Memphis

House Republican Caucus

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Rebecca Alexander · Portland, TN

Raised
$135,405
incl. $1,905 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$168,090
To TN candidates
$104,897
62% of spending
Operating & other
$52,193
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,500 to 4 candidates
$25,500 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $168,090 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $104,897 (62%) — 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: $52,193 ÷ Total spent: $168,090
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $52,193
Contributions to candidates $104,897
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $8,500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $7,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $4,500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $104,897 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $25,500. Of the $79,397 difference, $79,397 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $79,397 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dubois, J. Thomas $12,896.72
  • Matheny, Judd $8,500.00
  • Swafford, Eric $8,500.00
  • Crider, Chris $8,000.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $8,000.00
  • Sharp, Jack $8,000.00
  • Baird, William $7,500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $5,500.00
  • Strader, Park (Parkey) $5,000.00
  • Hill, Jimmie Frank $2,500.00
  • …and 2 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
Tenn Republican Party $11,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Research / Polling $9,496.00
In-Kind Matheny $6,558.88
In-Kind Swafford $6,553.76
In-Kind Joey Hensley $4,070.73
Reimbursement $3,981.39
In-Kind Jack Sharp $3,725.36
In-Kind Niceley $3,725.35
Telephone $3,104.83
In-Kind Hensley $2,471.71
Web Site $2,260.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Republican Caucus Nashville, TN — $105,000.00
Target PAC Nashville, TN — $11,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $4,500.00
Paul Stanley Memphis, TN State of Tennessee $4,000.00
Martha Jane Patrick Pleasant Arlington, TN — $2,000.00
Bridgestone Americas Holding INC PAC Washington, DC — $1,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) Brentwood, TN — $500.00
Alliance of Independent Exterminators PAC Knoxville, TN — $250.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund Madison, 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 2004 Historical $23,699.10 $7,287.79 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3085
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $40,284.83 $23,699.10 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 3092
Q2 2004 Historical $40,122.15 $40,284.83 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 845
Q1 2004 Historical $40,364.18 $40,122.15 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 219