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Tennessee Conservative PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2004 · Treasurer: James L Holcomb · Bluff City, TN

Raised
$57,774
excl. $3,674 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$92,659
Operating & other
$73,609
79% of spending
To TN candidates
$15,550
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,300 to 2 candidates
$4,300 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $92,659 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $73,609 (79%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $73,609 ÷ Total spent: $92,659
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $73,609
Contributions to candidates $15,550
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $4,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 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 $15,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,300. Of the $11,250 difference, $11,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Keith Spicer $4,000.00
  • Watson, Eric $3,500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Stanley, Paul $500.00
  • Bryson, James $500.00
  • Burchett, Tim $500.00
  • Cochran, Jerome $500.00
  • Swafford, Eric $250.00

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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Team Gop $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Consulting Services $33,884.50
Dinner $16,389.75
Transportation $4,484.70
Web Site $3,532.00
Room Rentals $3,503.69
Computer Equipment $3,000.00
Rent $2,210.00
Event Tickets $1,350.00
Donations $1,000.00
Mileage $696.17

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Joe Gregory Piney Flats, TN Self-Employed $50,000.00
Lee Beaman Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $5,000.00
Fowler for Senate Chattanooga, TN — $500.00
Jim Holcomb Bluff City, TN SJ Investments $300.00
Gregory Tebeau Bristol, TN — $250.00
Sharrel McGrew Memphis, TN — $250.00
Steve Godsey Blountville, TN Sullivan County, TN $200.00
Robert Hodge Bristol, TN Sprint $150.00
David Davis for State Representative Johnson City, TN — $100.00
Jerome Cochran Victory Fund Elizabethton, TN — $50.00

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
Q4 2005 Historical $58,872.64 $37,010.26 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5317
Q3 2005 Historical $80,913.59 $58,872.64 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4844
Q2 2005 Historical $91,312.55 $80,913.59 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 3972
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $69,618.31 $91,312.55 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3549