Rural Tennessee Speaks PAC
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.
Show formula
Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
| Operating / overhead spending | $642 |
| Contributions to candidates | $1,380 |
- To TN candidates $1,380 68%
- Operating & other $642 32%
Contributions to 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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $500.00 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $100.00 |
| Postage | $42.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Assembly PAC (TRA) | Donations | 08/03/2018 | $500.00 |
| Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/19/2018 | $100.00 |
| US Postal Service | Postage | 03/10/2018 | $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.
| 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 ↗ |