Roving Patriots PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$10,423
incl. $350 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,138
To TN candidates
$9,000
69% of spending
Operating & other
$4,138
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,000 to 2 candidates
$7,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,138 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,000 (69%) — 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: $4,138 ÷ Total spent: $13,138
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,138
Contributions to candidates $9,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Scott Cepicky † Tennessee House, District 64 Rep. $6,000.00
Justin Lafferty † Tennessee House, District 89 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 $9,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,000. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Williams, Joseph $1,000.00
  • Williams, Scott P. $1,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $2,982.53
Robo Calls Against B. Doss, R. Tillis, T. Wirgau $662.22
Digital Media $250.00
Posts For Signs Opposing R. Tillis $123.89
Posts For Signs Opposed B. Doss $119.70

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ed Smith Nashville, TN Retired $4,000.00
Tricia Stickle Spring Hill, TN Retired $1,600.00
Stephanie Waltrip Franklin, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Norman Bobo Thompson Station, TN — $516.25
Phillip Budd Lynnville, TN Retired $515.75
Chad Whittenberg Spring Hill, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Cyndi Miller Brentwood, TN Homemaker $500.00
Valerie Wilson Columbia, TN — $500.00
Kevin E Baigent Portland, TN Retired $439.01
Baigent Laura Portland, TN Retired $250.00

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
Q4 2018 Historical $191.07 $4,191.07 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $1,091.07 $191.07 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $2,122.98 $1,091.07 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $7,510.34 $2,122.98 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $8,359.85 $7,510.34 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $8,439.85 $8,359.85 Source ↗