Michaela Barnett
Running for U.S. House District 2 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$363K
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Michaela Barnett is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 2 in Tennessee in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $363,437 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
Michaela Barnett, a Democrat, is running for Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in 2026. She is the executive director of Blue Tennessee and a South Knoxville resident. She previously served as an AmeriCorps member at UT Recycling, holds a doctorate from the University of Virginia, and from September 2024 worked for U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) on immigration, Social Security, and related policy issues. She also runs KnoxFill, a sustainable product refill business.
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40% of donations are small-dollar contributions under $200 — a heavily grassroots-funded campaign.
$363K
Total raised
$293K
Total spent
$71K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC