Senate Republican Caucus

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Senate Republican Caucus — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $615,500.00 $694,494.02 $110,623.75
2025 $620,500.00 $117,517.23 $0.00
2024 $590,500.00 $1,008,095.42 $0.00
2023 $501,835.00 $153,460.12 $0.00
2022 $519,499.28 $486,866.84 $0.00
2021 $447,500.00 $164,787.47 $0.00
2020 $688,580.30 $888,606.95 $140,000.00
2019 $431,450.00 $175,796.35 $0.00
2018 $826,000.00 $611,844.18 $0.00
2017 $159,400.00 $39,236.06 $0.00
2016 $508,206.26 $1,153,770.92 $70,000.00
2015 $299,250.00 $46,071.49 $0.00
2014 $691,350.00 $501,857.45 $100,000.00
2013 $281,040.22 $65,776.37 $0.00
2012 $959,286.14 $905,388.02 $0.00
2011 $104,660.86 $58,339.10 $0.00
2010 $493,950.00 $522,311.60 $0.00
2009 $66,400.00 $20,481.10 $0.00
2008 $128,932.37 $187,951.89 $0.00
2007 $59,282.88 $8,369.50 $0.00
2006 $218,333.23 $214,898.63 $15,000.00
2005 $108,750.00 $92,039.23 $40,000.00
2004 $117,500.00 $111,852.68 $0.00
All years $9,437,706.54 $8,229,812.62 $475,623.75
Raised
$9,437,707
incl. $995 unitemized small gifts
excl. $60 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$8,229,813
Operating & other
$6,323,234
77% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,066,500
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $475,624 to 8 candidates
$475,624 to 8 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,229,813 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,323,234 (77%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $6,323,234 ÷ Total spent: $8,229,813
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,323,234
Contributions to candidates $1,066,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $170,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $100,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $71,825.10
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $40,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $40,000.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $38,569.60
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $15,000.00
Jordan Henderson Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $229.05

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,066,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $475,624. Of the $590,876 difference, $701,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $110,624 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize.

Its filing also reports $701,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dickerson, Steven $230,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $100,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $65,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $49,000.00
  • Black, Diane $40,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $40,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $40,000.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $40,000.00
  • Finney, Raymond $20,000.00
  • Green, Mark E. $20,000.00
  • …and 5 more recipients

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 Legislative Campaign Committee $295,078.71
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $290,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party $255,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $1,747,504.06
Professional Services $1,017,400.19
Donations $466,980.00
Research / Polling $421,099.31
Media $342,869.00
Communications $293,424.53
Tv Advertising $275,660.00
Mail $220,230.76
Surveys $217,305.44
Data Management $113,090.01

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Republican Caucus Nashville, TN — $886,246.78
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $366,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN — $333,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) Franklin, TN — $330,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $260,000.00
Garry McNabb Cookeville, TN Cash Express LLC $180,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) Kingston, TN — $180,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $156,900.00
Randy McNally Oak Ridge, TN State of Tennessee $147,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC Nashville, TN — $137,000.00

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
Year-End 2025 $640,880.72 $1,170,145.46 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 122597
Mid-Year 2025 $665,761.27 $640,880.72 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121777
Q4 2024 Historical $591,375.17 $665,761.27 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 118975
Pre-General 2024 Historical $621,582.58 $591,375.17 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 117761
Q3 2024 Historical $600,221.02 $621,582.58 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116962
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $863,783.17 $600,221.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 114040
Q2 2024 Historical $1,051,351.73 $863,783.17 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113720
Q1 2024 Historical $1,085,856.69 $1,051,351.73 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112574
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $745,452.30 $1,085,856.69 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111904
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $752,231.81 $745,452.30 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109183
Q4 2022 Amended Historical $738,983.63 $752,231.81 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108315
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $937,981.55 $738,983.63 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106190
Q3 2022 Historical $652,497.50 $937,981.55 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 103148
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $647,655.47 $652,497.50 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103593
Q2 2022 Historical $661,405.60 $647,655.47 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100250
Q1 2022 Historical $722,979.00 $661,405.60 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98426
Year-End 2021 Historical $420,683.46 $722,979.00 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96147
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $441,136.16 $420,683.46 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95119
Q4 2020 Historical $672,069.57 $441,136.16 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 92704
Pre-General 2020 Historical $759,792.84 $672,069.57 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 91151
Q3 2020 Historical $570,588.27 $759,792.84 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90460
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $596,485.32 $570,588.27 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89207
Q2 2020 Historical $601,436.07 $596,485.32 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88421
Q1 2020 Historical $643,666.36 $601,436.07 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87055
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
Q4 2018 Historical $223,348.05 $389,441.65 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 81590
Pre-General 2018 Historical $579,203.69 $223,348.05 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80415
Q3 2018 Historical $126,799.61 $579,203.69 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79624
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $117,409.56 $126,799.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78158
Q2 2018 Historical $125,353.27 $117,409.56 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76540
Q1 2018 Historical $176,644.22 $125,353.27 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74409
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $43,623.81 $176,644.22 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73908
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $56,694.92 $43,623.81 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71315
Q4 2016 Historical $157,569.47 $56,694.92 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69746
Pre-General 2016 Historical $626,767.53 $157,569.47 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68693
Q3 2016 Historical $699,777.72 $626,767.53 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67256
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $681,407.72 $699,777.72 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65954
Q2 2016 Historical $700,041.62 $681,407.72 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64818
Q1 2016 Historical $704,563.34 $700,041.62 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63137
Year-End 2015 Historical $438,496.93 $704,563.34 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61861
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $451,256.08 $438,496.93 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60405
Q4 2014 Amended Historical $268,840.10 $451,256.08 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59616
Pre-General 2014 Historical $437,317.34 $268,840.10 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57292
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $289,795.53 $437,317.34 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 57583
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $285,344.53 $289,795.53 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54355
Q2 2014 Historical $257,676.53 $285,344.53 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52517
Q1 2014 Historical $261,823.53 $257,676.53 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50940
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $80,158.07 $261,823.53 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 60785
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $89,881.63 $80,158.07 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48380
Q4 2012 Historical $53,044.66 $89,881.63 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45646
Pre-General 2012 Historical $233,593.43 $53,044.66 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44363
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $64,161.40 $233,593.43 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43902
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $59,372.90 $64,161.40 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41586
Q2 2012 Historical $90,992.06 $59,372.90 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40698
Q1 2012 Historical $101,664.06 $90,992.06 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39593
Year-End 2011 Historical $24,617.32 $101,664.06 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38366
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $55,976.82 $24,617.32 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37344
Q4 2010 Historical $184,420.95 $55,976.82 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35599
Pre-General 2010 Historical $132,483.55 $184,420.95 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34215
Q3 2010 Historical $64,953.03 $132,483.55 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33737
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $65,084.00 $64,953.03 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32256
Q2 2010 Historical $47,419.03 $65,084.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31178
Q1 2010 Historical $55,870.13 $47,419.03 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29915
Year-End 2009 Historical $3,353.28 $55,870.13 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28945
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $10,786.16 $3,353.28 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27539
Q4 2008 Historical $449.58 $10,786.16 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26302
Pre-General 2008 Historical $10,105.58 $449.58 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25015
Q3 2008 Historical $9,895.94 $10,105.58 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23885
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $23,107.76 $9,895.94 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22702
Q2 2008 Historical $89,087.76 $23,107.76 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21596
Q1 2008 Historical $80,168.61 $89,087.76 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20554
Year-End 2007 Historical $25,213.54 $80,168.61 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14699
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $29,255.23 $25,213.54 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13525
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
Q4 2005 Historical $99,983.55 $26,246.75 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5639
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $93,910.38 $99,983.55 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 6735
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $105,100.33 $93,910.38 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4448
Q1 2005 Historical $9,586.85 $105,100.33 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3686
Q4 2004 Historical $10,449.31 $9,586.85 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3048
Q3 2004 Historical $7,876.26 $10,449.31 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1891
Q2 2004 Historical $8,133.36 $7,876.26 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1036
Q1 2004 Historical $4,464.83 $8,133.36 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 439