Clay County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2012 · Treasurer: Tim McLerran · Red Boiling Springs, TN

Raised
$10,180
incl. $1,565 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$12,171
To TN candidates
$5,500
45% of spending
Operating & other
$4,671
38% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,171 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,500 (45%) — 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: $4,671 ÷ Total spent: $12,171
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,671
Contributions to candidates $5,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 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 $5,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Burgess, J. Lee $1,000.00
  • Dunaway, Bryant C. $1,000.00
  • Fickling, Craig P. $1,000.00
  • McKenzie, Gary $1,000.00
  • Young, Jonathan $1,000.00

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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $3,408.88
Advertising $381.00
Printing $358.05
Ucrdd Chair/Table Rental $294.33
Canopy Purchase $228.90

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Edwin Crouch Red Boiling Springs, TN State of Tenessee $500.00
Gary McKenzie Cookeville, TN — $500.00
Larry Head Celina, TN Head Equipment $500.00
Wanda Daniels Celina, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Xi Investments LLC Cookeville, TN — $500.00
Friends of Ryan Williams CFTRW Algood, TN — $455.00
Dwayne Craighead Celina, TN Roy Anderson Lumber Company $350.00
Bryant C Dunaway Cookeville, TN — $250.00
Clark Boyd Lebanon, TN — $250.00
Committee To Elect Shawn FRY Shawn Cookeville, TN — $250.00

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 2014 Historical $6,165.40 $6,165.40 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $6,665.40 $6,165.40 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $6,665.40 $6,665.40 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $5,076.73 $6,665.40 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $4,790.14 $5,076.73 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $9,079.67 $4,790.14 Source ↗