Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2011 · Treasurer: Jonathan Norwood · Spartanburg, SC

Raised
$71,500
Total Spent
$61,850
Spent outside Tennessee
$55,600
90% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,250
10% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 7 candidates
$3,500 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $61,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $55,600 (90%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $61,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,250
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
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $500.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 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 $6,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $2,750 difference, $2,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $750.00
  • Marshall, Melissa $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $55,600 to 4 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 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
Committee To Amend the Small Loan Act Alabama $49,000.00
Shafer, David Georgia $3,000.00
Dunahoo, Emory Georgia $2,600.00
Standridge, David Alabama $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC — $71,500.00

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 2017 Historical $235.02 $1,306.96 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $3,185.02 $235.02 Source ↗