Sumner County Republican Freedom Caucus

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2024 · Treasurer: Lieutenant General Dennis D. Cavin, US Army (Ret) · Gallatin, TN

Year by year

Sumner County Republican Freedom 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 $55,345.38 $187,558.42 $2,000.00
2025 $203,652.90 $56,393.19 $0.00
2024 $143,792.56 $94,313.74 $0.00
All years $402,790.84 $338,265.35 $2,000.00
Raised
$402,791
Total Spent
$338,265
Operating & other
$321,265
95% of spending
To TN candidates
$17,000
5.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 1 candidate
$2,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $338,265 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $321,265 (95%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 95% of everything it spent; $17,000 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: $321,265 ÷ Total spent: $338,265
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $321,265
Contributions to candidates $17,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Brian Stewart Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $2,000.00

This committee’s own filings report $17,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $15,000 difference, $17,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Stuart, Kathy $2,000.00
  • Allison, Arron $1,000.00
  • Breinig, Meghan $1,000.00
  • Collins, Rachel $1,000.00
  • Craddock, Eric $1,000.00
  • Dean, Thomas $1,000.00
  • Ellis, Toby $1,000.00
  • Evans, Mark $1,000.00
  • Farino, Michael $1,000.00
  • Harris, Benjamin $1,000.00
  • …and 6 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $118,629.00
Donations $32,516.46
Food / Beverage $15,965.83
Independent Printing Support Kathy Stuart $11,050.84
Independent, Printing, Support, Meghan Breinig $9,035.16
Independent Printing Support Bob Wheeler $8,927.21
Independent, Printing, Support, Kathy Stuart $8,630.15
Independent Printing Support Jimmy Overton $8,260.11
Independent, Printing, Support Ferrell Haile $7,552.01
Independent Printing Mail Support Mark Evan $6,914.22

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Richard Isaacson Gallatin, TN Retired $60,000.00
Spring Creek Investments Hendersonville, TN — $45,000.00
Tennessee Holdings Hendersonvill, TN — $40,000.00
David Black Gallatin, TN Retired $20,000.00
Dennis Cavin Gallatin, TN Retired $12,800.00
Isaacson Michael Lebanon, TN — $11,600.00
William Wetherington Fayetteville, TN American Development Corp $11,000.00
L A Green Nashville, TN Green and Little $10,000.00
Sue and Monty Steen Gallatin, TN Retired $10,000.00
Robert Goodall Gallatin, TN Goodall Homes $9,484.12

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 $80,869.63 $64,525.49 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $196,726.38 $80,869.63 Source ↗
Q1 2026 Amended $196,738.53 $196,726.38 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $189,584.22 $196,738.53 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $49,478.82 $189,584.22 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Amended Historical $56,107.59 $49,478.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $68,867.64 $56,107.59 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $66,073.04 $68,867.64 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical $60,582.22 $66,073.04 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $44,685.80 $60,582.22 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Amended Historical $0.00 $44,685.80 Source ↗