Hamilton County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Mar 2023 · Treasurer: Kimberly Fiorello · Chatanooga, TN

Raised
$75,087
incl. $2,591 unitemized small gifts
excl. $22,212 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$71,457
Operating & other
$67,762
95% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,695
5.2% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $71,457 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $67,762 (95%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 95% of everything it spent; $3,695 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: $67,762 ÷ Total spent: $71,457
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $67,762
Contributions to candidates $3,695
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,695 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,695 difference, $3,695 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,695 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Calvin Donaldson Elementary $2,525.00
  • Woodmore Elementary School $625.00
  • Bess T Shepherd Elementary School $545.00

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
Professional Services $48,871.25
Rent $11,577.28
Dues / Subscriptions $2,001.65
Donations $1,800.00
Utilities $1,798.11
Signs $469.99
Bank Fees $386.81
Voter Contact $340.86
Office Supplies $234.82
Food / Beverage $149.32

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Chuck Fleischmann Congress Comm Chattanooga, TN — $5,000.00
Alan Smith Signal Mountain, TN Retired $4,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) Hixson, TN — $3,500.00
Greg Vital Georgetown, TN Morning Pointe Senior Living $3,500.00
Imageworks Printing Graphics Chattanooga, TN — $3,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood Signal Mountain, TN — $3,000.00
Todd Gardenhire Chattanooga, TN State of Tennessee $3,000.00
Southern Spear Ironworks, Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $2,550.00
Terracon Consultants Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $2,070.00
Friends of Judge Lila Statom Chattanooga, TN — $2,050.00

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 2023 Historical $30,447.54 $22,389.57 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Late Historical $0.00 $30,447.54 Source ↗