James Torino — 2026 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign
2026 U.S. Representative, District 9 · totals since Jan 1, 2025
Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 6, 2026 · source: FEC
8 filings · Q1 2025–Q3 2026
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 →
41% 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 59%.
Largest part: loans (line 13), 78% of receipts on these reports.
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 →
67% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (33% from inside).
- Durham, NC $2K13%
- Glen Cove, NY $2K13%
- Brentwood $2K12%
- Alpharetta, GA $2K12%
- Nashville $2K11%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2025 – Sep 2026. Peak $3,750 in Mar 2025. Spending peaked at $52,665 in Jul 2026.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 22 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $125 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| James Hurt | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Donald Torino | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Eileen F Eneberg | 1 | $1,750.00 |
| Susan Doughty | 3 | $1,250.00 |
| Alberto Garcia Includes In-Kind ↺ paid $518.60 | 3 | $1,019.60 |
| Lawrence Crane Moscowitz | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Steve Kass | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Patricia Appel | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Richard White | 2 | $550.00 |
| Ron Sellers | 1 | $500.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 359 Group | 14 | $19,381.56 | |
| Torino, James A ↺ donor $1.00 | 4 | $12,600.00 | |
| Ford, Justin | 1 | $6,000.00 | |
| Neptune Politics | 2 | $4,618.04 | |
| Rv Share | 2 | $4,356.09 | |
| Caballero, Steve | 2 | $4,296.11 | |
| Bales & Co Consulting | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| River Inn of Harbor Town | 14 | $3,825.24 | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Downtown | 8 | $3,428.70 | |
| Printing Etc | 7 | $3,404.87 | |
| Telisa Franklin Media & Marketing | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 2 | $2,550.00 | |
| Directfx Ms | 1 | $2,373.66 | |
| Robinson, Aaron | 3 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bales and Co Consulting | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Fisher, Renee | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| Hamilton, Trina | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| Heard, Vanessa | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| McMahan, Lakita | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| Scales, Taylre | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| Shalunda, Shaundra | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| Tyson, Aubrie | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| Wilburn, Dorthy | 3 | $1,890.00 | |
| Rodgers, Patricia | 3 | $1,750.00 | |
| Tennessee Kurdish Community Council | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| 34 | $1,382.69 | ||
| Wlok Radio | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Actblue | 46 | $893.39 | |
| Microsoft | 18 | $889.78 | |
| Stockton Strategic Services | 1 | $850.00 | |
| Maury County Democratic Party | 2 | $850.00 | |
| Grace By Design | 1 | $810.06 | |
| Lift Down | 2 | $790.00 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Mailchimp | 8 | $658.48 | |
| Attune | 2 | $615.81 | |
| Dillard, Kristin | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Hubspot | 16 | $586.99 | |
| Kwam | 1 | $525.00 | |
| Garcia, Alberto ↺ donor $1,019.60 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $518.60 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $504.80 | |
| Points of View Photography | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Justmymemphis | 1 | $499.00 | |
| Hp Customs and Crafts | 2 | $458.85 | |
| Davidson County Democrats | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Ring Central | 1 | $427.24 | |
| The B's Tees | 1 | $421.17 | |
| United States Postal Service | 2 | $376.00 | |
| Copycats Printing | 3 | $363.71 | |
| Stoney River Steakhouse | 1 | $361.58 | |
| Buyshade | 1 | $345.00 | |
| Hilton Garden Inn | 1 | $329.35 | |
| Ebay | 1 | $329.24 | |
| Rotordev LLC | 3 | $325.00 | |
| Intuit | 7 | $307.75 | |
| Christopher A Pugh II Centrer | 1 | $300.00 | |
| The Lobbyist | 1 | $298.48 | |
| Attune Insurance | 1 | $289.65 | |
| Storybrook Farms Eatery | 1 | $285.85 | |
| Trader Joe's | 1 | $272.26 | |
| Simon's | 1 | $263.74 | |
| Jim's Place Grille | 1 | $249.72 | |
| Columbia McCreary | 1 | $243.44 | |
| Hampton Inn | 1 | $243.33 | |
| WJJM | 2 | $235.25 | |
| Company Distilling | 1 | $164.25 | |
| J Woods Sports Bar | 1 | $141.02 | |
| Canva | 1 | $120.00 | |
| First Watch | 1 | $58.32 | |
| Tugs Casual Grill | 1 | $51.87 | |
| Truist | 4 | $45.00 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$100,000.00 in loan balances 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (James Torino) | Candidate loan | Feb 11, 2026 | $100,000.00 | $12,600.00 | $87,400.00 |
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 Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $48,528.66 | $3,405.68 | Source: Q3 2026 filing |
| 12P 2026 | $71,827.46 | $48,528.66 | Source: 12P 2026 filing |
| Q2 2026 | $99,685.12 | $71,827.46 | Source: Q2 2026 filing |
| Q1 2026 | $3,233.88 | $99,685.12 | Source: Q1 2026 filing |
| YE 2025 | $4,030.14 | $3,233.88 | Source: YE 2025 filing |
| Q3 2025 | $3,886.64 | $4,030.14 | Source: Q3 2025 filing |
| Q2 2025 | $3,423.95 | $3,886.64 | Source: Q2 2025 filing |
| Q1 2025 | $0.00 | $3,423.95 | Source: Q1 2025 filing |