East Shelby Republican Club

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$14,806
incl. $11,026 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$14,322
Operating & other
$12,122
85% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
14% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,322 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,122 (85%) — 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: $12,122 ÷ Total spent: $14,322
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,122
Contributions to candidates $200

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $200 difference, $200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Webb, Sharon $200.00

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
Committee To Elect Mark White $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $5,795.85
Campaign Workers $5,000.00
Honorarium $500.00
Rent $425.00
Advertising $200.00
Postage $182.40
Table Supplies $18.68

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles E Bates Memphis, TN Famc, Inc. $1,000.00
Jimmy Moore Memphis, TN — $600.00
Steve Stamson Cordova, TN — $600.00
Charles McDonald Memphis, TN Shelby County Government $210.00
John D Gregory Germantown, TN Self-Employed $200.00
Chris Craft Memphis, TN Shelby County Government $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 2006 Amended Historical $11,843.48 $10,523.37 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $13,680.94 $11,843.48 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Late Historical $13,768.25 $13,680.94 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $15,375.34 $13,768.25 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $11,680.03 $15,375.34 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $12,127.51 $11,680.03 Source ↗