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Government Accountabilty Project

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Government Accountabilty Project — 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
2008 $17,108.42 $34,725.55 $8,000.00
2007 $12,263.80 $12,750.00 $0.00
2006 $20,000.00 $5,000.00 $0.00
2005 $5,000.00 $75.00 $0.00
2004 $32,041.54 $31,168.09 $0.00
All years $86,413.76 $83,718.64 $8,000.00
Raised
$86,414
incl. $45 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$83,719
To TN candidates
$66,774
80% of spending
Operating & other
$16,695
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,000 to 2 candidates
$8,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $83,719 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $66,774 (80%) — 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: $16,695 ÷ Total spent: $83,719
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $16,695
Contributions to candidates $66,774
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $7,500.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 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 $66,774 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,000. Of the $58,774 difference, $58,774 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $58,774 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Tracy, Jim $15,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $9,250.00
  • Sharp, Jerry $8,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $7,500.00
  • Black, Diane $6,500.00
  • Bryson, Jim $5,000.00
  • Cochran, Jerome $2,000.00
  • McCall, II, Albert $1,000.00
  • Watson, Eric $1,000.00
  • Carr, Joe $750.00
  • …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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Republican Caucus $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Research / Polling $8,000.00
Professional Services $5,331.17
Meeting $1,518.09
Consulting $1,000.00
E-Mail Management $470.24
Donations $150.00
Dues / Subscriptions $150.00
Annual Fee $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
RAAMPAC Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
Jim Bryson Nashville, TN 20 20 Research $12,020.40
Jim Bryson for Governor Nashville, TN — $12,000.00
Justin P Wilson Nashville, TN Self-Employed $10,500.00
Andy Adams Murfreesboro, TN Management Advisory Source $10,000.00
Lee Beaman Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $10,000.00
Robert Adams Murfreesboro, TN Retired $3,000.00
David Coggin Murfreesboro, TN The Coggin Group $2,000.00
Harold Siebert Brentwood, TN Retired $2,000.00
Chris Nunn Memphis, TN Bank of Halls $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
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $3,329.30 $0.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26929
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $11,254.95 $3,329.30 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25597
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $15,772.67 $11,254.95 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24529
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $15,772.67 $15,772.67 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22806
Q2 2008 Historical $30,749.72 $15,772.67 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22053
Q1 2008 Historical $19,563.11 $30,749.72 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20626
Year-End 2007 Historical $23,527.47 $19,563.11 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15001
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $20,081.68 $23,527.47 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13825
Q4 2006 Historical $103.63 $20,081.68 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12659
Pre-General 2006 Historical $5,103.63 $103.63 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11379
Q3 2006 Historical $5,100.42 $5,103.63 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10506

As filed on this report: cash beginning $5,100.42, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $5,103.63.
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $5,100.42 $5,100.42 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9290
Q2 2006 Historical $5,097.00 $5,100.42 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8211

As filed on this report: cash beginning $5,097.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $5,100.42.
Q1 2006 Historical $5,169.15 $5,097.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6234

As filed on this report: cash beginning $5,169.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $5,097.00.
Q4 2005 Historical $1,174.15 $5,169.15 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5618
Q3 2005 Historical $1,196.75 $1,174.15 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4921

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,196.75, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,174.15.
Q2 2005 Historical $1,219.99 $1,196.75 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4199
Q1 2005 Historical $318.28 $1,219.99 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3630
Q4 2004 Historical $27,857.73 $318.28 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2905
Q3 2004 Historical $10,350.25 $27,857.73 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2075
Q2 2004 Historical $10,834.41 $10,350.25 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 710
Q1 2004 Historical $0.00 $10,834.41 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 187