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Jason L Powell — 2026 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Democratic Incumbent

2026 Tennessee House, District 53 · totals since Jan 16, 2025

Won the nomination 4,059 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 →
$117,845
$123,690 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 →
$33,797
includes $535 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$40,038
less $395 in refunds & credits → $39,643 net disbursements
Donors
30
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 $2,000
Q3 2026 reported receipts $3,000
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $4,100
Q2 2026 reported receipts $700
Q1 2026 reported receipts $12
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $23,985
Mid-Year 2025 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $33,797
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 $40,038
Total spent $40,038
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Receipts
$33,797
Spent
$40,038

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, 97% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $512 · 2%Organizations and PACs, itemized $33K · 97%Unitemized contributions $535 · 2%

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: $32,750 ÷ Reported receipts: $33,797
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $512
Organizations and PACs, itemized $32,750
Unitemized contributions $535
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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 →

65% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (35% from out of state).

Tennessee $21,600 Out of state $11,662
  • Nashville $14K41%
  • Brentwood $4K12%
  • Madison $3K8%
  • Fairfax, VA $3K8%
  • Arlington, VA $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $7K

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: $11,662 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $33,262
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $11,662
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $10,750 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $8,031 in Aug 2025.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 28 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $162 and their names are withheld.

28 named donors 33 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $3,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $3,000.00
Sports Betting Alliance 1 $2,500.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $2,000.00
Total Wine Political Action Committee 1 $2,000.00
America First Coalition PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Comm To Expand Middle Class Supported Airbnb Inc. 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Apartment PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

42 vendors 90 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Morris, Jeff 1 $5,000.00 12%
Thomas Lindsey Group 1 $3,500.00 9%
Justin Pearson for Congress 2 $2,000.00 5%
Parallel Solutions 1 $2,000.00 5%
Ouilette, Donald 2 $1,950.00 5%
Proctor, Mark 1 $1,900.00 5%
Salinas, Gabby 2 $1,900.00 5%
Fuerza Democrats Tennessee 2 $1,500.00 4%
House Democratic Caucus 1 $1,500.00 4%
Elliott, Logan 2 $1,500.00 4%

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 $18,050 45%
  • Consulting & professional services $11,820 30%
  • Office & operations $4,068 10%
  • Other $2,359 6%
  • Field & voter contact $1,600 4%
  • Travel $1,589 4%
  • Printing & mail $384 1.0%
  • Fundraising & events $100 0.3%
  • Advertising & media $67 0.2%

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 $120,344.66 $117,844.66 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131051
Q3 2026 $121,934.21 $120,344.66 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129741
Pre-Primary 2026 $121,438.16 $121,934.21 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128274
Q2 2026 $123,927.27 $121,438.16 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127150
Q1 2026 $125,560.27 $123,927.27 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125212
Year-End 2025 Amended $117,231.14 $125,560.27 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124392
Mid-Year 2025 $123,690.35 $117,231.14 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122562