Tim Burchett
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 6% from PACs.
93% individuals6% PACs1% other
$2.3M
raised
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Tennessee · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026
Tennessee District 02 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Tennessee District 02 House race
Tim Burchett has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Tennessee District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $2.6M between them. Tim Burchett reports $2.3M and Michaela Barnett reports $363,437, a gap of $1.9M. Of what Tim Burchett reports, 93% came from individuals and 6% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
MB
Michaela Barnett
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
97% individuals0% PACs3% other
$363K
raised
AV
Adam Velk
DD · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$24K
Transportation$17K
Banking & Financial$5K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Tech & Telecom$5K
Foreign-policy advocacy$5K
Health & Pharma$4K
Real Estate & Construction$3K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC · pac$6K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$5K
- AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION - POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (ASLRRA-PAC) · pac$5K
- AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION STAFFING PAC · pac$5K
- BAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS PAC) · pac$5K
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) · pac$5K
- SENATE EAGLE PAC · pac$5K
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC · pac$5K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
94%
5% PACs94% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Tim Burchett is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$41K
$5K+. down $252K since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$24K
Transportation$17K
Banking & Financial$5K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Tech & Telecom$5K
Foreign-policy advocacy$5K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Tim Burchett R · incumbent | vs | MB Michaela Barnett D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.3M | Raised | $363K |
| $1.1M | Cash on hand | $71K |
| 6% | From PACs | 0% |
| 93% | From individuals | 97% |
| Transportation | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |