GKRW Leadership PAC
Registered Aug 1998 · Treasurer: Deborah J. Adams · Kingsport, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $330.00 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $440.00 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $600.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $1,300.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $525.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $900.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $43.00 | $4,300.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $89.53 | $3,123.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $17,044.26 | $4,687.13 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $188.00 | $400.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $1,204.00 | $1,858.76 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $10,610.95 | $11,751.96 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $28,489.53 | $22,584.44 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $10,204.30 | $10,374.57 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $9,917.71 | $10,094.21 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $9,473.19 | $14,907.04 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $32,155.21 | $21,692.56 | $500.00 |
| 2007 | $8,296.27 | $6,803.47 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $4,343.10 | $5,794.00 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $9,914.43 | $8,309.01 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $14,867.19 | $9,431.68 | $300.00 |
| All years | $157,465.67 | $139,681.83 | $800.00 |
Raised
$157,466
incl. $156,816 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$139,682
Operating & other
$131,482
94% of spending
To TN candidates
$8,200
5.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $800 to 2 candidates
$800 to 2 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $139,682 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $131,482 (94%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 94% of everything it spent; $8,200 went to Tennessee candidates.
- Operating & other $131,482 94%
- To TN candidates $8,200 5.9%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ramsey † | Tennessee Senate, District 04 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Neal Kerney † | Tennessee House, District 03 | Rep. | $300.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $8,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $800. Of the $7,400 difference, $7,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $7,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Buckles, Linda $1,500.00
- Corker for Senate $1,000.00
- Davis, David $500.00
- Lundberg, Jon $500.00
- Shipley, Tony $500.00
- Anderson, Wayne $200.00
- Blalock, Judy $200.00
- Broughton, Todd $200.00
- Calton, Darlene $200.00
- Gardner, John $200.00
- …and 13 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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Meeting Luncheon | $26,978.19 |
| Fundraising Material | $25,211.66 |
| Donations | $12,105.67 |
| Food / Beverage | $7,617.19 |
| Dues | $7,600.00 |
| Convention | $7,448.75 |
| Fundraising | $6,482.59 |
| Literacy Project | $4,158.96 |
| Advertising | $3,800.00 |
| Nat. Convention | $3,797.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County Republican Party | Fundraising Material | 09/07/2012 | $3,500.00 |
| Bank One | Fundraising | 03/13/2005 | $2,823.57 |
| Able Printers | Fundraising Material | 10/22/2012 | $1,700.00 |
| Food City | Meeting Luncheon | 03/07/2012 | $1,567.00 |
| DoubleTree | Lodging | 10/28/2009 | $1,529.36 |
| Meadowview Conv. Center | Food / Beverage | 07/28/2007 | $1,479.88 |
| The Dictionary Project | Donations | 11/08/2017 | $1,380.00 |
| NFRW Nat. Convention | Convention | 08/01/2011 | $1,300.00 |
| Sullivan County Republican Party | Advertising | 10/11/2023 | $1,300.00 |
| The Dictionary Project | Donations | 10/13/2012 | $1,296.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Pope | Johnson City, TN | — | $200.00 |
| Roy Davis | Kingsport, TN | Retired | $200.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $438.63 | $438.63 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129361 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $438.63 | $438.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128686 |
| Q2 2026 | $618.63 | $438.63 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126594 |
| Q1 2026 | $768.63 | $618.63 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125314 |
| Year-End 2025 | $768.63 | $768.63 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123379 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $1,208.63 | $768.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 123287 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $1,208.63 | $1,208.63 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120841 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $1,208.63 | $1,208.63 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118129 |
| Q3 2024 Amended Historical | $1,608.63 | $1,208.63 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 118383 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $1,808.63 | $1,608.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116114 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $1,808.63 | $1,808.63 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114280 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $1,808.63 | $1,808.63 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112366 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $3,108.63 | $1,808.63 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110744 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108902 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 106788 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106406 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104292 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103141 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $3,008.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100923 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $3,008.63 | $3,008.63 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98490 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $3,008.63 | $3,008.63 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96446 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $3,108.63 | $3,008.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 94880 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93107 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $3,083.63 | $3,108.63 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92841 |
| Q3 2020 Amended Historical | $2,633.63 | $3,083.63 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91143 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $2,630.13 | $2,633.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89808 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $2,662.63 | $2,630.13 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88405 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $2,616.63 | $2,662.63 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87512 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,616.63, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,662.63. | |||
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $2,966.63 | $2,616.63 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85931 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $3,661.63 | $2,966.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84577 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $3,622.13 | $3,661.63 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82263 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $4,222.13 | $3,622.13 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81812 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $5,332.63 | $4,222.13 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80299 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $5,332.63 | $5,332.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78515 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $8,393.13 | $5,332.63 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76209 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $8,508.63 | $8,393.13 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75303 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $11,145.63 | $8,508.63 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73047 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $11,987.47 | $11,145.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71709 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $11,075.67 | $11,987.47 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69862 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $6,010.76 | $11,075.67 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68617 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $1,614.46 | $6,010.76 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67913 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $967.46 | $1,614.46 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65848 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $1,438.96 | $967.46 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64869 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $1,488.96 | $1,438.96 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63190 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $1,913.92 | $1,488.96 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61685 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $2,063.92 | $1,913.92 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60285 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $1,889.92 | $2,063.92 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59006 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $1,859.92 | $1,889.92 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57332 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $1,714.92 | $1,859.92 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56330 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $2,224.92 | $1,714.92 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53783 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $2,809.47 | $2,224.92 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52588 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $4,033.61 | $2,809.47 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50868 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $4,888.11 | $4,033.61 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49896 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $6,177.09 | $4,888.11 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 49904 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $4,719.69 | $6,177.09 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46043 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $2,565.06 | $4,719.69 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44639 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $1,881.78 | $2,565.06 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43806 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $1,637.47 | $1,881.78 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42212 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $1,684.47 | $1,637.47 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40857 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $2,030.34 | $1,684.47 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40089 |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $3,018.39 | $2,030.34 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38798 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $3,313.54 | $3,018.39 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37479 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $2,966.44 | $3,313.54 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35464 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $3,030.46 | $2,966.44 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34366 |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $3,423.83 | $3,030.46 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33321 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical | $4,177.56 | $3,423.83 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 33070 |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $4,418.91 | $4,177.56 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31116 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $4,362.21 | $4,418.91 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29820 |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $9,743.51 | $4,362.21 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29391 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $11,118.38 | $9,743.51 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27752 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $9,153.73 | $11,118.38 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26042 |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $6,245.09 | $9,153.73 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24755 |
| Q3 2008 Amended Historical | $1,054.11 | $6,245.09 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24537 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $714.14 | $1,054.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22464 |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $2,846.08 | $714.14 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22164 |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $1,829.93 | $2,846.08 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20341 |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $2,348.28 | $1,829.93 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14584 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Historical | $1,872.71 | $2,348.28 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13698 |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $1,460.27 | $1,872.71 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12058 |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $3,394.17 | $1,460.27 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10861 |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $4,059.69 | $3,394.17 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11103 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $4,478.10 | $4,059.69 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9088 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,478.10, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,059.69. | |||
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $4,875.11 | $4,478.10 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7269 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $5,256.82 | $4,875.11 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6113 |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $4,007.33 | $5,256.82 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5613 |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $477.52 | $4,007.33 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4811 |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $1,628.07 | $477.52 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4072 |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $5,120.30 | $1,628.07 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3601 |
| Q4 2004 Amended Historical | $4,609.79 | $5,120.30 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2886 |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $2,475.94 | $4,609.79 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2169 |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $3,031.09 | $2,475.94 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 810 |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $2,848.94 | $3,031.09 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 188 |