No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and two independent.
Key issues in Tennessee
Major issues facing Tennessee, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Rising property taxes — Property taxes rose faster than in any other state over six years, driven by reappraisals of soaring home values.
School voucher expansion — The state expanded taxpayer-funded private-school scholarships to 35,000 seats, reviving debate over public-school impacts.
Bail constitutional amendment — Voters decide whether judges may deny bail for more serious crimes beyond current capital-case limits.
Victims' rights amendment — A proposed amendment would enshrine crime victims' rights to information, notice and a voice in proceedings.
Statewide property tax ban — Voters consider a constitutional ban on any future statewide property tax, which the state has not levied in decades.
Candidates & funding
Chaz Molder DemocratNominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Other routed $1.1M1703 donors via conduit
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,599,775 raised · $1,117,579 spent · $1,482,196 cash on hand through Jul 17, 2026
Focus: Combat corruption and rising costs in Washington D.C.
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 17, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Chaz Molder D
Charlie Hatcher R
James Johnson I
Micheál O'Leary I
Raised
$2.6M
$720K
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Individuals
$2.4M91%
$582K81%
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PACs & parties
$216K8%
$4K0%
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Self-funded
$0
$134K19%
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Other
$22K1%
$10%
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AIPAC-linked*
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Chaz Molder1509 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.6M
Campaign spent$1.1M
Cash on hand$1.5M
FEC 2026 through 07/17/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals91%
PACs / committees8%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$1.1M
Share of individual giving46.2%
Other$1.1M
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$9K
Individual$9K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1509 donors. The other 1459 gave $1.8M combined.
Plus $302K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.