Justin J. Pearson — 2023 Tennessee House, District 86 campaign
2023 Tennessee House, District 86 · totals since 2023
Campaign for the Mar 14, 2023 special election
This election filled an unexpired term ending in 2024. Source
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 → · 11 filings · Pre-General 2023–Q4 2023
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 →
$0
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$1,954,710
includes $14,615 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$5,003 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $6,290. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$1,630,196
Donors
32,995
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: individuals, itemized, 58% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $773K · 40%Individuals, itemized $1.1M · 58%
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 →
$34average gift
$15median gift
32,978individual 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 →
79% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (21% from inside).
Tennessee $236,172 Out of state $913,579
- Memphis $97K8%
- Nashville $49K4%
- New York, NY $28K2%
- Los Angeles, CA $26K2%
- Boston, MA $19K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $91K
- Other out-of-state $840K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2022 – Jan 2024. Peak $862,497 in Apr 2023. Spending peaked at $517,364 in Sep 2023.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 652 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Justin J Pearson Closed Self | 4 | $773,311.14 |
| Rebecca Lambert | 3 | $4,400.00 |
| Alison Wetter | 13 | $3,775.00 |
| Jere Hinman | 2 | $3,600.00 |
| Mimi Klausner | 2 | $3,600.00 |
| Ellen Klyce | 2 | $3,400.00 |
| Gerald Chertavian | 2 | $3,400.00 |
| John Bradley | 2 | $3,400.00 |
| Kate Chertavian | 2 | $3,400.00 |
| Anita Donofrio | 4 | $3,300.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson (2023 June Primary/August Gen), Justin J. | 4 | $773,311.14 | |
| Movement for Justice | 3 | $205,000.00 | |
| Atlas Aegis LLC | 4 | $49,030.77 | |
| Woo Strategies | 7 | $48,550.00 | |
| Actblue | 75 | $42,816.57 | |
| Watkins Uiberall PLLC | 5 | $40,525.00 | |
| Diamond Printing Company | 25 | $37,647.51 | |
| Mayday Technologies | 1 | $30,577.07 | |
| Mud Mile Communications Inc. | 5 | $26,521.14 | |
| Pearson, Keshaun | 12 | $22,080.00 | |
| Boyd, Felecia | 9 | $21,678.00 | |
| Gilliam, Oceana ↺ donor $1,050.00 | 2 | $20,000.00 | |
| Wreg | 1 | $18,000.00 | |
| Hill, Katrina | 11 | $15,284.00 | |
| The Look Usa | 5 | $14,322.00 | |
| T&R Perry Events Management | 5 | $11,277.84 | |
| Co-Mentum Strategies | 4 | $10,257.65 | |
| HSG Law | 2 | $10,000.00 | |
| Kalik & Associates Inc. | 2 | $10,000.00 | |
| Organized Chaos Ent | 2 | $9,100.00 | |
| Triumph Strategies LLC | 3 | $9,000.00 | |
| Koziol, Gregory | 16 | $8,712.90 | |
| Directfx | 4 | $8,429.21 | |
| Memphis Filmworks | 4 | $8,200.00 | |
| Creasy, Allan | 3 | $7,500.00 | |
| Mason, Lakethen | 2 | $7,150.00 | |
| Vistaprint | 2 | $6,131.86 | |
| Salinas, Omar | 10 | $6,050.00 | |
| Miller, Ra'Kelle | 7 | $5,500.00 | |
| Drapers Catering of Memphis | 2 | $5,452.05 | |
| Owens Jr., Curtis | 13 | $5,375.00 | |
| Pearson, Kimberly Owens ↺ donor $200.00 | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| Pearson, Jason ↺ donor $1,600.00 | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| Boone's Security and Patrol Inc. | 6 | $4,600.00 | |
| Getthru | 11 | $4,420.03 | |
| Pearson, Brandy | 6 | $4,300.00 | |
| Brown, Tuquilla | 7 | $4,225.00 | |
| Shepherd, Brian | 7 | $4,225.00 | |
| Davis, Terry | 6 | $3,815.00 | |
| Miller, Ra'Shelle | 5 | $3,300.00 | |
| Humphreys, Alexis | 11 | $3,065.00 | |
| Jenn Cordova Design | 4 | $2,721.05 | |
| Johnson, Rory | 6 | $2,690.00 | |
| Lewis, Kenji | 6 | $2,600.00 | |
| Corbett, Lisa | 5 | $2,425.00 | |
| Williams, Jareeya | 6 | $2,425.00 | |
| Jackson, Miles | 5 | $2,400.00 | |
| Democracy Engine LLC | 1 | $2,396.17 | |
| Shepherd, Matthew | 4 | $2,340.00 | |
| Cook, Valerie | 5 | $2,225.00 | |
| Pearson, Timphrance | 8 | $2,220.00 | |
| FedEx Office | 6 | $2,100.82 | |
| Brown , Tuquilla | 4 | $2,040.00 | |
| Parallel Play LLC | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Payton, Rachael | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| K Hill Virtual Assistant Services | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Thompson, India | 5 | $1,900.00 | |
| Chef Elle Green & Co | 1 | $1,890.78 | |
| Dandridge, Stephanie | 5 | $1,875.00 | |
| Hilton Hotels | 2 | $1,738.31 | |
| Clark, Regina | 3 | $1,615.00 | |
| Blue Nation Strategies | 1 | $1,575.00 | |
| Craig, Delinta | 4 | $1,537.50 | |
| Amazing Events | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Cognizance Protection | 1 | $1,463.45 | |
| Drake, Clifton | 3 | $1,440.00 | |
| Delta | 4 | $1,383.80 | |
| Dumas, Jonathan | 7 | $1,240.00 | |
| Untitled Memphis Consultancy | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| Campbells Business Center | 2 | $1,100.00 | |
| Memphis Sound | 1 | $1,035.00 | |
| Henderson, Lavanda | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Sandwiches N More LLC | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Clark, Karee | 3 | $1,000.00 | |
| Iheart Media | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 63 | $984.35 | |
| Brooks, Kenya | 2 | $975.00 | |
| Amazon | 10 | $933.46 | |
| Brown, Anita | 4 | $890.00 | |
| Subway | 4 | $860.44 | |
| Walmart | 4 | $848.52 | |
| Massey, Richard | 5 | $825.00 | |
| Bradford, Eddie | 3 | $800.00 | |
| Franklin, Darian | 2 | $800.00 | |
| NDS Creations | 1 | $775.00 | |
| Hd Enterprises LLC | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Clarke, Regina | 2 | $743.75 | |
| Johnson, Christopher | 2 | $740.00 | |
| Aloft Hotel | 2 | $722.02 | |
| Wilson , Tieranee | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 5 | $696.92 | |
| Vance, Zycheria | 3 | $690.00 | |
| Sims, Paula | 3 | $625.00 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $554.72 | |
| Dowdy, Sharon | 3 | $552.50 | |
| Depriest, Peggy | 3 | $516.85 | |
| Office Depot | 1 | $504.83 | |
| Lawson, Tieranee | 2 | $492.50 | |
| Dollar Tree | 13 | $471.28 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Wormley, Kenya Brooks | 1 | $440.00 | |
| GoDaddy | 2 | $434.20 | |
| Markel Personal | 1 | $432.00 | |
| Fork In the Road | 1 | $411.50 | |
| Jenkins, Carol | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Discountmugs.Com | 1 | $381.39 | |
| Brewer, Kenny | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Kroger | 4 | $347.54 | |
| NGP VAN | 2 | $329.26 | |
| Frontier | 1 | $327.96 | |
| Kirk, Jalizza | 1 | $325.00 | |
| Muggin Coffeehouse | 1 | $323.76 | |
| Springhill Suites | 2 | $319.22 | |
| American Airlines | 3 | $302.97 | |
| Kimbrough, Tiara | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Randolph, Marcus | 2 | $290.00 | |
| Young, Lorraine | 2 | $275.00 | |
| Wingswtop | 1 | $274.38 | |
| Zoom | 3 | $260.65 | |
| River Inn | 1 | $250.33 | |
| Wright Laverne Photography | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Whitlow, Gary S. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Soroity Se Region | 1 | $250.00 | |
| 18 Wayz Wingz and Thingz | 1 | $241.42 | |
| Crump, Terry | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Gilkey , Paula | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Johnson , Daneka | 1 | $240.00 | |
| McBee, Oliver | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Nichols, Olivia | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Patton, Rodrick | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Ranks, Lisa | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Whitfield , Edison | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Jobs First NYC | 1 | $229.80 | |
| Sallie, Billie ↺ donor $200.00 | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Patton, Roderick | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Wristbrand.Com | 1 | $218.50 | |
| McDaniel, Shakayla | 1 | $200.00 | |
| City of Memphis | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Little Caesar's | 2 | $198.53 | |
| Squarespace | 9 | $196.97 | |
| McElwain, Jesse | 1 | $192.70 | |
| Downtown Wines Spirits | 1 | $180.48 | |
| Burnett, Desmond | 1 | $175.00 | |
| Brown, Carlton | 1 | $175.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 2 | $164.00 | |
| Happy Mexican | 1 | $160.43 | |
| Davenports Towing and Recovery | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Yisrael, Yochanan | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Crosby, Scott ↺ donor $1,600.00 | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Patton, Gidget | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Patton, Deneka | 1 | $150.00 | |
| NPG Van | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Nothing Bundy | 1 | $147.70 | |
| Mosley, Jonathan | 1 | $140.00 | |
| Walgreens | 2 | $131.84 | |
| Reyford's Wings | 1 | $126.52 | |
| T & R Perry Management | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Dunkin' | 3 | $113.62 | |
| Cash Saver | 1 | $113.23 | |
| Dollar General | 2 | $111.46 | |
| Dunkin' | 1 | $100.91 | |
| Fruit King | 1 | $100.01 | |
| Blue SKY | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Franklin, Thuy | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Target | 1 | $97.20 | |
| Campaign Verify | 1 | $95.00 | |
| Young, Lorene | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Typeform Sl | 2 | $65.34 | |
| Starbucks | 2 | $63.33 | |
| CVS | 1 | $63.04 | |
| Blue SKY Couriers | 2 | $61.21 | |
| Weston, Brandon | 1 | $60.00 | |
| Priority Courier | 1 | $57.30 | |
| The UPS Store | 1 | $52.68 | |
| Big Lots | 1 | $46.11 | |
| Peak Business Solutions | 1 | $44.64 | |
| Expedia.Com | 1 | $38.00 | |
| Aldi | 1 | $30.08 | |
| Frothy Monkey | 1 | $28.41 | |
| Tiger Mart | 1 | $25.08 | |
| Slider House | 1 | $20.75 | |
| Music City Center | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Roses Discount Store | 1 | $18.58 | |
| Wendys | 1 | $18.50 | |
| Save-A-Lot | 1 | $16.35 | |
| Costco | 1 | $7.64 | |
| Allianz Global Assistance | 1 | $7.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$20,627.42 in loan balances shown. $6,290.13 was borrowed in this campaign; $14,337.29 was carried into these filings from an earlier period. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Justin J. Pearson) | Candidate loan | Jan 10, 2023 | $20,627.42 | $20,627.42 | $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 Justin J. Pearson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Transfers between accounts $773,311 47%
- Contributions & donations $205,450 13%
- Consulting & professional services $167,170 10%
- Field & voter contact $138,036 8%
- Office & operations $92,315 6%
- Advertising & media $91,564 6%
- Fundraising & events $89,012 5%
- Printing & mail $47,227 3%
- Other $21,198 1%
- Travel $4,900 0.4%
Loans
| Lender | Amount | Date Received | Outstanding | Repaid |
|---|
Of the $20,627 lent, $6,290 was borrowed during the filings shown here. The other $14,337 was drawn before them and is still listed because it has not been fully repaid — so it counts as debt this campaign owes, not as money it raised.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $368,938.56 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2023 filing Report 110579 |
| Pre-General 2023 Amended | $112,323.67 | $55,641.86 | Source: Pre-General 2023 filing Report 108673 |
| Pre-Primary 2023 | $0.00 | $112,323.67 | Source: Pre-Primary 2023 filing Report 106836 |
| Q3 2023 Amended | $693,938.56 | $368,938.56 | Source: Q3 2023 filing Report 110331 |
| Q2 2023 Amended | $33,704.60 | $693,938.56 | Source: Q2 2023 filing Report 110345 |
| Q1 2023 Amended | $55,641.86 | $33,704.60 | Source: Q1 2023 filing Report 108674 |
| Q4 2023 Amended | $23,045.90 | $303,581.07 | Source: Q4 2023 filing Report 111833 |
| Pre-General 2023 Amended | $4,571.48 | $6,009.95 | Source: Pre-General 2023 filing Report 111834 |
| Pre-Primary 2023 Amended | $0.00 | $30,925.86 | Source: Pre-Primary 2023 filing Report 110355 |
| Q3 2023 Amended | $6,009.95 | $23,045.90 | Source: Q3 2023 filing Report 111835 |
| Q2 2023 Amended | $30,925.86 | $4,571.48 | Source: Q2 2023 filing Report 110356 |