Mark Pody — 2022 Tennessee Senate, District 17 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 17 Republican

2022 Tennessee Senate, District 17

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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Q4 2022

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 →
$196,065
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2026 TN Senate 17
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 →
$297,845
includes $4,885 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$793
goods or services
Total Spent
$139,118
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 →
47%
$139,118 spent of $297,845 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 232 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
6%
$18,400 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $292,960
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,885
Raised (cash) $297,845
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2020 Amendment $52,608 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $51,175 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,433 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $29,059 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $28,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $759 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $5,102 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $102 filing-stated
  • Q4 2022 Initial $34,819 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $34,400 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $419 filing-stated
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  • Pre-General 2022 Initial $2,500 derived
  • Q3 2022 Initial $8,658 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $158 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Amendment $5,750 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $5,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150 filing-stated
  • Q2 2022 Initial $2,200 derived
  • Year-End 2021 Amendment $133,049 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $131,185 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,864 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $24,100 derived

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 $123,119
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $15,999
Total spent $139,118
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2020 Amendment $24,070 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,151 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $919 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2020 Supplemental $13,253 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,327 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $925 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $19,559 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,382 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,177 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $21,384 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,474 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,909 filing-stated
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  • Q4 2022 Initial $4,136 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,765 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $371 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2022 Initial $2,004 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,934 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $71 filing-stated
  • Q3 2022 Initial $8,614 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,953 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $661 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2022 Amendment $2,833 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,699 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $134 filing-stated
  • Q2 2022 Initial $13,311 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,104 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,207 filing-stated
  • Q1 2022 Amendment $7,336 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,392 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $944 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2021 Amendment $15,987 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,906 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,080 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $6,631 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,032 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,599 filing-stated

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: $18,400 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $298,638
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $18,400
Raised incl. in-kind
$298,638
Spent
$139,118

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 →

Individuals gave 53%; organizations and PACs gave 47%.

Individuals $159K · 53% Organizations & PACs $139K · 47%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $158,720 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $298,638
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $158,720
From organizations and PACs $139,125
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $793

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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $274,560 Out of state $18,400
  • Nashville $84K29%
  • Lebanon $42K14%
  • Knoxville $24K8%
  • Brentwood $14K5%
  • Mount Juliet $13K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $99K
  • Other out-of-state $18K
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: $18,400 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $292,960
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $18,400

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Jan 2023. Peak $45,485 in Dec 2021. Spending peaked at $15,558 in Oct 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 234 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
TN Advance Financial PAC 2 $5,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $4,000.00
Dale Nunnery 2 $3,200.00
Jane Hart Morgan 2 $3,200.00
Patricia Bible 2 $3,200.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $3,000.00
Aubrey Burleson 2 $3,000.00
Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC 2 $3,000.00
Johnny Presley 2 $2,600.00

Expenditures

98 vendors 306 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Speedway 12 $8,275.71 7%
Emma 36 $8,255.26 7%
Arnold, Felicia 21 $8,116.60 7%
Senate Republican Caucus 1 $7,500.00 6%
Sanders, Kayla 14 $6,289.97 5%
Jennings, Rebecca 4 $4,310.00 4%
Clearly Media 35 $3,115.00 3%
Rose, Paul 3 $3,000.00 2%
Rotary Club of Lebanon 16 $2,500.00 2%
Verizon 9 $2,425.12 2%

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

  • Contributions & donations $51,095 42%
  • Field & voter contact $19,459 16%
  • Advertising & media $17,872 15%
  • Travel $12,750 10%
  • Office & operations $11,869 10%
  • Fundraising & events $5,028 4%
  • Printing & mail $2,486 2%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,060 2%
  • Other $500 0.5%

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 2022 $165,381.91 $196,064.53 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 $164,886.36 $165,381.91 Source ↗
Q3 2022 $164,842.23 $164,886.36 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended $161,925.42 $164,842.23 Source ↗
Q2 2022 $173,036.23 $161,925.42 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Amended $180,372.11 $173,036.23 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Amended $63,309.82 $180,372.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 $45,840.59 $63,309.82 Source ↗
Year-End 2020 Amended $17,303.01 $45,840.59 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2020 $30,555.57 $17,303.01 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 $21,056.01 $30,555.57 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 $37,337.43 $21,056.01 Source ↗