Memphis

Straight Talk America

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2006 · Treasurer: Keith Davis · Alexandria, VA

Year by year

Straight Talk America — 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
2006 $4,053,697.90 $10,056.06 $0.00
All years $4,053,697.90 $10,056.06 $0.00
Raised
$4,053,698
incl. $824,024 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,056
Operating & other
$8,231
82% of spending
To other PACs
$1,825
18% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,056 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,231 (82%) — 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: $8,231 ÷ Total spent: $10,056
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,231
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Republican Party $1,824.66

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Event $3,953.98
Facility Rental $3,953.98
In Kind Tn Rep. Party Travel Lodging $323.44

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Chuck Larson Cedar Rapids, IA — $30,000.00
Polk County Republican Party Decktown, TN — $11,444.01
Charles WYLY Dallas, TX Michaels Stores $10,000.00
John Tatum Dallas, TX Genesco Sports Enterprises $10,000.00
Peter Nicholas Boston, MA Boston Scientific $7,000.00
George Kaufman New York, NY Kaufman MGNT $6,000.00
James Kelly Sierra Vista, AZ Retored $5,300.00
Michigan Republican Party Lansing, MI — $5,274.27
Alain Lebec Greenwich, CT Retired $5,000.00
Albanian American Public Affairs Com Biarcliff Manor, NY — $5,000.00

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 2006 Historical $901,740.02 $381,041.20 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10432
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $1,694,319.68 $901,740.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9759
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $1,051,692.39 $1,694,319.68 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 10276