Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Ronnie Dale Braden
- Party
- American Independent Conservative
- Running for
- U.S. House · Tennessee District 6
- Filing address
- Cookeville, TN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BRADEN, RONNIE DALE
- Next election
- Primary August 6, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Tennessee, District 6
FEC candidate ID H6TN06197 · Principal campaign committee: CAMPAIGN FUND DALE BRADEN
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 19, 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$234.9511%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,848.2689%
Self-funding: $1,848.26 (89% of money raised): $1,848.26 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$234.95100%
- Contributions over $200$0.000%
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
The race
Tennessee U.S. House, District 6, 2026 · 15 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Dale Braden (AIC) | $2,083.21 | $0.00 | 2026-10-19 |
| Johnny Garrett (R) | $3,000,586.11 | $343,417.99 | 2026-10-14 |
| William Hilleary V (R) | $1,668,657.17 | $23,379.28 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mike Croley (D) | $117,167.70 | $14,341.64 | 2026-10-14 |
| Chaney Mosley (D) | $94,663.71 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| John W. Rose (R) | $77,889.95 | $43,007.57 | 2026-09-30 |
| Natisha Brooks (R) | $50,000.00 | $6,393.13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Craig Ballin (D) | $6,210.22 | $0.00 | 2026-03-01 |
| Lore Ann Bergman (D) | $5,349.93 | −$298.97 | 2026-08-19 |
| Brad Gaines (R) | $3,525.00 | $3,523.70 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: CAMPAIGN FUND DALE BRADEN.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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