Tennessee

Michael Whaley

Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 13 Democratic

Currently serving — not seeking re-election in the 2026 election
See also: County Trustee

Also gives as Friends of Michael Whaley — money this campaign’s own committee gave to other candidates.

Latest filing: Q1 2026 · Apr 10, 2026 · source: Shelby County

1 of 3 expected reports filed · Pre-Primary 2026 and Q2 2026 outstanding

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
$11,873 carried over
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 →
$0
Why this number?
Total Spent
$12,605
Why this number?
Donors
0
0 shown · 0 below $200

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.

Source filings:

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $12,605
Total spent $12,605
From each filing:
Raised
$0
Spent
$12,605

Contributions

Showing 0 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively.

No itemized contributions on record.

Expenditures

4 vendors 5 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Friends of Michael Whaley 1 $12,079.71 96%
Avon Gardens Neighborhood Watch 2 $500.00 4%
Tennessee Secretary of State 1 $20.46 0.2%
First Horizon 1 $5.00 0.1%

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

Prior Elections 2 past cycles

2022 Election

Raised $86,000 · Spent $116,614 · 77 donors

Includes $950 raised not itemized below — gifts under the $200 disclosure floor, unnamed sources, and refunds netted out of the total.

2022 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Leaders In Education Fund Washington, DC 20001 — $15,600.00
Tennessee Prosperity PAC Memphis, TN 38103 — $8,300.00
Stand PAC of Tennessee PORTLAND, OR 97201 — $8,000.00
Barbara Hyde MEMPHIS, TN 38103 Jr Hyde Family Foundation $3,200.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN 37212 — $2,500.00
Kathy Gibson Memphis, TN 38128 KBG Technologies $2,100.00
Craig Weiss Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $1,600.00
Cathy Weiss Memphis, TN 38120 Retired $1,600.00
William Orgel Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $1,600.00
Robin Orgel Memphis, TN 38120 — $1,600.00
60 more donors not shown
2022 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Young Elected Officials Network (YEO) Professional Development $350.00 —
American Airlines YEO Conference Travel $493.60 —
Memphis Labor Council Contribution $250.00 —
Gabby for TN House Contribution $500.00 —
Friends of Dwayne Thompson Contribution $250.00 —
One Tough Mother Contribution $250.00 —
Future 901 Contribution $250.00 —
United States Postal Service Postage $300.00 —
Custom Ink Shirts $608.09 —
El Toro Advertising $8,400.96 —
40 more expenditures not shown

2018 Election

Raised $81,590 · Spent $84,883 · 72 donors

Includes $1,260 raised not itemized below — gifts under the $200 disclosure floor, unnamed sources, and refunds netted out of the total.

2018 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Leaders In Education Fund Washington, DC 20001 — $15,600.00
Stand PAC of Tennessee PORTLAND, OR 97201 — $12,000.00
Tennesseans for Putting Students First Washington, DC 20006 — $5,000.00
Hilliard Crews Collierville, TN 38017 Shelby Group Intl Inc $3,000.00
John Whaley Dallas, TX 75209 Retired $3,000.00
Wendy Whaley Dallas, TX 75209 Retired $3,000.00
Arthur Rock San Francisco, CA 94111 Arthur Rock & Co $3,000.00
Barbara Hyde MEMPHIS, TN 38103 Jr Hyde Family Foundation $3,000.00
J R Hyde MEMPHIS, TN 38103 Pittco Management $3,000.00
Memphis Chamber Jobs PAC Memphis, TN 38103 — $2,500.00
54 more donors not shown
2018 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Eric V Jones Brand and Creative Development Logo design $250.00 —
Sticker Mule Stickers $145.00 —
Leadership for Educational Equity Training $400.00 —
NationBuilder Website management $177.00 —
Anedot Bank processing fees $580.88 —
Vistaprint Printing $366.48 —
Signs on the Cheap Yard signs $683.77 —
Wildfire Contact LLC Design/Mail $14,315.28 —
Office Depot Postage and letter supplies $179.47 —
SCDP Donation $250.00 —
40 more expenditures not shown

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q1 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $11,882.21 $12,084.71 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $11,902.67 $11,882.21 Source ↗
Year-End 2024 $11,902.67 $11,652.67 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2024 $11,902.67 $11,902.67 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 $12,152.67 $11,902.67 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 $11,872.97 $12,152.67 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $12,372.97 $11,872.97 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $28,294.30 $12,372.97 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $76,750.38 $28,294.30 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $86,427.36 $76,750.38 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $78,636.94 $86,427.36 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $38,904.96 $78,636.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $3,162.04 $3,162.04 Source ↗
Year-End 2020 Amended Historical $4,412.04 $3,162.04 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2020 Amended Historical $4,412.04 $4,412.04 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $4,162.04 $4,412.04 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $5,105.64 $4,162.04 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Amended Historical $5,958.73 $5,105.64 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $38,763.55 $5,958.73 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $46,831.04 $38,763.55 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended Historical $35,525.92 $46,831.04 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $38,553.82 $35,525.92 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $27,219.09 $38,553.82 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Historical $0.00 $27,219.09 Source ↗