East Shelby Republican Club

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: John W. Niven Jr · Germantown, TN

Raised
$14,490
incl. $14,490 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$14,933
Operating & other
$12,933
87% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,000
13% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,933 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,933 (87%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $12,933 ÷ Total spent: $14,933
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,933
Contributions to candidates $2,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Sterling, Harold $1,000.00
  • Turner, Chris $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
Food / Beverage $4,832.97
Donations $4,145.00
Meal Entertainment $1,500.00
Bush+Rep Leg. Stick $937.20
Office Supplies $629.19
Professional Services $325.00
Rent $300.00
Printing $264.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2004 Historical $11,244.78 $6,325.95 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Late Historical $5,190.62 $11,244.78 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $5,723.01 $5,190.62 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Late Historical $7,846.30 $5,723.01 Source ↗