Carter County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Jenkins · Elizabethton, TN

Raised
$17,249
incl. $9,959 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$14,788
Operating & other
$13,788
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
6.8% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,788 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,788 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $1,000 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: $13,788 ÷ Total spent: $14,788
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $13,788
Contributions to candidates $1,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Roe, Phil $500.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lincoln Day (Food) $3,078.00
Headquarters Rental $2,200.00
Catering $2,000.00
Buttons And Signs $1,193.64
Yard Signs & Bumper Stickers $897.80
Reception For Bill Frist $613.64
Signs $600.00
Advertisement For Fund Raiser $562.56
Buttons, Bumper Sticker, T-Shirts $462.05
Advertising $454.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gerald D Thomas Jonesborough, TN Thomas Construction Co Inc $1,250.00
Phil Roe Johnson City, TN Retired $560.00
Bill Greene Elizabethton, TN Carter Co. Bank $500.00
Jack Perkins Elizabethton, TN Carter County $460.00
David Davis Kingsport, TN US $450.00
Jerome Cochran Elizabethton, TN — $440.00
Charles Edens Johnson City, TN Retired $400.00
Rick Meredith Elizabeth, TN Kingsport TN $390.00
Jodie Bristol Hampton, TN Carter Co. $360.00
Kent Williams Elizabethton, TN State of Tennessee $310.00

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
Q4 2008 Historical $9,980.72 $8,425.99 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $10,840.81 $9,980.72 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $9,825.90 $10,840.81 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $10,798.46 $9,825.90 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $11,083.65 $10,798.46 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $7,685.85 $11,083.65 Source ↗