Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Joseph Michael Barrett
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Tennessee District 7
- Filing address
- Dickson, TN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL
- Next election
- Primary August 6, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Tennessee, District 7
FEC candidate ID H6TN07203 · Principal campaign committee: JODY BARRETT FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through January 25, 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$317,906.4295%
- PACs and other committees$18,485.645%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$19,927.126%
- Contributions over $200$296,979.3094%
- Itemized from inside Tennessee$233,563.9778%
- Itemized from other states$65,269.1322%
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
3 committees reported giving $11,000.00 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.
- CHESAPEAKE FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ERIC BURLISON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Joseph Michael Barrett$447,990.43
- Independent expenditures opposing Joseph Michael Barrett$1,137,138.11
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.
- SCHOOL FREEDOM FUNDOpposing$785,726.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM ACTIONSupporting$383,825.00
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.Opposing$312,395.00
- CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE TENNESSEE PACSupporting$52,237.00
- AFC VICTORY FUNDOpposing$25,000.00
- HOMETOWN FREEDOM ACTION NETWORKOpposing$13,998.00
- HOLD THE LINE PACSupporting$10,000.00
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDSupporting$1,923.00
The race
Tennessee U.S. House, District 7 (special election), 2026 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Michael Barrett (R) | $336,392.06 | $0.00 | 2026-01-25 |
| Gino Bulso (R) | $833,756.18 | $0.00 | 2026-03-26 |
| Lee Brian Reeves Jr. (R) | $600,369.70 | $0.00 | 2025-12-31 |
| Mason Foley (R) | $501,553.00 | $0.00 | 2025-12-31 |
| James Bo Mitchell (D) | $246,852.74 | $0.00 | 2026-06-24 |
| Stuart Cooper (R) | $35,150.32 | $0.00 | 2025-10-31 |
| Joseph H Leurs (R) | $7,505.08 | −$15,216.21 | 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: JODY BARRETT FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
TerraCivic shows public filings without scores, grades or judgments about any candidate.
Federal law prohibits using information copied from FEC reports to solicit contributions or for commercial purposes. Do not use TerraCivic for fundraising, donor prospecting, or contact lists. TerraCivic shows no individual contributor names, addresses, employers or amounts. Data use & privacy