Tennessee

Lena Chipman

Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 13 Democratic

Latest filing: Q2 2026 · Aug 3, 2026 · source: Shelby County

3 of 3 expected reports filed

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
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$57,227
Why this number?
Total Spent
$38,240
Why this number?
Donors
89
29 shown · 60 below $200
Self-Funded
70%
$40,182 of $57,227 raised · $21,182 donated, $19,000 loaned
Out-of-State
6%
$3,541 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:

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 Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $17,045
Candidate's own contributions $21,182
Loans received $19,000
Funds raised $57,227
From each filing:

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $38,240
Total spent $38,240
From each filing:

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: $3,541 ÷ Total raised: $57,227
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $3,541
Source filings:
Raised
$57,227
Spent
$38,240

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 70% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 30%, organizations and PACs 0%.

Candidate’s own money $40K · 70% Individuals $17K · 30% Organizations & PACs $0 · 0%
Why this number?

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: $40,182 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $57,227
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $40,182
From individuals $17,045
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 →

$192average gift
$100median gift
89individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
49%
7%
$100–200
18%
11%
$200–500
22%
33%
$500–1K
6%
15%
$1K+
4%
34%
Why this number?

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: $17,045 ÷ Individual donors: 89
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $17,045
Median gift $100
Individual donors 89
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 →

79% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (21% from out of state).

Tennessee $13,504 Out of state $3,541
  • Memphis $11K62%
  • Cordova $4413%
  • Bartlett $3442%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $4K
Why this number?

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: $3,541 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $17,045
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,541
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2025 – May 2026. Peak $7,618 in Oct 2025. Spending peaked at $19,220 in Apr 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 29 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 60 additional smaller donors contributed $3,099 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

25 vendors 71 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Finish Line Strategies 7 $17,500.00 46%
Fortify Communications LLC 2 $12,654.00 33%
Diamond Printing Company 5 $4,360.96 11%
Creative Flame Designs 2 $1,150.00 3%
901 Hot Pot 1 $313.31 0.9%
Facebook 19 $243.79 0.7%
Tennessee Democratic Party 1 $205.73 0.6%
ActBlue Technical Services 4 $204.92 0.6%
Java Cabana 9 $195.99 0.6%
Nagoya House 1 $172.72 0.5%

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

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
Q2 2026 Late $10,000.79 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2026 $3,864.96 $10,000.79 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $4,272.03 $3,864.96 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $0.00 $4,272.03 Source ↗