Sullivan County Republican Party

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Sullivan County Republican Party — 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 $2,241.15 $37,693.97 $300.00
2025 $53,033.68 $16,910.62 $0.00
2024 $1,347.50 $6,545.37 $0.00
2023 $25,933.34 $11,154.51 $1,000.00
2022 $34,251.00 $49,919.84 $0.00
2021 $16,252.65 $9,738.90 $0.00
2020 $53,687.02 $74,816.97 $2,000.00
2019 $12,125.00 $7,614.00 $0.00
2018 $50,420.00 $65,623.52 $3,000.00
2017 $37,237.98 $23,881.03 $0.00
2016 $51,376.24 $42,121.47 $7,500.00
2015 $40,003.82 $20,089.62 $0.00
2014 $69,388.94 $104,749.06 $0.00
2013 $57,393.75 $33,686.96 $0.00
2012 $77,189.07 $69,121.36 $10,000.00
2011 $155.00 $329.47 $0.00
2010 $46,600.00 $64,336.56 $500.00
2009 $42,945.00 $23,573.75 $0.00
2008 $54,394.25 $32,764.47 $0.00
2007 $37,765.60 $17,487.98 $0.00
2006 $24,510.00 $20,181.85 $0.00
2005 $10,580.00 $12,992.93 $0.00
2004 $70,583.74 $50,837.83 $0.00
All years $869,414.73 $796,172.04 $24,300.00
Raised
$869,415
incl. $156,412 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$796,172
Operating & other
$668,571
84% of spending
To TN candidates
$113,700
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $24,300 to 5 candidates
$24,300 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $796,172 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $668,571 (84%) — 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: $668,571 ÷ Total spent: $796,172
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $668,571
Contributions to candidates $113,700

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $13,500.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $6,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $3,500.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,000.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $113,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $24,300. Of the $89,400 difference, $89,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $89,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Shipley, Tony $10,000.00
  • Sulliva County Cattleman's Assoc. $7,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $6,000.00
  • Venable, Richard $5,000.00
  • Godsey, Steve $3,500.00
  • Jacobs, Teresa $2,500.00
  • Kerney, Neal $2,500.00
  • Kerns, Tommy $2,500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $2,500.00
  • Pope, Allan $2,500.00
  • …and 61 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
Sullivan County Republicans $3,301.46
MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) $3,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $3,000.00
Tennessee Federation of Republican Women $2,000.00
Committee To Elect Ray Conkin $1,500.00
Tenn Republican Party $1,000.00
TCCS Young Republicans $100.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fund Raising Dinner $183,093.95
Food / Beverage $143,032.05
Donations $111,386.34
Catering / Venue Cost $41,123.11
Campaign Materials $34,122.84
Printing $25,674.01
Candidates Campaign Mailer $25,062.03
Get Out The Vote Mailer $23,983.54
Reimbursement $13,506.59
Headquarters Bills $8,153.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Sullivan Co Republican Party Kingsport, TN — $34,160.31
James Gregory Bristol, TN Sj Investments $18,250.00
Bristol Tennessee Republicans Bristol, TN — $17,931.87
Sullivan County Republican Party Kingsport, TN — $16,259.00
Eastman PAC Kingsport, TN — $14,990.00
Ronald Ramsey Blountville, TN Ron Ramsey & Associates $14,900.00
Tony Shipley Kingsport, TN — $13,950.00
Greater Kingsport Republican Women Kingsport, TN — $13,224.14
Linda D Buckles Kingsport, TN Retired $12,840.00
KBM Commercial Properties Bristol, TN — $10,700.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $91,552.20 $56,521.55 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $92,162.79 $91,552.20 Source ↗
Q1 2026 Amended $91,974.37 $92,162.79 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $63,522.50 $91,974.37 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $55,851.31 $63,522.50 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $55,980.39 $55,851.31 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $56,122.27 $55,980.39 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $59,579.73 $56,122.27 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $59,579.73 $59,579.73 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $61,049.18 $59,579.73 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $61,018.66 $61,049.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $44,260.94 $61,018.66 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $46,180.22 $44,260.94 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $47,661.13 $46,180.22 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $47,905.14 $47,661.13 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $53,178.63 $47,905.14 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $59,685.48 $53,178.63 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $64,082.70 $59,685.48 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $62,183.97 $64,082.70 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Amended Historical $60,288.17 $62,183.97 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $55,870.20 $60,288.17 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Historical $71,614.77 $55,870.20 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $82,109.53 $71,614.77 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $76,990.36 $82,109.53 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $81,464.99 $76,990.36 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $83,769.02 $81,464.99 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $78,095.21 $83,769.02 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $73,762.35 $78,095.21 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $73,671.95 $73,762.35 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 ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $76,751.39 $88,881.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $75,749.50 $76,751.39 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Historical $76,762.86 $75,749.50 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $87,365.42 $76,762.86 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $89,921.14 $87,365.42 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $85,203.32 $89,921.14 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $68,355.36 $85,203.32 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $66,951.72 $68,355.36 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Historical $47,201.02 $66,951.72 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $47,156.19 $47,201.02 Source ↗
Q4 2014 Historical $47,745.17 $47,156.19 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $58,493.07 $47,745.17 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $64,875.36 $58,493.07 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $74,230.63 $64,875.36 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $82,653.60 $74,230.63 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $82,673.13 $82,653.60 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Historical $109,477.55 $82,673.13 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $59,293.49 $109,477.55 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Historical $60,533.67 $59,293.49 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $60,025.17 $60,533.67 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $82,669.42 $60,025.17 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $84,418.08 $82,669.42 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $82,309.54 $84,418.08 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $52,078.04 $82,309.54 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Historical $52,034.34 $52,078.04 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $52,072.78 $52,034.34 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Historical $52,372.09 $52,072.78 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $63,226.57 $52,372.09 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $62,908.06 $63,226.57 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $69,324.60 $62,908.06 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $73,521.82 $69,324.60 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $70,974.87 $73,521.82 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Historical $71,058.10 $70,974.87 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $51,036.56 $71,058.10 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Historical $50,886.33 $51,036.56 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $47,971.71 $50,886.33 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $56,833.97 $47,971.71 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $59,833.97 $56,833.97 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $29,128.30 $59,833.97 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $29,126.57 $29,128.30 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Historical $29,287.20 $29,126.57 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $9,182.60 $29,287.20 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 ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $22,270.48 $21,850.32 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $23,099.11 $22,270.48 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $22,968.76 $23,099.11 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $25,658.37 $22,968.76 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Historical $15,769.83 $25,658.37 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $24,554.85 $15,769.83 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $27,292.94 $24,554.85 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $6,065.73 $27,292.94 Source ↗