Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$310,178
incl. $184,219 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$260,003
To TN candidates
$81,634
31% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$74,518
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,250 to 25 candidates
$10,000 to 20 Republicans $1,250 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $260,003 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $81,634 (31%) — 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: $63,655 ÷ Total spent: $260,003
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $63,655
Contributions to candidates $81,634
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
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $250.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 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 $81,634 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,250. Of the $70,384 difference, $70,384 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $70,384 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Karl Dean for Mayor $4,000.00
  • Geroge Wallace for City Council $2,500.00
  • Wharton, A.C. $2,500.00
  • Taylor, Fontaine $2,000.00
  • Shelby County Republicanparty $1,250.00
  • Lebel, Paul $1,000.00
  • Barry, Megan $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • …and 152 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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $12,500.00
Tenn Republican Party $5,000.00
Harwell PAC $5,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Knoxville Area Assn. of Realtors $546.24
Kerry Roberts Campaign Committee $500.00
Greater Chattanooga Assn of Realtors $400.00
Ben Zandi Campaign Committee $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $74,518 to 2 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
Rpac Illinois $45,006.45
National Association of Realtors Illinois $29,511.13

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Remittance $19,345.95
Fundraising Expense $15,149.37
Software $7,995.00
Pac Fees $7,558.00
Administrative Expense Accounting Service $4,300.00
Taxes $2,868.00
Adminstrative Awards $2,792.71
Postage $1,150.17
Meeting Exps $1,105.64
Administrative:Professional Fees $410.19

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brad Copeland Nashville, TN Village Real Estate Services $5,210.00
Fontaine Taylor Memphis, TN Colemanj-Etter Fontaine Realtor $3,900.00
Michael Thomas Kingsport, TN Ateam Real Est. Professionals $2,500.00
Bobbi Gillis Memphis, TN Faxon-Gillis Homes Inc. $2,000.00
Jay Lowenthal Nashville, TN Zeitlin Sotheby's $2,000.00
Jeffrey Jones Cookeville, TN American Way Real Estate $1,550.00
Gwen E Lilley Greenville, TN Century 21 Legacy $1,500.00
John Brittle Brentwood, TN Parks $1,500.00
Andrew Terrell Brentwood, TN Pilkerton Realtors $1,300.00
Kendra Cooke Brentwood, TN Parks Realty $1,200.00

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 2011 Amended Historical $308,328.42 $283,112.66 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Late Historical $230,998.64 $308,328.42 Source ↗