Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$429,913
incl. $251,494 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$354,948
To TN candidates
$176,170
50% of spending
Operating & other
$84,026
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,250 to 14 candidates
$9,000 to 10 Republicans $2,250 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $354,948 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $176,170 (50%) — 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: $84,026 ÷ Total spent: $354,948
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $84,026
Contributions to candidates $176,170
Source filings:

“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. $2,500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $750.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 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 $176,170 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,250. Of the $164,920 difference, $164,920 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $164,920 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dean, Karl $5,000.00
  • Morris, Herman $5,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $5,000.00
  • Roller, Steve $5,000.00
  • Miller, Tom $3,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $3,500.00
  • Collins, Harold $3,000.00
  • Franklin, Desi $3,000.00
  • Randolph, Ian $3,000.00
  • Stephens, Brian $3,000.00
  • …and 157 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
Joint Democratic Caucus $10,000.00
Gnar PAC $7,721.79
Tenn Democratic Party $7,000.00
Tenn Republican Party $5,600.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $5,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $3,500.00
Northeast TN Association of Realtors $1,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $53,931 to 3 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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 PAC Illinois $37,866.52
National Association of Realtors Illinois $9,859.65
Rpac Illinois $6,204.60

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Remittance $65,254.05
Adminstrative/Meeting $6,600.00
Professional Services $4,340.00
Taxes $3,363.00
Golf Sponsorship $1,200.00
Awards $1,155.11
Local Association Event $750.00
Postage $532.37
Donations $250.00
Food / Beverage $232.41

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Richard Courtney Nashville, TN Fridrich & Clark Realty $2,500.00
Jewell McKinney Kingsport, TN Town & Country Realty $2,100.00
Emil Mongeon Franklin, TN Legacy International $2,000.00
Todd Harvey Clarksville, TN Byers & Harvey, Inc. $1,600.00
Lee Sowers Gray, TN C21 Realty $1,500.00
Marcia Franks Franklin, TN Franklin Realtors Inc. $1,500.00
Robert Franklin Dandridge, TN Franklin Realty $1,225.00
Dorothy Coker Bristol, TN Realty Executives Bristol $1,100.00
Holley Sims Murfreesboro, TN Sims Realtor $1,100.00
Lois Killebrew Signal Mountain, TN Mountain City Realtors $1,100.00

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $428,704.92 $383,385.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $290,060.74 $428,704.92 Source ↗