Meramec Specialty Company

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$7,300
Total Spent
$7,300
Operating & other
$4,700
64% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,600
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,300 to 7 candidates
$2,000 to 6 Republicans $300 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,700 (64%) — 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: $4,700 ÷ Total spent: $7,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,700
Contributions to candidates $2,600

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $500.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $300.00
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 Rep. $300.00
Dave Wright † Tennessee House, District 19 Rep. $300.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $300.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $300.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $2,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,300. Of the $300 difference, $300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Holsclaw, John B. $300.00

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
Donations $4,700.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Meramec Specialty Company West Memphis, AR — $7,300.00

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 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗