Curtis Halford — 2022 Tennessee House, District 79 campaign
2022 Tennessee House, District 79 · totals since Jan 16, 2021
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 → · 5 filings · Mid-Year 2021–Year-End 2022
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 →
$62,934
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$11,500
Total Spent
$19,974
Donors
17
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, 84% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $2K · 16%Organizations and PACs, itemized $10K · 84%
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 →
53% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (47% from inside).
Tennessee $5,400 Out of state $6,100
- Nashville $4K38%
- Washington, DC $2K17%
- Potomac, MD $2K14%
- Philadelphia, PA $1K9%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
- Other out-of-state $2K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2021 – Jan 2023. Peak $4,100 in Dec 2021. Spending peaked at $5,647 in May 2021.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 17 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Trone | 1 | $1,600.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Gobrands INC Political Action Committee | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | 1 | $900.00 |
| Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC | 1 | $500.00 |
| Atmos Energy PAC | 1 | $500.00 |
| Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC | 1 | $500.00 |
| Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund PAC | 1 | $500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate's Kwik Stop | 22 | $5,140.73 | |
| Tennessee House Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Gibson County High School Band | 1 | $2,600.00 | |
| Martin, William Brock | 2 | $2,100.00 | |
| Todd, Christopher | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Gibson Co. Gop | 1 | $500.00 | |
| West Tennessee Regional Art Center | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Cantrell, Becky | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Herald Gazette | 3 | $300.00 | |
| Victory 93.7 | 2 | $300.00 | |
| McKenzie Shooting Sports | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Carroll County Shooting Range | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Trenton Healthcare Foundation | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Halford, Charlotte | 1 | $161.00 | |
| Weio-Fm | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Milan Mirror | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Humboldt Chronicle | 1 | $130.00 | |
| City of Yorkville | 1 | $125.00 | |
| United States Post Office | 2 | $113.00 | |
| Gibson County Imagination Library | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Cunningham, Nelson | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Milan Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Gibson County Area Chamer of Commerce | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Tri-City Reporter | 1 | $39.00 |
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 Curtis Halford’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $7,155 38%
- Other $5,350 28%
- Travel $5,141 27%
- Advertising & media $1,088 6%
- Fundraising & events $161 0.9%
- Office & operations $89 0.5%
- Printing & mail $55 0.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2022 | $65,328.73 | $62,934.09 | Source: Year-End 2022 filing Report 107299 |
| Q2 2022 | $68,388.34 | $65,328.73 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100170 |
| Q1 2022 | $69,981.62 | $68,388.34 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98492 |
| Year-End 2021 | $61,405.87 | $69,981.62 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96910 |
| Mid-Year 2021 | $71,407.66 | $61,405.87 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95002 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2023.
Contributions and spending
Net contributions (cash) $2,020 · Spent $64,955 · 1 donors 4 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Year-End 2024
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous Contributions | — | — | $2,020.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Co. Memorial Library Foundation | DONATIONS | $61,605.03 | 01/15/2025 |
| West Tennessee Strawberry Festival | DONATIONS | $80.00 | 04/17/2024 |
| Trenton Healthcare Foundation | DONATIONS | $100.00 | 01/25/2024 |
| Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church | DONATIONS | $2,020.00 | 01/15/2024 |
| Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church | DONATIONS | $100.00 | 12/16/2023 |
| Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church | DONATIONS | $500.00 | 11/12/2023 |
| Martin, William Brock | CONTRIBUTION | $500.00 | 10/11/2023 |
| Carl Perkinscenter for the Prevention Of | DONATIONS | $50.00 | 09/26/2023 |
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2024 Amended | $61,604.09 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 121090 |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $61,884.09 | $61,604.09 | Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 114158 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $62,934.09 | $61,884.09 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 112160 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended | $62,934.09 | $62,934.09 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 112158 |