Team Gop

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Team Gop — 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
2008 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2007 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2006 $0.00 $3,150.00 $0.00
2005 $3,065.00 $1,865.01 $0.00
2004 $20,409.22 $15,153.34 $0.00
All years $23,474.22 $20,168.35 $0.00
Raised
$23,474
incl. $8,129 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$20,168
Operating & other
$10,542
52% of spending
To TN candidates
$9,326
46% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,168 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,542 (52%) — 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: $10,542 ÷ Total spent: $20,168
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,542
Contributions to candidates $9,326

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $9,326 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $9,326 difference, $9,326 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,326 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
  • Roland, Terry Allen $250.00
  • Swafford, Eric $250.00
  • Arnett, Shelly $200.00
  • Black, Diane $150.00
  • Campfield, Stacey $150.00
  • Fullington, Nina $150.00
  • …and 7 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
South Tipton Republican Club $200.00
East Shelby Republican Club $100.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Website $2,000.00
Reimbursement $1,558.00
Postage $1,257.00
Donations $1,077.32
Madison Lincoln Day $1,000.00
Printing $922.63
Signs $640.40
Office Supplies $450.00
Bumper Stickers $447.00
Rental Of Building $350.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jeff Ward Atoka, TN — $2,749.63
Reuben Watkins Pikesville, TN — $1,820.00
Dave Dahl Dyersburg, TN Dahl's Worldwide Travel $1,763.62
J O Edmonds Covington, TN — $1,000.00
Jim Henry Kingston, TN Retired $1,000.00
Tennessee Conservative PAC Bluff City, TN — $1,000.00
Barbara McAndrew Dandridge, TN — $500.00
David Livingston Brownsville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Larry Whaley Covington, TN — $500.00
Mike Whitaker Covington, TN — $391.49

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
Q1 2008 Historical $20.55 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Historical $20.55 $20.55 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $20.55 $20.55 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $220.55 $20.55 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $220.55 $220.55 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $220.55 $220.55 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $220.55 $220.55 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $220.55 $220.55 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $1,170.55 $220.55 Source ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $1,515.46 $1,170.55 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $2,147.46 $1,515.46 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $572.46 $2,147.46 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $510.47 $572.46 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 ↗