House Republican Caucus

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

House Republican Caucus — 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
2026 $602,621.65 $802,915.40 $4,019.55
2025 $738,920.20 $65,915.63 $5,406.72
2024 $482,455.96 $1,031,183.45 $0.00
2023 $677,100.00 $91,386.52 $0.00
2022 $449,303.16 $1,011,643.55 $0.00
2021 $502,490.00 $59,519.72 $0.00
2020 $529,561.79 $744,375.89 $0.00
2019 $598,700.00 $76,384.91 $9,000.00
2018 $315,967.32 $663,690.71 $0.00
2017 $471,000.00 $63,394.87 $0.00
2016 $337,450.00 $525,163.55 $0.00
2015 $228,487.67 $63,413.94 $0.00
2014 $363,495.00 $647,466.54 $0.00
2013 $391,214.36 $71,941.09 $0.00
2012 $665,888.97 $708,403.79 $0.00
2011 $171,119.89 $45,970.89 $0.00
2010 $559,803.82 $580,967.92 $0.00
2009 $109,847.72 $90,675.42 $2,500.00
2008 $347,230.00 $343,203.07 $0.00
2007 $24,105.00 $23,908.66 $0.00
2006 $312,642.04 $336,403.90 $0.00
2005 $38,692.49 $13,388.98 $0.00
2004 $135,405.00 $168,089.97 $25,500.00
All years $9,053,502.04 $8,229,408.37 $46,426.27
Raised
$9,053,502
incl. $16,954 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,229,408
Operating & other
$7,733,274
94% of spending
To other PACs
$326,235
4.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $46,426 to 31 candidates
$46,426 to 31 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,229,408 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,733,274 (94%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 94% of everything it spent; $169,900 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $7,733,274 ÷ Total spent: $8,229,408
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,733,274
Contributions to candidates $169,900

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Rusty Grills † Tennessee House, District 77 Rep. $9,000.00
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
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $2,500.00
Robert Stevens Tennessee House, District 13 Rep. $2,028.30
Esther Helton Haynes Tennessee House, District 30 Rep. $528.30
Fred A. Atchley Tennessee House, District 12 Rep. $528.30
Greg Vital Tennessee House, District 29 Rep. $528.30

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

This committee’s own filings report $169,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $46,426. Of the $123,473 difference, $132,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $9,426 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize.

Its filing also reports $132,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dubois, J. Thomas $20,315.72
  • Matheny, Judd $14,788.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $12,000.00
  • Swafford, Eric $8,500.00
  • Crider, Chris $8,000.00
  • Sharp, Jack $8,000.00
  • Baird, William $7,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $6,316.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $5,500.00
  • Campfield, Stacey $5,000.00
  • …and 11 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 Legislative Campaign Committee $242,634.71
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $72,600.00
Tenn Republican Party $11,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Polling $1,000,330.52
Advertising $886,190.89
Mail $760,935.87
Tv Advertising $550,112.00
Digital Advertising $447,532.27
Field Staff $445,996.06
Professional Services $339,181.62
Communications $325,660.02
Event Expense $206,983.78
Professional Consulting $186,452.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Republican Caucus Nashville, TN — $1,111,548.53
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN — $299,500.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $280,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $245,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $166,200.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC Nashville, TN — $152,500.00
Justin Wilson Nashville, TN Waller, Landsen, Dorth, Davis $137,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) Nashville, TN — $121,935.00
TN Advance Financial PAC Nashville, TN — $112,500.00
Republican State Leadership Committee Washington, DC — $105,000.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $971,425.88 $674,930.98 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130576
Q3 2026 $906,553.86 $971,425.88 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129811
Pre-Primary 2026 $863,123.15 $906,553.86 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127395
Q2 2026 Amended $876,832.97 $863,123.15 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127888
Q1 2026 $881,969.83 $876,832.97 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125404
Year-End 2025 Amended $275,436.41 $881,969.83 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124068
Mid-Year 2025 $208,921.27 $275,436.41 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122236
Q4 2024 Historical $248,106.22 $208,921.27 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119969
Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical $695,424.75 $248,106.22 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119089
Q3 2024 Historical $989,200.16 $695,424.75 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117346
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $1,006,120.15 $989,200.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115543
Q2 2024 Historical $723,951.09 $1,006,120.15 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114342
Q1 2024 Amended Historical $744,377.88 $723,951.09 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113551
Year-End 2023 Historical $337,330.65 $744,377.88 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111213
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $158,664.40 $337,330.65 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109007
Q4 2022 Historical $103,110.77 $158,664.40 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107205
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $598,590.88 $103,110.77 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 109163
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $680,700.94 $598,590.88 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 123131
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $691,384.27 $680,700.94 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102894
Q2 2022 Historical $713,036.40 $691,384.27 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100959
Q1 2022 Historical $720,663.95 $713,036.40 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98290
Year-End 2021 Historical $390,262.70 $720,663.95 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96890
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $262,911.33 $390,262.70 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95442
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $233,944.45 $262,911.33 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94310
Pre-General 2020 Historical $472,549.66 $233,944.45 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92255
Q3 2020 Historical $595,168.13 $472,549.66 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91221
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $629,021.92 $595,168.13 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89901
Q2 2020 Historical $644,101.63 $629,021.92 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88491
Q1 2020 Historical $667,287.22 $644,101.63 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87269
Year-End 2019 Historical $110,766.08 $667,287.22 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85872
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $144,972.13 $110,766.08 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84482
Q4 2018 Amended Historical $356,147.84 $144,972.13 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83933
Pre-General 2018 Historical $467,119.30 $356,147.84 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80856
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $446,289.60 $467,119.30 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 85213
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $449,222.70 $446,289.60 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77944
Q2 2018 Historical $492,826.09 $449,222.70 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76428
Q1 2018 Historical $500,246.67 $492,826.09 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74622
Year-End 2017 Historical $66,004.00 $500,246.67 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73392
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $92,833.88 $66,004.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71537
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $143,171.90 $92,833.88 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 72511
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $418,919.42 $143,171.90 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 72514
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $329,765.23 $418,919.42 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 72515
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $306,765.23 $329,765.23 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65759
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $276,541.45 $306,765.23 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 66788
Q1 2016 Historical $280,617.87 $276,541.45 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63122
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $137,650.94 $280,617.87 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66786
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $115,600.50 $137,650.94 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 66787
Q4 2014 Amended Historical $74,708.03 $115,600.50 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 66782
Pre-General 2014 Historical $280,631.22 $74,708.03 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57585
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $271,160.88 $280,631.22 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 66785
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $306,996.21 $271,160.88 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55151
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $382,513.29 $306,996.21 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 55152
Q1 2014 Historical $403,342.04 $382,513.29 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50963
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $151,521.12 $403,342.04 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 52817
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $84,568.77 $151,521.12 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 56094
Q4 2012 Historical $108,710.36 $84,568.77 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45621
Pre-General 2012 Historical $259,822.05 $108,710.36 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44335
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $344,595.25 $259,822.05 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44149
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $154,515.28 $344,595.25 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42674
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $110,200.15 $154,515.28 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42709
Q1 2012 Historical $128,493.69 $110,200.15 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39493
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $1,417.81 $128,493.69 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39691
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $6,384.82 $1,417.81 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 35900
Q4 2010 Historical $63,435.56 $6,384.82 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35735
Pre-General 2010 Historical $125,116.85 $63,435.56 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34241
Q3 2010 Historical $106,119.75 $125,116.85 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33464
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $35,369.75 $106,119.75 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32382
Q2 2010 Historical $29,009.58 $35,369.75 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30889
Q1 2010 Historical $29,054.04 $29,009.58 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30165
Year-End 2009 Historical $5,302.34 $29,054.04 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28270
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $10,124.76 $5,302.34 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27733
Q4 2008 Historical $29,635.06 $10,124.76 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26313
Pre-General 2008 Historical $46,457.23 $29,635.06 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24882
Q3 2008 Historical $85,316.02 $46,457.23 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23938
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $13,682.74 $85,316.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23308
Q2 2008 Historical $9,150.19 $13,682.74 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21722
Q1 2008 Historical $6,911.54 $9,150.19 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20666
Year-End 2007 Historical $4,862.65 $6,911.54 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14668
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $7,633.34 $4,862.65 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13297
Q4 2006 Historical $33,572.16 $7,633.34 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 11809
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $156,758.42 $33,572.16 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11810
Q3 2006 Historical $67,063.08 $156,758.42 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 9799
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $67,563.08 $67,063.08 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9141
Q2 2006 Historical $27,063.08 $67,563.08 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7032
Q1 2006 Historical $31,980.58 $27,063.08 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6356
Q4 2005 Historical $20,344.01 $31,980.58 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5379
Q3 2005 Historical $16,080.81 $20,344.01 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4825
Q2 2005 Historical $16,888.73 $16,080.81 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4198
Q1 2005 Historical $7,287.79 $16,888.73 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3674
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