Fentress County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2014 · Treasurer: Troy Hardy · Jamestown, TN

Year by year

Fentress County Republican Party — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $1,585.00 $3,650.00 $0.00
2025 $3,300.00 $0.00 $0.00
2024 $3,030.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00
2023 $2,950.00 $750.00 $750.00
2022 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $0.00
2021 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2020 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00
2019 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00
2018 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00
2017 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2016 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00
2014 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
All years $31,865.00 $27,900.00 $18,750.00
Raised
$31,865
incl. $6,815 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,900
To TN candidates
$21,150
76% of spending
Operating & other
$6,750
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,750 to 6 candidates
$18,750 to 6 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,900 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,150 (76%) — 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: $6,750 ÷ Total spent: $27,900
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,750
Contributions to candidates $21,150

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $6,750.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $6,250.00
Ed Butler † Tennessee House, District 41 Rep. $1,750.00
John Rose † Governor Rep. $1,500.00
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $21,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,750. Of the $2,400 difference, $2,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Rosenbaum, Jacob $1,250.00
  • Martin, Haylee $550.00
  • Melcher, David $550.00
  • Vaughn, Seth $50.00

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
Donations $6,750.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fentress County Republican Party Jamestown, TN — $15,500.00
Chris Sewell Jamestown, TN C.S. Sewell M.D. $900.00
Peggy Stephens Inverness, FL Retired $900.00
Rod Williams Jamestown, TN Self-Employed $900.00
Romer Lane Jamestown, TN — $900.00
Beaty Lumber Jamestown, TN — $600.00
Donathan Atkinson Allardt, TN — $600.00
Jack Upchurch Allardt, TN Self-Employed $600.00
Kathy Williams Jamestown, TN — $600.00
Merle Norman Cosmetics Jamestown, TN — $600.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $2,880.01 $3,665.01 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $6,030.01 $2,880.01 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $6,030.01 $6,030.01 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $6,030.00 $6,030.01 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $2,730.00 $6,030.00 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $2,730.00 $2,730.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $2,730.00 $2,730.00 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $5,200.00 $2,730.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical $5,200.00 $5,200.00 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $2,200.00 $5,200.00 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $2,200.00 $2,200.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $250.00 $2,200.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $0.00 $250.00 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Late Historical $900.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Late Historical $1,300.00 $900.00 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Late Historical $0.00 $1,300.00 Source ↗