Campaign Contributions

(1) Contributions from a candidate’s family members are subject to the same dollar limitations as contributions from any other individual. (2) A child under eighteen (18) years of age may make contributions from monies he/she owns or controls if the child knowingly and voluntarily makes such contributions. Children may not use funds provided as a gift to them for the purpose of making a contribution. (3) If a person is a candidate for more than one state or local office, an individual or political campaign committee may make contributions which do not exceed the dollar limits as set forth in T.C.A. §§ 2-10-302 and 2-10-306, to the candidate or his/her authorized political committees for each election for each office, as long as: (a) Separate campaign bank accounts are maintained for each campaign. (b) Each campaign shall have different and distinct campaign names (i.e., John Doe for State Senate and John Doe for Property Assessor). (c) Separate contribution checks must be written to each separate campaign. (4) A candidate who accepts contributions for an election in a particular election year may not accept contributions for the same office in any future election year until the completion of all elections in which the candidate is involved in the present election year. (i.e., an individual who is a candidate in a 2000 election cannot collect monies for the 2002 elections for the same office until all the 2000 elections in which the person is a candidate have been completed.)