United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Tennessee 4
Mike Cortese
Mike Cortese’s FEC committees ran 143 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 4 May 2026 and 5 August 2026. Meta reports $33.5–55K of spend. That makes Mike Cortese the 192nd largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Tennessee 4. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
143
ads on 1 page
$44.2K
reported spend, range $33.5–55K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 142 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Tennessee Republicans$7.9K
- Tennessee Republicans; Andy Ogles$4.5K
- Scott DesJarlais$4.4K
- Andy Ogles$3.5K
- MAGA Scott DesJarlais$2.3K
- My opponent$2K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| MIKE FOR TENNESSEE C00911248 | 143 | $44.2K |
The committees whose ads count for the candidate, as the FEC names them.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
I'm Democrat Mike Cortese. I am running against Scott DeJarlais to stand up to price gougers and AI Data Centers. And I won't take a dime in corporate PAC money. Early voting is now through August 1. Election Day is August 6, vote Democrat Mike Cortese.
20 July 2026 · Mike Cortese for Congress · $10–15K · 500K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Tennessee Republicans just carved up the only Democratic district in the state. They made a mistake. 40% of Tennessee votes Democrat. They just spread us across every district in the state. And now, instead of one safe seat, we have a shot at stealing two. We're going to turn this into a dummymander. I'm Mike Cortese. I'm running to flip one of them. Nashville is split across five districts but Nashville voters are still Nashville voters. And they're angry. MAGA thinks this map will save them.
24 May 2026 · Mike Cortese for Congress · $4.5–5K · 50K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Andy Ogles Sold Us Out. I'm Mike Cortese, and I'm running against Trump's biggest bootlicker in Tennessee. While he takes corporate PAC money and does whatever Trump tells him, I'm putting hometowns over headlines: knocking doors, organizing neighborhoods, and having real conversations with voters. With Trump's disapproval rating soaring nationwide, we have a chance to flip this district that includes the blue haven, Nashville. Pitch in today to help us reach every voter and prove people power b
7 May 2026 · Mike Cortese for Congress · $3–3.5K · 35K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Data centers are bulldozing into communities that never asked for them. Higher power bills. Shortages of clean water. Constant noise. And when we object, we're told the decision's already been made. I'm Mike Cortese. My congressman Scott DesJarlais works for the machine that profits from this, not the neighbors who live with it. When we ask for better schools or lower childcare costs, suddenly progress takes time. When Elon Musk asks to build a server farm next to your house, it's approved be
7 July 2026 · Mike Cortese for Congress · $1–1.5K · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
You need to watch this, so stop scrolling. My opponent has an insane record. He's not safe in this blue wave. But I need your help to defeat him and his corporate dollars. Pitch in, or share, or both? Please?
2 June 2026 · Mike Cortese for Congress · $1–1.5K · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Tennessee Republicans just carved up the only Democratic district in the state. They made a mistake. 40% of Tennessee votes Democrat. They just spread us across every district in the state. And now, instead of one safe seat, we have a shot at stealing two. We're going to turn this into a dummymander. I'm Mike Cortese. I'm running to flip one of them. Nashville is split across five districts but Nashville voters are still Nashville voters. And they're angry. Andy Ogles rubber stamped this map.
19 May 2026 · Mike Cortese for Congress · $1–1.5K · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Cortese for Congress | 143 | $44.2K |
Each name opens the page’s Vipima page, with its own figures and its link to Meta’s Ad Library.
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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