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Top first-quarter campaign contribution recipients
Campaign Committee | Candidate | Amount | City |
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Kustoff for Congress | David Kustoff | $298,750 | Memphis, TN |
Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee, Inc. | Charles J. Fleischmann | $157,500 | Chattanooga, TN |
Mark Green for Congress | Mark Green | $133,307 | Brentwood, TN |
John Rose for Tennessee | John W. Rose | $110,950 | Cookeville, TN |
Diana for Congress | Diana Harshbarger | $60,361 | Kingsport, TN |
Burchett for Congress | Tim Burchett | $27,705 | Knoxville, TN |
Team Hagerty | Bill Hagerty | $21,560 | Nashville, TN |
Friends of Scott Desjarlais | Scott Eugene Desjarlais | $12,100 | Jasper, TN |
Dr Manny for US Senate | Manny Sethi | $5,672 | Nashville, TN |
Steve Darden for Congress | Stephen Matson Darden | $4,984 | Johnson City, TN |
Steve Cohen for Congress | Steve I. Cohen | $2,924 | Memphis, TN |
Christopher Hale for Tennessee | Christopher Jolly Hale | $2,674 | Murfreesboro, TN |
Cooper for Congress Committee | James H.S. Cooper | $1,000 | Brentwood, TN |