Joseph Michael Barrett — 2025 U.S. Representative, District 7 campaign
2025 U.S. Representative, District 7 · totals since Jul 1, 2025
This campaign filed but withdrew, was denied, or did not qualify in its election term.
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 → · 3 filings · 12S 2025–YE 2025
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 →
6% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 94%.
Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 89% of receipts on these reports.
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 →
74% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (26% from out of state).
- Dickson $68K21%
- Nashville $42K13%
- Franklin $30K9%
- Burns $15K5%
- Centerville $7K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $74K
- Other out-of-state $81K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2025 – Nov 2025. Peak $137,234 in Sep 2025. Spending peaked at $183,458 in Sep 2025.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 226 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 7 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $721 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Rydin | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| Albert McCall ↺ paid $3,500.00 | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| Rodes Hart ↺ paid $3,500.00 | 3 | $7,000.00 |
| Andrew Miller Jr ↺ paid $3,500.00 | 1 | $7,000.00 |
| William Cooley | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| Missy Chandle ↺ paid $3,500.00 | 1 | $7,000.00 |
| Joe Smolira ↺ paid $3,000.00 | 2 | $6,500.00 |
| House Freedom Fund | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Ashland Rentals LLC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Chesapeake Freedom PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Mail and Digital | 2 | $100,000.00 | |
| Redhorse Advisors LLC | 2 | $30,495.00 | |
| High Ground Strategies LLC | 10 | $27,951.04 | |
| Belmares, Leonard | 10 | $22,381.43 | |
| Williams, Drew | 8 | $16,197.86 | |
| Washington, Nathan | 7 | $14,528.00 | |
| Goal Post Sporting Goods LLC | 2 | $7,619.40 | |
| USPS | 3 | $7,566.00 | |
| Cumulus - Nashville | 1 | $7,440.00 | |
| Rightway Compliance LLC | 5 | $7,419.51 | |
| Gould, Tabitha | 5 | $6,612.46 | |
| Williams, Luke | 3 | $6,500.00 | |
| CampaignHQ | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Winred Technical Services LLC | 24 | $4,907.78 | |
| Patriot Consulting | 6 | $3,675.00 | |
| Cooley, William O. | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Hart, Rodes ↺ donor $7,000.00 | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| McCall, Albert II ↺ donor $7,000.00 | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Miller Jr, Andrew ↺ donor $7,000.00 | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Rydin, Michael T | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Chandle, Missy ↺ donor $7,000.00 | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC | 3 | $3,465.00 | |
| Smolira, Joe ↺ donor $6,500.00 | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Aristotle | 1 | $2,304.75 | |
| Eric Burlison for Congress ↺ donor $4,000.00 | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| The Keenan Group, Inc. | 1 | $1,739.68 | |
| Reigle, Dan ↺ donor $3,300.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Allegra Print and Imaging | 3 | $1,264.43 | |
| Michaels Plumbing | 1 | $1,167.42 | |
| Westhaven Residents Club | 1 | $1,030.00 | |
| Dickson County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Robertson County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Turtleson LLC | 1 | $834.94 | |
| Volunteer Part Rentals LLC | 1 | $769.60 | |
| Tractor Supplies | 4 | $737.79 | |
| Puckett's Restaurant | 1 | $576.19 | |
| Donald Weiss Jr. for Mayor ↺ donor $1,500.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Facepainting and Balloon Fun by Devona | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Dickson County Fair | 2 | $414.75 | |
| Alexander, Rick | 1 | $400.00 | |
| McKenzie, Christian | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Thaxter, Aussie | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Lowes | 1 | $349.09 | |
| Town of Kingston Springs | 1 | $310.50 | |
| Williamson County Republican Party | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Humphreys County Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $279.31 | |
| Wal-Mart | 1 | $208.67 | |
| Office Depot | 1 | $207.77 | |
| Clark, John ↺ donor $3,643.56 | 1 | $143.56 | |
| Hood, Brian ↺ donor $3,643.56 | 1 | $143.56 | |
| Topper, Anthony C ↺ donor $3,643.56 | 1 | $143.56 | |
| 1st Tuesday Nashville | 1 | $107.64 |
| 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 Joseph Michael Barrett’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $124,937 39%
- Printing & mail $62,376 20%
- Consulting & professional services $40,285 13%
- Contributions & donations $28,931 9%
- Field & voter contact $24,228 8%
- Other $14,069 4%
- Travel $11,531 4%
- Office & operations $8,466 3%
- Fundraising & events $4,420 1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2025 | $61,562.25 | $14,057.37 | Source: YE 2025 filing |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
| Q3 2025 | $70,154.30 | $61,562.25 | Source: Q3 2025 filing |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
| 12S 2025 | $0.00 | $70,154.30 | Source: 12S 2025 filing |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
After the election
Reports ending after Dec 31, 2025.
Contributions and spending
Net contributions (cash) $845 · Spent $15,252 · 2 donors 1 filing · TER 2026
Outside groups spent $446,064 supporting and $1,122,809 opposing — not this campaign's money
Includes $83 spent not itemized below.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Belmares | WHITE BLUFF, TN 37187-9179 | Self-Employed | $545.00 |
| Tim Eads for Sheriff | Dickson, TN 37056 | — | $300.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC | Legal Services | $1,898.60 | 01/25/2026 |
| High Ground Strategies LLC | Text Advertising and Printing | $11,295.60 | 01/25/2026 |
| Linita's Catering and Food Truck | Election Night Party Catering | $1,975.50 | 01/12/2026 |
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| TER 2026 | $14,057.37 | $0.00 | Source: TER 2026 filing |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||