Rogers Group Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Joshua D. Depriest · Nashville, TN

Raised
$59,346
incl. $1,334 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$14,750
To TN candidates
$12,750
86% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$2,000
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 2 candidates
$3,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,750 (86%) — 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).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $14,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,750
Source filings:

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $12,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $9,750 difference, $9,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends of Megan Barry $2,000.00
  • Decosta Hastings for Council $1,500.00
  • Walter Hunt for Metro Council At-Large $1,000.00
  • Fox for Mayor (David) $1,000.00
  • Friends of Scott Davis $750.00
  • Loniel Greene for Council District 1 $750.00
  • Sharon Hurt for Nashville $750.00
  • Buddy Baker Council At Large $500.00
  • Erica Gilmore Campaign $500.00
  • Mary Carolyn Roberts for Metro Council $500.00
  • …and 1 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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,000 to 4 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 3 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Conway Overly for Kentucky Kentucky $1,000.00
Erwin, Judge Doug Arkansas $500.00
Friends of Greg Abercrombie Alabama $250.00
Long, Ray Alabama $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ben L Rechter Franklin, TN Rogers Group, Inc. $5,000.00
Ben R Rechter Nashville, TN Rogers Group $5,000.00
Gerard Geraghty Nashville, TN Rogers Group, Inc. $5,000.00
Richard P Rechter Naples, FL Rogers Group $5,000.00
Samuel Rechter Louisville, KY Rogers Group, Inc. $5,000.00
Darin Matson Franklin, TN Rogers Group, Inc. $2,000.00
Jeffrey Rechter Louisville, KY Rogers Group $2,000.00
David Rechter Knoxville, TN Rogers Group $1,500.00
Deborah Edwards Asheville, NC Rogers Group, Inc. $1,500.00
Jana Rechter Nashville, IN Rogers Group, Inc. $1,500.00

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 Historical $68,131.89 $86,567.08 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $42,695.63 $68,131.89 Source ↗