Mark Pody — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 17 campaign
2026 Tennessee Senate, District 17
Won the nomination 15,311 votes · 67.58% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 30, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
9 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q2 2026
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 →
$45,794
$196,065 carried over
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 →
$714,437
includes $2,984 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 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 →
$42,163
goods or services
Total Spent
$555,486
Why this number?
Donors
467
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
5%
$34,800 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:
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $45,794 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.
| Itemized contributions from others | $711,453 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $2,984 |
| Raised (cash) | $714,437 |
From each filing:
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $38,130 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $37,700 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $430 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 Amendment $116,175 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $115,750 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $425 filing-stated
- Year-End 2025 Amendment $311,203 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $309,853 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,350 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $2,950 derived
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- Year-End 2024 Amendment $68,150 derived
- Mid-Year 2024 Supplemental $2,599 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $2,500 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $99 filing-stated
- Year-End 2023 Amendment $173,980 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $173,300 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $680 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2023 Supplemental $1,250 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.
| Itemized expenditures | $555,486 |
| Total spent | $555,486 |
From each filing:
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $112,937 derived
- Q2 2026 Amendment $221,769 derived
- Q1 2026 Initial $31,622 derived
- Year-End 2025 Amendment $55,703 derived
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- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $26,961 derived
- Year-End 2024 Amendment $28,086 derived
- Mid-Year 2024 Supplemental $24,994 derived
- Year-End 2023 Amendment $40,622 derived
- Mid-Year 2023 Supplemental $12,792 derived
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: $34,800 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $756,600
| From outside Tennessee | $34,800 |
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 55%; organizations and PACs gave 40%; other sources made up 6%.
Individuals $414K · 55% Organizations & PACs $300K · 40% Other sources $42K · 6%
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: $414,317 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $756,600
| From individuals | $414,317 |
| From organizations and PACs | $300,120 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $42,163 |
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 →
$1,235average gift
$900median gift
333individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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: $411,333 ÷ Individual donors: 333
| Total from individual donors | $411,333 |
| Median gift | $900 |
| Individual donors | 333 |
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 →
95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).
Tennessee $676,653 Out of state $34,800
- Nashville $209K29%
- Lebanon $96K13%
- Knoxville $74K10%
- Brentwood $48K7%
- Murfreesboro $34K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $216K
- Other out-of-state $35K
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: $34,800 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $711,453
| From outside Tennessee | $34,800 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jul 2026. Peak $110,100 in Dec 2023. Spending peaked at $162,739 in Jun 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,684 total; their names are not disclosed here.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus In-Kind | 2 | $38,569.60 |
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | 4 | $17,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC | 3 | $13,000.00 |
| DAWNPAC (Dawn White) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Sevier County Good Government PAC | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Friends of Police PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Sevier County Good Government PAC | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | 2 | $8,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Pa Practice Owners PAC | 1 | $7,500.00 |
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| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
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Showing the top 500 of 656 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Edge Campaigns | 9 | $172,031.60 | |
| Sheeran, Chenille | 12 | $31,854.84 | |
| Newcomer, Casey | 4 | $20,700.00 | |
| Concerned Constitutional Conservatives PAC | 2 | $20,000.00 | |
| Paine, Kathrynne | 13 | $18,366.66 | |
| Verizon | 20 | $13,146.88 | |
| Vaught, Amari | 10 | $11,250.14 | |
| Yellow Belly Marketing | 3 | $9,999.99 | |
| Graham, Candice | 7 | $9,948.57 | |
| Educators Resource Association | 6 | $9,847.75 | |
| Harter, Morgan | 8 | $9,223.62 | |
| Cumulus Media | 1 | $9,100.00 | |
| Parmen, Rhonda | 1 | $7,975.50 | |
| Star News Radio | 2 | $7,200.00 | |
| Emma | 17 | $6,914.91 | |
| Speedway | 6 | $6,855.09 | |
| Total Trailers | 1 | $6,684.55 | |
| Woods, Elizabeth | 10 | $6,536.00 | |
| McPeak, Lily | 6 | $5,640.75 | |
| Moore, Carolyn | 17 | $5,406.21 | |
| Online Stores | 2 | $5,070.45 | |
| Walmart | 33 | $5,063.59 | |
| P Enterprise | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Nelson, Laura | 3 | $4,800.00 | |
| Vistaprint | 11 | $4,714.39 | |
| Want Fm | 4 | $4,535.00 | |
| Moon Lit LLC | 2 | $4,400.00 | |
| Southeast Impressions | 4 | $3,774.86 | |
| Affordable Upholstery | 1 | $3,772.66 | |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 3 | $3,600.00 | |
| Roland Digital Media | 1 | $3,585.00 | |
| Lewis, Zyaira | 2 | $3,337.50 | |
| Baird, Skylar | 2 | $3,287.00 | |
| Office Max | 12 | $3,114.65 | |
| TN Republican Party | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 12 | $2,988.73 | |
| Wilson County Promotions | 6 | $2,969.00 | |
| Christensen, Natalie | 8 | $2,761.21 | |
| Advanced Signs | 2 | $2,716.31 | |
| Creative Graphics | 8 | $2,643.41 | |
| Amazon | 6 | $2,609.01 | |
| Niceley, Frank | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Gilbreth, Christine | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Clearly Media | 15 | $2,270.00 | |
| Wilson Co Veteran Services | 2 | $2,250.00 | |
| Bashour, Meagan | 1 | $2,200.00 | |
| Mic Drop Nation | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Living Sent Mintistries | 3 | $1,900.00 | |
| Postmaster | 6 | $1,832.15 | |
| Campaign Sidekick | 6 | $1,813.48 | |
| Panera Bread | 11 | $1,725.90 | |
| Ambivo | 13 | $1,644.35 | |
| Pucketts | 3 | $1,512.23 | |
| American Bible Project | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| Nashville Speedway | 1 | $1,318.27 | |
| Rotary Club of Lebanon | 5 | $1,150.00 | |
| Mt Juliet Chamber | 5 | $1,100.00 | |
| Beavers, Tison | 4 | $1,095.00 | |
| Wilderness Tabernacle | 2 | $1,015.92 | |
| The Tennessee Conservative | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Parker, Emma | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| King's Hill House of Prayer | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Empower Me Center | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Maulsby, Scott | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Harshbarger, Robert | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| LYNN, Susan | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Ogles, Andy | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Keisling, Kelly | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bowling, Janice | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hensley, Joey | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rose, Paul | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Davidson Co Young Republican | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Trump, Donald | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rolli, Alice | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lebanon Wilson County Chamber | 6 | $955.00 | |
| Wilson County Republican Party | 2 | $950.00 | |
| Labee, Michael | 2 | $864.89 | |
| Roddie's Code | 1 | $825.00 | |
| Chop House | 7 | $814.91 | |
| Lebanon Lions Club | 5 | $781.00 | |
| Hilton | 1 | $764.73 | |
| Joslin Sign | 1 | $724.50 | |
| TN Firearms Association | 3 | $710.00 | |
| Christensen, Ben | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Nashville Young Republicans | 1 | $675.00 | |
| Gideons International | 4 | $652.00 | |
| Moreno, Ariel | 2 | $620.00 | |
| Wilson County Fair | 1 | $618.80 | |
| TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm. (Tfalac) | 2 | $595.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 2 | $553.38 | |
| Paypal | 3 | $544.25 | |
| Hailu, Nikodemos | 3 | $520.00 | |
| C-Pac Wilson | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Saunders, Mandolin | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Great American Prayer (Gap) | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee Young Republicans | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Steve Solomon | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Jennings, Rebecca | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Vasconcelos, Gabreil | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Johnson Monument | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Intuit | 6 | $494.45 | |
| Fulcher, Aaron | 1 | $442.50 | |
| Demos | 4 | $437.32 | |
| Hampton Inn | 3 | $427.74 | |
| Insta Check | 13 | $419.84 | |
| Canva | 3 | $407.36 | |
| Villa Castrioti | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Drusie & Darr | 2 | $386.79 | |
| Zaxbys | 4 | $363.49 | |
| Sweetchicks Treasures | 1 | $361.88 | |
| The Frame Corner | 1 | $349.21 | |
| Lions Club | 1 | $344.00 | |
| Mercedes, Eldridge | 1 | $340.00 | |
| The Colonnade Hotel | 1 | $338.88 | |
| Take 5 | 6 | $333.94 | |
| Whitts | 1 | $332.00 | |
| Fairfield Inn | 1 | $286.91 | |
| TN 4 H | 1 | $270.00 | |
| Charlies Tire | 2 | $260.40 | |
| Shoney's | 5 | $257.00 | |
| Burger King | 12 | $254.95 | |
| Lebanon House of Coffee | 5 | $254.87 | |
| Burlin, Rodney | 1 | $250.00 | |
| US Association of Gospel Entertainers | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Givebacks | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Davidson Co Gop | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Crown College | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $236.96 | |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | 1 | $226.38 | |
| Dunkin' | 3 | $224.36 | |
| Dollar General | 3 | $217.42 | |
| Mount Juliet Republican Women | 1 | $210.00 | |
| Lebanon Senior Center | 2 | $210.00 | |
| Germantown Cafe Nashville | 1 | $201.56 | |
| Phoebe Connections | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Capitol Commission | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Covenant Health Foundation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Costco | 2 | $195.30 | |
| Papa Johns | 5 | $194.72 | |
| Weigels | 3 | $192.44 | |
| Litton's Market & Restaurant | 2 | $191.91 | |
| The Hermitage | 2 | $189.67 | |
| Henderson Florist | 2 | $187.86 | |
| Panda Express | 5 | $183.83 | |
| Lowe's | 3 | $180.35 | |
| Yummy Pho Bac | 1 | $178.98 | |
| FTD | 1 | $178.58 | |
| Christianbook | 2 | $167.08 | |
| Darlene McCarty Ministries | 1 | $160.00 | |
| Linktree | 1 | $156.96 | |
| Straight Talk Wireless | 2 | $156.30 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $154.79 | |
| Pad Thai | 2 | $154.05 | |
| Harbor Freight | 1 | $151.42 | |
| Depo Junction | 2 | $141.63 | |
| Golden Corral | 6 | $140.61 | |
| Sake Japanese | 1 | $140.26 | |
| Ameripark | 2 | $137.10 | |
| At&T | 1 | $136.98 | |
| Bill Sattler Foundation | 1 | $135.49 | |
| Honey Baked Ham Company | 2 | $135.41 | |
| Mnaa Parking | 1 | $126.00 | |
| Watertown Chamber | 2 | $125.00 | |
| Precision Eyecare | 1 | $121.80 | |
| Vicohome | 1 | $116.32 | |
| Wilson Co Election Commission | 3 | $114.00 | |
| Olive Garden | 2 | $110.47 | |
| Xiaos' Hibachi and Sushi TN | 3 | $110.17 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $109.73 | |
| Shell | 2 | $109.32 | |
| Sonic | 4 | $106.00 | |
| Town Square Social | 3 | $105.56 | |
| Thorntons | 4 | $102.88 | |
| Cedar Forest Market | 5 | $100.39 | |
| Cedar Senior Center | 2 | $100.00 | |
| Wilson County Black History Committee | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Pregnancy Help Center | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Long Hollow Church | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Gop Nashville | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Naifa - TN | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Cedar City Brewing Company | 1 | $98.14 | |
| Wendy's | 2 | $95.14 | |
| Culver's | 3 | $94.07 | |
| Wilson County Chamber | 1 | $92.70 | |
| Foodland | 2 | $91.09 | |
| Jack Cawthons | 2 | $88.55 | |
| Lake Geneva Gurise | 1 | $84.41 | |
| Black Sheep Cafe | 3 | $84.11 | |
| Clarion Pointe | 1 | $81.79 | |
| Pizza Hut | 2 | $81.09 | |
| Dunn, Kaitlynn | 1 | $80.00 | |
| United States Post Office | 1 | $78.00 | |
| Americana Taphouse | 1 | $77.56 | |
| Microsoft | 1 | $76.81 | |
| The Burgers | 1 | $76.18 | |
| Brazelton, Katelyn | 1 | $75.79 | |
| Taco Bell | 2 | $75.72 | |
| El Molino | 1 | $75.63 | |
| Murphy Express | 3 | $75.30 | |
| Buchanan Log House | 2 | $75.00 | |
| Davidson County Election Commission | 1 | $75.00 | |
| What A Burger | 2 | $73.82 | |
| Jonathan Grille | 1 | $72.35 | |
| Jim 'n Nick's Bar-B-Q | 1 | $71.86 | |
| The Cookery | 1 | $71.50 | |
| Morton's the Steakhouse | 1 | $68.72 | |
| Pilot | 2 | $68.07 | |
| Gondolier Italian Restaurant and Pizza | 1 | $65.17 | |
| Donelson Hermitage Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $65.00 | |
| Subway | 2 | $60.42 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Lebanon | 1 | $60.00 | |
| Asia Cafe | 1 | $59.36 | |
| Buc-ee's | 1 | $56.54 | |
| Marathon Gas | 2 | $53.51 | |
| Bricktop | 1 | $51.71 | |
| Uber | 1 | $51.69 | |
| Wellworth Bank | 1 | $51.50 | |
| Cici's Pizza | 1 | $50.84 | |
| Pyramids Grill | 1 | $50.47 | |
| Music City Center Parking | 2 | $50.00 | |
| Wilson Co Concerned Citizens for Veteran | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Wilson County Republican Women | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Dominos Pizza | 2 | $47.16 | |
| Metro Diner | 1 | $45.56 | |
| Exon | 1 | $44.21 | |
| Nashville Dept. Transportation Parking | 1 | $44.10 | |
| Grillworx | 1 | $43.90 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | $41.95 | |
| Tj Maxx | 1 | $39.49 | |
| GoDaddy | 2 | $37.22 | |
| Digital Checkouts | 2 | $35.09 | |
| Cheddars | 1 | $34.90 | |
| Vanilla Moose | 1 | $34.54 | |
| Morgan Country | 1 | $33.82 | |
| Amber Restaurant | 1 | $31.14 | |
| U Kno Catering | 1 | $27.48 | |
| McDonald's | 3 | $27.08 | |
| Hardees | 2 | $26.57 | |
| Painturo's Pizza | 1 | $23.49 | |
| Picktnstore | 1 | $22.22 | |
| Steak N Shake | 1 | $21.57 | |
| Tennessee Secretary of State | 1 | $20.47 | |
| Watertown Fire Department | 1 | $20.00 | |
| RaceTrac | 1 | $19.58 | |
| US Flag Store | 1 | $14.32 | |
| Wilson County Clerk | 1 | $14.00 | |
| Wilson Co Coop | 1 | $13.17 | |
| Starbucks | 1 | $13.02 | |
| Baskin Robins | 1 | $12.49 | |
| Frothy Monkey | 1 | $10.68 | |
| Rivertower Parking | 1 | $10.00 | |
| Earl's Cafe | 2 | $9.78 | |
| Second Street Coffee | 1 | $7.68 | |
| Salem Farms | 1 | $7.00 | |
| River Link | 1 | $5.36 | |
| Tennessee Department of Revenue | 1 | $1.67 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 722 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every payment.
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.
- Advertising & media $247,167 44%
- Field & voter contact $140,776 25%
- Contributions & donations $65,264 12%
- Office & operations $35,689 6%
- Fundraising & events $19,232 3%
- Travel $18,351 3%
- Other $12,824 2%
- Printing & mail $11,777 2%
- Consulting & professional services $4,406 0.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $120,600.46 | $45,793.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $223,877.73 | $120,600.46 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $583,059.24 | $551,437.13 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $327,559.40 | $583,059.24 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $338,628.68 | $327,381.07 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2024 Amended | $298,564.64 | $338,628.68 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $318,978.59 | $298,564.64 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $184,522.53 | $318,978.59 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 | $196,064.53 | $184,522.53 | Source ↗ |