Jackson County Republican Party
Registered Apr 2012 · Treasurer: Kara Smith · Gainesboro, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $5,940 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,940 (49%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
Why this number?
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 / overhead spending | $2,940 |
| Contributions to candidates | $2,500 |
- Operating & other $2,940 49%
- To TN candidates $2,500 42%
- Spent outside Tennessee $500 8.4%
“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
| 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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Black, Diane | Florida | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Catering | $1,200.00 |
| Rent | $780.00 |
| Reagan Day Dinner | $500.00 |
| Political Signs & Buttons For Resale | $260.00 |
| Signs | $200.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season's Restaurant | Catering | 07/30/2016 | $1,200.00 |
| Shephard, David | Rent | 10/06/2016 | $500.00 |
| Fentress County Republican Party | Reagan Day Dinner | 08/01/2016 | $500.00 |
| Upper Cumberland Electric Mc | Rent | 10/07/2016 | $280.00 |
| Snowden, Richard | Political Signs & Buttons For Resale | 05/17/2016 | $260.00 |
| Putnam County Republican Party | Signs | 08/10/2016 | $200.00 |
Who Funds It
| 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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2016 Amended Historical | $1,486.36 | $1,630.96 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $3,321.34 | $1,486.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Amended Historical | $2,721.76 | $3,321.34 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $2,916.16 | $2,721.76 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $4,044.31 | $2,916.16 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Late Historical | $4,005.81 | $4,044.31 | Source ↗ |