RAAMPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$294,516
incl. $50 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$84,615
Operating & other
$66,115
78% of spending
To TN candidates
$15,500
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,500 to 2 candidates
$12,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $84,615 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $66,115 (78%) — 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: $66,115 ÷ Total spent: $84,615
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $66,115
Contributions to candidates $15,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $7,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $5,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $15,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,500. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Maggart, Debra Young $3,000.00

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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Leaders of Tennessee $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $38,771.75
Food / Beverage $9,069.56
Printing $3,923.33
Web Site Design $3,500.00
Dues / Subscriptions $3,450.00
Hotel $2,192.48
Travel $1,300.00
Mileage $1,278.34
Travel Expense - Southwest Air $615.90
Event Tickets $480.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $12,500.00
Waller Lansden PAC Nashville, TN — $11,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Carl Haley Franklin, TN Aim Healthcare $10,000.00
Eastman State of Tennessee PAC Kingsport, TN — $10,000.00
James Powell Johnson City, TN Powell Construction Co. $10,000.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) Cleveland, TN — $10,000.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) Winston-Salem, NC — $10,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $10,000.00
Lee Beaman Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $8,000.00

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
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $74,486.00 $246,520.67 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $38,679.30 $74,486.00 Source ↗