Memphis

Lauren Pinkston

Governor Independent

Latest filing: Q2 2026 · Jul 10, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

2 of 2 expected reports filed

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 →
$16,403
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$322,164
includes $4,120 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$3,600 refunded
Why this number?
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$15,344
goods or services
Total Spent
$302,161
Why this number?
Donors
763
178 shown · 585 below $200
Self-Funded
29%
$98,182 of $337,508 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
8%
$25,644 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial $16,403 filing-stated

Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions (gross) $219,862
Loans $98,182
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,120
Funds raised $322,164
From each filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial $92,837 mixed
    • Itemized contributions (gross) $92,717 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $120 filing-stated
  • Q1 2026 Initial $68,706 mixed
    • Itemized contributions (gross) $66,706 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,000 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2025 Amendment $62,439 mixed
    • Itemized contributions (gross) $60,439 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,000 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $98,182 derived

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

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $302,161
Total spent $302,161
From each filing:

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: $25,644 ÷ Total raised: $337,508
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $25,644
Source filings:
Raised
$337,508
Spent
$302,161

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 29% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 66%, organizations and PACs 0.1%, with 5% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $98K · 29% Individuals $224K · 66% Organizations & PACs $250 · 0.1% Other sources $15K · 5%
Why this number?

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: $98,182 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $337,508
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $98,182
From individuals $223,732
From organizations and PACs $250
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $15,344
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 →

$288average gift
$51median gift
762individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
34%
2%
$50–200
43%
13%
$200–1K
16%
22%
$1K–5K
5%
33%
$5K+
2%
30%
Why this number?

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: $219,612 ÷ Individual donors: 762
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $219,612
Median gift $51
Individual donors 762
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $194,218 Out of state $25,644
  • Columbia $59K27%
  • Knoxville $40K18%
  • Nashville $16K7%
  • Selmer $9K4%
  • Germantown $6K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $64K
  • Other out-of-state $26K
Why this number?

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: $25,644 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $219,862
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $25,644
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2025 – Jun 2026. Peak $47,192 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $53,956 in Jun 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 178 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 585 additional smaller donors contributed $33,058 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

Dates
Itemized campaign expenditures
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 Lauren Pinkston’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

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
Q2 2026 $21,666.24 $16,403.14 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $5,801.62 $21,666.24 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $0.00 $5,801.62 Source ↗