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2026 Tennessee District 1 House Election

Diana Harshbarger (R) incumbent

About this race

Diana Harshbarger, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Diana Harshbarger, a Republican, has taken $52,883 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 6 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Kristi Burke, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 7 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and five 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.

Candidates & funding

Diana Harshbarger Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $52,883FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC-linked contributions $37,010, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,511,056 raised · $1,040,710 spent · $1,921,115 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Personal freedoms, limited government, push back on government overreach, economic freedom

Kristi Burke Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$204,658 raised · $156,534 spent · $48,124 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Healthcare as a right, empowered workers, and freedom to live with integrity

Joshua Ray Ashburn Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

Chris Campbell Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: Independent; restore faith in governance, working-class relief

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Diana Harshbarger RKristi Burke DJoshua Ray Ashburn IRichard Baker IChris Campbell IBilly Cody ITyler McClain I
Raised$1.5M$205K—————
Individuals$549K36%$204K100%—————
PACs & parties$833K55%$2500%—————
Self-funded$0$100%—————
Other$129K9%$1090%—————
AIPAC-linked*$53K——————
Outside spending†———————

* 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.

Diana Harshbarger 559 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.5M
Campaign spent$1.0M
Cash on hand$1.9M
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals36%
PACs / committees55%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Individual$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$9K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Membership PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • PAC$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 559 donors. The other 509 gave $691K combined.

Plus $99K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Diana Harshbarger’s full FEC filings →

Kristi Burke 64 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$205K
Campaign spent$157K
Cash on hand$48K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals100%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$900
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$700
  • Individual$650
  • Individual$650
  • Individual$610
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$557
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$325
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Membership PAC$250
  • Individual$210
  • Individual$210
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$150
  • Individual$150
  • Individual$150
  • Individual$150
  • Individual$150

Showing the 50 biggest of 64 donors. The other 14 gave $1K combined.

Plus $71K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Kristi Burke’s full FEC filings →

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.

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