Memphis

Crux PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2018 · Treasurer: Molly Ludwig · Brentwood, TN

Raised
$26,100
Total Spent
$25,000
Operating & other
$20,000
80% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 2 candidates
$4,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,000 (80%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $20,000 ÷ Total spent: $25,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $20,000
Contributions to candidates $5,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $2,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. 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:

  • Kelsey, Brian $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Erroneous Deposit/Reimbursement To Correct Error $20,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
K12 Management Inc. Herndon, VA — $20,000.00
Dw Franklin Consulting Group Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Crux Strategies Nashville, TN — $1,100.00

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 $1,100.00 $1,100.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 81909
Pre-General 2018 Historical $1,100.00 $1,100.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80788
Q3 2018 Historical $0.00 $1,100.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79291