Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Terry Adams, a Knoxville attorney, introduces himself at a news conference in Nashville on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.NASHVILLE — Democrat Terry Adams’s U.S. Senate campaign was running on fumes, financially speaking, as of June 30, according to his second-quarter disclosure.
The Knoxville attorney reported having just $10,507 in cash on hand and $4,500 in debt.
Adams faces multimillionaire Gordon Ball, a fellow Knoxville lawyer, in the Aug. 7 Democratic primary.
His disclosure to the Federal Election Commission shows he raised just $19,560 from April 1 through June 30 and spent $31,302. Adams’ total money raised since announcing earlier this year was just $80,358.
Adams also made a $3,600 loan to the campaign last quarter, bringing the total amount he has loaned or guaranteed to $8,100 for the campaign cycle.