Bristol TN Republicans PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2001 · Treasurer: Joyce Crosswhite · Blountville, TN

Raised
$11,140
incl. $9,435 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$9,643
Operating & other
$8,743
91% of spending
To TN candidates
$900
9.3% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,643 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,743 (91%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 91% of everything it spent; $900 went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $8,743 ÷ Total spent: $9,643
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,743
Contributions to candidates $900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $900 difference, $900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Campaign To Elect Jack Young $250.00
  • Campaign To Elect Michelle Dolan $250.00
  • Family Promise of Bristol $200.00
  • St Jude Children's Hospital $200.00

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $2,104.60
Luncheon Catering $1,287.68
Event Catering $1,084.78
Dues $1,009.00
Reagan Day Dinner $850.00
Dictionary Project $840.00
Facility Rental $376.02
Convention Advertisement $300.00
Event Deposit $250.00
Ladies Day Lunches $144.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lisa Bushong Bristol, TN Sullivans Academy $295.00
Jon Lundberg Bristol, TN State of Tennessee $280.00
Ronald Ramsey Blountville, TN Ron Ramsey & Associates $270.00
Grubb Photography Bluff City, TN — $200.00
Barry Staubus Bristol, TN — $150.00
Kelly Vance Blountville, TN Bristol TN School System $150.00
Gale Morton Bristol, TN Retired $105.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2015 Historical $11,063.66 $12,167.77 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $11,227.54 $11,063.66 Source ↗