Tennessee

Michelle McKissack

County School Bd., Dist. 1 Democratic

Won the seat 9,894 votes · 99.19% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Jul 31, 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 →
$1,290
$1,829 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 →
$15,301
includes $201 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$16,588
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:

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 $15,100
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $201
Funds 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 from others $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 $16,588
Total spent $16,588
From each filing:
Show 1 more 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
Source filings:
Raised
$15,301
Spent
$16,588

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%; 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
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 →

$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
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 →

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
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2023 – Jul 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

12 vendors 21 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Super Cheap Signs 3 $4,480.02 27%
C & J Logistics 2 $4,455.00 27%
Committee To Elect Michelle McKissack 2 $2,291.80 14%
The Home Depot 3 $1,272.82 8%
Campaign Events - Food & Snacks 2 $1,089.58 7%
Campaign Election Night Event - Catering 1 $792.00 5%
Shell 3 $740.95 4%
Victory Store 1 $621.35 4%
Kroger 1 $404.38 2%
FedEx Office 1 $261.00 2%

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

Includes $766 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
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 Campaign Purchases /Mailer/Signs/ Charged to Amex $5,065.09 —
ActBlue Campaign Financial Service & Accounting for Campaign Donations $222.19 —
Mailchimp Catering, Poll Workers, MailChimp, Misc $521.66 —

2018 Election

Raised $17,700 · Spent $32,154 · 24 donors

Includes $600 raised not itemized below — gifts under the $200 disclosure floor, unnamed sources, and refunds netted out of the total. A further $15,596 raised and $1,793 spent across 1 filing is not counted above: those reports are still being checked, so neither their totals nor their line items are published yet.

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 Political Consultant $29,773.42 —
Super Cheap Signs Signs $1,047.58 —
Lowe's 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
Pre-General 2026 $1,752.62 $1,289.62 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 ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $12,081.50 $720.46 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $748.94 $12,081.50 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Late Historical $748.94 $748.94 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 ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $14,956.72 $319.80 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Figures pending review Historical — — Source ↗