Knox Liberty Organization
Registered Jan 2019 · Treasurer: Chrissey Stephens · Knoxville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $58,251.54 | $35,537.81 | $150.00 |
| 2025 | $63,843.02 | $49,827.14 | $7,500.00 |
| 2024 | $31,929.21 | $39,302.74 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $21,083.33 | $14,967.94 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $8,785.00 | $8,404.83 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $10,735.24 | $11,457.81 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $4,330.66 | $3,452.77 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $5,000.00 | $21.29 | $0.00 |
| All years | $203,958.00 | $162,972.33 | $7,650.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $162,972 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $113,138 (69%) — 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 | $113,138 |
| Contributions to candidates | $27,379 |
- Operating & other $113,138 69%
- To TN candidates $27,379 17%
- To other PACs $21,400 13%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,056 0.6%
“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. | $850.00 |
This committee’s own filings report $27,379 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,650. Of the $19,729 difference, $20,229 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $20,229 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- My District My Vote $5,900.00
- Knoxville Against Raising Taxes $5,000.00
- Melody Watts Campaign $2,200.00
- Jeff Talman Campaign $1,900.00
- Herrera for Law Director $1,193.50
- Angela Russell Campaign $971.50
- Becky Jones Campaign $713.93
- Campaign of Debbie Phillips $550.00
- Wijunamai, Kungdiangbou $500.00
- Sheri Super Campaign $450.00
- …and 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Voting Conservative Matters | $11,900.00 |
| Todd for A Better Tennessee PAC | $7,000.00 |
| Roving Patriots PAC | $2,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Kyle Ward | $300.00 |
| Committee To Elect Rhonda Lee | $100.00 |
| Scruffy Little City | $100.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,056 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Fox for Commissioner | Georgia | $805.52 |
| Tenth Amendment Center | California | $250.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Campaign Workers | $20,302.49 |
| Research / Polling | $16,184.00 |
| Printing | $14,979.66 |
| Technology | $12,773.83 |
| Donations | $8,650.00 |
| Event- Fundraiser | $5,339.27 |
| Office Supplies | $4,658.57 |
| Survey | $4,191.68 |
| Campaign Materials | $4,122.77 |
| Food / Beverage | $2,674.53 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printing Etc | Printing | 06/30/2021 | $9,884.06 |
| Buddy's Bar-B-Q | Event- Fundraiser | 12/18/2025 | $5,339.27 |
| Energy Media | Research / Polling | 09/13/2024 | $3,600.00 |
| i360 | Technology | 01/22/2026 | $3,514.38 |
| Energy Media | Research / Polling | 03/19/2024 | $3,450.00 |
| Energy Media | Research / Polling | 07/01/2022 | $2,700.00 |
| Victory Text | Survey | 04/15/2026 | $2,437.12 |
| Energy Media | Research / Polling | 03/06/2024 | $2,000.00 |
| Becky Jones Campaign | Donations | 06/24/2025 | $1,900.00 |
| Doug Lloyd Campaign | Donations | 05/13/2025 | $1,900.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 801 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV).
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Bartholomew | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $22,750.00 |
| Dana Hofseth | Knoxville, TN | Retired | $10,674.17 |
| Justin Lafferty | Knoxville, TN | State of Tennessee | $10,593.17 |
| Stand for Tennessee | Alexandria, VA | — | $7,872.83 |
| Robert E Petrone | Knoxville, TN | B&T Dist. Co | $7,550.00 |
| Ross Croley | Knoxville, TN | Gsv | $6,600.00 |
| David Colquitt | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $6,000.00 |
| The Invo Companies | Oak Ridge, TN | — | $5,500.00 |
| John Koehler | Soddy Daisy, TN | Self-Employed | $5,000.00 |
| Jordan Mollenhour | Knoxville, TN | Mollenhour Gross, LLC | $5,000.00 |
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-Primary 2026 | $38,482.03 | $40,483.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $26,652.92 | $38,482.03 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 Amended | $17,769.52 | $26,652.92 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $7,237.01 | $17,769.52 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $3,753.53 | $7,237.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $3,946.81 | $3,753.53 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical | $6,589.40 | $3,946.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $2,960.62 | $6,589.40 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $2,059.22 | $2,960.62 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $6,336.54 | $2,059.22 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $11,126.53 | $6,336.54 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $3,950.58 | $11,126.53 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $5,011.64 | $3,950.58 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $4,924.58 | $5,011.64 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $4,018.61 | $4,924.58 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $5,113.90 | $4,018.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $9,101.71 | $5,113.90 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $12,399.29 | $9,101.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $4,545.61 | $12,399.29 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $2,439.37 | $4,545.61 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $5,640.66 | $2,439.37 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $1,796.95 | $5,640.66 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $1,796.95 | $1,796.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $2,190.85 | $1,796.95 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $3,818.43 | $2,190.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $4,473.73 | $3,818.43 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $4,979.15 | $4,473.73 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $2,000.16 | $4,979.15 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $0.00 | $2,000.16 | Source ↗ |