Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,111,854
incl. $349,122 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$981,032
Spent outside Tennessee
$341,187
35% of spending
To TN candidates
$286,800
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $129,700 to 82 candidates
$108,200 to 64 Republicans $21,500 to 18 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $981,032 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $341,187 (35%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $194,463 ÷ Total spent: $981,032
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $194,463
Contributions to candidates $286,800
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
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $10,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $5,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $5,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $4,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $3,950.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $3,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $3,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $3,000.00
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $3,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $286,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $129,700. Of the $157,100 difference, $157,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $157,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Cooper, John $16,200.00
  • Briley, David $13,200.00
  • Strickland, Jim $7,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $5,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $4,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $3,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $3,000.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $2,500.00
  • Tcadsv $2,500.00
  • Bedne, Fabian $2,000.00
  • …and 94 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
Senate Republican Caucus $35,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $25,000.00
House Republican Caucus $20,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $17,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $15,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $10,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $9,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $7,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $5,000.00
Northeast TN Association of Realtors $4,849.40

Given in Other States

This committee sent $341,187 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 $181,833.93
National Association of Realtors Illinois $159,353.28

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Local Request $91,494.41
Lobbying Expense $27,000.00
Event Expense $20,466.31
Kings Bowl Event $16,639.23
Pac Management System $7,834.00
Credit Card Fees $7,055.92
Parking For Advocacy Day $5,000.00
Statemen'S Dinner $5,000.00
Audit $4,600.00
Irs $1,570.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Memphis Area Association of Realtors Inc. Memphis, TN — $30,000.00
Realtracs Inc. Brentwood, TN — $21,295.50
Yvette Meldrum Thompsons Station, TN Self-Employed $10,580.50
Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $10,000.00
Kevin Wilson Nashville, TN Parks $10,000.00
Tennessee Association of Realtors Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Robert Wigton Franklin, TN Williamson County Association of Realtor $7,510.00
Diane Hills Kingsport, TN Town \& Country $6,000.00
Hagan Stone Nashville, TN Parks $5,315.00
Knoxville Area Association of Realtors Inc. Knoxville, TN — $5,179.00

Showing the top 500 of 710 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 2019 Amended Historical $930,033.73 $826,192.23 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $686,172.49 $930,033.73 Source ↗