State Senate Candidate Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) today announced that his campaign collected over $200,000 during the first reporting period to support his bid to fill the District 31 state Senate seat.

“I am humbled by the outpouring of support my campaign has received both financially and on the grassroots level at all the doors I have been knocking on,” said Kelsey.  “This support will help me spread my message of reducing wasteful government spending and keeping our jobs secure.”

“I remain confident that voters will agree that it’s time the politicians get spending under control and turn their attention to strengthening our economy.”

The reports of all candidates in the state Senate race cover donations received through October 5 and must be filed on the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance website by midnight on October 8.  The website address is http://www.state.tn.us/tref/.

District 31 includes Bartlett, Cordova, East Memphis, Germantown, and Hickory Hill.  The general election will be held Dec. 1.