 2025 filing |
| Q1 2025 | $3,257,052.08 | $3,662,959.99 | Source: Q1 2025 filing |