Right Tennessee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2006 · Treasurer: Jim Leuty · Nashville, TN

Raised
$124,050
Total Spent
$45,383
Operating & other
$28,383
63% of spending
To other PACs
$10,500
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 4 candidates
$3,000 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $45,383 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,383 (63%) — 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: $28,383 ÷ Total spent: $45,383
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $28,383
Contributions to candidates $6,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $6,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Blackburn for Senate $750.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Moody, Brent $500.00
  • Vallejos, Tommy $500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $500.00
  • Kane for Co. Clerk $250.00
  • Matlock for Congress, Jimmy $250.00
  • Burger, Beverly $250.00

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
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $14,346.82
Food / Beverage $6,316.96
Consulting $4,000.00
Dues / Subscriptions $3,400.00
Donations $319.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $6,000.00
Dave Ramsey Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $5,000.00
Spring Hollow LLC Franklin, TN — $5,000.00
Standard Club PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN — $4,500.00
Comcast Corporation Philadelphia, PA — $4,000.00
Advance PAC Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC Chattanooga, TN — $2,500.00
Fred Dettwiller Nashville, TN Retired $2,500.00
INC PAC Corecivic Nashville, TN — $2,500.00

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 2017 Historical $93,607.66 $186,037.87 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $109,357.40 $93,607.66 Source ↗