Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Chaz Molder
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Tennessee District 5
- Filing address
- Columbia, TN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MOLDER, CHAZ
- Next election
- Primary August 6, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Tennessee, District 5
FEC candidate ID H6TN05397 · Principal campaign committee: MOLDER FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$2,990,509.5788%
- PACs and other committees$311,716.749%
- Party committees$5,750.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$69,589.812%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,778.960%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$433,294.2717%
- Contributions over $200$2,047,867.1283%
- Itemized from inside Tennessee$1,705,523.8382%
- Itemized from other states$382,114.5518%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $118,305.88 · California $61,925.85 · Massachusetts $42,896.05 · Florida $21,749.98 · Texas $14,756.25. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
59 committees reported giving $225,284.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- HMPHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- INNOVATION FOR GOOD PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FLIP THE CONGRESS PACPAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$7,500.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SD PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- SUMMITT PACPAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$4,779.00
- THE PROGRESS FUNDHybrid PAC$4,500.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
Show all 59 committees
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BCBSTN PAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- ALL IN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACPAC$2,000.00
- SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GOLD PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- GETTING RESULTS BY ENGAGING THE GRASSROOTS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CALL TO SERVELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TOMORROW PACPAC$1,000.00
- PAC OF APPLESLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREEN ON TOP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS FOR THE FUTUREPAC$5.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Chaz Molder$33,707.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Chaz Molder$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- THE PROGRESS FUNDSupporting$33,707.00
The race
Tennessee U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaz Molder (D) | $3,380,345.08 | $1,064,155.76 | 2026-09-30 |
| Charlie Hatcher (R) | $1,803,850.94 | $474,542.75 | 2026-10-14 |
| Andy Ogles (R) | $790,546.48 | $15,718.99 | 2026-09-30 |
| Rachel Hurley (D) | $44,140.77 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Research (D) | September 28 – October 1, 2026 | 552 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Charlie Hatcher 46% · Chaz Molder 41% |
| Impact Research (D) | August 19–24, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Charlie Hatcher 48% · Chaz Molder 40% |
| Impact Research (D) | May 11–13, 2026 | 558 (LV) | ± 4.1% | Andy Ogles 47% · Chaz Molder 41% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MOLDER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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