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Jesse Chism — 2024 Tennessee House, District 85 campaign

Tennessee House, District 85 Democratic

2024 Tennessee House, District 85

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 →
$7,957
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2026 TN House 85
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 →
$42,774
Why this number?
Total Spent
$57,574
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 →
134.6%
$57,574 spent of $42,774 raised (cash) · opened with $24,378
Donors
27
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
4%
$1,500 of $42,774 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
27%
$11,400 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 Initial $7,957 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 $41,274
Loans received $1,500
Raised (cash) $42,774
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 $57,574
Total spent $57,574
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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: $11,400 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $42,774
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $11,400
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$42,774
Spent
$57,574

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 4% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 0.7%, organizations and PACs 96%.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 4% Individuals $274 · 0.7% Organizations & PACs $41K · 96%
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: $1,500 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $42,774
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,500
From individuals $274
From organizations and PACs $41,000
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 →

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

Tennessee $29,874 Out of state $11,400
  • Brentwood $11K27%
  • Madison $10K23%
  • Nashville $8K18%
  • Alexandria, VA $4K10%
  • Bethesda, MD $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $5K
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: $11,400 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $41,274
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $11,400
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $12,500 in Oct 2024. Spending peaked at $8,454 in Nov 2024.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $24 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 34 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $11,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 3 $4,500.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
Total Wine Political Action Committee 1 $2,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $1,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance 1 $1,500.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

77 vendors 254 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Best Buy 5 $7,639.19 13%
Airbnb 3 $4,935.48 9%
Spirit Magazine 3 $4,750.00 8%
House Democratic Caucus 1 $3,000.00 5%
American Airlines 6 $2,744.65 5%
Lion Mart 63 $2,548.73 4%
The Loutrel 1 $1,826.18 3%
Telecast 1 $1,500.00 3%
Pastor Quinten T. Barlow Foundation 1 $1,500.00 3%
Summit Management Corporation 1 $1,450.00 3%

Loans

$1,500.00 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 $1,500
Loan principal shown $1,500
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jesse Chism) Candidate loan Aug 2, 2024 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00

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

  • Travel $19,719 34%
  • Contributions & donations $14,300 25%
  • Office & operations $8,899 15%
  • Other $6,453 11%
  • Advertising & media $4,600 8%
  • Staff & payroll $2,000 3%
  • Printing & mail $890 2%
  • Fundraising & events $715 1%

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 2024 $12,657.04 $7,957.02 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended $2,301.04 $12,657.04 Source ↗
Q3 2024 $313.03 $2,301.04 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 $13.03 $313.03 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended $4,339.45 $13.03 Source ↗
Q1 2024 $9,412.12 $4,339.45 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 $13,751.03 $9,412.12 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 $24,377.75 $13,751.03 Source ↗