Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Brenda Brewster · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,033,745 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $278,750 (27%) — went to other PACs and committees.
Why this number?
Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.
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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
| Operating / overhead spending | $227,057 |
| Contributions to candidates | $251,850 |
- To other PACs $278,750 27%
- Spent outside Tennessee $276,089 27%
- To TN candidates $251,850 24%
- Operating & other $227,057 22%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Powers † | Tennessee Senate, District 22 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $4,000.00 |
| Page Walley † | Tennessee Senate, District 26 | Rep. | $4,000.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
| Paul Rose † | Tennessee Senate, District 32 | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
| Sara Kyle † | Tennessee Senate, District 30 | Dem. | $3,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $251,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $141,750. Of the $110,100 difference, $110,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $110,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Faison's Freedom $12,500.00
- Reeves, William S. $7,500.00
- Dickerson, Steven $5,000.00
- Payne, Brenda $5,000.00
- Lundberg, Jon $3,500.00
- Calfee, Kent $3,000.00
- Carr, Bruce Dale $3,000.00
- Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $2,250.00
- Johnson, Curtis $2,000.00
- Niceley, Frank $2,000.00
- …and 80 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 |
|---|---|
| Senate Republican Caucus | $50,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $40,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $40,000.00 |
| MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) | $35,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $22,500.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $20,000.00 |
| Tennessee Tomorrow PAC | $20,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $20,000.00 |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | $10,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $10,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $276,089 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| National Association of Realtors | Illinois | $229,427.16 |
| National Association of Realtors | Illinois | $46,661.77 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Local Request | $130,373.49 |
| Lobbying Expense | $45,000.00 |
| Administrative Events | $24,971.28 |
| Software | $8,605.06 |
| Credit Card Fees | $7,408.89 |
| Audit & Tax | $4,900.00 |
| Tax Payment | $2,527.00 |
| Invoice | $1,119.49 |
| Printing | $969.92 |
| Accounting Services | $726.56 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Realtors | Administrative Events | 11/30/2020 | $14,314.61 |
| Williamson County Assoc of Realtors | Local Request | 10/22/2020 | $13,686.24 |
| Williamson County Assoc of Realtors | Local Request | 04/28/2020 | $12,000.00 |
| Greater Nashville Assn of Realtors Inc. | Lobbying Expense | 01/16/2020 | $9,000.00 |
| Greater Nashville Realtors | Lobbying Expense | 05/21/2020 | $9,000.00 |
| Greater Nashville Realtors | Lobbying Expense | 07/09/2020 | $9,000.00 |
| Greater Nashville Assn of Realtors Inc. | Lobbying Expense | 10/01/2020 | $9,000.00 |
| Greater Nashville Assn of Realtors Inc. | Lobbying Expense | 01/04/2021 | $9,000.00 |
| Williamson County Assoc of Realtors | Local Request | 11/19/2020 | $8,940.00 |
| National Association of Realtors | Software | 12/15/2020 | $8,605.06 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realtracs Inc. | Brentwood, TN | — | $25,000.00 |
| Memphis Area Association of Realtors Inc. | Memphis, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors | Chattanooga, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Realtors | Nashville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Denise Cummins | Nashville, TN | Not Employed | $9,975.00 |
| Yvette Meldrum | Thompsons Station, TN | Self-Employed | $9,940.00 |
| Eric Wyse | Nashville, TN | Pilkerton Realtors | $5,980.00 |
| Joey Hale | Jackson, TN | Town and Country Realtors | $5,100.00 |
| Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors Inc. | Chattanooga, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Inc. | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 614 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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 Historical | $675,349.12 | $760,199.70 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $923,505.62 | $675,349.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $849,398.19 | $923,505.62 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $854,430.46 | $849,398.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $1,000,228.59 | $854,430.46 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $826,192.23 | $1,000,228.59 | Source ↗ |