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Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Larry M. Mark · Atlanta, GA

Raised
$139,222
incl. $127,171 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,594
Spent outside Tennessee
$19,475
83% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,700
7.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,594 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,475 (83%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $919 ÷ Total spent: $23,594
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $919
Contributions to candidates $1,700

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $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 $1,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $1,200 difference, $1,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ford, Ophelia $500.00
  • Rowe, Gary $500.00
  • Deroche, Craig $200.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $19,475 to 25 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 8 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
California Republican Party California $5,000.00
Reed, Ralph Georgia $5,000.00
Ohio Soft Drink Assoc. Ohio $2,500.00
Singleton, Bobby Alabama $1,000.00
Fenty, Adrian Washington, D.C. $500.00
Handel, Karen Georgia $500.00
Lukacs, Jay California $500.00
Schubert, Carrol Texas $500.00
Straus, Joe Texas $500.00
Wheeler, Jay Florida $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $919.10

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Roscoe Dixon Memphis, TN Cocain Alcohol Awareness Program $1,000.00
Carol Chumney Memphis, TN — $800.00
Lois Deberry Memphis, TN — $600.00
Mary Nimphius Roswell, GA Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. $600.00
Michael Oshiro Valrico, FL Florida Coca--Cola Bottling Co $600.00
Robert Bobby Skloss Floresville, TX Coca Cola Bottling Co $520.00
Ernest Merritt Lakeland, TN Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. $500.00
Paul Tanaka Gardena, CA — $500.00
Cyril Turner Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. $450.00
John Jiga Caryville, TN Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co $351.65

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 2005 Historical $47,690.94 $15,935.65 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5672
Q3 2005 Historical $71,098.26 $47,690.94 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4693
Q2 2005 Historical $71,908.65 $71,098.26 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4160
Q1 2005 Historical $41,420.50 $71,908.65 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3516