Sam Whitson — 2022 Tennessee House, District 65 campaign
2022 Tennessee House, District 65
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 2021–Q4 2022
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Why this number?
Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.
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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- Q4 2022 Initial $189,531 filing-stated
Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.
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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $100,650 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $100 |
| Raised (cash) | $100,750 |
- Q4 2022 Initial $12,750 derived
- Pre-General 2022 Initial $19,400 derived
- Q3 2022 Initial $9,250 derived
- Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $2,850 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $2,750 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
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- Q2 2022 Initial $2,000 derived
- Year-End 2021 Amendment $54,400 derived
- Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $100 derived
Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.
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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $59,879 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $6,995 |
| Total spent | $66,874 |
- Q4 2022 Initial $8,604 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $8,004 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $601 filing-stated
- Pre-General 2022 Initial $2,610 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $2,373 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $236 filing-stated
- Q3 2022 Initial $14,799 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $13,757 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,042 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2022 Initial $4,949 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $3,932 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,018 filing-stated
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- Q2 2022 Initial $12,301 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $11,420 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $881 filing-stated
- Q1 2022 Initial $4,535 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $3,941 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $594 filing-stated
- Year-End 2021 Amendment $13,529 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $11,689 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,839 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $5,547 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $4,763 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $785 filing-stated
Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.
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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 | $23,100 |
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 4%; organizations and PACs gave 96%.
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Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.
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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 | $3,950 |
| From organizations and PACs | $96,800 |
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 →
77% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (23% from out of state).
- Nashville $48K48%
- Franklin $12K12%
- Brentwood $11K10%
- Washington, DC $8K8%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
- Other out-of-state $15K
Why this number?
Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.
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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 | $23,100 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2021 – Jan 2023. Peak $19,400 in Oct 2022. Spending peaked at $7,505 in Aug 2022.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $250 total; their names are not disclosed here.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Enterprise Holdings INC PAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Farmers Employee Agents PAC | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| A Better Tomorrow PAC | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Herald | 6 | $4,361.00 | |
| Ravener, Bob | 2 | $3,200.00 | |
| Tenn House Republican Caucus | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Williamson County Republican Party | 2 | $2,750.00 | |
| Verizon | 7 | $2,336.27 | |
| Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 114 | 1 | $2,321.00 | |
| The Tennessee Historical Society | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Allena Bell for School Board | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Wakm Am950 | 2 | $1,550.00 | |
| Josh Brown for School Board | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| Williamson County Republican Career Wome | 4 | $1,410.00 | |
| Yes On 3 Campaign | 2 | $1,250.00 | |
| Rotary Club Noon Franklin | 3 | $1,100.00 | |
| Mercy Community Healthcare | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| VFW Post 4893 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rotary Club of Downtown Franklin | 3 | $1,000.00 | |
| Committee To Elect Jeff Widby | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Yes On 1 Campaign | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Southern Exposure Magazine | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Johnson, Jack | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $955.87 | |
| Franklin Tomorrow | 2 | $806.32 | |
| Waves, Inc. | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Gough, Marquis | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Advertising | 2 | $723.00 | |
| Williamson County Bar Association | 1 | $675.00 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 2 | $674.84 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee | 3 | $662.24 | |
| Business & Learning Resources | 2 | $642.00 | |
| Eric Welch for School Board | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Robin Newman for School Board | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Tim Stillings for School Board | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Tennessean Newpaper | 2 | $526.19 | |
| Gillespie, John | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Martin, William Brock | 1 | $500.00 | |
| McCalmon, Jacob | 1 | $500.00 | |
| 21st District Recovery Court | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Hall, Donnie | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sherrell, Paul | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Brian Bethard for County Commissioner | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Ricky Jones for County Commissioner | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Brian Beathard for County Commission | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Williamson Inc. | 2 | $400.00 | |
| American Legion Post 215 | 2 | $380.00 | |
| Exchange Store | 2 | $373.95 | |
| Kroger | 2 | $368.00 | |
| Alazheimer's Association | 2 | $360.00 | |
| US Postal Service | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Swan Conservative Trust | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Robert Hullet 4 County Commissioner | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Friends of Williamson County Animal Cent | 1 | $255.93 | |
| American Legion Post 248 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Noon Rotary | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Davis, Elaine | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Elect David Pozy | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Vallejos, Tommy | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Franklin Rotary Club At Breakfast | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Franklin Noon Rotary | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Fairview High School Jrotc Program | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Rotary Franklin At Breakfast | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Brown, Mary Kate | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nashville City Club | 1 | $222.94 | |
| Save the Franklin | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Dui Court Foundation of Williamson Co | 1 | $200.00 | |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Jennifer Mason for County Commission | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Sean Aiello for County Commissioner | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tom Tunnicliff for County Commissioner | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Meghan Guffee for County Commissioner | 1 | $200.00 | |
| New Hope Academy | 1 | $200.00 | |
| High Hopes Inc. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Feed America First | 1 | $200.00 | |
| My Friends House | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Franklin Chapter - Professional Educator | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Dusty Rhoades for Sheriff | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Wilco Dui Recovery Court | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Patrick Baggett for Alderman | 1 | $200.00 | |
| The Refuge Center for Counseling | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Puckett's Grocery | 1 | $195.52 | |
| African American Heritage Society | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Tenn Federation of Republican Women | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 1 | $137.12 | |
| Walmart | 1 | $131.69 | |
| Spring Hill Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Norton Internet Security | 1 | $115.23 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
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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 Whitson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $35,927 60%
- Office & operations $9,780 16%
- Advertising & media $7,634 13%
- Fundraising & events $4,347 7%
- Other $1,940 3%
- Consulting & professional services $250 0.5%
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 2022 | $185,384.84 | $189,530.72 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 | $168,594.72 | $185,384.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | $174,143.86 | $168,594.72 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 | $176,243.14 | $174,143.86 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $186,543.96 | $176,243.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $191,078.99 | $186,543.96 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Amended | $150,207.79 | $191,078.99 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 | $155,655.20 | $150,207.79 | Source ↗ |