McMinn County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,369
incl. $3,169 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,531
Operating & other
$2,531
56% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$2,000
44% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,531 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,531 (56%) — 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 spending: $2,531 ÷ Total spent: $4,531
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,531
Contributions to candidates $0

“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

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,000 to 4 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 4 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Daines, Steve Montana $500.00
Graham, Lindsey South Carolina $500.00
James, John Michigan $500.00
Tillis, Thom North Carolina $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Signs $932.88
Advertisement With Wyxi $588.00
Tennessee Republican Party/Trump Signs $428.43
Republican Women Suffragette Dinner Table $300.00
Food / Beverage $176.43
Postage $105.40

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mike Bell Riceville, TN State of Tennessee $500.00
John Gentry Englewood, TN McMinn County, TN $200.00

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 2020 Amended Historical $7,144.67 $5,311.84 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $6,517.67 $7,144.67 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $4,909.37 $6,517.67 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $5,375.81 $4,909.37 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $5,550.81 $5,375.81 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $5,550.81 $5,550.81 Source ↗