2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Lore Ann Bergman?
The money.
- Raised
- $5,350
- Spent
- $5,649
- Cash on hand
- $-299
- Individuals 91% $4,865
- PACs & other committees 5% $250
- Other receipts 4% $235
Campaign totals through Aug 19, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $4,865 from individuals
56% in small-dollar gifts
$2,735 of $4,865 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 60%. 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.
99% from Tennessee · 1% 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 $2,100
- California $30
Top employers named by donors
- NE $1,750
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: $350. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $30, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Aug 19, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 15, 2026 to Aug 6, 2026, net of refunds (11 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 Lore Ann Bergman.
Where it went.
Where the money went $2,676 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $2,676 of the $5,649 the campaign reported spending through Aug 19, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 11, 2026.
- Travel, meals & events 2% $48
- Other or unclassified 98% $2,627
Largest payees
- CATALOG KINGS $622
- WAL-MART $460
- WALMART SUPERCENTER $369
- ALDI'S $110
- SHELL $48
Paid to individuals: $1,029, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (24 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.
- Johnny GarrettRepublican · $3.0M raised · $717K outside
- William Hilleary VRepublican · $1.7M raised · $38K outside
- Mike CroleyDemocrat · $117K raised
- Chaney MosleyDemocrat · $95K raised
- John W. RoseRepublican · $66K raised
- Natisha BrooksRepublican · $50K raised
- Craig BallinDemocrat · $6,210 raised
- Brad GainesRepublican · $3,525 raised
- Ronnie Dale BradenAIC · $2,083 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.