Sullivan County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2002 · Treasurer: Sheena Tinsley · Blountville, TN

Raised
$24,510
Total Spent
$20,182
To TN candidates
$13,000
64% of spending
Operating & other
$7,182
36% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,182 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,000 (64%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $7,182 ÷ Total spent: $20,182
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,182
Contributions to candidates $13,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $13,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $13,000 difference, $13,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kerns, Tommy $2,500.00
  • Pope, Allan $2,500.00
  • Toohey, Mark $2,500.00
  • Curtis, Rickey $1,500.00
  • Orfield, Howard $1,500.00
  • Lundburg, John $1,000.00
  • Godsey, Steve $1,000.00
  • Moody, E. G. $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
Rent $2,467.15
Postage $2,048.69
Donations $750.00
Food / Beverage $472.75
Cable $452.78
Telephone $288.99
Headquarters Decoration $202.50
Fair Booth $190.00
Internet Web Site $80.70
Funeral Flowers $60.23

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Sullivan Co Republican Party Kingsport, TN — $17,000.00
Sullivan County Republican Party Kingsport, TN — $7,510.00

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 $9,480.11 $9,182.60 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $10,936.34 $9,480.11 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $15,234.43 $10,936.34 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $20,734.43 $15,234.43 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $36,626.10 $20,734.43 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Late Historical $21,850.32 $36,626.10 Source ↗