Memphis

Red State PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2005 · Treasurer: Jennifer Martinez · Memphis, TN

Raised
$46,000
Total Spent
$53,325
Operating & other
$49,825
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,500
6.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 2 candidates
$3,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $53,325 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $49,825 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $3,500 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: $49,825 ÷ Total spent: $53,325
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $49,825
Contributions to candidates $3,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $2,500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $1,000.00

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

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 $16,150.00
Campaign Manager $7,000.00
Campaign Workers $6,700.00
Conference Lodging $5,136.62
Statemen'S Dinner $5,000.00
Conference Airfare $1,903.95
Food / Beverage $1,222.78
Alec Convention - Airfare $1,039.31
Conference $900.00
Software $845.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brian Kelsey Memphis, TN State of Tennessee $30,000.00
R F Ventures LLC Memphis, TN — $7,500.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $7,000.00
Altria Client Services LLC Alpharetta, GA — $1,000.00
Jane L Ricketts Memphis, TN — $500.00

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 2015 Amended Historical $6,464.55 $2,288.05 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 63280
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $11,108.68 $6,464.55 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 62098