Memphis

East Shelby Republican Club

Political Action Committee

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

Also giving in

Also gave $8,700.00 in Memphis-area politics

Also gave $1,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$1,270
incl. $970 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,081
To TN candidates
$2,500
81% of spending
Operating & other
$581
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,081 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,500 (81%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $581 ÷ Total spent: $3,081
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $581
Contributions to candidates $2,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
John Gillespie † Tennessee House, District 97 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Boyd, Paul $500.00
  • Possel, Patricia $500.00
  • 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
Promotion $244.83
Food For Club Meetings $124.45
P.O. Box Rent $106.00
Food / Beverage $105.62

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brian Stephens Cordova, TN Self-Employed $300.00

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 2020 Historical $17,538.02 $15,712.74 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93289
Pre-General 2020 Historical $17,538.02 $17,538.02 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 91986
Q3 2020 Historical $17,438.02 $17,538.02 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90776
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $17,438.02 $17,438.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89648
Q2 2020 Historical $18,544.02 $17,438.02 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88207
Q1 2020 Historical $17,791.17 $18,544.02 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86921