Tirrc Votes
Registered Oct 2018 · Treasurer: Cara Doidge Kilgore · Nashville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $42,418.33 | $886.31 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $18,861.67 | $19,853.16 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $260,559.90 | $237,044.09 | $4,000.00 |
| 2023 | $73,227.37 | $41,181.26 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $74,297.07 | $78,156.78 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $15,112.88 | $6,288.50 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $1,569.55 | $1,569.55 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $53,070.11 | $53,070.11 | $0.00 |
| All years | $539,116.88 | $438,049.76 | $4,000.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $438,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $409,440 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $20,700 went to Tennessee candidates.
Why this number?
Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.
Show formula
Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
| Operating / overhead spending | $409,440 |
| Contributions to candidates | $20,700 |
- Operating & other $409,440 93%
- To TN candidates $20,700 4.7%
- To other PACs $7,910 1.8%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby Salinas † | Tennessee House, District 96 | Dem. | $2,500.00 |
| Heidi Campbell † | Tennessee Senate, District 20 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $20,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $16,700 difference, $16,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $16,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Nashville Justice League $12,800.00
- Nordstrom, Noah $1,500.00
- Carona, Ailina $1,400.00
- Yancey, Jonathan $1,000.00
Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tirrc Votes | $6,909.74 |
| People for Fairness and Justice | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Advertising - Direct Mail | $88,850.41 |
| Advertising - Digital Platforms | $58,491.55 |
| Phone Banking | $27,361.48 |
| Canvassing | $26,512.46 |
| Direct Mail | $22,959.14 |
| Digital Advertising | $19,500.00 |
| In-Kind Mail - Green Lights For Nashville | $17,680.40 |
| Insurance | $16,768.00 |
| Digital Production | $13,009.31 |
| Reimbursement Per Cost Sharing Agreement | $11,749.14 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortify Communications | In-Kind Mail - Green Lights For Nashville | 10/22/2024 | $17,680.40 |
| Winning Connections | Phone Banking | 11/12/2024 | $17,500.00 |
| Green & Wood Media Services | Advertising - Digital Platforms | 10/22/2024 | $15,500.00 |
| Green & Wood Media Services | Digital Advertising | 10/22/2024 | $15,500.00 |
| Green & Wood Media Services | Advertising - Digital Platforms | 10/22/2024 | $15,500.00 |
| Amplified Public Strategies, LLC | Advertising - Direct Mail | 08/01/2022 | $14,980.00 |
| Amplified Public Strategies, LLC | Advertising - Direct Mail | 08/01/2022 | $14,980.00 |
| Amplified Public Strategies, LLC | Advertising - Direct Mail | 08/01/2022 | $14,336.00 |
| Pitch Digital Strategies | Advertising - Direct Mail | 10/20/2018 | $13,742.64 |
| Tirrc Votes | Reimbursement Per Cost Sharing Agreement | 04/01/2025 | $11,749.14 |
Showing the top 500 of 557 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV).
Who Funds It
$295,942.29 (55% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Tirrc Votes — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tirrc Votes Sponsor | Nashville, TN | — | $295,942.29 |
| Movement Voter PAC | Northampton, MA | — | $60,000.00 |
| Working Families Party | Brooklyn, NY | — | $45,000.00 |
| Tennessee Rise PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $30,000.00 |
| Tennessee Investor Fund | Nashville, TN | — | $29,500.00 |
| John Spence | Nashville, TN | Not Employed | $20,000.00 |
| Oh Boy Records | Nashville, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| Ariel Leath | Pittsburgh, PA | Manager of Strategic Partnerships | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Laborers PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $6,820.27 | $41,737.96 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $144.95 | $6,820.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $509.27 | $144.95 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $1,068.07 | $509.27 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $1,500.76 | $1,068.07 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $76,141.81 | $1,500.76 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $55,912.07 | $76,141.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Amended Historical | $56,533.89 | $55,912.07 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $58,937.85 | $56,533.89 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $34,099.76 | $58,937.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $32,072.38 | $34,099.76 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $13,656.06 | $32,072.38 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $26.27 | $13,656.06 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $1,392.27 | $26.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $6,269.89 | $1,392.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $22,880.17 | $6,269.89 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $22,887.17 | $22,880.17 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $7,899.50 | $22,887.17 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $7,899.50 | $7,899.50 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $7,899.50 | $7,899.50 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $7,899.50 | $7,899.50 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $13,867.69 | $7,899.50 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $14,792.57 | $13,867.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $14,792.57 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Late Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |