Knox County Republican Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Martin Ammons · Knoxville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $110,828 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $109,060 (98%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 98% of everything it spent; $1,500 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 & other $109,060 98%
- To TN candidates $1,500 1.4%
- Spent outside Tennessee $269 0.2%
“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
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Hagood, Jamie $500.00
- Campfield, Stacey $250.00
- Niceley, Frank $250.00
- Parker, Randall $250.00
- Strader, Park (Parkey) $250.00
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 $269 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jc Promotions | Kentucky | $268.50 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Signs | $23,297.05 |
| T-Shirts & Hats | $18,754.79 |
| Rent | $12,500.00 |
| Printing | $12,408.61 |
| Tribute Dinner | $9,887.02 |
| Food / Beverage | $5,235.96 |
| Materials | $4,676.37 |
| Buttons | $4,226.66 |
| Salary | $4,000.00 |
| Telephone | $3,132.99 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Foundry | Tribute Dinner | 01/16/2004 | $9,603.62 |
| McBride, Nick | Signs | 10/15/2004 | $9,383.59 |
| Smitty's Speciality Prints | T-Shirts & Hats | 11/18/2004 | $7,286.50 |
| Wampler, Harry | Signs | 09/24/2004 | $5,320.60 |
| Jc Promotions | Signs | 10/04/2004 | $4,773.00 |
| Drinnen, Gary | Salary | 09/21/2004 | $4,000.00 |
| Bolton, H. | Buttons | 10/20/2004 | $3,969.60 |
| Wampler, Harry | Signs | 10/13/2004 | $3,819.86 |
| Cherokee Printing | Materials | 10/13/2004 | $3,748.37 |
| Smitty's Speciality Prints | T-Shirts & Hats | 10/15/2004 | $3,060.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan for Congress | Knoxville, TN | — | $4,152.56 |
| James A Haslam II | Knoxville, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Billy J Stokes | Knoxville, TN | — | $1,950.00 |
| Volunteer PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $1,175.00 |
| Alexander for Senate 2008 | Nashville, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Darrell Akins | Knoxville, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Ed Pemberton | Knoxville, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Harry W Stowers Jr | Knoxville, TN | Stowers Machinery Corp. | $1,000.00 |
| James Bush | Knoxville, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| James Gentry | Knoxville, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.