Tennessee

Jim Newsom

Chancellor, Part II Nonpartisan

Choose financial history for Jim Newsom
This cycle · 2026
3 earlier entries
Chancellor, Part III
Chancellor, Part II

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

4 filings · Pre-General 2026–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 →
$28,353
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 →
$88,992
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$500
goods or services
Total Spent
$83,363
Donors
212
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
6%
$5,000 of $89,492 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
2%
$1,650 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 $31,934.77, and the ending cash balance on the previous filing, Q3 2026, is $629.08 — 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $83,992
Loans received $5,000
Raised (cash) $88,992
From each filing:

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 $83,363
Total spent $83,363
From each filing:

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: $1,650 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $89,492
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $1,650
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$89,492
Spent
$83,363

Headline figures, 2016 · Chancellor, Part III

5 filings · Pre-General 2016–Q4 2016

Net contributions (cash)
$47,800
Total Spent
$65,714
Donors
131

Includes $1,350 net contributions (cash) and $279 spent not itemized below. A further $450 net contributions (cash) across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

Headline figures, 2014 · Chancellor, Part II

4 filings · Pre-General 2014–Q4 2014

Net contributions (cash)
$17,800
Total Spent
$49,261
Donors
58

Includes $1,350 net contributions (cash) and $472 spent not itemized below.

Headline figures, 2014 · Chancellor, Part II · Account activity

2 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2015

No contributions or expenditures reported

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 6% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 88%, organizations and PACs 6%.

Candidate’s own money $5K · 6% Individuals $78K · 88% Organizations & PACs $6K · 6%

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: $5,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $89,492
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $5,000
From individuals $78,342
From organizations and PACs $5,650
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $500
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 →

$384average gift
$250median gift
204individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
6%
0.9%
$100–200
23%
7%
$200–500
38%
25%
$500–1K
24%
32%
$1K+
10%
35%

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: $78,342 ÷ Individual donors: 204
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $78,342
Median gift $250
Individual donors 204
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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $82,342 Out of state $1,650
  • Memphis $58K69%
  • Germantown $16K19%
  • Collierville $2K2%
  • Cordova $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $1,650 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $83,992
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,650
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2026 – Sep 2026. Peak $33,706 in May 2026. Spending peaked at $28,184 in Jun 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 153 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 59 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $6,258 and their names are withheld.

153 named donors 170 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Randall D Noel 4 $3,573.23
Michael Keeney 1 $1,900.00
Anne Orgill Keeney 1 $1,900.00
Allen Arant 1 $1,900.00
Danny Umansky 1 $1,900.00
John Bobango 1 $1,900.00
Rosenblum Reisman PC 1 $1,500.00
Edward J McKenney Jr 2 $1,250.00
Randall T Martin 1 $1,200.00
Ashton Hall 1 $1,041.98

Expenditures

16 vendors 63 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
PS&S 13 $39,074.86 47%
Black Market Strategies LLC 1 $20,000.00 24%
Morelli, David 1 $8,750.00 10%
Abacus Strategic 1 $3,500.00 4%
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC 2 $2,900.00 3%
Chickasaw Country Club 1 $2,293.84 3%
Bott Radio Network 1 $1,548.40 2%
La Baguette 1 $1,271.55 2%
Anedot 33 $1,173.15 1%
Ebersold, Britney 1 $800.00 1.0%

Loans

$5,000.00 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 $5,000
Loan principal shown $5,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jim Newsom) Candidate loan Mar 24, 2026 $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00

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

  • Field & voter contact $22,815 27%
  • Consulting & professional services $20,650 25%
  • Advertising & media $19,941 24%
  • Printing & mail $13,588 16%
  • Fundraising & events $3,648 4%
  • Office & operations $2,721 3%

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.

Financial history 3 entries

2016 · Chancellor, Part III

Net contributions (cash) $47,800 · Spent $65,714 · 131 donors

5 filings · Pre-General 2016–Q4 2016

Includes $1,350 net contributions (cash) and $279 spent not itemized below. A further $450 net contributions (cash) across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

2016 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Michael E Keeney MEMPHIS, TN 38117 Lewis Thomason $2,500.00
Rick Rodell MEMPHIS, TN 38125 Cornerstone Systems $1,500.00
Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh PAC MEMPHIS, TN 38103 — $1,250.00
Burch Porter Johnson Memphis, TN 38103 — $1,000.00
Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC Memphis, TN 38134 — $1,000.00
Adams Reese LLP NEW ORLEANS, LA 70139 — $1,000.00
Firestone Dental Group LLC MEMPHIS, TN 38107 — $1,000.00
Amanda Gipson MEMPHIS, TN 38107 — $1,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC WASHINGTON, DC 20001 — $1,000.00
Linda Holmes MEMPHIS, TN 38103 Self-Employed $850.00
108 more donors not shown
2016 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Internet Sales Corp SIGNS $245.00 09/09/2016
Perry, Kimberly CAMPAIGN MANAGER $1,500.00 09/09/2016
Sutton Reid Adv Inc. MAILER $4,365.02 08/08/2016
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC ACCOUNTING $500.00 08/08/2016
Sutton Reid Adv Inc. ADVERTISING $787.96 08/02/2016
Sutton Reid Adv Inc. MAILER $1,324.80 07/29/2016
Sutton Reid Adv Inc. ADVERTISING $7,996.00 07/27/2016
Jones, Gloria CAMPAIGN WORKERS $150.00 07/26/2016
Paypal PAYPAL FEES $21.20 07/25/2016
Sutton Reid Adv Inc. PRINTING $1,964.76 07/22/2016
17 more expenditures not shown

2014 · Chancellor, Part II

Net contributions (cash) $17,800 · Spent $49,261 · 58 donors

4 filings · Pre-General 2014–Q4 2014

Includes $1,350 net contributions (cash) and $472 spent not itemized below.

2014 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh PAC MEMPHIS, TN 38103 — $1,200.00
Amanda Gipson MEMPHIS, TN 38107 — $1,000.00
Barbara McKenney BARTLETT, TN 38134 — $1,000.00
Lovelace Gipson MEMPHIS, TN 38107 Firestone Dental Group $1,000.00
Andy Raines Eads, TN 38028 Evans Petree $700.00
Farnsworth Investment Company Memphis, TN 38120 — $500.00
John Kevin Walsh MEMPHIS, TN 38104 Harris Shelton $500.00
Michael E Keeney MEMPHIS, TN 38117 Lewis Thomason $500.00
Roger Vander Zwaag MEMPHIS, TN 38119 Retired $500.00
Lamar Airways LLC MEMPHIS, TN 38120 — $500.00
36 more donors not shown
2014 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC ACCOUNTING $1,000.00 08/12/2014
Direct Edge Campaigns LCC MAILER $20,888.00 07/29/2014
Victory Phones TELEPHONE $800.00 07/29/2014
El Toro FOOD / BEVERAGE $4,425.00 07/28/2014
Lowe's SIGNS $68.46 07/28/2014
The Ups Store POSTAGE $156.00 07/28/2014
Direct Edge Campaigns LCC MAILER $15,438.00 07/12/2014
Lowe's SIGNS $234.01 07/03/2014
Direct Edge Campaigns LCC PRINTING $1,445.00 06/30/2014
Fedex Office PRINTING $25.60 06/28/2014
11 more expenditures not shown

2014 · Chancellor, Part II · Account activity

No contributions or expenditures reported

2 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2015

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-General 2026 Amended $31,934.77 $28,352.66 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 129099
Q3 2026 $28,352.66 $629.08 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129098
Q2 2026 $5,250.00 $31,934.77 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126251
Q1 2026 $0.00 $5,250.00 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125442