Memphis

East Tennessee Gop

Political Action Committee

Raised
$25,560
incl. $2,060 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$26,100
To TN candidates
$22,600
87% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
9.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,900 to 4 candidates
$5,900 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,600 (87%) — 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: $1,000 ÷ Total spent: $26,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,000
Contributions to candidates $22,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Scotty Campbell † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $2,200.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,700.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $1,500.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 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 $22,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,900. Of the $16,700 difference, $16,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hall, Steve $2,200.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $2,200.00
  • Shipley, Tony $2,000.00
  • Alexander, David $1,700.00
  • Elam, Linda $1,700.00
  • Evans, Joshua $1,700.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,700.00
  • Carr, Joe $1,000.00
  • Gotto, Jim $1,000.00
  • Womick, Rick $1,000.00
  • …and 1 more recipients

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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Harry Stowers Knoxville, TN Stowers Equipment $5,000.00
Raja Jubran Knoxville, TN Denark Construction $5,000.00
Oliver Smith Knoxville, TN Oliver Smith Realty and Development Co $1,000.00
Peggy Sodd Knoxville, TN Retired $1,000.00
Security Finance Corp of Spartanburg and Affiliates Spartanburg, SC — $1,000.00
Hsien Wang Knoxville, TN Golden Wok $800.00
William Arowood Clinton, TN Self-Employed $750.00
B Lee Gowan Jr Maryville, TN Rodefer Moss $500.00
Bob Cross Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
David Nelson Knoxville, TN — $500.00

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 2010 Historical $1,286.00 $1,286.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35797
Pre-General 2010 Historical $5,086.00 $1,286.00 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34559
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $8,376.00 $5,086.00 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 36744
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $826.00 $8,376.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32462
Q2 2010 Historical $826.00 $826.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31526
Q1 2010 Historical $926.00 $826.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30579

As filed on this report: cash beginning $926.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $826.00.