Putnam County Republican Party Executive Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2024 · Treasurer: Connie Bellamy · Cookeville, TN

Raised
$45,540
incl. $11,363 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$36,644
Operating & other
$36,482
99.5% of spending
To TN candidates
$162
0.4% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $36,644 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $36,482 (99.5%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.5% of everything it spent; $162 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: $36,482 ÷ Total spent: $36,644
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $36,482
Contributions to candidates $162

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $162 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $162 difference, $162 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $162 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Sanders, Charlotte $146.81
  • Connie, Bellamy $14.92

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
Travel $13,300.00
Professional Legal Fees $11,771.45
Fundraising $3,788.75
Office / Storage Space $2,035.00
Printing $1,027.96
Advertising $983.60
Merchandise $697.00
Website $575.96
Online Vendor Fee - Washington Dc Bus Trip $523.68
Event $469.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Eddie H Gaw Properties Cookeville, TN — $2,500.00
Roland Digital Media Cookeville, TN — $2,000.00
Cecil Or Nicole Nichols Baxter, TN — $1,920.00
Chelsea Rose Hickman, TN — $1,830.00
John Rose Cookeville, TN — $1,300.00
Andrew Donadio Cookeville, TN Tennessee Technological University $1,020.00
McNabb Family Properties Cookeville, TN — $1,000.00
We the People TN Cookeville, TN — $1,000.00
Charlotte Sanders Cookeville, TN — $860.00
Darren Wilson Cookeville, TN Self-Employed $812.00

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 2024 Historical $9,989.73 $7,509.59 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical $10,085.44 $9,989.73 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $6,372.42 $10,085.44 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical $6,398.70 $6,372.42 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended Historical $18,346.29 $6,398.70 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $4,233.81 $18,346.29 Source ↗