Team Gop

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2003 · Treasurer: Shirley J Ward · Covington, TN

Raised

$20,409

incl. $7,884 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$15,153

To TN candidates

$9,076

60% of spending

Operating & other

$6,077

40% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $150 to 1 candidate

$150 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,153 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,076 (60%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $6,077 ÷ Total spent: $15,153

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$6,077
Contributions to candidates	$9,076

Source filings:

To TN candidates $9,076 60%
Operating & other $6,077 40%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Neal Kerney ^†	Tennessee House, District 03	Rep.	$150.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $9,076 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $150. Of the $8,926 difference, $8,926 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,926 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Dahl, Dave $4,000.00
Cannon, Jesse $2,600.00
Bennett, Karen $350.00
Norris, Mark $250.00
Swafford, Eric $250.00
Arnett, Shelly $200.00
Black, Diane $150.00
Campfield, Stacey $150.00
Fullington, Nina $150.00
Maggart, Debra Young $150.00
…and 5 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
Postage	$1,257.00
Reimbursement	$1,231.00
Madison Lincoln Day	$1,000.00
Printing	$681.62
Signs	$640.40
Donations	$477.32
Office Supplies	$450.00
Rent	$240.00
Convention	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Madison County Repubican Party	Madison Lincoln Day	02/13/2004	$1,000.00
Dahl, Dave	Reimbursement	05/11/2004	$800.00
A1 Screen Printing	Signs	06/17/2004	$640.40
U. S. Post Office	Postage	08/04/2004	$555.00
Mc Queen, Mark	Office Supplies	04/02/2004	$450.00
Jc Promotions	Printing	08/31/2004	$378.00
U. S. Post Office	Postage	07/12/2004	$370.00
Watkins, Reuben	Reimbursement	09/11/2004	$296.00
U. S. Post Office	Rent	06/29/2004	$240.00
Dyer County Republican Women	Donations	04/05/2004	$238.66

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Jeff Ward	Atoka, TN	—	$2,749.63
Dave Dahl	Dyersburg, TN	Dahl's Worldwide Travel	$1,763.62
Reuben Watkins	Pikeville, TN	Clear Creek Studios	$1,500.00
J O Edmonds	Covington, TN	—	$1,000.00
David Livingston	Brownsville, TN	Self-Employed	$500.00
Larry Whaley	Covington, TN	—	$500.00
Mike Whitaker	Covington, TN	—	$391.49
Shirley Ward	Covington, TN	—	$360.52
Nona Miller	Germantown, TN	—	$350.00
Mark Green	Brentwood, TN	State of Tennessee	$309.54

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 2004 Amended Historical	$3,645.13	$510.47	Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2876
Q3 2004 Amended Historical	$1,530.49	$3,645.13	Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2094
Q2 2004 Historical	$2,406.87	$1,530.49	Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1072
Q1 2004 Historical	$1,733.14	$2,406.87	Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 429