Knox County Republican Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Martin Ammons · Knoxville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $155,896.71 | $155,570.05 | $2,000.00 |
| 2025 | $227,504.66 | $172,586.34 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $114,253.59 | $114,281.46 | $500.00 |
| 2023 | $24,349.78 | $16,591.68 | $1,000.00 |
| 2022 | $50,849.90 | $52,637.09 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $102,288.79 | $87,327.16 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $47,888.04 | $38,283.51 | $2,050.00 |
| 2019 | $17,500.00 | $13,342.37 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $27,445.00 | $35,481.10 | $1,000.00 |
| 2017 | $21,573.98 | $11,534.31 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $46,220.50 | $34,054.03 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $20,412.40 | $16,072.38 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $21,833.04 | $45,390.48 | $2,400.00 |
| 2013 | $39,381.08 | $29,586.99 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $69,684.10 | $54,187.04 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $28,630.90 | $26,816.52 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $38,423.00 | $32,382.52 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $21,915.56 | $16,569.67 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $66,695.35 | $54,084.49 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $16,717.00 | $10,253.32 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $7,260.95 | $15,161.95 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $8,903.33 | $19,779.35 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $123,916.26 | $110,828.39 | $250.00 |
| All years | $1,299,543.92 | $1,162,802.20 | $9,200.00 |
Raised
$1,299,544
incl. $336,479 unitemized small gifts
excl. $199 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$1,162,802
Operating & other
$1,087,210
93% of spending
To other PACs
$37,224
3.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,200 to 5 candidates
$9,200 to 5 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,162,802 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,087,210 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $36,600 went to Tennessee candidates.
- Operating & other $1,087,210 93%
- To other PACs $37,224 3.2%
- To TN candidates $36,600 3.1%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,769 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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Davis † | Tennessee House, District 18 | Rep. | $4,300.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs † | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $2,400.00 |
| Justin Lafferty † | Tennessee House, District 89 | Rep. | $1,250.00 |
| Timothy Hill † | Tennessee House, District 03 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Frank S Niceley † | Tennessee Senate, District 08 | Rep. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $36,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,200. Of the $27,400 difference, $27,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $27,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Rothchilds $6,800.00
- Talman, Jeff $6,000.00
- Lloyd, Doug $3,500.00
- Super, Sheri Campaign $1,500.00
- Rosson, John $1,250.00
- Sartelle, Ashley for School Board $1,250.00
- Jones, Becky $1,000.00
- Watts, Melody $1,000.00
- Cofer, Justin Campaign $650.00
- Beeler, Barry Campaign $500.00
- …and 10 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $25,532.04 |
| Citizens of Knoxville for Responsible Government | $6,500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Joy McCroskey | $2,767.10 |
| Roving Patriots PAC | $1,275.00 |
| Holt, Garrett Committee To Elect | $650.00 |
| Knox Liberty Organization | $500.00 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Food/Meeting Venue | $97,831.19 |
| Printing | $97,470.42 |
| Food / Beverage | $83,611.52 |
| Dinner | $63,856.79 |
| Election Night | $47,436.83 |
| Signs | $45,294.64 |
| Speaker Fee | $45,000.00 |
| Donations | $42,950.00 |
| Mail Out | $31,815.09 |
| Utilities | $30,392.62 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothchilds | Food / Beverage | 08/23/2021 | $21,481.08 |
| Ballyhoo Agency, LLC | Digital Media Created For Rep. Ballot Candidates | 09/20/2024 | $20,000.00 |
| Big Dog Strategies | Generic Republican Gotv Mailer | 11/14/2024 | $18,609.28 |
| Bridgewater Events | Food/Meeting Venue | 09/22/2025 | $17,145.73 |
| Bridgewater Events | Food/Meeting Venue | 08/31/2026 | $15,747.82 |
| JSJ Holdings | Speaker Fee | 09/11/2026 | $15,000.00 |
| Coleman's Printing | Mailer For Republican Ballot Candidates | 07/26/2024 | $13,428.43 |
| Rothchilds | Dinner | 04/02/2018 | $13,018.23 |
| Rothchilds | Dinner | 03/26/2016 | $12,918.81 |
| Target One Marketing | Printing | 07/11/2022 | $11,181.16 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brownell | Knoxville, TN | — | $50,250.00 |
| Burchett for Congress | Knoxville, TN | — | $37,580.00 |
| Steve Hunley | Knoxville, TN | Fountain City Focus | $28,449.82 |
| Jordan Mollenhour | Knoxville, TN | Mollenhour Gross, LLC | $25,000.00 |
| Martin Daniel | Knoxville, TN | Elevation Outdoor Advertising | $24,769.56 |
| Tennessee Republican Party State Candidate Fees | Nashville, TN | — | $20,976.50 |
| Duncan for Congress | Knoxville, TN | — | $18,267.56 |
| MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) | Brentwood, TN | — | $17,350.00 |
| David Colquitt | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $13,479.40 |
| Massey for Senate | Knoxville, TN | — | $12,100.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $27,871.76 | $21,131.26 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130352 |
| Q3 2026 | $37,831.12 | $27,871.76 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129033 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $35,201.88 | $37,831.12 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127625 |
| Q2 2026 | $40,905.05 | $35,201.88 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126315 |
| Q1 2026 | $36,465.11 | $40,905.05 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124892 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $89,640.37 | $36,465.11 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124485 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $27,470.87 | $89,640.37 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121758 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $50,448.88 | $27,470.87 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120447 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $38,199.47 | $50,448.88 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118002 |
| Q3 2024 Amended Historical | $39,344.51 | $38,199.47 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 118044 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $45,444.51 | $39,344.51 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115766 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $62,762.81 | $45,444.51 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114356 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $44,219.46 | $62,762.81 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112313 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $37,704.06 | $44,219.46 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111863 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $38,489.04 | $37,704.06 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109863 |
| Q4 2022 Amended Historical | $54,185.14 | $38,489.04 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 119151 |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical | $34,013.58 | $54,185.14 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 119150 |
| Q3 2022 Amended Historical | $44,393.08 | $34,013.58 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105356 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $46,530.91 | $44,393.08 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102793 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $46,231.97 | $46,530.91 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100984 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $52,193.13 | $46,231.97 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98727 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $46,866.09 | $52,193.13 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96665 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $39,271.59 | $46,866.09 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 94903 |
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $20,101.43 | $39,271.59 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94564 |
| Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical | $23,190.59 | $20,101.43 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 94166 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $18,930.28 | $23,190.59 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90724 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $18,693.78 | $18,930.28 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90029 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $19,730.85 | $18,693.78 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88655 |
| Q1 2020 Amended Historical | $30,768.25 | $19,730.85 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87831 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $33,596.05 | $30,768.25 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86281 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $26,956.52 | $33,596.05 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84067 |
| Q4 2018 Amended Historical | $31,483.62 | $26,956.52 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83511 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $32,777.58 | $31,483.62 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81598 |
| Q3 2018 Amended Historical | $34,745.40 | $32,777.58 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81597 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $44,034.13 | $34,745.40 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78030 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $46,848.79 | $44,034.13 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76817 |
| Q1 2018 Amended Historical | $35,581.39 | $46,848.79 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 83522 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $35,499.31 | $35,581.39 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72943 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical | $25,596.84 | $35,499.31 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 73513 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $21,999.55 | $25,596.84 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70728 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $17,801.72 | $21,999.55 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68987 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $14,214.22 | $17,801.72 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67619 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $20,304.54 | $14,214.22 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66407 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $20,304.67 | $20,304.54 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64721 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $13,587.27 | $20,304.67 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63634 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $15,572.77 | $13,587.27 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62197 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical | $9,306.75 | $15,572.77 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60875 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $9,693.43 | $9,306.75 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59294 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $9,943.43 | $9,693.43 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57701 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $29,467.45 | $9,943.43 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56005 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $39,793.45 | $29,467.45 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54719 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $42,068.18 | $39,793.45 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52786 |
| Q1 2014 Amended Historical | $32,870.19 | $42,068.18 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51915 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $35,323.91 | $32,870.19 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49903 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $23,087.70 | $35,323.91 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 49912 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $25,111.05 | $23,087.70 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46397 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $28,409.81 | $25,111.05 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 43797 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $19,357.41 | $28,409.81 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43390 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $19,357.44 | $19,357.41 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42508 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $21,539.99 | $19,357.44 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41221 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $18,556.55 | $21,539.99 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40149 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $20,286.96 | $18,556.55 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39079 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical | $16,889.41 | $20,286.96 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37902 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $18,534.62 | $16,889.41 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35629 |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $21,925.21 | $18,534.62 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35152 |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $26,795.16 | $21,925.21 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33312 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $33,222.23 | $26,795.16 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32378 |
| Q2 2010 Amended Historical | $24,901.30 | $33,222.23 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31903 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $14,391.42 | $24,901.30 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30126 |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $18,333.24 | $14,391.42 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28460 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical | $10,232.70 | $18,333.24 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27834 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $17,346.79 | $10,232.70 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25379 |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $10,074.44 | $17,346.79 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25504 |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $8,088.44 | $10,074.44 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23666 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $5,176.46 | $8,088.44 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22469 |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $4,388.68 | $5,176.46 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21387 |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $6,434.52 | $4,388.68 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20109 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $8,266.92 | $6,434.52 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14665 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $1,190.35 | $8,266.92 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13916 |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $2,233.51 | $1,190.35 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12772 |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $1,654.98 | $2,233.51 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11494 |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $2,565.11 | $1,654.98 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10670 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $3,121.60 | $2,565.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9413 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,121.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,565.11. | |||
| Q2 2006 Historical | $9,933.54 | $3,121.60 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8301 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $10,889.80 | $9,933.54 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6258 |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $14,577.24 | $10,889.80 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5491 |
| Q3 2005 Amended Historical | $13,921.75 | $14,577.24 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5135 |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $17,058.46 | $13,921.75 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4318 |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $22,515.88 | $17,058.46 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3616 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $13,817.02 | $22,515.88 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2964 |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $23,103.55 | $13,817.02 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2195 |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $23,927.03 | $23,103.55 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 862 |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $10,547.99 | $23,927.03 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 578 |