Hardin County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2012 · Treasurer: Paige Ashe-Mclean · Savannah, TN

Raised
$23,000
incl. $5,520 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,379
Operating & other
$19,129
82% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,250
18% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,379 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,129 (82%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $19,129 ÷ Total spent: $23,379
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $19,129
Contributions to candidates $4,250

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $4,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,250 difference, $4,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • McGee, Carma D. $2,000.00
  • Stowe, Matt $1,000.00
  • Yes On 1 $1,000.00
  • Family Action Council of Tennessee $250.00

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
Event $7,039.30
Rent $5,326.67
Professional Services $1,940.00
Advertising $1,317.26
Telephone $1,066.98
Insurance $903.00
Food / Beverage $614.11
Utilities $372.15
Postage $343.00
Office Supplies $206.36

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ermon Pickard Savannah, TN — $10,000.00
Jean Hinton College Grove, TN — $2,100.00
Michael Akin Counce, TN Retired $1,100.00
Jack Adams Savannah, TN Self-Employed $500.00
James Thomas Savannah, TN James Thomas $500.00
Jeffrey Woodside Counce, TN Hardin Co. General Hospital $500.00
Matthew F Stowe Stand Firm PLLC Camden, TN — $500.00
Robert Shutt Savannah, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Tennessee Health Management PAC (THMCAREPAC) Parsons, TN — $500.00
Eleanor Trew Counce, TN Retired $250.00

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 2014 Historical $13,530.96 $13,230.69 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $14,838.27 $13,530.96 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $17,339.25 $14,838.27 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $19,259.33 $17,339.25 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $32,446.59 $19,259.33 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $14,667.41 $32,446.59 Source ↗