Memphis

Senate Republican Caucus

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$218,333
Total Spent
$214,899
To TN candidates
$134,000
62% of spending
Operating & other
$65,899
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,000 to 1 candidate
$15,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $214,899 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $134,000 (62%) — 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: $65,899 ÷ Total spent: $214,899
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $65,899
Contributions to candidates $134,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $15,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $134,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,000. Of the $119,000 difference, $119,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $119,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • McLeary, Don $49,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $35,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $35,000.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Republican Party $15,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Consulting $34,500.00
Attorney Fees $20,000.00
Food / Beverage $7,493.46
Refunding A Corporation Check $2,500.00
Deposit For Meal $400.00
Dues / Subscriptions $393.53
Flowers & Gifts $283.08
Conference Call $178.56
Security $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Republican Caucus Nashville, TN — $69,483.23
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $45,000.00
Republican State Leadership Com TN PAC Account Washington, DC — $25,000.00
RSLC Tennessee PAC Alexandria, VA — $20,000.00
Randy McNally Oak Ridge, TN State of Tennessee $17,500.00
Team State Employees PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN — $6,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $5,400.00
T Pace Tennessee PAC for Education Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Titlemax Management Savannah, GA — $2,500.00

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
Q4 2006 Historical $13,424.94 $29,255.23 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12398
Pre-General 2006 Historical $10,699.94 $13,424.94 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11114
Q3 2006 Historical $41,479.55 $10,699.94 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10334
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $16,579.55 $41,479.55 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8893
Q2 2006 Historical $26,889.78 $16,579.55 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7460
Q1 2006 Historical $26,246.75 $26,889.78 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6580