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 $94,500.00 $70,163.66 $0.00
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 $18,000.00
All years $8,545,380.39 $7,496,656.63 $34,906.72
Raised
$8,545,380
incl. $16,954 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$7,496,657
Operating & other
$7,145,757
95% of spending
To other PACs
$181,000
2.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $34,907 to 25 candidates
$34,907 to 25 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,496,657 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,145,757 (95%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 95% of everything it spent; $169,900 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: $7,145,757 ÷ Total spent: $7,496,657
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,145,757
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
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
Dan Howell Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $299.25
Elaine Davis Tennessee House, District 18 Rep. $299.25
Esther Helton Haynes Tennessee House, District 30 Rep. $299.25
Fred A. Atchley Tennessee House, District 12 Rep. $299.25
Greg Martin Tennessee House, District 26 Rep. $299.25

† 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 $34,907. Of the $134,993 difference, $140,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $140,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • 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
  • Niceley, Frank $7,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $6,316.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $5,500.00
  • …and 12 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 $122,500.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $47,500.00
Tenn Republican Party $11,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $886,190.89
Polling $864,680.52
Mail $760,935.87
Tv Advertising $490,112.00
Field Staff $379,996.06
Digital Advertising $349,532.27
Professional Services $329,282.73
Communications $325,188.75
Donations $235,550.00
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 Nashville, TN — $198,500.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $195,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $152,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $141,200.00
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $127,500.00
Justin Wilson Nashville, TN Waller, Landsen, Dorth, Davis $127,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC Nashville, TN — $122,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) Nashville, TN — $121,935.00
TN Advance Financial PAC Nashville, TN — $112,500.00

Showing the top 500 of 690 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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-Primary 2026 $863,123.15 $906,553.86 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Amended $876,832.97 $863,123.15 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $881,969.83 $876,832.97 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $275,436.41 $881,969.83 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $208,921.27 $275,436.41 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $248,106.22 $208,921.27 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical $695,424.75 $248,106.22 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $989,200.16 $695,424.75 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $1,006,120.15 $989,200.16 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $723,951.09 $1,006,120.15 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Amended Historical $744,377.88 $723,951.09 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $337,330.65 $744,377.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $158,664.40 $337,330.65 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $103,110.77 $158,664.40 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $598,590.88 $103,110.77 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $680,700.94 $598,590.88 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $691,384.27 $680,700.94 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $713,036.40 $691,384.27 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $720,663.95 $713,036.40 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $390,262.70 $720,663.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $262,911.33 $390,262.70 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $233,944.45 $262,911.33 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $472,549.66 $233,944.45 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $595,168.13 $472,549.66 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $629,021.92 $595,168.13 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $644,101.63 $629,021.92 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $667,287.22 $644,101.63 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $110,766.08 $667,287.22 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $144,972.13 $110,766.08 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Amended Historical $356,147.84 $144,972.13 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $467,119.30 $356,147.84 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $446,289.60 $467,119.30 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $449,222.70 $446,289.60 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $492,826.09 $449,222.70 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $500,246.67 $492,826.09 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Historical $66,004.00 $500,246.67 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $92,833.88 $66,004.00 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $143,171.90 $92,833.88 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $418,919.42 $143,171.90 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $329,765.23 $418,919.42 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $306,765.23 $329,765.23 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $276,541.45 $306,765.23 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $280,617.87 $276,541.45 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $137,650.94 $280,617.87 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $115,600.50 $137,650.94 Source ↗
Q4 2014 Amended Historical $74,708.03 $115,600.50 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $280,631.22 $74,708.03 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $271,160.88 $280,631.22 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $306,996.21 $271,160.88 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $382,513.29 $306,996.21 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Late Historical $403,342.04 $382,513.29 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $151,521.12 $403,342.04 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $84,568.77 $151,521.12 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Historical $108,710.36 $84,568.77 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $259,822.05 $108,710.36 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $344,595.25 $259,822.05 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $154,515.28 $344,595.25 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $110,200.15 $154,515.28 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $128,493.69 $110,200.15 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $1,417.81 $128,493.69 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $6,384.82 $1,417.81 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Historical $63,435.56 $6,384.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $125,116.85 $63,435.56 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $106,119.75 $125,116.85 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $35,369.75 $106,119.75 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $29,009.58 $35,369.75 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $29,054.04 $29,009.58 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Historical $5,302.34 $29,054.04 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $10,124.76 $5,302.34 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Historical $29,635.06 $10,124.76 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $46,457.23 $29,635.06 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $85,316.02 $46,457.23 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $13,682.74 $85,316.02 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $9,150.19 $13,682.74 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $6,911.54 $9,150.19 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Historical $4,862.65 $6,911.54 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $7,633.34 $4,862.65 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $33,572.16 $7,633.34 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $156,758.42 $33,572.16 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $67,063.08 $156,758.42 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $67,563.08 $67,063.08 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $27,063.08 $67,563.08 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $31,980.58 $27,063.08 Source ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $20,344.01 $31,980.58 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $16,080.81 $20,344.01 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $16,888.73 $16,080.81 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $7,287.79 $16,888.73 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Historical $23,699.10 $7,287.79 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $40,284.83 $23,699.10 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $40,122.15 $40,284.83 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $40,364.18 $40,122.15 Source ↗