Rogers Group Inc. PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Joshua D. Depriest · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $35,570 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,850 (50%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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).
- To TN candidates $17,850 50%
- Spent outside Tennessee $13,725 39%
- Operating & other $2,495 7.0%
- To other PACs $1,500 4.2%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Blackburn † | Governor | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $17,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $16,850 difference, $16,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $16,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Davis, Lincoln $2,000.00
- Graves, Jo Ann $2,000.00
- Wamp, Zach $2,000.00
- Bryson, Jim $1,000.00
- Black, Diane $1,000.00
- Cooper, Jerry $1,000.00
- Johnson, Phillip $1,000.00
- Gordon, Bart $1,000.00
- Cobb, Curt $500.00
- Foster, Scott $500.00
- …and 12 more recipients
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $1,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $13,725 to 15 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 4 states. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Build Indiana PAC | Indiana | $5,000.00 |
| Northrup, Annie | Washington, D.C. | $3,000.00 |
| For Bunning Citizens | Kentucky | $1,000.00 |
| Visclosky for Congress | Indiana | $500.00 |
| Carr, James | Kentucky | $500.00 |
| Hill, Baron | Washington, D.C. | $500.00 |
| Lewis, Ron | Indiana | $500.00 |
| Lincoln, Blanche | Arkansas | $500.00 |
| Mitch for Governor Daniels | Indiana | $500.00 |
| Western Indian PAC | Indiana | $475.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Software | $1,995.00 |
| Donations | $500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnossos Software | Software | 11/05/2004 | $1,995.00 |
| Trail, Larry | Donations | 08/11/2004 | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben L Rechter | Franklin, TN | Rogers Group, Inc. | $4,500.00 |
| Don Williamson | Nashville, TN | — | $4,200.00 |
| Gerard Geraghty | Nashville, TN | Rogers Group, Inc. | $3,000.00 |
| Richard Rechter | Bloomington, IN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Smuel Rechter | Louisville, KY | — | $3,000.00 |
| Mark Rechter | Nashville, TN | Rogers Group | $2,000.00 |
| Steve Masie | Brentwood, TN | Rogers Group, Inc. | $1,849.95 |
| Randy Butler | Columbia, TN | Rogers Group | $1,461.48 |
| Jerry Neely | Bloomington, IN | Rogers Group | $1,192.26 |
| Mark Stephens | Knoxville, TN | Rogers Group, Inc. | $1,150.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.