Sam Whitson — 2024 Tennessee House, District 65 campaign
2024 Tennessee House, District 65 · 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 →
$39,563
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 →
$8,000
Total Spent
$157,968
Donors
11
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, 100% of receipts on these reports.
Organizations and PACs, itemized $8K · 100%
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 →
69% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (31% from out of state).
Tennessee $5,500 Out of state $2,500
- Nashville $4K44%
- Brentwood $2K25%
- Dallas, TX $1K13%
- New York, NY $1K13%
- Dearborn, MI $5006%
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $2,000 in Jul 2023. Spending peaked at $42,610 in Sep 2024.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 11 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Pfizer Inc. PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Southwest Airlines Co Political Action Committee | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Oaat PAC Committee | 1 | $500.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 1 | $500.00 |
| Tennessee Retail Association PAC | 1 | $500.00 |
| My Tennessee My Home PAC | 1 | $500.00 |
| Automobile Club of Michigan PAC | 1 | $500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Health Foundation Inc. | 1 | $35,000.00 | |
| First United Methodist Church Franklin | 1 | $30,000.00 | |
| Franklin's Charge Inc. | 4 | $12,000.00 | |
| Columbia State Community College | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| House Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Williamson Herald | 10 | $4,335.00 | |
| Beathard, Brian | 2 | $3,600.00 | |
| The Tennessee Historical Society | 3 | $3,000.00 | |
| Conservatives With Character | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Verizon | 25 | $2,577.31 | |
| Friends of Franklin Parks | 4 | $2,100.00 | |
| Nash PAC | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Sherrell, Paul | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Hazlewood, Patsy | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Greg Caesar 4 Alderman | 3 | $1,800.00 | |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Ann Peterson for Alderman | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Committee To Reelect Brandy Blanton | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| African American Heritage Society | 4 | $1,400.00 | |
| Voices for A Safer TN | 2 | $1,300.00 | |
| American Battlefield Trust | 3 | $1,200.00 | |
| Williamson County Republican Career Wome | 4 | $1,160.00 | |
| Wakm Am950 | 2 | $1,050.00 | |
| Safe Action Fund - TN Families for Vacc | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| New Life Restoration Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Nashville Steam Preservation Society Inc. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Battle of Franklin Trust | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| A Vintage Affair, Inc. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Dui Court Foundation of Wilco | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Best of Tennessee Action Fund | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lundberg, Jon | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hicks, Jr., Gary | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Ken Moore for Mayor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hard Bargain Association | 3 | $900.00 | |
| Barrons WSJ | 21 | $844.89 | |
| Swan Conservative Trust | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Waves, Inc. | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Amazon | 4 | $676.32 | |
| State Affairs INC - Tenn | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 114 | 2 | $600.00 | |
| American Legion Post 215 | 2 | $540.00 | |
| Dues / Subscriptions | 1 | $508.07 | |
| My Friends House | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Williamson Inc. | 3 | $500.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Bobo, Chad | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Franklin Rotary Club At Breakfast | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Friends of Cheryl Brown | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Franklin Tomorrow | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Barrett, Joseph M. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Littleton, Mary | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Powers, Bill | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Ywca - Nashville | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Holsclaw, John B. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mark Green for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Alice Rolli for Mayor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Battle of Nashville Trust | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Advertising | 3 | $428.00 | |
| Main Street Media of TN | 2 | $414.00 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee | 2 | $382.94 | |
| Feed America First | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 5 | $323.55 | |
| Walmart | 8 | $310.38 | |
| TN Civil War Preservation Association | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Republican Women of Williamson County | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Russell, Larry Lowell | 1 | $300.00 | |
| McCalmon, Jacob | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Covenant Families for Brighter Tomorrow | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Fairview High School | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Holiday Inn Express | 1 | $283.60 | |
| Tennessean Newpaper | 23 | $276.62 | |
| Kroger | 8 | $259.54 | |
| Puckett's Grocery | 6 | $258.68 | |
| Davis, Elaine | 1 | $250.00 | |
| 21st District Recovery Court | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Franklin Morning Rotary | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Costco | 4 | $237.86 | |
| Franklin Civil War Roundtable | 2 | $230.00 | |
| Save the Franklin | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Fairview Boys and Girls Club | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Alazheimer's Association | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Dui Court Foundation of Williamson Co | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Mercy Community Healthcare | 1 | $200.00 | |
| High Hopes Inc. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Friends of Williamson County Animal Cent | 1 | $200.00 | |
| One Gen Away | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Friends of Jason Spain | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Graceworks Ministries Inc. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Merridee's | 9 | $197.26 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 2 | $177.39 | |
| Norton | 2 | $175.58 | |
| Five Points Station Po | 4 | $159.17 | |
| Halfway Market | 4 | $156.43 | |
| Jonathans Grille | 1 | $150.80 | |
| 5 Points Station | 1 | $126.00 | |
| Franklin Community Center | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Veile, David | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Franklin Fire Fighters Association | 1 | $90.00 | |
| The Atlantic | 1 | $89.99 | |
| Google Workspace | 7 | $81.56 | |
| Washington Post | 2 | $80.00 | |
| Principles First for America, LTD | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | $78.37 | |
| State of Tennessee | 1 | $64.07 | |
| Scouts Pub | 1 | $59.39 | |
| First Watch | 2 | $56.64 | |
| Moleskine Inc. | 1 | $53.67 | |
| Music City Center | 3 | $50.00 | |
| Pilot Oil | 1 | $49.83 | |
| Pancake Pantry | 1 | $45.49 | |
| GoDaddy | 1 | $44.34 | |
| Panda Express | 2 | $42.67 | |
| Lion's Club of Franklin | 1 | $40.00 | |
| Jenni Bick Journals | 1 | $37.19 | |
| Market Center | 1 | $35.09 | |
| Vista Print | 1 | $34.00 | |
| Murphy USA | 1 | $31.88 | |
| Baam Burger | 1 | $27.04 | |
| Wendall Smith Restaurant | 1 | $23.50 | |
| Freddy's | 1 | $18.74 | |
| The Daily News Journal | 2 | $17.54 | |
| Sir Pizza | 1 | $16.35 | |
| Library Garage | 1 | $12.00 | |
| Dunkin' | 1 | $9.31 | |
| Nashville Library Garage | 1 | $9.00 | |
| US Postal Service | 1 | $1.10 |
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 Sam Whitson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $142,118 90%
- Office & operations $6,772 4%
- Advertising & media $5,127 3%
- Fundraising & events $1,709 1%
- Other $1,350 0.9%
- Travel $573 0.4%
- Printing & mail $319 0.3%
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 | $46,888.12 | $39,562.57 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119246 |
| Pre-General 2024 Amended | $48,886.45 | $46,888.12 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119464 |
| Q3 2024 Amended | $95,445.96 | $48,886.45 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 119463 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 | $97,473.00 | $95,445.96 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115291 |
| Q2 2024 Amended | $146,276.71 | $97,473.00 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 115290 |
| Q1 2024 | $161,882.40 | $146,276.71 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112157 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $180,387.69 | $161,882.40 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 112558 |
| Mid-Year 2023 | $189,530.72 | $180,387.69 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108619 |
After the election
Reports ending after Jan 15, 2025.
Contributions and spending
No contributions reported · Spent $20,940 3 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Mid-Year 2026
| Payee | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Balance Adjustment | REGISTRY APPROVED BALANCE ADJUSTMENT | $1,169.37 | 06/30/2026 |
| Williamson County Republican Career Wome | DONATION | $100.00 | 04/21/2026 |
| A Vintage Affair | DONATION | $500.00 | 04/12/2026 |
| Dar Robert Lewis Chapter | DONATION | $100.00 | 04/09/2026 |
| Battle of Franklin Trust | DONATION | $500.00 | 04/04/2026 |
| Land Trust for Tennessee | DONATION | $200.00 | 04/04/2026 |
| Voices for A Safer TN | DONATION | $500.00 | 04/04/2026 |
| McElroy 4 County Commission | CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION | $500.00 | 02/19/2026 |
| African American Heritage Society | DONATION | $250.00 | 12/20/2025 |
| Battle of Franklin Trust | DONATION | $250.00 | 12/20/2025 |
| 42 more expenditures not shown | |||
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Year 2026 | $22,192.24 | $18,622.87 | Source: Mid-Year 2026 filing Report 124850 |
| Year-End 2025 | $31,654.64 | $22,192.24 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123238 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $39,562.57 | $31,654.64 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 123604 |