Michael Hale — 2024 Tennessee House, District 40 campaign
2024 Tennessee House, District 40 · totals since Jan 16, 2023
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 →
$86,111
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$117,060
includes $5,201 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $56,527. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$1,922
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$45,526
Donors
127
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 64% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $36K · 31%Organizations and PACs, itemized $75K · 64%Unitemized contributions $5K · 4%
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 →
$578average gift
$500median gift
63individual 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 →
94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).
Tennessee $104,860 Out of state $7,000
- Nashville $33K29%
- Brentwood $15K13%
- Smithville $13K12%
- Murfreesboro $8K7%
- Carthage $4K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $32K
- Other out-of-state $7K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $20,337 in Sep 2024. Spending peaked at $10,778 in Nov 2024.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 120 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 11 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,060 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Center Hill Nursery LLC | 3 | $6,500.00 |
| MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Christopher Townson | 2 | $3,537.00 |
| Team Kid PAC | 3 | $3,500.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| David Gregory | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Edge Campaigns | 5 | $12,779.61 | |
| S&B Designs | 4 | $4,109.80 | |
| House Republican Caucus ↺ donor $421.75 | 3 | $3,200.00 | |
| The Harvester | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Keepsake Catering | 2 | $2,985.00 | |
| Courtyard by Marriott | 1 | $1,947.96 | |
| State of Tennessee | 2 | $1,650.00 | |
| Tennessee Dept of Transportation | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Zondervan Recognition | 1 | $1,104.56 | |
| Imprint.Com | 1 | $1,034.09 | |
| Walmart | 3 | $981.13 | |
| Dreamworks | 1 | $812.67 | |
| Curtis Supply | 1 | $757.82 | |
| Tdot | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cannon Co Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Ffa Organization | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Smith County Fair | 1 | $500.00 | |
| John Rose for Tennessee | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Bobo, Chad | 1 | $500.00 | |
| SCHS Girls Basketball | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mama's Legacy | 1 | $466.50 | |
| Smith County Baseball Boosters | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Pine Creek Builders Supply | 1 | $398.23 | |
| Hale, Maddox | 1 | $372.50 | |
| Smithville Donuts | 1 | $335.72 | |
| Webb, Tucker | 1 | $335.00 | |
| Smithville Review | 2 | $331.25 | |
| Mtjra (Junior Rodeo) | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Dekalb County Fair Organization | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Tennessee Ffa Foundation Inc. | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jackson County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Smithville Jamboree | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Vincent, Darrin | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Smith County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $165.00 | |
| DMS Softball | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Granville Museum | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Jackson County Highschool | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 1 | $149.58 | |
| Wjle | 1 | $135.00 | |
| Allianz Travel Insurance | 1 | $126.62 | |
| Haven of Hope | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Bryan College | 1 | $104.00 | |
| Southside Lions Clubs | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Alexandria Lions Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Mikes Flower Shop | 1 | $71.34 | |
| DCHS Tiger Baseball | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Push Digital | 1 | $47.41 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$56,527.04 in loan balances 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Michael Hale) | Candidate loan | — | $56,527.04 | $0.00 | $56,527.04 |
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 Michael Hale’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $22,928 50%
- Printing & mail $7,367 16%
- Fundraising & events $4,918 11%
- Office & operations $3,700 8%
- Contributions & donations $3,390 7%
- Travel $2,761 6%
- Field & voter contact $335 0.8%
- Other $127 0.3%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 Amended | $90,617.53 | $86,110.85 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 122903 |
| Pre-General 2024 | $82,149.20 | $90,617.53 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118935 |
| Q3 2024 Amended | $69,186.23 | $82,149.20 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 118204 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended | $64,371.23 | $69,186.23 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116514 |
| Q2 2024 Amended | $70,734.83 | $64,371.23 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114195 |
| Q1 2024 Amended | $72,484.39 | $70,734.83 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113524 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $17,076.28 | $72,484.39 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111912 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended | $14,576.28 | $17,076.28 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 111704 |