Michelle McKissack

County School Bd., Dist. 1 Democratic

2026 Democratic Nominee Won the May 5 primary — advancing to the August 6 general election.

Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 10, 2026 · source: Shelby County

1 of 1 expected report 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 →
$1,753
$1,829 carried over
Why this number?
Total Raised
$15,301
includes $201 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$16,125
Why this number?
Donors
33
22 shown · 11 below $200
Out-of-State
15%
$2,250 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 $1,753 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) $15,100
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $201
Total raised $15,301
From each filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial $250 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $2,950 derived
  • Q1 2026 Initial $12,101 mixed
    • Itemized contributions (gross) $11,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $201 filing-stated

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $16,125
Total spent $16,125
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: $2,250 ÷ Total raised: $15,301
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $2,250
Raised
$15,301
Spent
$16,125

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 →

Individuals gave 100% of the money; organizations and PACs gave 0%.

Individuals $15K · 100% 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $15,301 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $15,301
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $15,301

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 →

$458average gift
$250median gift
33individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
0%
0%
$100–200
33%
8%
$200–500
33%
18%
$500–1K
15%
17%
$1K+
18%
58%
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: $15,100 ÷ Individual donors: 33
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $15,100
Median gift $250
Individual donors 33

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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $12,850 Out of state $2,250
  • Memphis $12K77%
  • Chicago, IL $2K13%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
  • Other out-of-state $350
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: $2,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $15,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,250

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2023 – May 2026. Peak $11,400 in Mar 2026. Spending peaked at $6,925 in May 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 22 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 11 additional smaller donors contributed $1,150 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 Michelle McKissack’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 $25,932 · Spent $27,398 · 50 donors

2022 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Tennessee Prosperity PAC Memphis, TN 38103 $2,500.00
William Orgel Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $1,600.00
Michael Keeney Memphis, TN 38120 Lewis Thomason $1,600.00
Michelle McKissack Memphis, TN 38103 Self-Employed $1,600.00
Pitt Hyde Memphis, TN 38103 Hyde Family Foundation $1,600.00
Barbara Hyde MEMPHIS, TN 38103 Jr Hyde Family Foundation $1,600.00
Cheryle Jackson Chicago, IL 60605 AAR Corp $1,500.00
Rhonda McCaskill Southhaven, MS 38671 $1,250.00
Kevin D Woods Memphis, TN 38119 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee $1,000.00
Carol Walker MEMPHIS, TN 38117 Walker Warren $1,000.00
34 more donors not shown
2022 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
SuperCheap Signs Campaign Signs and Other Campaign Materials $2,079.44
Black Market Strategies Campaign Materials and Pollworkers $3,000.00
Poll Workers Qty (8) Poll Workers - Day of Election $1,200.00
John McKissack Election Day Pole Worker Food, Candidate Party $500.00
MailChimp Email Campaign $95.00
ABSB Resources Political Campaign Services $14,714.76
American Express - Bank Campaign Purchases /Mailer/Signs/ Charged to Amex $5,065.09
ActBlue Campaign Financial Service & Accounting for Campaign Donations $222.19
Catering, Poll Workers, MailChimp, Misc Catering, Poll Workers, MailChimp, Misc $521.66

2018 Election

Raised $33,296 · Spent $33,948 · 59 donors

2018 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
TN for Putting Student First Washington, DC 20006 $5,000.00
Michael Keeney Memphis, TN 38120 Lewis Thomason $1,500.00
Earnestine Robinson Memphis, TN 38111 $1,500.00
R Andrew Taylor Memphis, TN 38127 Paragon National Bank $1,500.00
Joanne B Taylor Memphis, TN 38127 Advance Security $1,500.00
Anne Orgill Keeney MEMPHIS, TN 38120 $1,500.00
Jeanne Jemison MEMPHIS, TN 38117 UT $1,000.00
Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN 37203 $750.00
Mitch Graves Memphis, TN 38104 HealthChoice LLC $500.00
Carl Person Cordova, TN 38018 Self-Employed $350.00
8 more donors not shown
2018 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
ABSB Resources, LLC Political Consultant $29,773.42
Super Cheap Signs Signs $1,047.58
Lowes Sign Post $213.74
Office Depot Office Supplies $222.75
Freed $15.15
Office Supplies Office Supplies $66.88
Bank Fees Bank Fees $96.42
Boomerang Productions Campaign Shirts $223.53
Food Food $278.86
Office Supplies Office Supplies $184.97
2 more expenditures not shown

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q2 2026 $3,747.62 $1,752.62 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2026 Late $7,539.62 $3,747.62 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $747.84 $7,539.62 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $747.84 $747.84 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Late $1,828.80 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $600.46 $1,828.80 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $720.46 $600.46 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $748.94 $12,081.50 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Late Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $12,081.50 $720.46 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Late Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Year-End 2020 Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2020 Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $748.94 $748.94 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Late Historical $319.80 $748.94 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Figures pending review Historical Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $14,956.72 $319.80 Source ↗