East Shelby Republican Club

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,739
incl. $9,764 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,352
Operating & other
$5,583
54% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,769
46% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,352 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,583 (54%) — 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: $5,583 ÷ Total spent: $10,352
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,583
Contributions to candidates $4,769

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $4,769 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,769 difference, $4,769 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,769 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Contribution $4,019.42
  • Flinn, Dr. George $500.00
  • Barber, Harry $250.00

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
Pot Luck Supplies $3,326.70
Rent $650.04
Mailing Supplies $584.61
Food / Beverage $477.42
Professional Services $425.00
Office Supplies $119.22

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bob Morgan Memphis, TN Self-Employed $350.00
David Pickler Germantown, TN Shelby County Government $280.00
George Flinn Memphis, TN Memphis Radiology $280.00
Jim Rout Collierville, TN — $280.00
Kim Wirth Germantown, TN — $280.00
Kristie Stanley Germantown, TN — $280.00
Linda Witherspoon Memphis, TN — $280.00
Reita Selberg Germantown, TN — $280.00
Sandy Crawford Collierville, TN — $280.00
Thomas Stevens TN — $280.00

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 2012 Historical $4,730.94 $4,132.46 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $3,746.64 $4,730.94 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $2,933.94 $3,746.64 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $7,571.89 $2,933.94 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $3,048.31 $7,571.89 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $2,982.96 $3,048.31 Source ↗