2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Darden Hunter Copeland?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.3M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- Cash on hand
- $74K
- Debts
- $165K
- Individuals 69% $862K
- PACs & other committees 0.2% $3,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 31% $392K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $862K from individuals
21% in small-dollar gifts
$179K of $862K 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 $252K of the $683K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Oct 14, 2026 for this campaign.
62% from Tennessee · 38% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Tennessee $157K
- Virginia $11K
- California $11K
- Massachusetts $10K
- New York $10K
- Florida $5,920
- Maryland $4,800
- District of Columbia $4,500
Top employers named by donors
- THOMPSON BURTON PLLC $7,400
- CALVERT STREET $5,000
- VUMC $2,000
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER $750
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: $102K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $134K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 21, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026, net of refunds (496 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Darden Hunter Copeland.
Where it went.
Where the money went $988K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $988K of the $1.2M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 13, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 36% $357K
- Consultants & strategy 25% $243K
- Fundraising & processing fees 23% $231K
- Polling, research & data 12% $114K
- Travel, meals & events 0.1% $500
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $17K
- Legal & compliance 0.1% $1,000
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $2,500
- Other or unclassified 2% $22K
Largest payees
- SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA $369K
- KEYLIME STRATEGIES $106K
- GDA WINS $89K
- BUILD THE WAVE $59K
- KEY LIME STRATEGIES $49K
Paid to individuals: $127K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (105 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.
- Matthew Robert Van EppsRepublican · $2.6M raised · $4.1M outside
- Stewart Thomas ParksRepublican · $363K raised
- Vincent DixieDemocrat · $266K raised · $119K outside
- Mark GreenRepublican · $201K raised · $178 outside
- Saletta HollowayDemocrat · $91K raised
- Jason KnightRepublican · $46K raised
- Jonathan ThorpIndependent · $23K raised · $28K outside
- Andrew KoontzIndependent · $5,100 raised
- Aftyn BehnDemocrat · $2.8M outside
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.