Tennessee

Jana Swearengen-Washington

Memphis City Council, Dist. 4 Nonpartisan

Choose financial history for Jana Swearengen-Washington
This cycle · 2027
1 earlier entry
Memphis City Council, Dist. 4

Also gives as Committee To Elect Jana S Washington

Latest filing: Year-End 2025 · Feb 2, 2026 · source: Shelby County

3 filings · Q2 2023–Year-End 2025

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 →
$1,776
$1,593 carried over
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 →
$49,863
includes $2,446 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$18,224
Donors
65
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
2%
$1,200 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 $47,417
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,446
Raised (cash) $49,863
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2025 Initial $500 derived
  • Mid-Year 2025 Initial $6,500 derived
  • Q2 2023 Initial $42,863 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $40,417 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,446 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 $18,224
Total spent $18,224
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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: $1,200 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $49,863
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,200
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$49,863
Spent
$18,224

Headline figures, 2023 · Memphis City Council, Dist. 4

6 filings · Pre-General 2022–Q4 2023

Net contributions (cash)
$71,350
Total Spent
$93,927
Donors
103

Includes $1,300 net contributions (cash) not itemized below. A further $10,785 net contributions (cash) and $16,689 spent across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

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 →

Individuals gave 76%; organizations and PACs gave 24%.

Individuals $38K · 76% Organizations & PACs $12K · 24%

Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $37,760 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $49,863
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $37,760
From organizations and PACs $12,103
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 →

$654average gift
$495median gift
54individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
0%
0%
$100–200
6%
1%
$200–500
44%
21%
$500–1K
22%
17%
$1K+
28%
61%

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: $35,314 ÷ Individual donors: 54
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $35,314
Median gift $495
Individual donors 54
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $46,217 Out of state $1,200
  • Memphis $40K84%
  • Germantown $4K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $1K

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: $1,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $47,417
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2023 – Dec 2025. Peak $25,803 in Apr 2023. Spending peaked at $4,345 in Jun 2023.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 62 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $453 and their names are withheld.

62 named donors 69 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
William Orgel 2 $2,800.00
Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC 1 $2,500.00
Memphis Police Association PAC 1 $2,500.00
Jay H Lindy 2 $2,000.00
Craig C Royal 2 $2,000.00
Tyrone Adam Maclin 1 $1,746.10
Craig Weiss 1 $1,600.00
Michael McLaughlin 2 $1,500.00
Metropolitan Memphis Hotel Lodging Association 1 $1,500.00
Jacqueline I Scott 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

22 vendors 70 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Dorse and Associates 5 $5,687.00 31%
A1 Printing 9 $4,355.00 24%
Jana Swearengen Washington 10 $3,511.77 19%
Amazon 4 $712.10 4%
Angela Collins 7 $690.00 4%
Eddie Collins, Sr. 2 $550.00 3%
Mt. Pisgah CME Church 2 $350.00 2%
Committee to Elect JB Smiley 1 $250.00 1%
Juliet Waddell Pittman 1 $250.00 1%
DirectFX 1 $245.51 1%

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 Jana Swearengen-Washington’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $7,361 40%
  • Other $3,220 18%
  • Field & voter contact $2,572 14%
  • Contributions & donations $1,210 7%
  • Office & operations $1,202 7%
  • Advertising & media $1,100 6%
  • Fundraising & events $809 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $750 4%

Financial history 1 entries

2023 · Memphis City Council, Dist. 4

Net contributions (cash) $71,350 · Spent $93,927 · 103 donors

6 filings · Pre-General 2022–Q4 2023

Includes $1,300 net contributions (cash) not itemized below. A further $10,785 net contributions (cash) and $16,689 spent across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

2023 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
William Orgel Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $3,400.00
901 People Power PAC Memphis, TN 38120 — $3,000.00
Tyrone Burroughs Germantown, TN 38139 R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home $2,000.00
LEGACY PAC (Andre Dean) Memphis, TN 38103 — $2,000.00
Michael Keeney Memphis, TN 38120 Lewis Thomason $1,800.00
Chickasaw Grdens Home Assn Memphis, TN 38111 — $1,800.00
Craig Weiss Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $1,600.00
Cathy Weiss Memphis, TN 38120 Retired $1,600.00
Robin Orgel Memphis, TN 38120 — $1,600.00
Sammons Holding Company LLC Memphis, TN 38111 — $1,600.00
84 more donors not shown
2023 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Jay Richey Putting signs in storage $250.00 12/02/2023
Regions Bank Monthly Bank Fee $5.00 12/01/2023
Jana Swearengen Washington Sponsorship for two buds for Willow program $250.00 11/27/2023
Robert Swearengen Washington tickets for Willow Ad $550.00 11/15/2023
Jana Swearengen Washington Election Day Expenses $408.55 11/15/2023
Robert Swearengen Washington Supplies from Lowes and Home Depot for signs $246.70 11/15/2023
Harland Clarke New Checks $30.95 11/03/2023
Regions Bank Monthly Bank Fee $5.00 11/01/2023
Joyce Mickey Maded Food $90.00 10/29/2023
Jamita E Swearengen Truck rental $382.00 10/18/2023
136 more expenditures not shown

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2025 $4,955.53 $1,775.77 Source: Year-End 2025 filing
Mid-Year 2025 Late $515.53 $4,955.53 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing
Q2 2023 $1,593.02 $31,971.70 Source: Q2 2023 filing