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Jason L Powell — 2024 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic

2024 Tennessee House, District 53

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 →
$123,690
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2026 TN House 53
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 →
$40,760
includes $110 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$31,333
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 →
77%
$31,333 spent of $40,760 raised (cash)
Donors
36
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
25%
$10,250 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 Amendment $123,690 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $40,650
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $110
Raised (cash) $40,760
From each filing:
  • Q4 2024 Amendment $11,250 derived
  • Pre-General 2024 Amendment $3,950 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2024 Amendment $9,010 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $10 filing-stated
  • Q2 2024 Amendment $1,050 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
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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 $31,333
Total spent $31,333
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: $10,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $40,760
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $10,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$40,760
Spent
$31,333

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 →

Individuals gave 3%; organizations and PACs gave 97%.

Individuals $1K · 3% Organizations & PACs $40K · 97%
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Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $1,110 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $40,760
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $1,110
From organizations and PACs $39,650
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 →

75% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (25% from out of state).

Tennessee $30,400 Out of state $10,250
  • Nashville $22K53%
  • Brentwood $6K16%
  • Washington, DC $4K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3K
  • Other out-of-state $7K
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: $10,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $40,650
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $10,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $6,450 in Dec 2023. Spending peaked at $5,277 in Oct 2024.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 52 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $3,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $3,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $2,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $2,000.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Total Wine Political Action Committee 1 $1,500.00
LKQ Corporation PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

61 vendors 109 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Brand Builders 4 $3,500.00 11%
House Democratic Caucus 1 $3,000.00 10%
GLYNN, Ronnie L. 2 $1,500.00 5%
Glencliff Neighborhood Association 2 $1,500.00 5%
Gloria Johnson for US Senate 2 $1,500.00 5%
Southwest Airlines 2 $1,112.53 4%
Priceline 1 $1,071.15 3%
Salinas, Gabby 1 $1,000.00 3%
Brooks, Shaundelle 1 $1,000.00 3%
McKenzie, Sam 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 Jason L Powell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $15,538 50%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,696 15%
  • Office & operations $4,345 14%
  • Other $2,353 8%
  • Travel $2,114 7%
  • Printing & mail $1,150 4%
  • Advertising & media $809 3%
  • Fundraising & events $330 1%

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 Amended $116,186.30 $123,690.35 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended $117,513.61 $116,186.30 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended $114,056.45 $117,513.61 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 $115,083.76 $114,056.45 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended $114,728.13 $115,083.76 Source ↗
Q1 2024 $118,935.77 $114,728.13 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended $109,991.34 $118,935.77 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $114,263.83 $109,991.34 Source ↗