Tennessee

Brad Less

Sheriff Republican

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

Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 9, 2026 · source: Shelby County

7 filings · Mid-Year 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 →
$0
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services appear separately. Full definition →
$66,963
includes $455 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$62,428
Donors
90
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
54%
$35,832 of $66,963 raised · $20 donated, $35,812 loaned
Out-of-State
7%
$4,475 from outside TN

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:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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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 Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $30,676
Candidate's own contributions $20
Loans received $35,812
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $455
Raised (cash) $66,963
From each filing:
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  • Q1 2026 Initial $36,712 derived
  • 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

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $62,428
Total spent $62,428
From each filing:
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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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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 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $66,963
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $4,475
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$66,963
Spent
$62,428

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 $26K · 38% Organizations & PACs $5K · 8%

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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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: $66,963
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $35,832
From individuals $25,731
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 →

$305average gift
$200median gift
83individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
27%
4%
$100–200
23%
8%
$200–500
29%
25%
$500–1K
13%
24%
$1K+
8%
40%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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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: $25,276 ÷ Individual donors: 83
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $25,276
Median gift $200
Individual donors 83
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 $26,201 Out of state $4,475
  • Memphis $7K23%
  • Germantown $5K17%
  • Arlington $5K17%
  • Cordova $3K8%
  • Eads $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $4,475 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $30,676
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 – Aug 2026. Peak $16,170 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $28,937 in Jan 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 50 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 41 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,926 and their names are withheld.

50 named donors 57 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Todd Cockman 2 $2,700.00
East Shelby Republican Party 1 $2,000.00
Pam Kiestler 1 $1,900.00
He X Chen 1 $1,500.00
Restaurant Consulting 1 $1,500.00
Claiborne Ferguson 2 $1,000.00
Kenny Crenshaw 1 $1,000.00
Shelby County Republican Womens Club PAC 1 $1,000.00
Flame Ramen Cordova 1 $1,000.00
Meg Talley 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

20 vendors 82 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Griffin Strategies LLC 13 $35,811.89 57%
DirectFX 3 $5,371.39 9%
Griffin Strategies LLC 1 $3,150.00 5%
Lamar Advertising 1 $2,781.00 4%
JustMy Communications Corp 2 $2,499.00 4%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 3 $2,200.00 4%
Grantham Media 1 $2,195.00 4%
Collierville Screen Print 2 $1,537.60 2%
Tractor Supply 1 $1,097.17 2%
Vistaprint 2 $921.53 1%

Loans

$53,215.35 in loan balances shown. $35,811.89 was borrowed in this campaign; $17,403.46 was carried into these filings from an earlier period. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once 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 $53,215
Loan principal shown $53,215
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Brad Less) Candidate loan Jan 16, 2026 $53,215.35 $4,534.98 $48,680.37

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.

  • Advertising & media $49,720 80%
  • Consulting & professional services $5,350 9%
  • Office & operations $2,524 4%
  • Printing & mail $2,459 4%
  • Other $1,457 2%
  • Fundraising & events $640 1%
  • Contributions & donations $250 0.5%
  • Field & voter contact $27 0.1%

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
Q3 2026 $5,912.48 $0.00 Source: Q3 2026 filing
Pre-General 2026 $13,537.54 $5,912.48 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing
Q2 2026 $2,173.40 $13,537.54 Source: Q2 2026 filing
Pre-Primary 2026 $1,684.00 $2,173.40 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing
Q1 2026 $1,244.60 $1,684.00 Source: Q1 2026 filing
Year-End 2025 $1,394.50 $1,244.60 Source: Year-End 2025 filing
Mid-Year 2025 Late $0.00 $1,394.50 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing