2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Charlie Hatcher?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.8M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- Cash on hand
- $475K
- Individuals 83% $1.5M
- PACs & other committees 9% $168K
- Party committees <0.1% $1,250
- Candidate's own money & loans 8% $144K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $273K opposing
Biggest spenders opposing
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $273K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $1.5M from individuals
2% in small-dollar gifts
$28K of $1.5M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $528K of the $1.5M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 16, 2026 for this campaign.
93% from Tennessee · 7% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
15% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Tennessee $491K
- Florida $15K
- New York $7,000
- California $6,000
- Arkansas $2,500
- Georgia $2,000
- Alabama $1,000
- Delaware $1,000
Top employers named by donors
- STATE OF TENNESEE $6,915
- AUTOZONE $6,500
- KREBS KUBOTA $4,250
- ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS $4,020
- STATE OF TENNESSEE $2,916
- FARM BUREAU INSURANCE $1,791
- STATE OF TN $1,250
- SOUTHERN BUSINESS GROUP LLC $1,154
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $240K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $259K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Oct 15, 2025 to Jul 16, 2026, net of refunds (491 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $384K for / $326K against · $249K in the final two weeks
That is $437K more than the $273K in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 7% $53K
- Ads, medium not stated 39% $273K
- Mail, print & signs 52% $372K
- Phones & texts 2% $13K
Largest late spenders for
- CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. $384K
Largest late spenders against
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $273K
- THE TIME IS NOW PAC $53K
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 26, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (14 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $585K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $585K of the $1.3M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 17, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 21% $120K
- Consultants & strategy 23% $132K
- Staff & payroll 11% $66K
- Fundraising & processing fees 8% $46K
- Polling, research & data 6% $37K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $19K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $8,720
- Legal & compliance 4% $22K
- Other or unclassified 23% $135K
Largest payees
- GUSTO $66K
- ENGAGE RIGHT $61K
- STRATEGIC PERCEPTION, INC. $46K
- MARQUETTE ENTERPRISES LLC $39K
- ART AND COPY PARTNERS $35K
Paid to individuals: $178K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 28, 2025 to Jul 17, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (300 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Chaz MolderDemocrat · $3.4M raised · $34K outside
- Andy OglesRepublican · $789K raised · $521K outside
- Rachel HurleyDemocrat · $44K raised
- Micheal O'LearyIndependent · $0 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.