Maury County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2014 · Treasurer: Clayton Todd Hooper · Columbia, TN

Raised
$42,481
incl. $19,381 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$39,893
Operating & other
$37,952
95% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,941
4.9% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $39,893 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,952 (95%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 95% of everything it spent; $1,941 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 spending: $37,952 ÷ Total spent: $39,893
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $37,952
Contributions to candidates $1,941

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,941 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,941 difference, $1,941 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,941 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Butt, Shelia $500.00
  • Hestla, Cindy $500.00
  • Baud, Richard $320.47
  • Coen, Brent $250.00
  • Kuzawinski, Mike $250.00
  • Green, Connie B. $120.73

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $10,711.60
Caucus Expense $10,545.36
Rd Dinner Supplies $5,000.35
Auction Costs $2,478.51
Speaker Fee $2,238.09
Rent $2,150.00
Travel $1,471.46
Bank Fees $799.97
Insurance $574.45
Printing $493.88

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gabe Howard Columbia, TN Syndacor Inc. $3,500.00
Committee To Elect Sheila Butt Columbia, TN — $2,500.00
Montee Sneed Columbia, TN Caledonian Financial $2,500.00
Tennessee Eagle PAC Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
John Rose Hickman, TN US House of Representatives $2,000.00
Bridenbaugh Lindberg PC Dubois Columbia, TN — $1,000.00
Charlie Hatcher College Grove, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Cindy Rial Columbia, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Damon Hininger Brentwood, TN Corecivic $1,000.00
Jeremy Thompson Fayetteville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-Primary 2026 $30,055.70 $48,931.15 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Late $37,239.23 $30,055.70 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $46,343.12 $37,239.23 Source ↗