Red State PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$24,000

Total Spent

$24,056

Operating & other

$22,556

94% of spending

To TN candidates

$1,500

6.2% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates

$1,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,056 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,556 (94%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 94% of everything it spent; $1,500 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: $22,556 ÷ Total spent: $24,056

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$22,556
Contributions to candidates	$1,500

Source filings:

Operating & other $22,556 94%
To TN candidates $1,500 6.2%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
John Rose ^†	Governor	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jimmy Matlock ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$500.00

† 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
Administrative	$10,000.00
Donations	$2,700.00
Alec Meeting - Airfare	$1,624.83
Legal Fees	$1,578.50
Software	$1,392.50
Accounting	$1,000.00
Teacher Appreciation	$803.25
Website	$684.00
Medical Advisory Group	$573.90
Food / Beverage	$465.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Martinez, Jennifer	Administrative	02/28/2017	$2,000.00
Martinez, Jennifer	Administrative	03/30/2017	$2,000.00
Martinez, Jennifer	Administrative	04/28/2017	$2,000.00
Martinez, Jennifer	Administrative	05/31/2017	$2,000.00
Martinez, Jennifer	Administrative	06/30/2017	$2,000.00
Statecraft PLLC	Legal Fees	09/18/2017	$1,578.50
Pody (House), Mark	Donations	09/15/2017	$1,000.00
Reeves, William S.	Donations	11/13/2017	$1,000.00
Sweet Lala's Bakery	Teacher Appreciation	05/11/2017	$803.25
Baker, Mitchell	Website	02/15/2017	$600.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Brian Kelsey	Memphis, TN	State of Tennessee	$23,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund	Madison, 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
Year-End 2017 Historical	$4,454.29	$921.06	Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72813
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical	$1,303.61	$4,454.29	Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72254