McMinn County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stacey Hester · Athens, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised

$9,302

incl. $6,187 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$6,993

Operating & other

$6,993

100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,993 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,993 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $6,993 ÷ Total spent: $6,993

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$6,993
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $6,993 100%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Catering For Fundraising Dinner	$3,847.95
Rent-Headquarters	$1,600.00
Cable	$441.63
T-Shirts/Signs	$331.95
Tv For Hq	$292.08
Lincoln Day Supplies	$140.03
Comcast - Cable For Hq	$121.86
Printing	$117.00
Entertainment For Lincoln Day Dinner	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Aramark	Catering For Fundraising Dinner	07/29/2016	$3,547.95
McConkey, Jason	Rent-Headquarters	05/19/2016	$400.00
Aramark	Catering For Fundraising Dinner	08/01/2016	$300.00
Walmart	Tv For Hq	03/14/2016	$292.08
Comcast Cable	Cable	03/30/2016	$273.09
Tennessee Republican Party	T-Shirts/Signs	09/30/2016	$220.00
McConkey, Jason	Rent-Headquarters	03/14/2016	$200.00
McConkey, Jason	Rent-Headquarters	02/22/2016	$200.00
McConkey, Jason	Rent-Headquarters	04/10/2016	$200.00
McConkey, Jason	Rent-Headquarters	09/14/2016	$200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Mike Bell	Riceville, TN	State of Tennessee	$860.00
John W Forgety	Athens, TN	—	$740.00
Macy & Erik Garkovich	Maryville, TN	L & M	$350.00
Dan Evans	Athen, TN	McMinn County	$300.00
Chuck Fleischmann Congress Comm	Chattanooga, TN	—	$180.00
Friends of John Gentry	Athens, TN	—	$150.00
Keith Price	Athens, TN	McMinn County	$114.50
Maxine Gernert	Athens, TN	—	$100.00

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
Q4 2016 Historical	$4,335.40	$4,559.04	Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70169
Pre-General 2016 Historical	$4,164.58	$4,335.40	Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68608
Q3 2016 Amended Historical	$1,663.86	$4,164.58	Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68602
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical	$1,663.86	$1,663.86	Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66561
Q2 2016 Amended Historical	$2,732.10	$1,663.86	Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65453
Q1 2016 Historical	$3,163.16	$2,732.10	Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63292