Tennessee

Melvin Burgess

Shelby County Mayor Democratic

See also: Assessor of Property

Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 9, 2026 · source: Shelby County

2 of 2 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 →
$6,687
Why this number?
Total Raised
$144,899
Why this number?
Total Spent
$137,102
Why this number?
Donors
241
182 shown · 59 below $200
Self-Funded
17%
$25,000 of $144,899 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
4%
$5,942 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:
  • Q2 2026 Initial $6,687 filing-stated

Sum of every receipt bucket: itemized + the candidate's own money + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts + in-kind.

Inputs behind Total raised
Itemized contributions (gross) $119,899
Loans $25,000
Total raised $144,899
From each filing:
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Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $25,000 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $137,102
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $0
Total spent $137,102
From each filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial $57,592 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $31,062 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $31,062 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $0 filing-stated
  • Q1 2026 Initial $15,943 derived
  • Mid-Year 2025 Initial $3,590 derived
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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 98% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $5,942 ÷ Total raised: $144,899
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $5,942
Source filings:
Raised
$144,899
Spent
$137,102

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 17% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 78%, organizations and PACs 5%.

Candidate’s own money $25K · 17% Individuals $113K · 78% Organizations & PACs $7K · 5%
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: $25,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $144,899
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $25,000
From individuals $112,549
From organizations and PACs $7,350
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 →

$479average gift
$250median gift
235individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
6%
0.6%
$100–200
20%
5%
$200–500
37%
20%
$500–1K
20%
23%
$1K+
18%
52%
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: $112,549 ÷ Individual donors: 235
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $112,549
Median gift $250
Individual donors 235
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $111,732 Out of state $5,942
  • Memphis $81K69%
  • Germantown $10K9%
  • Collierville $5K4%
  • Cordova $4K4%
  • Eads $4K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $6K
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 98% 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: $5,942 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $117,674
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,942
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2024 – Jun 2026. Peak $32,865 in May 2025. Spending peaked at $43,136 in Apr 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 182 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 59 additional smaller donors contributed $5,744 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

Dates
Itemized campaign expenditures
Payee Location Purpose Amount Date

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 Melvin Burgess’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 $59,245.00 $6,687.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2026 $88,123.00 $59,245.00 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $93,898.00 $88,123.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $9,281.25 $96,499.48 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $96,499.48 $93,898.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2024 Late $9,081.25 $9,281.25 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2024 Late $0.00 $9,081.25 Source ↗