East Shelby Republican Club

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$14,485
incl. $12,585 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,003
Operating & other
$14,503
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$500
3.3% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,003 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,503 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; $500 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $14,503 ÷ Total spent: $15,003
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $14,503
Contributions to candidates $500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bergman , Charlotte $500.00

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
Advertising $10,214.74
Rent $2,271.87
Food / Beverage $1,086.27
Mailing Supplies $415.77
Office Supplies $300.22
Table Supplies $214.14

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
John Williams Germantown, TN Retired $300.00
Chris Turner Memphis, TN Shelby County Governmnet $200.00
Dan Michaels Collierville, TN — $200.00
Jimmy Moore Memphis, TN — $200.00
Joy Touliatos Arlington, TN Shelby County Government $200.00
Mark Billingsley Germantown, TN Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare $200.00
Mark Ward Memphis, TN Shelby County Government $200.00
Wayne Mashburn Germantown, 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 2014 Amended Historical $6,186.06 $5,994.02 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Late Historical $6,316.09 $6,186.06 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $6,741.55 $6,316.09 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $16,633.72 $6,741.55 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $7,792.60 $16,633.72 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $8,321.28 $7,792.60 Source ↗