Citizens for Home Rule PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2015 · Treasurer: John Avery Emison · Alamo, TN

Raised
$7,370
incl. $1,770 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,950
To TN candidates
$12,450
78% of spending
Operating & other
$2,500
16% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,200 to 6 candidates
$5,200 to 6 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,450 (78%) — 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: $2,500 ÷ Total spent: $15,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,500
Contributions to candidates $12,450

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $2,100.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $700.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 Rep. $700.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $600.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $600.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $12,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,200. Of the $7,250 difference, $7,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Daniel, Martin $2,750.00
  • Carter, Mike $1,750.00
  • Campfield, Stacey $1,200.00
  • Mason, Johnathan $1,200.00
  • Kane, Roger $350.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Faulkner Properties Knoxville, TN — $2,000.00
Shoneys of Knoxville Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
William W Smith Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $400.00
Douglas M Wylie Building Fund Knoxville, TN — $350.00
Bryan Yow Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Mike Ramsey Knoxville, TN Retired $200.00
Nac Rentals Knoxville, TN — $200.00
Rimmer Brothers Trucking Knoxville, TN — $200.00

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 2018 Historical $2,806.08 $3,131.08 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $7,461.08 $2,806.08 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $8,156.08 $7,461.08 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $8,856.08 $8,156.08 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $13,106.08 $8,856.08 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $13,206.08 $13,106.08 Source ↗