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Darden Copeland

Running for U.S. House District 7 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$869K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Darden Copeland is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 7 in Tennessee in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $868,615 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.

Darden Copeland (Democratic Party) is running for the U.S. House in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, with the Democratic primary scheduled for August 6, 2026. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the founder and CEO of the Calvert Street Group, a Nashville-based national public affairs firm that advises businesses, non-profits, governments, and trade associations. Earlier in his career, he worked as a campaign manager and political strategist on congressional and presidential campaigns. His 2026 campaign committee reported $794,111 in contributions to the Federal Election Commission.

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Individual donors make up 73% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$869K

Total raised

$790K

Total spent

$79K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$517K · 60%
Small dollar donations <$200$120K · 14%
PAC contributions$3K · 0%
Candidate self-funding$64K · 7%
Loans and other receipts$165K · 19%

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 2026-07-17 · Source: FEC