Iris Rudder — 2026 Tennessee House, District 39 campaign

Tennessee House, District 39 Republican Incumbent

2026 Tennessee House, District 39 · totals since Jan 16, 2025

Won the nomination 9,232 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

7 filings · Mid-Year 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 →
$138,186
$110,813 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 →
$65,510
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$299
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$38,137
Donors
56
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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:

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Pre-General 2026 reported receipts $6,591
Q3 2026 reported receipts $5,664
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $5,085
Q2 2026 reported receipts $1,256
Q1 2026 reported receipts $251
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $40,953
Mid-Year 2025 reported receipts $5,710
Reported receipts $65,510
From each filing:
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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 $38,137
Total spent $38,137
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Receipts
$65,510
Spent
$38,137

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, 96% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1K · 2%Organizations and PACs, itemized $63K · 96%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 3%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $62,820 ÷ Reported receipts: $65,510
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $62,820
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1,690
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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 →

72% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (28% from out of state).

Tennessee $46,070 Out of state $17,750
  • Nashville $21K33%
  • Brentwood $15K23%
  • Washington, DC $6K10%
  • Franklin $4K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $12K

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: $17,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $63,820
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $17,750

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $10,770 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $6,640 in Jun 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 57 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

57 named donors 71 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 1 $5,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $2,750.00
The Bipartisan Network PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $2,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) 1 $2,500.00
Total Wine Political Action Committee 1 $2,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $2,000.00
Phrma Tennessee PAC 2 $2,000.00
Merck Sharp Dohme LLC PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

36 vendors 49 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Republican Party 3 $5,500.00 14%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $3,000.00 8%
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 8%
Fc Educational Foundation 2 $2,500.00 7%
Marion County Republican Party 2 $2,500.00 7%
TN 4-H Foundation 2 $2,000.00 5%
Multi County Cancer Support Network 2 $2,000.00 5%
Winchester Christian Academy 2 $2,000.00 5%
Franklin County Republican Party 1 $1,250.00 3%
Christians Celebrating Gods Bounty Clini 1 $1,000.00 3%

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

  • Contributions & donations $21,800 57%
  • Other $8,618 23%
  • Office & operations $4,548 12%
  • Fundraising & events $3,071 8%
  • Advertising & media $100 0.3%

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
Pre-General 2026 $131,705.83 $138,186.33 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131156
Q3 2026 $131,641.61 $131,705.83 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130045
Pre-Primary 2026 $128,167.46 $131,641.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128654
Q2 2026 $137,127.88 $128,167.46 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127136
Q1 2026 $140,376.57 $137,127.88 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125687
Year-End 2025 Amended $108,794.08 $140,376.57 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124053
Mid-Year 2025 $110,813.05 $108,794.08 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121938