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Kelly T Keisling — 2024 Tennessee House, District 38 campaign

Tennessee House, District 38 Republican

2024 Tennessee House, District 38

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q4 2024

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 →
$56,734
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2026 TN House 38
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$110,776
includes $100 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$92,641
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
84%
$92,641 spent of $110,776 raised (cash)
Donors
78
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
7%
$8,237 of $110,776 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
22%
$24,900 from outside TN
Why this number?

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:
  • Q4 2024 Amendment $56,734 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $102,439
Loans received $8,237
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100
Raised (cash) $110,776
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2024 Amendment $5,150 derived
  • Year-End 2023 Supplemental $43,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $43,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $8,237 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $92,641
Total spent $92,641
From each filing:
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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $24,900 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $110,776
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $24,900
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$110,776
Spent
$92,641

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 7% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 14%, organizations and PACs 79%.

Candidate’s own money $8K · 7% Individuals $15K · 14% Organizations & PACs $87K · 79%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $8,237 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $110,776
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $8,237
From individuals $15,089
From organizations and PACs $87,450
Source filings:

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 →

$999average gift
$500median gift
15individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
53%
20%
$1K–5K
47%
80%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $14,989 ÷ Individual donors: 15
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $14,989
Median gift $500
Individual donors 15
Source filings:

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 →

76% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (24% from out of state).

Tennessee $77,539 Out of state $24,900
  • Nashville $50K48%
  • Brentwood $8K8%
  • Alexandria, VA $6K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
  • Other out-of-state $19K
Why this number?

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: $24,900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $102,439
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $24,900
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $13,850 in Oct 2024. Spending peaked at $12,040 in Jun 2023.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 107 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $5,000.00
Total Wine Political Action Committee 1 $4,000.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 2 $3,500.00
Butler Snow Good To Great Tennessee PAC 2 $3,500.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $3,000.00
CoreCivic PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $3,000.00
Jonathan West 3 $3,000.00
Go Netn PAC 2 $2,500.00

Expenditures

155 vendors 428 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Zd Stephens Company 25 $26,013.34 28%
House Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 5%
Abbott Print Shop 14 $4,651.82 5%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $3,300.00 4%
Jonathans Grille 23 $2,314.12 2%
Macon County Chronicle 12 $2,245.00 2%
Scott County News 18 $1,887.00 2%
Tom James Company 2 $1,753.16 2%
Keisling, John 7 $1,750.00 2%
Middle Tennessee Office Equipment 10 $1,638.90 2%

Loans

$8,236.89 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $8,237
Loan principal shown $8,237
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Kelly T Keisling) Candidate loan — $8,236.89 $0.00 $8,236.89

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

  • Consulting & professional services $26,363 28%
  • Contributions & donations $20,025 22%
  • Other $11,559 12%
  • Advertising & media $10,772 12%
  • Office & operations $9,190 10%
  • Travel $6,844 7%
  • Printing & mail $5,150 6%
  • Field & voter contact $1,750 2%
  • Fundraising & events $988 1%

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
Q4 2024 Amended $58,550.50 $56,734.42 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended $49,953.56 $58,550.50 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended $37,397.28 $49,953.56 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended $33,487.59 $37,397.28 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended $37,870.95 $33,487.59 Source ↗
Q1 2024 $46,096.43 $37,870.95 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 $22,179.72 $46,096.43 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 $46,836.52 $22,179.72 Source ↗