Terms Used In Tennessee Code 2-10-312

  • Candidate: means an individual who has made a formal announcement of candidacy or who is qualified under the law of this state to seek nomination for election or elections to public office, or has received contributions or made expenditures except for incidental expenditures to determine if one shall be a candidate, or has given consent for a campaign committee to receive contributions or make expenditures with a view to bringing about the individual's nomination for election or election to state public office. See Tennessee Code 2-10-102

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, with regard to any candidate for senate, the limits in § 2-10-302(b)(1) and (c)(1)(B) must reset every two (2) years in the same manner the house of representatives’ limit resets; provided, however, that the candidate has a total of four (4) years to accumulate the total amount allowed by having the limit reset every two (2) years. Any candidate running for senate must have the same limits as any candidate in the same race who has accumulated limits under this section.