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Meramec Specialty Company

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2011 · Treasurer: Kevin Bailey · West Memphis, AR

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$15,000
To TN candidates
$9,750
65% of spending
Operating & other
$3,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,350 to 11 candidates
$3,700 to 8 Republicans $650 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,750 (65%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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 spending: $3,000 ÷ Total spent: $15,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,000
Contributions to candidates $9,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $1,000.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $550.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Tom Leatherwood † Tennessee House, District 99 Rep. $500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $400.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $250.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $250.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $250.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $250.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $200.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $9,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,350. Of the $5,400 difference, $5,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Lollar, Ron $500.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $500.00
  • Robinson, Katrina $500.00
  • Burgess, Ernest $400.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $300.00
  • Calfee, Kent $250.00
  • Ford, Justin $250.00
  • …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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $500.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $250.00
Cas-Pac $250.00
Johnson Victory PAC $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $3,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Meramec Specialty Company West Memphis, AR — $15,000.00

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
Q4 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82949
Pre-General 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80639
Q3 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79219
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77411
Q2 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76496
Q1 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74574