Henry County Repubican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2012 · Treasurer: Jeffrey Mitchell · Paris, TN

Raised
$19,721
incl. $17,590 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$16,091
Operating & other
$14,091
88% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,000
12% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,091 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,091 (88%) — 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: $14,091 ÷ Total spent: $16,091
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $14,091
Contributions to candidates $2,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Chilcutt, Richard $500.00
  • Herrera, Catherine $500.00
  • Kustoff, David $500.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $500.00

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
Gop Hq Signs And Teeshirts $4,607.00
Reagan Day Catering $3,172.50
Float Materials $1,081.51
Gop Signs $990.00
Advertising $930.14
Reagan Day Banquet Tableclothes $716.56
Printing $613.30
Gop Headquarters Utilities Electric $454.00
Candidates Forum Advertising $440.47
Iga Food For Gop Hq Opening $325.81

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ann McLeese Paris, TN Bethal University $881.51
Garry Phillips Paris, TN Retired $750.00
Timothy Wirgau Buchanan, TN Owner $250.00
WMC Contracting Co Inc. Trenton, TN — $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 2016 Historical $3,976.40 $3,560.99 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $3,868.90 $3,976.40 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $3,445.20 $3,868.90 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $3,400.20 $3,445.20 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $3,694.20 $3,400.20 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $1,558.18 $3,694.20 Source ↗