Paul Bailey
Latest filing: Q2 2026 · Jul 9, 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 →
$395,274
$223,599 carried over
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 →
$862,300
includes $460 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 →
$1,801
goods or services
Total Spent
$623,341
Why this number?
Donors
409
394 shown · 15 below $200
Self-Funded
9%
$79,000 of $864,101 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
13%
$112,200 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 $395,274 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.
| Itemized contributions (gross) | $782,840 |
| Loans | $79,000 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $460 |
| Funds raised | $862,300 |
From each filing: Not attributable to a single filing:
- Q2 2026 Initial $10,650 derived
- Year-End 2025 Amendment $311,455 mixed
- Itemized contributions (gross) $311,415 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $40 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $8,000 derived
- Year-End 2024 Amendment $171,170 mixed
- Itemized contributions (gross) $170,750 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $420 filing-stated
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- Mid-Year 2024 Supplemental $2,000 derived
- Year-End 2023 Amendment $280,025 derived
Loans $79,000 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.
| Itemized expenditures | $623,341 |
| Total spent | $623,341 |
From each filing:
- Q2 2026 Initial $84,689 derived
- Q1 2026 Initial $30,870 derived
- Year-End 2025 Amendment $151,023 derived
- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $89,762 derived
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- Year-End 2024 Amendment $74,954 derived
- Mid-Year 2024 Supplemental $79,922 derived
- Year-End 2023 Amendment $62,962 derived
- Mid-Year 2023 Amendment $49,159 derived
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: $112,200 ÷ Total raised: $864,101
| From outside Tennessee | $112,200 |
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 9% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 37%, organizations and PACs 53%.
Candidate’s own money $79K · 9% Individuals $324K · 37% Organizations & PACs $460K · 53%
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: $79,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $864,101
| Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) | $79,000 |
| From individuals | $323,500 |
| From organizations and PACs | $459,800 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $1,801 |
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 →
$1,205average gift
$1,000median gift
268individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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: $323,040 ÷ Individual donors: 268
| Total from individual donors | $323,040 |
| Median gift | $1,000 |
| Individual donors | 268 |
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 →
86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).
Tennessee $670,640 Out of state $112,200
- Nashville $221K28%
- Cookeville $109K14%
- Chattanooga $53K7%
- Washington, DC $48K6%
- Brentwood $38K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $249K
- Other out-of-state $64K
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: $112,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $782,840
| From outside Tennessee | $112,200 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jun 2026. Peak $120,550 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $66,873 in Jan 2026.
Raised Spent
Contributions
Showing 394 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 15 additional smaller donors contributed $1,440 total.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaegi Resources | 6 | $119,823.07 | |
| Herald Citizen | 37 | $61,541.00 | |
| Margin of Victory Partners | 12 | $44,911.00 | |
| Trilight Communications, LLC | 6 | $30,120.00 | |
| Helen's Restaurant | 3 | $29,073.32 | |
| Duck Pond Manor | 2 | $26,853.00 | |
| Crossville Chronicle | 33 | $24,903.22 | |
| Cygnal | 1 | $15,000.00 | |
| TN Republican Party | 3 | $13,000.00 | |
| Beacon Impact | 6 | $12,845.00 | |
| Stephens, Zachary | 13 | $12,600.00 | |
| Crossville News First | 7 | $10,950.00 | |
| Alder, Mal | 23 | $10,180.40 | |
| The Expositor | 39 | $9,205.00 | |
| Cumberland Co Republican Party | 13 | $7,944.86 | |
| CJR Bottling | 7 | $6,864.28 | |
| CRMC | 3 | $6,706.00 | |
| SPRY Strategies | 3 | $5,754.66 | |
| Smith Co Fair | 4 | $4,185.00 | |
| White County High School | 7 | $4,130.00 | |
| Republican Women of the Upper Cumberland | 3 | $4,041.98 | |
| Race TN Series | 4 | $4,000.00 | |
| Putnam County Habitat for Humanity | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| Smith & Wesson | 2 | $3,934.55 | |
| Anedot | 4 | $3,914.00 | |
| Cookeville Communications, LLC | 4 | $3,725.00 | |
| Standing Stone Scribe | 12 | $3,591.00 | |
| White Co Fair Assn | 4 | $3,500.00 | |
| Carter, Jackson | 2 | $3,500.00 | |
| Amsalem Business Travel | 1 | $3,302.78 | |
| Amazon | 6 | $3,211.14 | |
| Roland Signs | 3 | $3,185.00 | |
| Monterey High School | 6 | $3,100.00 | |
| Town of Monterey | 3 | $3,100.00 | |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Don Rich Pilot Services | 4 | $2,901.09 | |
| Jackson County High School | 5 | $2,800.00 | |
| Halls Chophouse | 1 | $2,750.00 | |
| Brumbaugh Furniture | 2 | $2,660.24 | |
| Constant Contact | 7 | $2,506.98 | |
| Cole, Korry | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Cumberland County Playhouse | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 5 | $2,438.34 | |
| Hassler, Dawson | 3 | $2,249.88 | |
| The Hog | 3 | $2,230.00 | |
| N7SS, LLC | 4 | $2,175.00 | |
| River City Ball | 3 | $2,125.00 | |
| Fairlane Hotel | 1 | $2,071.27 | |
| Boy Scouts of America | 4 | $2,000.00 | |
| The Exceptional Bean | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| The American Bible Project | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Lawlor, Shannon | 1 | $1,706.70 | |
| Smith Co High School | 4 | $1,650.00 | |
| White County Republican Party | 5 | $1,546.00 | |
| Nra | 4 | $1,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Young Republicans | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Eddie V's | 2 | $1,425.00 | |
| State Affairs | 2 | $1,400.00 | |
| Fitzpatrick, Pat | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Showcase Media | 2 | $1,375.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 2 | $1,357.23 | |
| Foust, Brandy | 2 | $1,355.00 | |
| Tac Air Co | 3 | $1,344.16 | |
| Peg Broadcasting | 5 | $1,315.00 | |
| Banka Media, Inc. | 3 | $1,300.00 | |
| Cookeville High School Football | 5 | $1,300.00 | |
| Upperman High School | 3 | $1,300.00 | |
| Johnathan's Grille | 6 | $1,148.00 | |
| Apple Spice Catering Co | 1 | $1,141.57 | |
| The Press - News Journal | 1 | $1,100.00 | |
| Bill Lee Inaugural Fund | 1 | $1,050.00 | |
| Henry, Mike | 1 | $1,040.00 | |
| Tdot | 3 | $1,015.00 | |
| Van Hilleary for TN | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gilbert, Chad | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Putnam County Republican Party | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Putnam County Fair | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Sweet Jordan Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| We Are One | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rose, Paul ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Harrington for Hope | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Sparta-White Co Chamber of Commerce | 4 | $951.00 | |
| Friends of Cookeville | 2 | $950.00 | |
| Deacon's | 2 | $936.00 | |
| Uchra | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Wuat | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Casa of the TN Valley | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Cookeville City Scapes | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Napier Media | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Eastwood Deli Co, LLC | 2 | $777.00 | |
| Putnam County Chamber of Commerce | 5 | $770.00 | |
| Hassler Media Consulting | 1 | $768.25 | |
| Mid State Motorsports | 3 | $765.34 | |
| Algood Senior Citizen | 3 | $750.00 | |
| Great Smoky Mountain Council | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Jackson County Republican Party | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Jason's Deli | 1 | $742.33 | |
| Advanced Printing | 2 | $718.96 | |
| Hilton | 2 | $715.64 | |
| Overton County Fair | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Ben Lomand Connect | 18 | $690.70 | |
| Van Buren County Republican Party | 2 | $675.00 | |
| Wucz | 2 | $674.00 | |
| Jimmy Kelly's Steakhouse | 1 | $660.00 | |
| Nashville City Club | 2 | $602.04 | |
| Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Upper Cumberland Rodeo Club | 3 | $600.00 | |
| Stonecom Cookeville LLC | 3 | $575.00 | |
| Meadows, John | 3 | $535.00 | |
| Smith County Chamber of Commerce | 6 | $525.00 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $511.94 | |
| National Cattlemen's Association | 3 | $500.00 | |
| Miracle On the Monterey | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cumberland Co Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Putnam County & American Legion | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hope Center of Adoption | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Dink for Pink | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cooperate Flight Managment | 1 | $464.81 | |
| Fire & Vine | 1 | $462.00 | |
| Granville Musuem | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Ymca of Middle TN | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Poss, Amber | 2 | $450.00 | |
| Fowler, Joey | 1 | $420.00 | |
| Imageworks | 2 | $406.59 | |
| Jim's Place Grille | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Theiss, Timothy | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Batchelor, Janet | 1 | $374.75 | |
| Mnaa Terminal Valet | 1 | $370.00 | |
| 37 Cedar | 2 | $365.00 | |
| Go Rentals | 1 | $358.39 | |
| Highlands Insider | 2 | $344.00 | |
| Azure Flight Support | 1 | $307.85 | |
| Hermitage House | 2 | $286.00 | |
| Monell's | 1 | $280.39 | |
| The Palm | 1 | $270.00 | |
| Sapori Di Napoli | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Morgan, Heather | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Rib City | 1 | $245.00 | |
| TN Cattleman's Association | 3 | $240.00 | |
| Jackson County Chamber of Commerce | 4 | $220.00 | |
| Morton's Steakhouse | 1 | $200.00 | |
| TN Fire Chief's Association | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Freedom Place Upper Cumberland | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Bell Buckle Cafe | 1 | $181.00 | |
| North Cumberland Elementary Basketball | 2 | $175.00 | |
| Nick's Restuarant & Lounge | 1 | $164.86 | |
| Tractor Supply | 1 | $159.99 | |
| The Tennessean | 1 | $157.92 | |
| Germantown Cafe | 1 | $156.00 | |
| Poke Sallet Foundation | 1 | $154.79 | |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44 | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Ayub, Stephanie | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Hale, Allan | 1 | $135.00 | |
| Hensley, Jody | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Canva | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Puckett's | 1 | $120.00 | |
| LongHorn Steakhouse | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Dropbox | 1 | $105.26 | |
| Stone Memorial High School Football Boo | 1 | $105.00 | |
| Builtwell Bank | 3 | $103.16 | |
| Pregnancy Resource Center of Smith Co | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Meson San Pedro | 1 | $96.50 | |
| Walmart ↺ donor $1,900.00 | 2 | $96.11 | |
| Wreaths Across America | 1 | $85.00 | |
| Los Agaves | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Kemmer, Krista | 1 | $75.00 | |
| KFC | 2 | $68.76 | |
| The Southern Steak & Oyster | 1 | $65.00 | |
| Old Town Grill | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Jackson County Sentinel | 1 | $45.00 | |
| Panera Bread | 1 | $40.59 | |
| Music City Parking | 1 | $40.00 | |
| Newby, Ken | 1 | $32.51 | |
| Loews Hotel At Vanderbilt Plaza | 1 | $31.68 | |
| Uber | 1 | $22.93 | |
| Aldi | 1 | $7.84 | |
| Shell | 1 | $6.69 |
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 Paul Bailey’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $216,970 35%
- Advertising & media $140,702 23%
- Fundraising & events $97,747 16%
- Contributions & donations $82,518 13%
- Other $38,417 6%
- Office & operations $20,415 3%
- Printing & mail $13,522 2%
- Travel $8,795 1%
- Field & voter contact $4,255 0.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $472,008.70 | $395,274.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $500,460.14 | $472,008.70 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $335,955.83 | $500,460.14 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $413,655.84 | $335,955.83 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2024 Amended | $313,694.08 | $413,655.84 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $391,562.16 | $313,694.08 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $174,470.76 | $391,562.16 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended | $223,599.47 | $174,470.76 | Source ↗ |