There are 13 article(s) tagged campaign finance:

• July 2024

  • Spending nears $150K in five Memphis school board races

    Political action committees have reported more than $73,000 in donations to candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board.

    By Laura Testino July 22, 2024

  • Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey prison sentence upheld

    A three-judge panel from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Kelsey’s lawyer failed to sufficiently object to any alleged breach of his plea agreement. 

    By Julia Baker July 09, 2024

• February 2024

  • Campaign donations flow to victors after municipal elections

    A wave of City of Memphis contractors contributed to Mayor-elect Paul Young in the weeks after he won the Oct. 5 race, a review by The Daily Memphian finds.

    By Samuel Hardiman February 04, 2024

• September 2023

  • Four mayoral candidates spent $1.76M combined over summer

    None of the other 13 Memphis mayoral candidates on the ballot were in six figures, but these four spent six-figure sums on their campaigns throughout the summer.

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    Election season’s final act starts as curtain goes down on early voting

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2023

• July 2023

  • Paul Young tops Q2 fundraising in Memphis mayor’s race

    Rival contender Floyd Bonner Jr. raised the second-highest amount but spent far less than Young, while J.W. Gibson topped the field in total spending. 

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2023

• April 2023

  • Paul Young still has the most money in 2023 Memphis mayor’s race

    Mayoral contender Paul Young has the largest campaign war chest across the last six months of campaigning. He also raised the most money in campaign finance reports covering the first three months of 2023.

    By Bill Dries April 14, 2023

• February 2023

  • Health care groups and big political donors silent on trans youth bill

    None of the health care-related organizations that contribute the most heavily to Tennessee politicians is publicly opposing legislation that bans transgender health care for youth despite support for that care from leading medical associations.

    Related story:

    Tennessee House passes trans youth care ban, Bill Lee expected to sign

    By Ian Round February 23, 2023

• November 2022

  • Tennessee private prison operator ramps up campaign spending

    CoreCivic gave $107,490 to Tennessee politicians and PACs from July to September, the majority going to incumbent Republicans. The company has stayed in business despite a high murder rate and accusations of underinvestment in safety.

    By Ian Round November 07, 2022

• October 2022

  • Kelsey to change plea in federal criminal case

    After the Tennessee Legislature adjourned for the year, Brian Kelsey continued to tweet his views on national and state political issues with no reference to the criminal charges he faced. As of Thursday, it appears his Twitter account has been deleted.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2022

• June 2022

  • Bartlett candidates struggle to meet financial disclosure deadlines

    While political candidates are required to file financial disclosure documents as part of their campaigns, several have missed deadlines, including in Bartlett.

    By Michael Waddell June 20, 2022

• February 2022

  • Weirich, Gov. Lee post fundraising advantage over challengers

    The dollar figures are among the campaign finance reports covering the past six months. They also show Republican county mayoral contender Worth Morgan has a balance of $159,540.

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2022

• October 2021

  • Kelsey temporarily steps aside as chairman of education committee

    In requesting his move from the chairmanship, Kelsey continued to maintain his innocence.

    By Abigail Warren October 27, 2021

• October 2019

  • Campaign finance reports: 6-digit dollar figures in mayor, council races

    The third quarter campaign finance reports show the campaign for a city sales tax hike raised more money than any candidate on the Oct. 3 ballot. The campaign was second only to Mayor Jim Strickland in spending. The reports cover the critical run-up to the city elections, including the first part of the early voting period.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2019