Tennessee

Chris Frulla

Circuit Court Judge, Div. III Nonpartisan

Won the seat 62,779 votes · 52.76% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 8, 2026 · source: Shelby County

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 →
$22,162
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 →
$145,030
$410 refunded
Total Spent
$144,654
less $1,000 in refunds & credits → $143,654 net disbursements
Donors
382
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
3%
$5,025 of $145,030 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
6%
$8,754 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). Note: the opening cash balance on Pre-General 2026 is $33,778.84, and the ending cash balance on the previous filing, Q3 2026, is $966.82 — both as filed.

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 $140,005
Loans received $5,025
Raised (cash) $145,030
From each filing:
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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 $144,654
Total spent $144,654
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: $8,754 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $145,030
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $8,754
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$145,030
Spent
$144,654

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 3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 85%, organizations and PACs 11%.

Candidate’s own money $5K · 3% Individuals $124K · 85% Organizations & PACs $16K · 11%

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: $5,025 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $145,030
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $5,025
From individuals $123,642
From organizations and PACs $16,363
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 →

$344average gift
$250median gift
359individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
9%
1%
$100–200
31%
10%
$200–500
39%
30%
$500–1K
13%
21%
$1K+
9%
38%

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: $123,642 ÷ Individual donors: 359
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $123,642
Median gift $250
Individual donors 359
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $131,251 Out of state $8,754
  • Memphis $107K76%
  • Germantown $8K5%
  • Jackson $2K2%
  • Nashville $2K2%
  • Collierville $1K0.9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $8,754 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $140,005
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,754
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak $33,600 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $30,199 in May 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 240 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 142 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $13,437 and their names are withheld.

240 named donors 295 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Michael Keeney 1 $1,900.00
Elizabeth Daniel 1 $1,900.00
Eskins King PC 1 $1,900.00
Sherene Katzman 1 $1,900.00
Lodge Henry ↺ $79.79 refunded 2 $1,900.00 net
$1,979.79 gross
Lodge Donna ↺ $79.79 refunded 2 $1,900.00 net
$1,979.79 gross
Morgan Morgan Memphis LLC 1 $1,900.00
Robert Bristow 1 $1,900.00
Elissa Coombs 1 $1,900.00
Hugh Francis 1 $1,900.00

Expenditures

37 vendors 195 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Perry Strategies 21 $45,633.61 32%
Rosalynn Smith Designs Inc. 8 $19,358.49 13%
Dorse and Associates 4 $17,532.57 12%
Target Marketing Inc. 1 $10,800.00 7%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 3 $7,400.00 5%
American Sign Company 1 $5,204.00 4%
Durhame, Billene 3 $3,500.01 2%
Tri-State Defender 1 $3,150.00 2%
Ford, Justin 2 $3,000.00 2%
Anedot 80 $2,763.92 2%

Loans

$5,025.00 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.

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 $5,025
Loan principal shown $5,025
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Chris Frulla) Candidate loan Dec 9, 2025 $5,025.00 $0.00 $5,025.00

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

  • Advertising & media $87,230 60%
  • Consulting & professional services $32,900 23%
  • Field & voter contact $10,800 7%
  • Printing & mail $8,046 6%
  • Office & operations $3,427 2%
  • Fundraising & events $2,000 1%
  • Contributions & donations $250 0.2%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

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 $33,778.84 $22,161.92 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 127534
Q3 2026 $22,161.92 $966.82 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129028
Q2 2026 $59,715.96 $33,778.84 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126211
Q1 2026 $34,594.67 $59,715.96 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124925
Year-End 2025 Amended $0.00 $34,594.67 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 126972