Campaign Contribution Limits
The Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance has now released updated campaign contribution limits for the years 2025-2026 based upon Tenn. Code Ann. 2-10-301 et seq. and CPI data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. For a printable version, click here. These updated limits are as follows:
OFFICE SOUGHT | PERSON | PAC | TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PACS (EXCLUDES POLITICAL PARTY PACS) | TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM POLITICAL PARTY PACS¹ |
Statewide Candidates (incl. Governor) | $5,300 | $15,400 | 50% of total PAC contributions | $511,800 |
State Senate | $1,900 | $30,800 | $307,000 | $81,800 |
State Rep. | $1,900 | $15,400 | $153,500 | $41,100 |
All Other State² and Local Offices | $1,900 | $10,100 | $153,500 | $41,100 |
1 Political Party PACs include those committees controlled by a political party on the national, state, or local level and caucuses of a political party established by members of either house of the General Assembly. T.C.A. § 2-10-302.
2 Other State Offices includes Criminal Court Judges, Circuit Court Judges, Chancellors, Probate Court Judges, District Attorney Generals and Public Defenders. T.C.A. § 2-10-102(13).