Rural Tennessee Speaks PAC
Year by year
Where the Money Goes
Of the $7,560 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,280 (70%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 | $5,280 |
| Contributions to candidates | $1,880 |
- Operating & other $5,280 70%
- To TN candidates $1,880 25%
- To other PACs $400 5.3%
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 $1,880 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $1,380 difference, $1,380 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,380 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Brett, Lashlee $500.00
- The 917 Society $280.27
- Elder, Corinthia $200.00
- Knight, Jason $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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Firearms Assn Legislative Action Committee | $400.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $2,450.00 |
| Food / Beverage | $1,987.75 |
| Professional Services | $700.00 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $100.00 |
| Postage | $42.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbilly BBQ | Food / Beverage | 11/13/2017 | $1,000.00 |
| Hillbilly BBQ | Food / Beverage | 07/31/2017 | $987.75 |
| Beavers, Mae | Donations | 07/30/2017 | $750.00 |
| E-Z Money Pawn & Gun | Professional Services | 07/29/2017 | $700.00 |
| 917 Society | Donations | 10/28/2017 | $500.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Assembly PAC (TRA) | Donations | 08/03/2018 | $500.00 |
| Beavers, Mae | Donations | 07/30/2017 | $250.00 |
| Dav | Donations | 12/11/2017 | $200.00 |
| Tennessee 7th District Coalition PAC | Donations | 10/26/2017 | $200.00 |
| Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/19/2018 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joni Hargrove | Erin, TN | Apsu | $2,230.00 |
| Jay D Reedy | Erin, TN | — | $1,660.00 |
| William Hargrove | Erin, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority | $1,585.00 |
| Mark Green | Ashland City, TN | Md-Partners | $1,000.00 |
| Beth Fenley | TN Ridge, TN | Retired | $980.00 |
| Timothy Wirgau | Buchanan, TN | Owner | $300.00 |
| Ted H Williams | Dickson, TN | Tristar Bank | $250.00 |
| Brent Lashlee | Camden, TN | State of Tennessee | $200.00 |
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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $670.00 | $2,057.55 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $670.00 | Source ↗ |