East Shelby Republican Club

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$16,614
incl. $9,119 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,120
Operating & other
$8,120
80% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,000
20% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,120 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,120 (80%) — 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: $8,120 ÷ Total spent: $10,120
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,120
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:

  • McNeil, Mary Ann Chaney $1,000.00
  • Roland, Terry Allen $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 $6,567.01
Reimbursement $506.70
Band For Banquet $475.00
Rent $300.00
Professional Services $270.82

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Information Radio Network Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
J H Willingham Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Carpenter for County Commission Memphis, TN — $500.00
Committee To Elect Steve Stamson Cordova, TN — $500.00
George Flinn Memphis, TN Memphis Radiology $500.00
Virginia Kidd Bartlett, TN — $400.00
Marjorie Willingham Memphis, TN — $250.00
Beaver Bayou Farms Inc. Memphis, TN — $200.00
Chris Craft Memphis, TN Shelby County Government $200.00
Chris Thomas Cordova, 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 2005 Historical $12,299.68 $12,127.51 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $5,113.59 $12,299.68 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $6,486.81 $5,113.59 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $6,325.95 $6,486.81 Source ↗