Timothy Lanier — 2026 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 4 Democratic

2026 U.S. Representative, District 4 · totals since Apr 1, 2026

Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 11, 2026 · source: FEC

3 filings · 12P 2026–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 →
$44
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$14,089
$7,269 in loans included
Total disbursed
$14,045
Donors
30
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q3 2026 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $44 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
Q3 2026 reported receipts $495
12P 2026 reported receipts $1,300
Q2 2026 reported receipts $12,294
Total receipts $14,089
From each filing:
  • Q3 2026 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $495 filing-stated
  • 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $1,300 filing-stated
  • Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $12,294 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $14,045
Total disbursed $14,045
From each filing:
  • Q3 2026 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $3,431 filing-stated
  • 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $2,680 filing-stated
  • Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $7,934 filing-stated
Receipts
$14,089
Total disbursed
$14,045

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: loans (line 13), 52% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $7K · 48%Loans (line 13) $7K · 52%

Share of total receipts: Loans (line 13) compares loans (line 13) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Loans (line 13): $7,269 ÷ Total receipts: $14,089
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Loans (line 13)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $6,820
Loans (line 13) $7,269
From each filing:
  • Q3 2026 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $495 filing-stated
  • 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $1,300 filing-stated
  • Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $12,294 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $6,575 Out of state $245
  • Murfreesboro $4K65%
  • Nashville $1K21%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $695
  • Other out-of-state $245

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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $245 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $6,820
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $245
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2026 – Sep 2026. Peak $3,400 in May 2026. Spending peaked at $5,298 in Jun 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 8 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 22 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,465 and their names are withheld.

8 named donors 10 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Sara Oglesby 2 $3,005.00
Matthew Griffin 1 $750.00
JD Witherspoon 1 $500.00
Robbie Hooper 1 $300.00
Tracy Allen 1 $200.00
Alee Clark 1 $200.00
Peg Duthie 1 $200.00
Alisa Mueller 2 $200.00

Expenditures

13 vendors 59 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Staples 4 $1,753.43 18%
Facebook 38 $1,689.31 17%
DFM Consulting 1 $1,200.00 12%
Helford, Lane 2 $1,000.00 10%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $1,000.00 10%
Google 2 $719.08 7%
Imprint.Com 2 $640.51 7%
Faillace, Leonardo 3 $606.00 6%
Woodruff, Andrea 1 $400.00 4%
Fleeman, Chelsea 1 $350.00 4%

Loans

$7,268.99 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.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $7,269
Loan principal shown $7,269
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Timothy Lanier) Candidate loan May 14, 2026 $7,268.99 $12.72 $7,256.27

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 Timothy Lanier’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $3,918 40%
  • Printing & mail $2,394 25%
  • Other $1,798 18%
  • Office & operations $1,000 10%
  • Travel $617 6%

Loans

Campaign 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 Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q3 2026 $2,980.04 $44.21 Source: Q3 2026 filing
12P 2026 $4,359.82 $2,980.04 Source: 12P 2026 filing
Q2 2026 $0.00 $4,359.82 Source: Q2 2026 filing