The July 15 deadline for federal candidates to file their Federal Election Commission (FEC) second-quarter campaign finance reports has passed, and six of the nine candidates for the Republican nomination for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District seat have reports that are available for public viewing.

The FEC second-quarter reporting period covers April 1 through June 30.

As of press time, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles has yet to file his campaign finance report. He told The Tennessee Star on Saturday that there were some issues retrieving bank records and that his treasurer will likely file the report on Monday.

Natisha Brooks’ campaign finance report is not available on the FEC website as of press time and neither is Timothy Lee’s.

Retired National Guard General Kurt Winstead’s campaign report shows $381,980 in net contributions for the second quarter and $757,588 in net expenditures.

Winstead’s report additionally shows $820,431.51 in cash-on-hand, but $680,000 of it is in debt obligations owed by the campaign, all of which is owed to Winstead himself. Of that $680,000, $220,000 is in the form of an unsecured loan provided to the campaign by Winstead and $460,000 is in the form of personal funds provided to the campaign by Winstead, funds he obtained in an unsecured loan obtained at a 3.5 percent interest rate from Pinnacle Bank on June 21.

On March 31, 2022, Winstead loaned his campaign $480,000 and obtained a $460,000 secured loan for the campaign from Pinnacle Bank, which he personally guaranteed and which was presumably secured by his personal property.

His Q2 report shows that his campaign repaid that secured $460,000 loan Pinnacle Bank on April 6 – one week after the March 31 filing deadline for the Q1 FEC report – and on June 21 Winstead obtained a new, unsecured $460,000 loan from Pinnacle Bank on behalf of the campaign.

Winstead additionally loaned his campaign another $200,000 on June 30, bringing the total of unsecured loans provided directly to the campaign by Winstead himself to $220,000.

It is unclear how much of the $680,000 in total debt obligations is available to spend on election activities by the Winstead campaign.

Former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell’s campaign reported $421,360 in receipts with $434,771 cash on hand remaining, bringing her total receipts to $782,087.

Harwell’s campaign report shows $340,419.45 in operating expenditures.

Combat veteran Jeff Beierlein’s report shows that he raised $31,161.04 and loaned his campaign $100,000. He spent $52,089.16 and has $79,145.88 remaining on hand.

State Senate aide Tres Wittum raised $39,298.00, spent $12,929.76, and has $26,368.24 cash on hand as of June 30.

Stewart Parks’ report shows that he raised $6,864.09, spent $5,372.99, and has $2,055.10 in the bank.

Geni Batchelor raised $5,206.59 for the FEC second quarter, spent $5,803.94, and has $1,463.10 available to spend as of June 30.

Early voting started in Tennessee on July 15 and runs through July 30. The Republican primary for the TN-5 seat is scheduled to occur on August 4.

The 5th Congressional District consists of parts of Davidson, Williamson, and Wilson counties, as well as all of Maury, Marshall, and Lewis counties.

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Aaron Gulbransen is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected]. Follow Aaron on GETTR, Twitter, Truth Social, and Parler.
Photo “Andy Ogles” by Mayor Andy Ogles for Congress. Photo “Kurt Winstead” by Kurt Winstead for Congress. Photo “Beth Harwell” by Beth Harwell. Photo “Tres Wittum” by Tres Wittum. Photo “Stewart Parks” by Stewart Parks for US Congress TN 5th District. Photo “Jeff Beierlein” by Nashville Young Republicans. Photo “Geni Batchelor” by Geni Batchelor. Background Photo “U.S. Capitol” by Martin Falbisoner. CC BY-SA 3.0.