Knox Liberty Organization
Registered Jan 2019 · Treasurer: Chrissey Stephens · Knoxville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $49,827 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,813 (64%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 / overhead spending | $31,813 |
| Contributions to candidates | $17,864 |
- Operating & other $31,813 64%
- To TN candidates $17,864 36%
- To other PACs $100 0.2%
- Spent outside Tennessee $50 0.1%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Fritts | Governor | Rep. | $6,800.00 |
| Kent Morrell | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $700.00 |
This committee’s own filings report $17,864 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,500. Of the $10,364 difference, $10,864 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $10,864 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Knoxville Against Raising Taxes $5,000.00
- Melody Watts Campaign $2,200.00
- Jeff Talman Campaign $1,900.00
- Becky Jones Campaign $713.93
- Wijunamai, Kungdiangbou $500.00
- Sheri Super Campaign $450.00
- Bill Sofield Campaign $100.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Committee To Elect Rhonda Lee | $100.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tenth Amendment Center | California | $50.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Campaign Workers | $8,752.52 |
| Donations | $6,750.00 |
| Event- Fundraiser | $5,339.27 |
| Technology | $2,258.93 |
| Printing | $1,831.64 |
| Payroll Taxes | $1,584.01 |
| Campaign Materials | $1,333.35 |
| Bank Fees | $695.69 |
| Insurance | $623.00 |
| Food / Beverage | $613.09 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy's Bar-B-Q | Event- Fundraiser | 12/18/2025 | $5,339.27 |
| Becky Jones Campaign | Donations | 06/24/2025 | $1,900.00 |
| Doug Lloyd Campaign | Donations | 05/13/2025 | $1,900.00 |
| Melody Watts Campaign | Donations | 06/24/2025 | $1,900.00 |
| i360 | Technology | 09/12/2025 | $806.57 |
| Anedot | Bank Fees | 01/15/2026 | $667.09 |
| IRS | Payroll Taxes | 10/14/2025 | $660.99 |
| Liberty Mutual Ins | Insurance | 10/22/2025 | $623.00 |
| AIA Corporation | Printing | 10/31/2025 | $554.05 |
| King, Patty Jean | Campaign Workers | 10/31/2025 | $526.42 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Bartholomew | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $12,000.00 |
| Dana Hofseth | Knoxville, TN | Retired | $5,781.56 |
| John Koehler | Soddy Daisy, TN | Self-Employed | $5,000.00 |
| Jordan Mollenhour | Knoxville, TN | Mollenhour Gross, LLC | $5,000.00 |
| Robert E Petrone | Knoxville, TN | B&T Dist. Co | $5,000.00 |
| Tennesseans for Common Sense In Government | Oak Ridge, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Knoxville Against Raising Taxes | Knoxville | — | $3,000.00 |
| Aubrey Burleson | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $1,900.00 |
| Mike Mollenhour | Knoxville, TN | Retired | $1,281.56 |
| David Brown | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $1,250.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.