Memphis

JB Smiley Jr. — 2022 Governor campaign

Governor Democratic

2022 Governor

Also ran for Shelby County Mayor on Who Funds Memphis

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 → · 6 filings · Year-End 2021–Q4 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 →
$74
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2026 Governor
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 →
$263,096
includes $39,724 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$3,550 refunded
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$24,665
goods or services
Total Spent
$261,548
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 →
99.4%
$261,548 spent of $263,096 raised (cash)
Donors
452
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
1%
$4,075 of $287,760 raised, including in-kind · $2,425 donated, $1,650 loaned
Out-of-State
13%
$36,711 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 2022 Initial $74 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $219,297
Candidate's own contributions $2,425
Loans received $1,650
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $39,724
Raised (cash) $263,096
From each filing:
  • Q3 2022 Amendment $19,571 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,996 filing-stated
    • Loans $1,425 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $31,891 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,002 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $9,889 filing-stated
  • Q2 2022 Amendment $59,954 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $51,117 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,637 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Amendment $34,670 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $29,008 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,662 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2021 Amendment $116,784 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $101,020 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $2,225 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $13,539 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $225 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $256,012
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,536
Total spent $261,548
From each filing:
  • Q3 2022 Amendment $26,985 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,161 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $824 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $25,718 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,259 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,459 filing-stated
  • Q2 2022 Amendment $58,346 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $55,093 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,252 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Amendment $44,292 derived
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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: $36,711 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $287,760
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $36,711
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$287,760
Spent
$261,548

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 83%, organizations and PACs 7%, with 9% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $4K · 1% Individuals $239K · 83% Organizations & PACs $20K · 7% Other sources $25K · 9%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $4,075 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $287,760
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $4,075
From individuals $239,477
From organizations and PACs $19,544
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $24,665
Source filings:

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$463average gift
$200median gift
431individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
47%
11%
$200–1K
42%
31%
$1K–5K
11%
53%
$5K+
0.3%
6%
Why this number?

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $199,753 ÷ Individual donors: 431
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $199,753
Median gift $200
Individual donors 431
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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $182,586 Out of state $36,711
  • Memphis $106K48%
  • Knoxville $20K9%
  • Cordova $11K5%
  • Bartlett $9K4%
  • Collierville $8K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $29K
  • Other out-of-state $37K
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: $36,711 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $219,297
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $36,711
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Sep 2021 – Sep 2022. Peak $32,959 in Sep 2021. Spending peaked at $41,330 in Sep 2021.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $21,158 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 427 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Phillip Lawson ↺ $3,300.00 refunded 4 $8,500.00 net
$11,800.00 gross
Fred Dorse In-Kind 2 $8,000.00
JB Smiley Jr Self Includes In-Kind 14 $5,025.00
Brandi Bruns In-Kind 2 $5,000.00
Craig Weiss 1 $4,300.00
Karla Jurvetson 1 $4,300.00
Tiffany Kelly 3 $4,300.00
Chris Farinas 1 $4,300.00
Keith Dunn 1 $4,300.00
Murray Wells 1 $4,300.00

Expenditures

158 vendors 359 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Adp Payroll 23 $64,726.63 25%
Sway 2 $27,000.00 11%
Veracity 4 $14,000.00 5%
NGP VAN 9 $11,853.07 5%
Blue Knot Strategies 2 $11,000.00 4%
Dorse & Associates 3 $10,710.00 4%
Airbnb 4 $10,087.51 4%
Avis Rent-A-Car 4 $7,047.74 3%
Memphis Flag and Banner Co 5 $6,220.00 2%
Gaines, Rashad 3 $5,500.00 2%

Loans

$1,650.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $1,650
Loan principal shown $1,650
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jb Smiley Jr.) Candidate loan Aug 1, 2022 $1,650.00 $1,425.00 $225.00

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

  • Staff & payroll $66,613 26%
  • Advertising & media $34,926 14%
  • Consulting & professional services $33,200 13%
  • Other $29,933 12%
  • Travel $24,638 10%
  • Printing & mail $22,778 9%
  • Office & operations $17,953 7%
  • Field & voter contact $12,970 5%
  • Contributions & donations $6,651 3%
  • Fundraising & events $6,351 2%

Loans

Campaign 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 Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2022 Late $73.81 $73.81 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Amended $8,687.63 $73.81 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 $2,514.06 $8,687.63 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Amended $4,205.71 $2,514.06 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Amended $13,401.33 $4,205.71 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Amended $0.00 $13,401.33 Source ↗