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RAAMPAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2003 · Treasurer: Thomsen Smith · Inlet Beach, FL

Also giving in

Also gave $3,000.00 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
$39,300
Total Spent
$105,891
To TN candidates
$45,000
42% of spending
Operating & other
$38,691
37% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $105,891 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $45,000 (42%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $38,691 ÷ Total spent: $105,891
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $38,691
Contributions to candidates $45,000
Source filings:

“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.

This committee’s own filings report $45,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $45,000 difference, $45,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $45,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Black, Diane $15,000.00
  • Sharp, Jerry $15,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $15,000.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Salt PAC $15,000.00
Equal Opportunity In Education Project $6,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,200 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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
Blunt, Matt Missouri $1,200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $31,975.86
Research / Polling $4,500.00
Travel $2,027.50
Annual Fee $150.00
Postage $38.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Nat L Health Corp PAC Murfreesboro, TN — $5,000.00
Pfizer Inc. PAC New York, NY — $5,000.00
Volunteer PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Smith Steve Nashville, TN Haury \& Smith $3,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Pete Delay Nashville, TN Sherman Dixie $2,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Tennessee Retail Association PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Sprint Nextel Corp Mid Atlantic Region Telecom PAC Raleigh, NC — $1,500.00
FDT PAC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00

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 2004 Historical $24,737.63 $3,819.21 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2915
Q3 2004 Historical $63,481.56 $24,737.63 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2032
Q2 2004 Historical $60,839.69 $63,481.56 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 711
Q1 2004 Historical $70,298.28 $60,839.69 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 334