Richard M. Briggs — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 07 campaign
2026 Tennessee Senate, District 07 · totals since Jan 16, 2023
Won the nomination 13,686 votes · 66.33% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 26, 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 →
$529,915
$218,725 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 →
$682,385
$2,100 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $110,000. 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 →
$1,492
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$262,583
less $1,388 in refunds & credits → $261,195 net disbursements
Donors
239
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, 72% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $93K · 14%Organizations and PACs, itemized $491K · 72%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $98K · 14%
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 →
$959average gift
$1,000median gift
97individual 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 →
83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).
Tennessee $484,701 Out of state $99,499
- Nashville $224K38%
- Knoxville $54K9%
- Franklin $54K9%
- Brentwood $49K8%
- Washington, DC $29K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $104K
- Other out-of-state $70K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Oct 2026. Peak $97,399 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $58,300 in Jul 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 235 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $450 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | 4 | $33,400.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 6 | $21,500.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 3 | $20,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 3 | $14,000.00 |
| Holland Knight Tennessee PAC | 7 | $13,500.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 4 | $13,000.00 |
| Total Wine Political Action Committee | 2 | $13,000.00 |
| Jack Daniel's PAC | 3 | $12,000.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | 4 | $10,500.00 |
| DAWNPAC (Dawn White) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Edge | 7 | $80,535.31 | |
| Rachael Barrett & Co. | 3 | $35,183.82 | |
| Edwards, Ocean | 14 | $32,000.00 | |
| Cygnal | 1 | $18,850.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Bulmer, Jack | 4 | $8,500.00 | |
| Knox County Republican Party | 5 | $7,200.00 | |
| Etch Restaurant | 3 | $5,790.64 | |
| By the Tracts Catering | 1 | $4,479.77 | |
| Waggoner, Zac | 4 | $3,738.00 | |
| Waggoner, Miguel | 4 | $3,648.00 | |
| M & M Broadcasting | 1 | $3,344.00 | |
| West Point Alumni Association | 3 | $3,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Williams, Brody | 2 | $2,382.00 | |
| Farragut Press | 17 | $2,097.50 | |
| Taylor, Brent | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Campaign Sidekick | 5 | $1,875.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell ↺ donor $1,800.00 | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Print Edge | 1 | $1,650.95 | |
| Briggs, Richard | 1 | $1,633.25 | |
| Hatcher, Tom ↺ donor $500.00 | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Bearden High School Foundation | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| Mark Green for Congress | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Lakeshore Park Conservancy | 1 | $1,250.00 | |
| Joyner & Hogan | 1 | $1,176.82 | |
| National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | 3 | $1,050.00 | |
| Seal, Jessie ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Betsy Henderson for Mayor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gibson, Brent | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Seeed | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Leadership Knoxville | 4 | $950.00 | |
| Conley, Ethan | 3 | $770.00 | |
| Shelton, John | 3 | $766.00 | |
| Watson, Bo | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Knox Fed. Republican Women | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Rey Pineda Band | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Pokey's Sports | 1 | $570.70 | |
| Beeler, Kailei | 2 | $558.00 | |
| 2 | $522.91 | ||
| Utk College of Nursing | 1 | $518.45 | |
| University of Tennessee Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Weigels | 1 | $491.19 | |
| Vor Media | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Boy Scouts Great Smoky Mountain Council | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Ritzman, Jace | 1 | $400.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 4 | $383.00 | |
| Snowie of Knoxville | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Knoxville Focus Newspaper | 1 | $373.20 | |
| Wp Engine | 1 | $350.00 | |
| West Point History Museum | 3 | $300.00 | |
| Disabled American Veterans | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Geiger | 1 | $278.08 | |
| Garrett Holt for Commissioner | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Mike Hammond for Court Clerk | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Mental Health Association of East TN | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lauren Morgan for School Board | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Debbie Phillips for Commission | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jackie Raley for Property Assessor | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Phil Ballard for Property Assessor | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Elect Terry Hill | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Alice Rolli for Nashville | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Crown College Foundation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| China King Buffet | 1 | $245.14 | |
| Kohlhepp, Courtney | 1 | $212.00 | |
| Office Depot | 2 | $207.17 | |
| Ardo Ba | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Stansberry, Charles | 1 | $200.00 | |
| National Fire Fighters Foundation - Knox | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Andys Frozen Custard | 1 | $198.00 | |
| Deluxe | 1 | $195.13 | |
| Union Station Restaurant | 1 | $175.30 | |
| Knoxville Fire Fighters | 3 | $172.00 | |
| Vistaprint | 1 | $163.88 | |
| Tomato Head Pizza Restaurant | 1 | $158.69 | |
| Johnson, Jack ↺ donor $1,900.00 | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Great Smoky Mountain Boy Scout Council | 1 | $150.00 | |
| TN Registry of Election Finance | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Knoxville Insurance Group | 1 | $145.00 | |
| Tis Insurance Services | 1 | $145.00 | |
| Bacon & Co., Inc. | 1 | $110.35 | |
| Campaign Verify | 1 | $95.00 | |
| Champeau, Bryce | 1 | $90.00 | |
| Winred | 3 | $88.65 | |
| Cooper, Felicia | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Puhr, Lauren | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Puhr, Katelyn | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Bowling, Monica | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Daniels, Tristen | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Frazier, Gabrielle | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Kuhlman, Gilbert | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Newton, Marylin | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Trader Joes | 1 | $69.67 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $68.50 | |
| Walmart ↺ donor $1,500.00 | 1 | $64.37 | |
| Knoxville Firefighters Association | 1 | $56.00 | |
| American Legion | 1 | $55.00 | |
| Dollar General | 1 | $30.32 | |
| Food City | 1 | $24.36 | |
| Northwest Middle School | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Elder Ace Hardware | 1 | $13.09 | |
| Target | 1 | $7.96 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $4.91 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$110,000.00 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 (Richard M. Briggs) | Candidate loan | Jan 13, 2026 | $110,000.00 | $110,000.00 | $0.00 |
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 Richard M. Briggs’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $60,856 23%
- Other $58,984 22%
- Fundraising & events $49,788 19%
- Contributions & donations $38,966 15%
- Consulting & professional services $18,850 7%
- Field & voter contact $12,640 5%
- Advertising & media $10,133 4%
- Staff & payroll $9,500 4%
- Office & operations $2,375 1.0%
- Travel $491 0.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 Amended | $520,364.59 | $529,914.89 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130923 |
| Q3 2026 | $661,287.11 | $520,364.59 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128221 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $662,436.76 | $661,287.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128222 |
| Q2 2026 | $589,148.77 | $662,436.76 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126037 |
| Q1 2026 | $612,753.59 | $589,148.77 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 123766 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $355,697.68 | $612,753.59 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124030 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $370,402.68 | $355,697.68 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121122 |
| Year-End 2024 Amended | $293,293.05 | $370,402.68 | Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 121218 |
| Mid-Year 2024 Amended | $297,124.05 | $293,293.05 | Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 114475 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $207,540.29 | $297,124.05 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111279 |
| Mid-Year 2023 | $218,724.79 | $207,540.29 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108312 |