Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$361,714
incl. $147,505 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$226,438
To TN candidates
$95,550
42% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$68,581
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,500 to 38 candidates
$15,250 to 29 Republicans $3,250 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $226,438 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $95,550 (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 spending: $26,282 ÷ Total spent: $226,438
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,282
Contributions to candidates $95,550
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
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $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 $95,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,500. Of the $77,050 difference, $77,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $77,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Coppinger, Jim $5,000.00
  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Bunker, Wyatt $2,500.00
  • Turner, Sabrena $2,500.00
  • Webb, Doyle $2,350.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $2,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,500.00
  • Joyce, Candy Roberts $1,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,500.00
  • Rich, Barrett $1,500.00
  • …and 105 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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Greater Nashville Assn of Realtors Inc. $3,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee $1,000.00
Tennessee Black Caucus $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $68,581 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
National Association of Realtors Illinois $46,137.90
Rpac Illinois $22,442.83

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraising Expense $7,750.00
Fundraising Event Expenses $7,319.75
Professional Services $4,675.00
Event Expense $1,500.00
Administrative Expense Meetings $1,466.07
Taxes $935.00
Adminstrative Awards $825.00
Administrative Expense Banking $581.75
Bank Fees $494.75
Administrative Expense Postage $325.82

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Richard Levenson Knoxville, TN Re Max $4,975.00
Cindy Stanton Nashville, TN Crye Leike Realtors $4,000.00
Margaret Dixon Mt. Juliet, TN Crye-Leike $4,000.00
Price Lechleiter Nashville, TN Shirley Zeitlin $4,000.00
Randy Durham Chattanooga, TN Keller Williams $2,668.00
Alexander Bynum Dresden, TN Wendell Alexander Realty $2,500.00
Kendra Cooke Brentwood, TN Parks Realty $2,500.00
Richard Bryan Nashville, TN Fridrich & Clark Realty $2,500.00
Starling Davis Nashville, TN Fridrich & Clark Realty $2,500.00
Doyle Webb Knoxville, TN Realty Executives $2,150.00

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 2013 Amended Historical $393,368.85 $367,250.58 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Late Historical $272,479.95 $393,368.85 Source ↗