Theodore (Butch) Baker

Tennessee Senate, District 17 Republican

Latest filing: Q1 2026 · Apr 10, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

1 of 1 expected report filed

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$3,178
Why this number?
Total Raised
$29,980
includes $230 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$26,820
Why this number?
Donors
42
36 shown · 6 below $200
Self-Funded
$1,900
self-contributions
Out-of-State
14%
$4,000 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Source filings:

Sum of every receipt bucket: itemized + the candidate's own money + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts + in-kind.

Inputs behind Total raised
Itemized contributions (gross) $27,850
Candidate's own contributions $1,900
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $230
Total raised $29,980
Source filings:

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $26,820
Total spent $26,820
Source filings:

Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by all itemized contributions whose state is known (shown only above 100% state coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $4,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $27,855
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $4,000
Source filings:
Raised
$29,980
Spent
$26,820

Contributions

Showing 36 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 6 additional smaller donors contributed $600 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

Dates
Itemized campaign expenditures
Payee Location Purpose Amount Date

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q1 2026 $11,974.70 $3,177.89 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $0.00 $11,974.70 Source ↗