Tennessee

J.W. Gibson, II

Shelby County Mayor Democratic

Choose financial history for J.W. Gibson, II
This cycle · 2026
2 earlier entries
Memphis Mayor
Shelby County Mayor
Not on the 2026 election ballot

Filed but withdrew, was denied, or did not qualify.

Latest filing: Year-End 2025 · Jan 30, 2026 · source: Shelby County

2 filings · Mid-Year 2025–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 →
$7,364
$1,758 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 →
$97,291
includes $150 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$51,141 refunded
Total Spent
$40,544
Donors
83
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
47%
$46,000 of $97,291 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
6%
$5,440 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 $51,141
Loans received $46,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150
Raised (cash) $97,291
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2025 Initial $55,711 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $15,561 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150 filing-stated
    • Loans $40,000 derived
  • Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $41,580 derived

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 $40,544
Total spent $40,544
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: $5,440 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $97,291
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,440
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$97,291
Spent
$40,544

Headline figures, 2023 · Memphis Mayor

5 filings · Pre-General 2023–Q4 2023

Net contributions (cash)
$116,298
Total Spent
$438,293
Donors
224

Includes $5,873 net contributions (cash) not itemized below.

Headline figures, 2022 · Shelby County Mayor

No filings on record

No filing on record for this cycle

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 47% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 51%, organizations and PACs 2%.

Candidate’s own money $46K · 47% Individuals $49K · 51% Organizations & PACs $2K · 2%

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: $46,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $97,291
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $46,000
From individuals $49,191
From organizations and PACs $2,100
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 →

$621average gift
$250median gift
79individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
15%
1.0%
$100–200
19%
3%
$200–500
24%
10%
$500–1K
15%
12%
$1K+
27%
74%

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: $49,041 ÷ Individual donors: 79
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $49,041
Median gift $250
Individual donors 79
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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $45,701 Out of state $5,440
  • Memphis $41K79%
  • Kilgore, TX $4K7%
  • Collierville $3K6%
  • Germantown $6501%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
  • 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: $5,440 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $51,141
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,440
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2025 – Aug 2025. Peak $27,380 in Jun 2025. Spending peaked at $19,965 in Aug 2025.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 56 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 27 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,120 and their names are withheld.

56 named donors 64 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Craig Weiss ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,000.00 gross
Jim Gilliland ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,000.00 gross
Torrey Harris ↺ $250.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$250.00 gross
Tennessee Prosperity PAC ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,000.00 gross
Michael V Warr ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,000.00 gross
Merry Moore ↺ $250.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$250.00 gross
James Keegan ↺ $1,900.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,900.00 gross
Ben Adams ↺ $250.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$250.00 gross
Greg Belz ↺ $250.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$250.00 gross
Curtis Braden ↺ $500.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$500.00 gross

Expenditures

11 vendors 46 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Perry Strategies 6 $30,217.54 75%
Lakethen Mason 2 $4,500.00 11%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 2 $1,630.00 4%
Anedot 25 $1,060.24 3%
United States Postal Service 3 $941.11 2%
Shujaa Digital 1 $637.50 2%
Gilliam Foundation 1 $500.00 1%
Aaron Robinson 1 $500.00 1%
A1 Printing 2 $351.20 0.9%
GoDaddy 2 $178.92 0.5%

Loans

$46,000.00 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 $46,000
Loan principal shown $46,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (J.W. Gibson, II) Candidate loan Jun 30, 2025 $46,000.00 $0.00 $46,000.00

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 J.W. Gibson, II’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $31,630 78%
  • Advertising & media $5,000 12%
  • Office & operations $1,877 5%
  • Printing & mail $1,537 4%
  • Field & voter contact $500 1%

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 2 entries

2023 · Memphis Mayor

Net contributions (cash) $116,298 · Spent $438,293 · 224 donors

5 filings · Pre-General 2023–Q4 2023

Includes $5,873 net contributions (cash) not itemized below.

2023 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Tennessee Prosperity PAC Memphis, TN 38103 — $5,000.00
Jonathan Scharff MEMPHIS, TN 38120 Buckman Laboratories $2,000.00
Craig Weiss Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $1,800.00
Harlan Betlesky Southaven, MS 38672 Side Street Grill $1,800.00
Kari L Betlesky Southaven, MS 38672 Side Street Grill $1,800.00
Robert H Buckman Memphis, TN 38111 Retired $1,800.00
Kathy Gibson Memphis, TN 38128 KBG Technologies $1,800.00
Oscar Seelbinder Jr Memphis, TN 38120 Smpo $1,800.00
Cathy Weiss Memphis, TN 38120 Retired $1,800.00
Edwin Barnett Memphis, TN 38125 Bluff City Advisory $1,800.00
144 more donors not shown
2023 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Wix Voter Contact $15.73 12/11/2023
Streamhoster.com Voter Contact $49.00 12/04/2023
Wix Voter Contact $13.11 12/04/2023
Wix Voter Contact $37.14 12/04/2023
Watkins Uiberall PLLC Accounting $3,600.00 11/15/2023
Wix Voter Contact $13.11 11/06/2023
Wix Voter Contact $15.73 11/06/2023
Wix Voter Contact $37.14 11/06/2023
Numero Service Fees $870.00 11/02/2023
Streamhoster.com Voter Contact $49.00 11/02/2023
382 more expenditures not shown

2022 · Shelby County Mayor

No filing on record for this cycle

No filings on record

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2025 $34,731.59 $7,363.82 Source: Year-End 2025 filing
Mid-Year 2025 Amended $1,757.74 $34,731.59 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing