Carter County Republican Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Jenkins · Elizabethton, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $7,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $500 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 / overhead spending | $7,000 |
| Contributions to candidates | $500 |
- Operating & other $7,000 93%
- To TN candidates $500 6.7%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Davis, David $500.00
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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $3,833.12 |
| Advertising | $1,298.50 |
| Printing | $811.04 |
| Donations | $500.00 |
| Workshop | $453.95 |
| Flowers | $103.79 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycmore Shoales Catering | Food / Beverage | 04/05/2007 | $2,943.75 |
| Ij Foods | Food / Beverage | 09/27/2007 | $749.37 |
| Cambell's Folsom Printing | Printing | 04/16/2007 | $679.54 |
| City of Elezabethton | Donations | 03/09/2007 | $500.00 |
| Lonestar | Workshop | 03/08/2007 | $453.95 |
| Elizabethton Star | Advertising | — | $265.50 |
| Elizabethton New Papers | Advertising | 08/30/2007 | $236.00 |
| Wbej Radio | Advertising | 10/09/2007 | $220.00 |
| Wbej Radio | Advertising | 04/24/2007 | $200.00 |
| Wbej Radio | Advertising | 03/08/2007 | $200.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Bowers | Elizabethton, TN | Self-Employed | $725.00 |
| Judy Veeneman | Elizabethton, TN | Rainow Realty | $600.00 |
| Jo Ann Perkins | Elizabethton, TN | Retired | $575.00 |
| Judy Reed | Watauga, TN | Retired | $450.00 |
| Chris Mathes | Watauga, TN | Carter County | $444.00 |
| Johnny Holder | Elizabeth, TN | Carter County | $375.00 |
| Donelson Bearman Caldwell Beckowite Baker | Johnson City, TN | Law Firm | $200.00 |
| Elizabethton Electric System | Elizabethton, TN | — | $188.04 |
| David Davis | Kingsport, TN | US | $175.00 |
| Sara Sellers | Johnson City, TN | — | $152.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.