Senate Republican Caucus — PAC Profile, 2019

Where the Money Goes

Of the $175,796 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $175,796 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $175,796 ÷ Total spent: $175,796

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$175,796
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $175,796 100%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Professional Services	$66,472.25
Postage	$42,692.50
Advertising	$25,000.00
Event Expense	$19,456.68
Mail	$9,824.97
Campaign Workers	$5,270.00
Shirts	$1,382.55
Caucus Meal	$1,313.76
Food / Beverage	$897.42
Office Supplies	$865.30

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Onmessage Inc.	Professional Services	04/08/2019	$30,872.25
Redright Strategies	Advertising	02/18/2019	$25,000.00
Rachel Barrett and Company, LLC	Professional Services	02/19/2019	$12,350.00
Tennessee Republican Party	Postage	04/16/2019	$10,020.38
Direct Edge	Mail	02/15/2019	$9,824.97
Tennessee Republican Party	Postage	02/25/2019	$9,824.97
Tennessee Republican Party	Postage	04/08/2019	$7,551.81
Tennessee Republican Party	Postage	04/22/2019	$6,967.81
Hermitage Hotel	Event Expense	09/09/2019	$6,471.89
Hermitage Hotel	Event Expense	01/28/2019	$5,884.79

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)	Nashville, TN	—	$35,000.00
GOPAC Election Fund Tennessee	Arlington, VA	—	$25,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC	Washington, DC	—	$15,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC	Memphis, TN	—	$15,000.00
Garry McNabb	Cookeville, TN	Cash Express LLC	$15,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC	Nashville, TN	—	$15,000.00
Fred Dettwiller	Nashville, TN	Retired	$10,000.00
Harry Stowers	Knoxville, TN	Stowers Equipment	$10,000.00
James Ayers	Parsons, TN	First Bank	$10,000.00
James Haslam	Knoxville, TN	Pilot Company	$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
Year-End 2019 Historical	$265,247.72	$643,666.36	Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85040
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$389,441.65	$265,247.72	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83480