Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Brenda Brewster · Nashville, TN

Raised
$448,815
incl. $250,663 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$422,517
To TN candidates
$226,650
54% of spending
Operating & other
$107,443
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,750 to 15 candidates
$12,750 to 11 Republicans $2,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $422,517 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $226,650 (54%) — 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: $107,443 ÷ Total spent: $422,517
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $107,443
Contributions to candidates $226,650

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $3,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Tom Leatherwood † Tennessee House, District 99 Rep. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $750.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $226,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,750. Of the $211,900 difference, $211,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $211,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Yokley, Eddie $8,000.00
  • Coleman, Kent $4,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $4,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $3,500.00
  • Pettigrew, Schree $3,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $2,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $2,500.00
  • Maddox, Mark $2,500.00
  • Movinh Tennessee Forward $2,500.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $2,500.00
  • …and 237 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
RAAMPAC $10,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $6,000.00
House Republican Caucus $6,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $6,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $6,000.00
Tenn Republican Party $5,400.00
The Speaker S Fund $5,000.00
House Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $18,051 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
National Association of Realtors Illinois $17,550.77
Grant, Ronald Mississippi $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Remittance $82,698.45
Professional Services $11,200.00
Inaugural $7,500.00
Taxes $2,140.00
Refunds $1,650.00
Awards $1,166.43
Adminstrative/Meeting $684.25
Postage $203.77
Ticket Reimbursement $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
GNARPAC Nashville, TN — $42,188.63
Marcia Franks Franklin, TN Franklin Realtors Inc. $2,500.00
Richard Courtney Nashville, TN Fridrich & Clark Realty $2,200.00
Jewell McKinney Kingsport, TN Town & Country Realty $2,000.00
Lee Sowers Gray, TN C21 Realty $1,500.00
Michael Matthews Cordova, TN Traditional Properties $1,400.00
Dorothy Coker Bristol, TN Realty Executives Bristol $1,100.00
Robert Franklin Dandridge, TN Franklin Realty $1,020.00
Janice Carlton Shelbyville, TN Coldwell Banker $1,015.00
Amanda Wachtler Nashville, TN The Pikerton $1,000.00

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 2006 Amended Historical $215,001.54 $290,060.74 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $249,392.16 $215,001.54 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $359,743.98 $249,392.16 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $438,467.96 $359,743.98 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $462,796.98 $438,467.96 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $256,090.22 $462,796.98 Source ↗