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

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,153 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,076 (60%) — 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: $6,077 ÷ Total spent: $15,153
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,077
Contributions to candidates $9,076

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $9,076 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $9,076 difference, $9,076 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,076 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • 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
  • Kerney, Neal $150.00
  • …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
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

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 Pikesville, TN — $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 — $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 ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $1,530.49 $3,645.13 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $2,406.87 $1,530.49 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $1,733.14 $2,406.87 Source ↗