Tennessee

Brad Less

Sheriff Republican

2026 Republican Nominee Won the May 5 primary and ran in the August 6 general election.

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Jul 30, 2026 · source: Shelby County

2 of 2 expected reports filed

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 →
$5,912
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$66,563
includes $455 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$60,650
Why this number?
Donors
88
48 shown · 40 below $200
Self-Funded
54%
$35,832 of $66,563 raised · $20 donated, $35,812 loaned
Out-of-State
7%
$4,475 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:

Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $30,276
Candidate's own contributions $20
Loans received $35,812
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $455
Funds raised $66,563
From each filing:
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  • Year-End 2025 Initial $1,650 derived
  • Mid-Year 2025 Initial $4,610 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,135 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $20 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $455 filing-stated

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $60,650
Total spent $60,650
From each filing:
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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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $4,475 ÷ Total raised: $66,563
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $4,475
Source filings:
Raised
$66,563
Spent
$60,650

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 54% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 38%, organizations and PACs 8%.

Candidate’s own money $36K · 54% Individuals $25K · 38% Organizations & PACs $5K · 8%
Why this number?

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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $35,832 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $66,563
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $35,832
From individuals $25,331
From organizations and PACs $5,400
Source filings:

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 →

$307average gift
$200median gift
81individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
27%
4%
$100–200
22%
8%
$200–500
28%
24%
$500–1K
14%
24%
$1K+
9%
41%
Why this number?

Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $24,876 ÷ Individual donors: 81
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $24,876
Median gift $200
Individual donors 81
Source filings:

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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $25,801 Out of state $4,475
  • Memphis $7K22%
  • Germantown $5K17%
  • Arlington $5K17%
  • Cordova $2K8%
  • Eads $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
Why this number?

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: $4,475 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $30,276
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,475
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $16,170 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $28,937 in Jan 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 48 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 40 additional smaller donors contributed $2,826 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

18 vendors 78 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Griffin Strategies LLC 13 $35,811.89 59%
DirectFX 3 $5,371.39 9%
Griffin Strategies LLC 1 $3,150.00 5%
Lamar Advertising 1 $2,781.00 5%
JustMy Communications Corp 2 $2,499.00 4%
Grantham Media 1 $2,195.00 4%
Collierville Screen Print 2 $1,537.60 3%
Tractor Supply 1 $1,097.17 2%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 2 $1,050.00 2%
Vistaprint 2 $921.53 2%

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

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Of the $53,215 lent, $35,812 was borrowed during the filings shown here. The other $17,403 was drawn before them and is still listed because it has not been fully repaid — so it counts as debt this campaign owes, not as money it raised.

Each loan shows its balance from the candidate's most recent filing; a candidate's self-loans are combined into a single line. Repayments since that filing appear when the next report is filed.

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-General 2026 $13,537.54 $5,912.48 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $2,173.40 $13,537.54 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2026 $1,684.00 $2,173.40 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $1,244.60 $1,684.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $1,394.50 $1,244.60 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Late $0.00 $1,394.50 Source ↗