2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jason Knight?
The money.
- Raised
- $46K
- Spent
- $46K
- Cash on hand
- $186
- Debts
- $26K
- Individuals 54% $25K
- Candidate's own money & loans 46% $21K
- Other receipts <0.1% $34
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $25K from individuals
58% in small-dollar gifts
$15K of $25K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 62%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
48% from Tennessee · 52% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Tennessee $4,910
- Michigan $3,340
- Texas $627
- Florida $288
- California $268
- South Carolina $260
- Ohio $225
- Kentucky $180
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $7,263. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $3,010, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 16, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (76 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 Jason Knight.
Where it went.
Where the money went $45K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 22% $9,698
- Consultants & strategy 51% $23K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $6,860
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $2,500
- Legal & compliance 7% $3,000
Largest payees
- PT STRATEGY LLC $16K
- TAG LLC $10K
- AUTUMN PRODUCTIONS $7,500
- RED CURVE SOLUTIONS, LLC $5,242
- TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT $2,500
Payments dated Jul 15, 2025 to Jun 24, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (182 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
- Darden Hunter CopelandDemocrat · $1.3M raised
- Stewart Thomas ParksRepublican · $363K raised
- Vincent DixieDemocrat · $266K raised · $119K outside
- Mark GreenRepublican · $201K raised · $178 outside
- Saletta HollowayDemocrat · $91K 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.