Memphis

Senate Republican Caucus

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Bill Powers · Nashville, TN

Raised
$615,500
Total Spent
$694,494
Operating & other
$691,994
99.6% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,500
0.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $110,624 to 3 candidates
$110,624 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $694,494 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $691,994 (99.6%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.6% of everything it spent; $2,500 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $691,994 ÷ Total spent: $694,494
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $691,994
Contributions to candidates $2,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $71,825.10
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $38,569.60
Jordan Henderson Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $229.05

Tracked candidates reported receiving $110,624 from this committee — $108,124 more than its own filings itemize ($2,500), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Jim Tracy Fund $2,500.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Tv Advertising $275,660.00
Professional Services $78,038.00
Direct Mail - Mp, Rc, Rb3 $74,940.90
Direct Mail - Mp, Rc, Rb $47,651.20
Printing $32,577.41
Direct Mail - Rc $24,025.04
Direct Mail - Mp $19,284.80
Digital Media Advertising $17,447.25
Direct Mail - Briggs $17,423.20
Direct Mail - Rb $17,423.20

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) Franklin, TN — $200,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) Kingston, TN — $100,000.00
GOPAC Election Fund Tennessee Arlington, VA — $50,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $50,000.00
Ken Yager Kingston, TN — $50,000.00
Altria Client Services LLC Washington, DC — $25,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) Gallatin, TN — $25,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
VGW Luckyland Inc. Boulder, CO — $25,000.00
Janet Ayers Parsons, TN Ayers Foundation $10,000.00

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
Q3 2026 $822,223.89 $1,113,642.74 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128759
Pre-Primary 2026 $1,084,451.12 $822,223.89 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128129
Q2 2026 $1,117,627.41 $1,084,451.12 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126952
Q1 2026 $1,170,145.46 $1,117,627.41 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125080