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Sullivan County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$50,420
incl. $1,225 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$65,624
Operating & other
$41,124
63% of spending
To TN candidates
$21,500
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 2 candidates
$3,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,624 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $41,124 (63%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $41,124 ÷ Total spent: $65,624
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $41,124
Contributions to candidates $21,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $2,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $21,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $18,500 difference, $18,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Anderson, Wayne $2,000.00
  • Jacobs, Teresa $2,000.00
  • Venable, Richard $2,000.00
  • Whitaker, Donna $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Roe $1,000.00
  • Blalock, Judy $500.00
  • Broughton, Todd $500.00
  • Carlton, Darlene $500.00
  • Cole, Michael $500.00
  • …and 11 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
MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) $3,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fund Raising Dinner $23,357.88
Printing $5,790.37
Donations $5,000.00
Postage $4,379.76
Food / Beverage $1,342.63
Headquarters Maintenance $629.09
Cable $250.44
Web Site $239.76
Headquarters Bills $133.59

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Business Information Systems Piney Flats, TN — $3,100.00
Eastman Chemical Co Eastman Kingsport, TN — $2,500.00
James Gregory Bristol, TN Sj Investments $2,500.00
Pinnacle Partners Tennessee LLC Bristol, VA — $2,500.00
Bristol Republican Womens Club Bristol, TN — $1,800.00
Highlands Physicians Inc. Kingsport, TN — $1,500.00
Powers Harty INC Burke Bristol, TN — $1,500.00
Robert Hodge Bristol, TN Sprint $1,400.00
Citizens To Elect Phil Roe To Congress Johnson City, TN — $1,100.00
Linda D Buckles Kingsport, TN Retired $1,100.00

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 2018 Historical $73,947.92 $73,671.95 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $84,870.55 $73,947.92 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $88,736.38 $84,870.55 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $109,655.90 $88,736.38 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended Historical $93,622.55 $109,655.90 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $88,881.38 $93,622.55 Source ↗