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John Gentry — 2026 Tennessee House, District 45 campaign

Tennessee House, District 45 Republican

2026 Tennessee House, District 45 · totals since Jan 16, 2025

Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 17, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

6 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 →
$14
$51 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 →
$3,670
includes $320 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,901 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $350. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$3,357
Donors
3
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:
  • Q3 2026 Initial $14 filing-stated

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
Q3 2026 reported receipts $10
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $1,910
Q2 2026 reported receipts $1,060
Q1 2026 reported receipts $595
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $30
Mid-Year 2025 reported receipts $65
Reported receipts $3,670
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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 $3,357
Total spent $3,357
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Receipts
$3,670
Spent
$3,357

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: individuals, itemized, 94% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $5K · 94%Unitemized contributions $320 · 6%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$1,551. Shares are of the $5,221 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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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. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Individuals, itemized: $4,901 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $5,221
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $4,901
Unitemized contributions $320
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$1,551
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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 →

78% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (22% from inside).

Tennessee $1,100 Out of state $3,801
  • Kingsport $1K20%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $100
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $3,801 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $4,901
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,801
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2026 – Aug 2026. Peak $1,901 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $1,946 in Jul 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $3,001 of $4,901 in itemized contributions. The other $1,900 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 2 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

2 named donors 4 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Pavel Zavadskiy ↺ $1,901.00 refunded 3 $1,900.00 net
$3,801.00 gross
Bud Hulsey 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

8 vendors 39 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mr.Signman 2 $1,382.85 41%
Facebook 22 $840.33 25%
Tennessee Republican Party 1 $500.00 15%
Mapco 5 $232.67 7%
Amazon 2 $141.83 4%
Paypal 5 $124.14 4%
The Home Depot 1 $115.61 3%
Publix 1 $19.65 0.6%

Loans

$350.00 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.

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 $350
Loan principal shown $350
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (John Gentry) Candidate loan Feb 23, 2026 $350.00 $350.00 $0.00

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

  • Printing & mail $1,383 41%
  • Advertising & media $840 25%
  • Contributions & donations $500 15%
  • Office & operations $401 12%
  • Travel $233 7%

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
Q3 2026 $4.70 $13.92 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130320
Pre-Primary 2026 $40.65 $4.70 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128657
Q2 2026 $86.31 $40.65 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127000
Q1 2026 $143.66 $86.31 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125866
Year-End 2025 $116.00 $143.66 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124570
Mid-Year 2025 $51.46 $116.00 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122588