Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Brenda Brewster · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $283,649 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $119,650 (42%) — 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 / overhead spending | $26,656 |
| Contributions to candidates | $119,650 |
- To TN candidates $119,650 42%
- Spent outside Tennessee $105,593 37%
- To other PACs $31,750 11%
- Operating & other $26,656 9.4%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Mark White † | Tennessee House, District 83 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Pat Marsh † | Tennessee House, District 62 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $250.00 |
| Jimmy Matlock † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $119,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,250. Of the $110,400 difference, $110,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $110,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Ramsey (Governor), Ron $15,000.00
- Herron (Governor), Roy $5,250.00
- Citizens for Littlefield $5,000.00
- Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
- Kyle (Governor), Jim $5,000.00
- McWherter, Michael $5,000.00
- Wamp, Zach $5,000.00
- Wharton, A.C. $5,000.00
- Henry, Douglas $1,250.00
- Berz, Carol $1,000.00
- …and 145 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $5,000.00 |
| MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) | $2,500.00 |
| Odom PAC | $1,500.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $1,500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Marti Rutherford | $1,000.00 |
| Shelby County Republican Party PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Cas-Pac | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $105,593 to 3 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rpac | Illinois | $64,836.03 |
| National Association of Realtors | Illinois | $40,712.35 |
| Fedex | Texas | $44.89 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Event Expenses | $11,871.76 |
| Taxes | $5,117.00 |
| Accounting Fees | $4,200.00 |
| Professional Audio/Video Services | $1,050.00 |
| Fundraising Expense | $1,000.00 |
| Meeting Exps | $872.35 |
| Travel | $862.96 |
| Postage | $824.50 |
| Supplies | $606.97 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Revenue Service | Taxes | — | $5,117.00 |
| Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors | Fundraising Event Expenses | 07/06/2009 | $4,221.76 |
| Yeary Howell & Associates | Accounting Fees | 02/23/2009 | $2,800.00 |
| Greater Nashville Assn of Realtors | Fundraising Event Expenses | 09/10/2009 | $2,500.00 |
| Greater Nashville Assn of Realtors Inc. | Fundraising Event Expenses | 07/06/2009 | $2,000.00 |
| Memphis Area Assn of Realtors | Fundraising Event Expenses | 06/08/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| Memphis Area Assn of Realtors | Fundraising Event Expenses | 05/22/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| Southern Middle TN Assoc of Realtors | Fundraising Expense | 05/18/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| Yeary Howell & Associates | Accounting Fees | 05/27/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| Beech, Pat | Travel | 05/27/2009 | $862.96 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine Taylor | Memphis, TN | Colemanj-Etter Fontaine Realtor | $5,000.00 |
| Citizens for Littlefield | Chattanooga, TN | — | $2,500.00 |
| Jewell McKinney | Kingsport, TN | Town & Country Realty | $2,000.00 |
| Jennie Zopfi | Dayton, TN | Select Properties | $1,900.00 |
| Lois Killebrew | Signal Mountain, TN | Mountain City Realtors | $1,200.20 |
| Sue Stinson Turner | Germantown, TN | Crye-Leike Realtors | $1,140.00 |
| B J Swinehart | Knoxville, TN | Re-Max | $1,100.00 |
| Dick Leike | Memphis, TN | Crye-Leike | $1,100.00 |
| Tommie Criswell | Arlington, TN | Crye-Leike | $1,020.00 |
| Alice Walker | Nashville, TN | The Wilson Group | $1,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.