2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Thomas Jonathan Jackson Gray?
The money.
- Raised
- $328K
- Spent
- $325K
- Cash on hand
- $2,836
- Individuals 98% $322K
- PACs & other committees 2% $6,000
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $322K from individuals
2% in small-dollar gifts
$6,918 of $322K 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 $235K of the $315K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Mar 12, 2026 for this campaign.
81% from Georgia · 19% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
19% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Georgia $190K
- Tennessee $22K
- Florida $18K
- Kentucky $3,500
- North Carolina $520
- Alabama $260
Top employers named by donors
- ARYLESSENCE $21K
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: $100K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $114K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Dec 8, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026, net of refunds (137 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 Thomas Jonathan Jackson Gray.
Where it went.
Where the money went $245K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $245K of the $325K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 10, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 68% $167K
- Consultants & strategy 18% $44K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.8% $1,991
- Travel, meals & events 1% $2,858
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $7,256
- Legal & compliance 8% $18K
- Other or unclassified 2% $3,855
Largest payees
- PUSH DIGITAL $99K
- THRESHOLD STRATEGIES $79K
- SAGE ADVISORY GROUP $7,968
- ADVOTEXT LLC $6,203
- HI-TECH SIGNS $5,358
Paid to individuals: $28K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (52 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.
- Shawn HarrisDemocrat · $8.4M raised · $464K outside
- Clay FullerRepublican · $2.1M raised · $2.8M outside
- Brian C. StoverRepublican · $1.1M raised
- Nicky LamaRepublican · $380K raised
- Colton MooreRepublican · $192K raised · $232K outside
- Star BlackRepublican · $84K raised
- Reagan BoxRepublican · $82K raised
- Jim TullyRepublican · $69K raised
- Christian Michael HurdRepublican · $22K raised
- Jared CraigRepublican · $21K raised
- Clarence BlalockDemocrat · $17K raised
- Eric B CunninghamRepublican · $16K 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.