Memphis

Rural Tennessee Speaks PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$0
Total Spent
$2,022
To TN candidates
$1,380
68% of spending
Operating & other
$642
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,022 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,380 (68%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $642 ÷ Total spent: $2,022
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $642
Contributions to candidates $1,380
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor 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 $1,380 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $880 difference, $880 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $880 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • The 917 Society $280.27
  • Knight, Jason $200.00
  • Elder, Corinthia $200.00
  • Settles, Stan $200.00

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
Donations $500.00
Annual Pac Fee $100.00
Postage $42.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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
Pre-General 2018 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $780.27 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $780.27 $780.27 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $1,715.55 $780.27 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $2,057.55 $1,715.55 Source ↗