Johnny Garrett — 2026 Tennessee House, District 45 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 45 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Currently serving — not seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election
Latest filing: Q2 2026 · Jul 10, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
4 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Q2 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 →
$8,135
$287,049 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 →
$31,818
includes $320 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$310,732
Donors
22
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, 83% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $1K · 4%Organizations and PACs, itemized $26K · 83%Unitemized contributions $320 · 1%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4K · 13%
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 →
69% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (31% from out of state).
Tennessee $19,000 Out of state $8,500
- Nashville $12K44%
- Washington, DC $4K13%
- Bethesda, MD $3K11%
- Memphis $2K6%
- Brentwood $2K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
- Other out-of-state $2K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Jun 2026. Peak $8,000 in Dec 2025. Spending peaked at $118,129 in Jun 2025.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 22 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Total Wine Political Action Committee | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee TELPAC | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| The Cigna Group Employee Political Action Committe | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| CoreCivic PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| West Tenn Abc PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Publix Tennessee, LLC PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Media Group LLC | 5 | $174,671.00 | |
| Art and Copy Partners | 10 | $63,471.86 | |
| Baker Group Strategies | 6 | $35,785.00 | |
| Darby Media Production | 1 | $6,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Sumner County Gop | 2 | $3,250.00 | |
| Butler, Ed | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Young Republicans | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Matt Van Epps for Congress | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Hancock, Bill | 1 | $1,900.00 | |
| Pour Vous | 1 | $1,220.65 | |
| Reeves, Lee | 1 | $1,041.98 | |
| Bruster's Ice Cream | 1 | $1,014.50 | |
| Capley, Kip | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Slater, William | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Shackle Island Fire Dept. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Holly Hemmrich for Register of Deeds | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Craddock for Sheriff | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| RJD Group Inc. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Political Financial MGT LLC | 2 | $840.00 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 2 | $739.03 | |
| FLS Connect, LLC | 1 | $728.03 | |
| TN Dept of Transporation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| My Happy Place Inc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Toby Ellis for Road Superintendent | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Anedot | 1 | $60.30 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 1 | $9.70 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Johnny Garrett’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $181,899 59%
- Printing & mail $63,472 20%
- Consulting & professional services $37,625 12%
- Contributions & donations $24,692 8%
- Fundraising & events $2,974 1.0%
- Office & operations $70 0.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $21,117.32 | $8,135.11 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126989 |
| Q1 2026 Amended | $50,809.25 | $14,127.02 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125899 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $83,322.95 | $57,799.55 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 126987 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $287,049.30 | $83,322.95 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122549 |