Mark Pody — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 17 campaign
2026 Tennessee Senate, District 17 · totals since Jan 16, 2023
Won the nomination 15,311 votes · 67.58% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
11 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q3 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 →
$192,139
$196,065 carried over
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$768,202
includes $3,054 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$99,333
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$772,217
less $90 in refunds & credits → $772,127 net disbursements
Donors
474
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, 54% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $414K · 54%Organizations and PACs, itemized $333K · 43%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $18K · 2%
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 →
$1,225average gift
$750median gift
338individual 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 →
95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).
Tennessee $708,778 Out of state $38,300
- Nashville $217K29%
- Lebanon $97K13%
- Knoxville $79K11%
- Brentwood $50K7%
- Franklin $49K7%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $218K
- Other out-of-state $38K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Oct 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 441 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 35 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,859 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Senate Republican Caucus In-Kind ↺ paid $5,000.00 | 5 | $95,739.18 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | 3 | $23,400.00 |
| Sevier County Good Government PAC | 2 | $20,000.00 |
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | 4 | $17,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 3 | $13,000.00 |
| DAWNPAC (Dawn White) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Friends of Police PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Pa Practice Owners PAC | 1 | $7,500.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 3 | $7,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Edge Campaigns | 15 | $216,793.78 | |
| Concerned Constitutional Conservatives PAC | 3 | $68,500.00 | |
| TN Republican Party | 4 | $58,382.05 | |
| Sheeran, Chenille | 13 | $32,854.84 | |
| Paine, Kathrynne | 17 | $27,676.82 | |
| Newcomer, Casey | 4 | $20,700.00 | |
| Cumulus Media | 2 | $14,140.00 | |
| Harter, Morgan | 10 | $13,957.11 | |
| Verizon | 26 | $13,796.97 | |
| Vaught, Amari | 10 | $11,250.14 | |
| Graham, Candice | 8 | $10,948.57 | |
| Educators Resource Association | 7 | $10,739.23 | |
| Yellow Belly Marketing | 3 | $9,999.99 | |
| Want Fm | 6 | $8,035.00 | |
| Parmen, Rhonda | 1 | $7,975.50 | |
| Emma | 20 | $7,585.80 | |
| Star News Radio | 2 | $7,200.00 | |
| Moore, Carolyn | 21 | $7,044.87 | |
| Speedway | 6 | $6,855.09 | |
| Total Trailers | 1 | $6,684.55 | |
| Woods, Elizabeth | 10 | $6,536.00 | |
| Walmart | 41 | $5,816.69 | |
| McPeak, Lily | 6 | $5,640.75 | |
| Lewis, Zyaira | 4 | $5,337.50 | |
| Brazelton, Katelyn | 6 | $5,175.56 | |
| Online Stores | 2 | $5,070.45 | |
| Hilton Garden Inn | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| P Enterprise | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus ↺ donor $95,739.18 | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Moreno, Ariel | 8 | $4,986.87 | |
| Nelson, Laura ↺ donor $3,200.00 | 3 | $4,800.00 | |
| Vistaprint | 11 | $4,714.39 | |
| Amazon | 11 | $4,533.43 | |
| 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 | |
| Office Max | 15 | $3,462.59 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 22 | $3,378.49 | |
| Baird, Skylar | 2 | $3,287.00 | |
| Campaign Sidekick | 10 | $3,098.12 | |
| Wilson County Promotions | 6 | $2,969.00 | |
| Christensen, Natalie | 9 | $2,911.21 | |
| Advanced Signs | 2 | $2,716.31 | |
| Ambivo | 19 | $2,661.11 | |
| Creative Graphics | 8 | $2,643.41 | |
| Matlock, Jimmy ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Niceley, Frank | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Gilbreth, Christine | 1 | $2,400.00 | |
| Clearly Media | 15 | $2,270.00 | |
| Burlin, Rodney | 3 | $2,250.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Panera Bread | 18 | $1,797.31 | |
| Pucketts | 3 | $1,512.23 | |
| American Bible Project | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| MJT Inc. | 1 | $1,496.61 | |
| Nashville Speedway | 1 | $1,318.27 | |
| Demos ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 7 | $1,250.59 | |
| Rotary Club of Lebanon | 6 | $1,250.00 | |
| TN Firearms Association | 5 | $1,160.00 | |
| Wilson County Fair | 5 | $1,141.98 | |
| Mt Juliet Chamber | 5 | $1,100.00 | |
| Beavers, Tison | 4 | $1,095.00 | |
| Wilderness Tabernacle | 2 | $1,015.92 | |
| Gallagher, Joann | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Brooks House | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Vetter, Michele | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Romero, Eva | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| 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 ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| LYNN, Susan | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Ogles, Andy | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Keisling, Kelly | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bowling, Janice ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hensley, Joey | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rose, Paul ↺ donor $2,000.00 | 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 Lions Club | 12 | $974.95 | |
| Lebanon Wilson County Chamber | 6 | $955.00 | |
| Wilson County Republican Party | 2 | $950.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 3 | $904.18 | |
| Labee, Michael | 2 | $864.89 | |
| Roddie's Code | 1 | $825.00 | |
| Chop House | 7 | $814.91 | |
| Paypal | 6 | $812.47 | |
| Wilson County Republican Women | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Hilton | 1 | $764.73 | |
| Joslin Sign | 1 | $724.50 | |
| Christensen, Ben | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Nashville Young Republicans | 1 | $675.00 | |
| Gideons International | 4 | $652.00 | |
| TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm. (Tfalac) ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 2 | $595.00 | |
| Cedar Senior Center | 4 | $570.00 | |
| The Frame Corner | 2 | $530.44 | |
| Hailu, Nikodemos | 3 | $520.00 | |
| Biddle, Mae | 1 | $500.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Insta Check | 15 | $453.74 | |
| Fulcher, Aaron | 1 | $442.50 | |
| Hampton Inn | 3 | $427.74 | |
| Canva | 3 | $407.36 | |
| Panda Express | 11 | $401.70 | |
| Villa Castrioti | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Drusie & Darr | 2 | $386.79 | |
| Take 5 | 8 | $379.94 | |
| Zaxbys | 4 | $363.49 | |
| Sweetchicks Treasures | 1 | $361.88 | |
| Lions Club | 1 | $344.00 | |
| Mercedes, Eldridge | 1 | $340.00 | |
| The Colonnade Hotel | 1 | $338.88 | |
| Whitts | 1 | $332.00 | |
| Fairfield Inn | 2 | $316.91 | |
| Straight Talk Wireless | 4 | $308.22 | |
| Shoney's | 6 | $291.71 | |
| Burger King | 14 | $291.10 | |
| Lebanon House of Coffee | 8 | $277.37 | |
| TN 4 H | 1 | $270.00 | |
| Charlies Tire | 2 | $260.40 | |
| Go Therefore Ministries | 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 | |
| Dunkin' | 4 | $244.36 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $236.96 | |
| Nfib | 1 | $235.00 | |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | 1 | $226.38 | |
| 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 | |
| Lowe's | 3 | $180.35 | |
| Yummy Pho Bac | 1 | $178.98 | |
| FTD | 1 | $178.58 | |
| Depo Junction | 3 | $176.03 | |
| Christianbook | 2 | $167.08 | |
| Darlene McCarty Ministries | 1 | $160.00 | |
| Linktree | 1 | $156.96 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $154.79 | |
| Pad Thai | 2 | $154.05 | |
| Wilson Co Election Commission | 4 | $152.00 | |
| Harbor Freight | 1 | $151.42 | |
| Naifa - TN | 2 | $145.00 | |
| Golden Corral | 6 | $140.61 | |
| Sake Japanese | 1 | $140.26 | |
| TN Aviation Hall of Fame | 1 | $140.00 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 2 | $139.03 | |
| 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 | |
| Cheddars | 2 | $115.26 | |
| Sonic | 5 | $115.22 | |
| Shell | 3 | $112.49 | |
| Olive Garden | 2 | $110.47 | |
| Xiaos' Hibachi and Sushi TN | 3 | $110.17 | |
| Ring | 1 | $109.74 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $109.73 | |
| Town Square Social | 3 | $105.56 | |
| Thorntons | 4 | $102.88 | |
| Subway | 5 | $101.77 | |
| Digital Checkouts | 6 | $101.28 | |
| Cedar Forest Market | 5 | $100.39 | |
| American Legion Post 15 | 1 | $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 | |
| 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 | |
| Hardy Farms Peanuts | 1 | $86.82 | |
| Picktnstore | 2 | $84.83 | |
| 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 | |
| Murphy Express | 4 | $78.06 | |
| United States Post Office | 1 | $78.00 | |
| Americana Taphouse | 1 | $77.56 | |
| Microsoft | 1 | $76.81 | |
| The Burgers | 1 | $76.18 | |
| Taco Bell | 2 | $75.72 | |
| El Molino | 1 | $75.63 | |
| Buchanan Log House | 2 | $75.00 | |
| Davidson County Election Commission | 1 | $75.00 | |
| What A Burger | 2 | $73.82 | |
| Hardees | 4 | $73.04 | |
| 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 | |
| Cici's Pizza | 2 | $65.84 | |
| Gondolier Italian Restaurant and Pizza | 1 | $65.17 | |
| Donelson Hermitage Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $65.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Lebanon | 1 | $60.00 | |
| Asia Cafe | 1 | $59.36 | |
| Buc-ee's | 1 | $56.54 | |
| Hoss Loaded Burgers | 1 | $55.53 | |
| Durci Chocolate | 1 | $55.32 | |
| Marathon Gas | 2 | $53.51 | |
| Bricktop | 1 | $51.71 | |
| Uber | 1 | $51.69 | |
| Wellworth Bank | 1 | $51.50 | |
| Pyramids Grill | 1 | $50.47 | |
| Vietnam Veterans of America | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Music City Center Parking | 2 | $50.00 | |
| Wilson Co Concerned Citizens for Veteran | 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 | |
| Fiddlers Grove Foundation | 2 | $42.00 | |
| Aj's Flowers & Gifts | 1 | $41.71 | |
| Adams & Century | 1 | $39.99 | |
| Tj Maxx | 1 | $39.49 | |
| GoDaddy | 2 | $37.22 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | $35.53 | |
| Vanilla Moose | 1 | $34.54 | |
| Morgan Country | 1 | $33.82 | |
| Caliber Coffee Co | 1 | $32.82 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $31.95 | |
| Amber Restaurant | 1 | $31.14 | |
| First Baptist Church | 1 | $29.31 | |
| U Kno Catering | 1 | $27.48 | |
| McDonald's | 3 | $27.08 | |
| Chipotle | 1 | $25.52 | |
| Cumberland University Dining | 1 | $24.15 | |
| Painturo's Pizza | 1 | $23.49 | |
| Hudson Kettle Corn | 1 | $23.00 | |
| Allianz Global Assistance | 1 | $22.80 | |
| Steak N Shake | 1 | $21.57 | |
| Tennessee Secretary of State | 1 | $20.47 | |
| High Country Cowboy Church | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Watertown Fire Department | 1 | $20.00 | |
| RaceTrac | 1 | $19.58 | |
| Jersey Mike's | 1 | $19.40 | |
| Sheraton | 1 | $17.48 | |
| US Flag Store | 1 | $14.32 | |
| Wilson County Clerk | 1 | $14.00 | |
| Arby's | 1 | $13.57 | |
| Wilson Co Coop | 1 | $13.17 | |
| Starbucks | 1 | $13.02 | |
| Tikiz of Greater Nashville | 1 | $13.00 | |
| 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 |
|---|
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 $357,848 46%
- Field & voter contact $173,575 22%
- Contributions & donations $120,926 16%
- Office & operations $42,191 5%
- Fundraising & events $23,023 3%
- Travel $19,616 3%
- Other $17,912 2%
- Printing & mail $11,777 2%
- Consulting & professional services $5,350 0.7%
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-General 2026 | $327,148.77 | $192,139.44 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130930 |
| Q3 2026 | $373,174.67 | $327,148.77 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129092 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $120,600.46 | $45,793.60 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127592 |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $223,877.73 | $120,600.46 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 128211 |
| Q1 2026 | $583,059.24 | $551,437.13 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124883 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $327,559.40 | $583,059.24 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124672 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $338,628.68 | $327,381.07 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 123219 |
| Year-End 2024 Amended | $298,564.64 | $338,628.68 | Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 121024 |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $318,978.59 | $298,564.64 | Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 115022 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $184,522.53 | $318,978.59 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 112108 |
| Mid-Year 2023 | $196,064.53 | $184,522.53 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109260 |