Jesse Chism — 2026 Tennessee House, District 85 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 85 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Won the nomination 10,602 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 28, 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 →
$10,642
$7,957 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 →
$65,048
$5,000 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,307. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$62,363
Donors
52
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 82% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $3K · 5%Individuals, itemized $9K · 13%Organizations and PACs, itemized $57K · 82%
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$3,693. Shares are of the $68,741 before it.
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 →
$351average gift
$100median gift
25individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
63% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (37% from out of state).
Tennessee $41,430 Out of state $24,000
- Brentwood $15K22%
- Madison $13K19%
- Nashville $10K16%
- Fairfax, VA $8K11%
- Washington Dc, DC $5K8%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
- Other out-of-state $12K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $20,500 in Nov 2025. Spending peaked at $12,410 in Nov 2025.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 36 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 17 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,330 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $13,000.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Jesse Chism Self | 1 | $3,311.16 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Total Wine Political Action Committee | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Comcast Corporation PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Jack Daniel's PAC | 1 | $1,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson, Micheal | 1 | $6,000.00 | |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | 4 | $3,725.20 | |
| Event Designers | 3 | $3,463.69 | |
| Airbnb | 3 | $3,093.59 | |
| Lion Mart | 55 | $3,032.53 | |
| Supper Club | 1 | $2,838.50 | |
| Stomp the City (Micheal Dockery) | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Congressional Sportsmen Foundation | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Marriott | 1 | $1,602.80 | |
| House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Fast Stop 18 | 29 | $1,453.82 | |
| Wix | 4 | $1,350.30 | |
| All In One Wireless | 1 | $1,295.05 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 1 | $1,295.00 | |
| The Manchester Hotel | 2 | $1,217.11 | |
| Lemoyne Owen College | 2 | $1,167.50 | |
| American Airlines | 3 | $1,106.40 | |
| Sportman's Caucus | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Sweet Market | 18 | $961.43 | |
| Johnson, Marcus | 2 | $800.00 | |
| National Black Caucus of St Legislatorsr | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Gary, Whitlow | 1 | $700.00 | |
| TBCSL Leadership and Edu Foundation | 2 | $663.00 | |
| Uber | 3 | $659.48 | |
| Kroger | 11 | $659.33 | |
| H.T. Lockard Foundation | 2 | $652.28 | |
| Best Buy | 3 | $614.57 | |
| Arnold Ventures | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles | 1 | $552.87 | |
| Zoom | 3 | $524.07 | |
| Avis | 1 | $506.96 | |
| Suggs, Antonio | 1 | $500.00 | |
| GLYNN, Ronnie L. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Pearson, Justin J. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Heidi Kuhn | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mercer, Tina | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Clarke for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends for Mickell Lowery | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Vincent Dixie for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Dixie, Vincent | 1 | $500.00 | |
| TN Black Caucus of State Legislators | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Bridget Bradley | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Shell | 8 | $445.49 | |
| United Negro College Fund | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $385.08 | |
| Walmart | 2 | $376.62 | |
| Courtyard by Marriott | 1 | $369.34 | |
| Mt Venon Baptist Church | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Crowne Plaza Knoxville | 1 | $277.43 | |
| Target Inc. | 1 | $273.13 | |
| Johnson, Andrea Bond | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Brooks, Shaundelle | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party - PAC | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Gilkey, Kyler | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Friends of Anthony Buckner | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Community Services Leaders | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Stokes, Danette | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sidney Chism Picnic | 1 | $250.00 | |
| The Home Depot | 1 | $244.60 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $233.81 | |
| Sam's Club | 2 | $230.00 | |
| Johnathan's Grille | 1 | $224.43 | |
| TN Black Caucus Leadership and Edu Found | 1 | $210.09 | |
| Liberty Bank | 14 | $207.57 | |
| Memphis Women's Expo | 1 | $205.00 | |
| Rayborn, Rayborn | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Buc Ee's | 4 | $178.83 | |
| ExxonMobil | 3 | $166.97 | |
| Micheals Stores | 1 | $158.01 | |
| Vistaprint | 1 | $154.39 | |
| Nord VPN | 1 | $149.88 | |
| Ms Budget Boss Org- MBBX | 1 | $143.75 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | $142.80 | |
| Microsoft | 1 | $142.66 | |
| Mapco | 2 | $134.83 | |
| Shell Petroleum | 2 | $133.04 | |
| Hyatt Place Jackson | 1 | $130.91 | |
| Anointed Flowers | 1 | $121.75 | |
| Marathon Petroleum | 2 | $112.32 | |
| Pixel Connection | 1 | $105.69 | |
| Gilkey, Paula | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Shelby County Young Democrats | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church | 1 | $90.00 | |
| Circle K | 1 | $59.94 | |
| Bluesky Petroleum | 1 | $52.88 | |
| Actblue Technical Services | 1 | $47.60 | |
| Metropolis Parking | 3 | $44.80 | |
| Premium Authority Parking | 1 | $24.04 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$1,306.96 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 (Jesse Chism) | Candidate loan | Aug 12, 2025 | $1,306.96 | $0.00 | $1,306.96 |
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $17,811.95 | $10,641.98 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130188 |
| Q3 2026 | $7,822.22 | $17,811.95 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128535 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $12,453.55 | $7,822.22 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128993 |
| Q2 2026 | $15,187.68 | $12,453.55 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126144 |
| Q1 2026 | $24,990.99 | $15,187.68 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124481 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $9,378.01 | $24,990.99 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124480 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $7,957.02 | $9,378.01 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 124479 |