Memphis

Jackson County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2012 · Treasurer: Kara Smith · Gainesboro, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $2,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$3,936
incl. $3,281 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,940
Operating & other
$2,940
49% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,500
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 1 candidate
$2,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,940 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,940 (49%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $2,940 ÷ Total spent: $5,940
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,940
Contributions to candidates $2,500
Source filings:

“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
Ed Butler † Tennessee House, District 41 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Donald J Trump for President $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $500 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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
Black, Diane Florida $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Catering $1,200.00
Rent $780.00
Reagan Day Dinner $500.00
Political Signs & Buttons For Resale $260.00
Signs $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fentress County Republican Party Jamestown, TN — $655.58

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 Amended Historical $1,486.36 $1,630.96 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70881

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,486.36, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,630.96.
Pre-General 2016 Historical $3,321.34 $1,486.36 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69159
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $2,721.76 $3,321.34 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 70880
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $2,916.16 $2,721.76 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66454

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,916.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,721.76.
Q2 2016 Historical $4,044.31 $2,916.16 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65165
Q1 2016 Historical $4,005.81 $4,044.31 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63796

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,005.81, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,044.31.