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Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2021 · Treasurer: Shawn Roberson · Germantown, TN

Raised
$40,000
Total Spent
$38,841
To TN candidates
$37,700
97% of spending
Operating & other
$1,141
2.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $29,700 to 51 candidates
$24,500 to 38 Republicans $5,200 to 13 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $38,841 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,700 (97%) — 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: $1,141 ÷ Total spent: $38,841
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,141
Contributions to candidates $37,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $500.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 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 $37,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $29,700. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Akbari (House), Raumesh $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Lamar (House), London $500.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $500.00
  • Ragan, John $500.00
  • Sexton, Jerry $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00
  • …and 5 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $1,000.00
Bank Fees $141.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Gerber Memphis, TN Gerber Taylor $15,000.00
Edwin & Nancy Barnett Memphis, TN Best Effort Made $15,000.00
Scully and Associates Memphis, TN — $4,000.00
Michael Martini Memphis, TN Goodwill $2,000.00
Charles Molinski Memphis, TN Goodwill Excel Centers $1,000.00
Cost Os LLC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Kevin Roper Memphis, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Robert Clark Memphis, TN Summit Strategies $1,000.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $0.00 $1,159.00 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96731