Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,013,544
incl. $223,314 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$985,774
Spent outside Tennessee
$356,134
36% of spending
To TN candidates
$262,431
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $182,250 to 90 candidates
$137,250 to 69 Republicans $43,500 to 20 Democrats $1,500 to 1 Independent

Where the Money Goes

Of the $985,774 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $356,134 (36%) — 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: $256,208 ÷ Total spent: $985,774
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $256,208
Contributions to candidates $262,431
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
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $20,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $17,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $12,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $10,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $10,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $7,500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $5,500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $5,500.00
Vincent Dixie † Tennessee House, District 54 Dem. $5,500.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $5,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $262,431 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $182,250. Of the $80,181 difference, $80,181 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $80,181 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kelly, Tim $5,000.00
  • White, Kim $5,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $4,500.00
  • Williamson County Assoc of Realtors $4,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $3,500.00
  • McDenzie, Gwen $3,250.00
  • Smith, Tommy $3,250.00
  • Swann, Art $3,000.00
  • Faison's Freedom $2,500.00
  • Hanson, Gabrielle $2,500.00
  • …and 49 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $20,000.00
House Republican Caucus $20,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $20,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $10,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $7,500.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $5,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $5,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $4,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $356,134 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
National Association of Realtors Illinois $226,932.05
National Association of Realtors PAC Illinois $124,202.06
Republican State Leadership Committee Washington, D.C. $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Local Request $177,024.09
Lobbying Expense $36,000.00
Event Expense $14,687.69
Credit Card Fees $9,008.00
Invoice $5,000.00
Audit $4,900.00
2020 Pac Mgmt Online Fee $3,549.83
Administrative Events $2,500.00
Accounting Fees $1,621.44
Taxes $974.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Realtracs Inc. Brentwood, TN — $25,000.00
Alexander Bynum Dresden, TN Wendell Alexander Realty $11,900.00
Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $10,000.00
Katie Townsend Parsons, TN Re Max Prime $9,900.00
Erin Krueger Franklin, TN Compass Re $6,000.00
Kelly Jooma Georgetown, TN Keller Williams Realty $6,000.00
Ann Skiera Franklin, TN Zeitlin Company Realtors $5,560.00
Sandra Hill Franklin, TN T Square $5,065.00
Hagan Stone Nashville, TN Parks $5,020.00
Yvette Meldrum Thompsons Station, TN Self-Employed $5,020.00

Showing the top 500 of 664 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 2021 Historical $986,682.96 $789,666.54 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $760,199.70 $986,682.96 Source ↗