Tennessee

Shante Avant

Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 5 Democratic

Choose financial history for Shante Avant
This cycle · 2026
1 earlier entry
Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 5

Won the seat 7,667 votes · 98.79% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · source: Shelby County

12 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q2 2026

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 →
$6,504
$5,937 carried over
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services appear separately. Full definition →
$33,425
includes $7,325 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$29,868
Donors
41
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
0.8%
$250 from outside TN

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed). Note: the opening cash balance on Pre-General 2026 is $9,874.87, and the ending cash balance on the previous filing, Q2 2026, is $9,501.23 — both as filed.

Reported on this filing:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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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 Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $26,100
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,325
Raised (cash) $33,425
From each filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial $6,395 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,645 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $6,080 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,180 filing-stated
  • Q1 2026 Initial $3,650 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2025 Initial $17,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $29,868
Total spent $29,868
From each filing:
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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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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 92% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $33,425
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$33,425
Spent
$29,868

Headline figures, 2022 · Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 5

6 filings · Pre-General 2022–Q4 2022

Net contributions (cash)
$64,263
Total Spent
$71,886
Donors
94

Includes $1,383 net contributions (cash) and $6,243 spent not itemized below.

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 79%; organizations and PACs gave 21%.

Individuals $26K · 79% Organizations & PACs $7K · 21%

Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.

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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: $26,425 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $33,425
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $26,425
From organizations and PACs $7,000
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 →

$597average gift
$500median gift
32individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
0%
0%
$100–200
0%
0%
$200–500
47%
19%
$500–1K
22%
18%
$1K+
31%
62%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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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: $19,100 ÷ Individual donors: 32
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $19,100
Median gift $500
Individual donors 32
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 →

99% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (1% from out of state).

Tennessee $23,850 Out of state $250
  • Memphis $18K76%
  • Cordova $2K10%
  • Collierville $1K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $250

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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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 92% 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: $250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $24,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Oct 2026. Peak $15,500 in Dec 2025. Spending peaked at $8,075 in Apr 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 41 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

41 named donors 42 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Michael Keeney 2 $2,000.00
Alvinor Bright 1 $1,900.00
Winston Gipson 1 $1,000.00
Tomeka Hart Wigginton 1 $1,000.00
Michael Hooks Jr 1 $1,000.00
Burch Porter Johnson 1 $1,000.00
The Turner Group Inc. 1 $1,000.00
William Orgel 1 $1,000.00
Jeremy Simpson 1 $1,000.00
MHM Investments LLC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

41 vendors 47 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Diamond Printing 3 $4,423.62 15%
Mak Enterprises Inc. 1 $3,371.00 11%
Friends To Elect Shante Avant 1 $3,000.00 10%
Rivers Edge Solutions 1 $3,000.00 10%
American Heart Association 1 $2,200.00 7%
Deedrick Jeffries 1 $1,500.00 5%
Deedrick Jeffries 1 $1,500.00 5%
Grazing Grace 1 $1,000.00 3%
Talisa Franklin Media 1 $1,000.00 3%
Instacart 3 $756.18 3%

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

  • Consulting & professional services $9,371 31%
  • Field & voter contact $4,617 15%
  • Contributions & donations $3,930 13%
  • Other $3,607 12%
  • Printing & mail $3,134 10%
  • Advertising & media $2,457 8%
  • Fundraising & events $2,166 7%
  • Office & operations $586 2%

Financial history 1 entries

2022 · Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 5

Net contributions (cash) $64,263 · Spent $71,886 · 94 donors

6 filings · Pre-General 2022–Q4 2022

Includes $1,383 net contributions (cash) and $6,243 spent not itemized below.

2022 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Stand PAC of Tennessee PORTLAND, OR 97201 — $8,000.00
Tennessee Prosperity PAC Memphis, TN 38103 — $3,330.00
Barbara R Hyde MEMPHIS, TN 38103 — $3,200.00
William Orgel Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $2,600.00
Pitt Hyde Memphis, TN 38103 Hyde Family Foundation $2,600.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN 37212 — $2,500.00
Tomeka Hart Memphis, TN 38112 Blue Meridian $2,100.00
Craig Weiss Memphis, TN 38120 Tower Ventures $1,600.00
Robin Orgel Memphis, TN 38120 — $1,600.00
Sharon Ryan Germantown, TN 38139 — $1,600.00
74 more donors not shown
2022 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Sordow Smith Poll worker $635.00 —
Ruse Erun Poll Worker $500.00 —
Diamond Pantry Campaign Signs $3,547.67 —
Darse & Associates Consulting $2,000.00 —
Maynard Johartu Media Consulting $330.00 —
Deechuk Jeffries Consulting $1,200.00 —
Cole Screen Printry Campaign T-Shirts $450.00 —
Textedly Media $237.06 —
Kroger Fuel Cards $400.00 —
Textedly — $152.36 —
73 more expenditures not shown

Filing History

Two overdue reports filed together on October 13, 2026.

Three overdue reports filed together on January 28, 2025.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-General 2026 $9,874.87 $6,503.87 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing
Q2 2026 $9,874.87 $9,501.23 Source: Q2 2026 filing
Pre-Primary 2026 Late $15,674.46 $12,179.47 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing
Q1 2026 $17,474.42 $15,674.46 Source: Q1 2026 filing
Year-End 2025 $174.42 $17,474.42 Source: Year-End 2025 filing
Mid-Year 2025 Late $174.42 $174.42 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing
Year-End 2024 $1,233.21 $1,233.21 Source: Year-End 2024 filing
Q4 2024 $209.58 $209.58 Source: Q4 2024 filing
Q3 2024 $459.58 $459.58 Source: Q3 2024 filing
Q2 2024 $493.45 $493.45 Source: Q2 2024 filing
Q1 2024 $1,233.21 $1,233.21 Source: Q1 2024 filing
Mid-Year 2023 $5,936.71 $1,233.21 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing