Sam McKenzie
Latest filing: Q2 2026 · Jul 10, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
2 of 2 expected reports filed
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- Q2 2026 Initial $3,911 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) | $27,030 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $310 |
| Funds raised | $27,340 |
- Q2 2026 Initial $3,515 derived
- Year-End 2025 Supplemental $23,325 mixed
- Itemized contributions (gross) $23,015 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $310 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2025 Supplemental $500 derived
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $31,350 |
| Total spent | $31,350 |
- Q2 2026 Initial $2,697 derived
- Q1 2026 Initial $3,837 derived
- Year-End 2025 Supplemental $16,396 derived
- Mid-Year 2025 Supplemental $8,420 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).
| From outside Tennessee | $5,800 |
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 20%; organizations and PACs gave 78%; other sources made up 2%.
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 individuals divided by the total.
| From individuals | $5,670 |
| From organizations and PACs | $21,670 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $500 |
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 →
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 | $5,360 |
| Median gift | $100 |
| Individual donors | 37 |
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 →
79% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (21% from out of state).
- Nashville $8K28%
- Knoxville $7K27%
- Brentwood $3K11%
- Bethesda, MD $3K9%
- Murfreesboro $2K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
- Other out-of-state $3K
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).
| From outside Tennessee | $5,800 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Jun 2026. Peak $13,345 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $9,642 in Jan 2026.
Contributions
Showing 35 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 28 additional smaller donors contributed $2,110 total.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee House Democratic Caucus | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Magnolia Cafe' | 2 | $2,709.13 | |
| Davis, Kim | 4 | $2,700.00 | |
| At&T | 13 | $2,026.69 | |
| Eta Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | 3 | $1,405.00 | |
| Event Designers | 1 | $1,396.88 | |
| Thomas Tank Strickland Foundation | 1 | $1,250.00 | |
| Mailchimp | 18 | $1,086.38 | |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority- Nu Zeta Chapter | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wjbe Radio | 1 | $750.00 | |
| TN Black Caucus Foundation | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 2 | $581.08 | |
| Austin East Softball | 1 | $516.21 | |
| Capitol Commission | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Austin East Baseball | 1 | $500.00 | |
| MLK Commission | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Dixie, Vincent | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Knox County Democratic Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Knoxville Football Officials Assoc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Foster Chapel Baptist Church | 1 | $500.00 | |
| National Coalition of 100 Black Women | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Potbelly Sandwich Shop | 1 | $460.00 | |
| McClintock, Casey | 1 | $425.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 4 | $389.15 | |
| Delta Sigma Theta-Knoxville Alumnae | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 4 | $303.75 | |
| A-E Boosters | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Walter P. Taylor Homecoming | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Austin East Hs | 1 | $300.00 | |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | 1 | $271.31 | |
| TN Black Caucus | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority-Nashville | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lonsdale Homecoming | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Carter, Gail | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Lonsdale Elementary School | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Brown, Paula | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Leadership Knoxville | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Austin East Band Booster | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Uunik Academy | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Novel Shelf Co. | 1 | $145.06 | |
| Office Depot | 1 | $140.15 | |
| Books-A-Million | 1 | $131.66 | |
| Aubrey's | 1 | $129.00 | |
| Compass Knox Newspaper | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Walk On's | 1 | $108.23 | |
| Salinas, Gabby | 1 | $105.00 | |
| Miss TN Volunteer Pageant | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Hinch, Carolyn | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Bethel Ame Church | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Beck Cultural Exchange Center | 1 | $100.00 | |
| National Black Caucus of State Legislato | 1 | $50.00 |
| 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 Sam McKenzie’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Fundraising & events $11,464 37%
- Other $9,466 30%
- Contributions & donations $5,556 18%
- Office & operations $2,266 7%
- Advertising & media $2,115 7%
- Printing & mail $408 1%
- Field & voter contact $75 0.3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.