Theodore (Butch) Baker — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 17 campaign
2026 Tennessee Senate, District 17 · totals since Jul 1, 2025
Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
5 filings · Year-End 2025–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 →
$2,020
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$64,047
includes $1,025 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,500. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$62,027
Donors
110
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: individuals, itemized, 93% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 3%Individuals, itemized $60K · 93%Unitemized contributions $1K · 2%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2K · 2%
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 →
$542average gift
$500median gift
110individual 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 $49,500 Out of state $10,100
- Lebanon $15K25%
- Nashville $8K14%
- Franklin $4K6%
- Knoxville $4K6%
- Hendersonville $4K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $15K
- Other out-of-state $10K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2025 – Sep 2026. Peak $14,800 in Jul 2026. Spending peaked at $13,000 in Jul 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 91 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 20 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,000 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin New | 1 | $1,900.00 |
| Theodore Baker Self | 1 | $1,900.00 |
| Barbara Holder | 1 | $1,900.00 |
| Christine New | 1 | $1,900.00 |
| Teddy Phillips | 1 | $1,250.00 |
| Christina Phillips | 1 | $1,250.00 |
| David Ingram | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Kellie Mires | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Joe Scarlett | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Patricia Asp | 1 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| McShane LLC | 22 | $41,720.68 | |
| Fastsigns | 7 | $5,816.93 | |
| Vetter Professional Services | 1 | $3,500.00 | |
| Raise the Money, Inc. | 82 | $1,394.41 | |
| Screen Play Nashville | 1 | $1,272.88 | |
| Sammy B's | 4 | $1,233.44 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $1,050.00 | |
| Magnolia Golf Group | 1 | $970.00 | |
| Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $595.00 | |
| Wilson County Chamber of Commerce | 4 | $491.80 | |
| Visionary Design Group | 1 | $488.28 | |
| The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project | 1 | $416.67 | |
| Darfons Restaurant & Bar | 1 | $299.77 | |
| Kelly, Joshua | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Wilson County Republican Party | 2 | $230.00 | |
| Kroger | 3 | $225.00 | |
| Demeter's Common | 1 | $207.58 | |
| The Home Depot | 2 | $206.35 | |
| Wilson Rides Inc. | 1 | $206.28 | |
| Richardson, Claudia | 1 | $200.00 | |
| East Nashville Beer Works | 2 | $168.46 | |
| Lantern Lane Farm | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Amazon | 5 | $131.64 | |
| Lebanon Senior Citizens Center | 1 | $123.00 | |
| The Trailer Park Food Carts | 2 | $103.75 | |
| Mighty Miracles Kitten Rescue | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tennessee Firearms Association | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Public Square Marketplace | 1 | $87.80 | |
| LongHorn Steakhouse | 1 | $68.05 | |
| Sticker Mule | 1 | $61.46 | |
| Oodle Lollies | 1 | $46.06 | |
| Sweet Milk Breakfast | 1 | $44.76 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 1 | $18.25 | |
| Uncle Pete's Truck Stop | 1 | $17.88 | |
| Thirsty Camel Liquor & Wine | 1 | $10.95 | |
| Mt. Juliet Police Department | 1 | $10.00 | |
| City of Mt. Juliet | 1 | $10.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$1,500.00 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 (Theodore (Butch) Baker) | Candidate loan | Aug 5, 2026 | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 |
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 Theodore (Butch) Baker’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $41,721 67%
- Printing & mail $6,208 10%
- Advertising & media $5,483 9%
- Office & operations $3,247 5%
- Fundraising & events $3,092 5%
- Other $1,273 2%
- Contributions & donations $1,004 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4,367.97 | $2,020.05 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129611 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $4,031.92 | $4,367.97 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128253 |
| Q2 2026 | $3,177.89 | $4,031.92 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126879 |
| Q1 2026 | $11,974.70 | $3,177.89 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125763 |
| Year-End 2025 | $0.00 | $11,974.70 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124076 |