Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Bill Powers · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $888,607 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $338,607 (38%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 / overhead spending | $338,607 |
| Contributions to candidates | $260,000 |
- Operating & other $338,607 38%
- To other PACs $290,000 33%
- To TN candidates $260,000 29%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $100,000.00 |
| Page Walley † | Tennessee Senate, District 26 | Rep. | $40,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $260,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $140,000. Of the $120,000 difference, $120,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $120,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Dickerson, Steven $120,000.00
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 |
|---|---|
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $290,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| $124,173.95 | |
| Advertising | $72,000.00 |
| Professional Services | $52,539.60 |
| Research / Polling | $50,805.00 |
| Data | $18,577.66 |
| Event Rental And Food | $14,927.50 |
| Communications | $2,895.06 |
| Office Supplies | $745.34 |
| Subscription | $449.00 |
| Surveys | $445.74 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prosper Group | Advertising | 10/02/2020 | $27,500.00 |
| Rachel Barrett and Company, LLC | Professional Services | 02/07/2020 | $20,145.00 |
| The Prosper Group | Advertising | 10/26/2020 | $15,000.00 |
| Hermitage Hotel | Event Rental And Food | 01/21/2020 | $14,927.50 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 09/29/2020 | $14,812.62 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 10/14/2020 | $14,812.62 | |
| Onmessage Inc. | Research / Polling | 10/02/2020 | $14,090.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 10/26/2020 | $13,722.37 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 10/21/2020 | $13,172.89 | |
| Onmessage Inc. | Research / Polling | 09/25/2020 | $12,530.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores Gresham | Nashville, TN | State of Tennessee | $50,000.00 |
| Tennessee Realtors PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $50,000.00 |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | Hixson, TN | — | $30,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | Franklin, TN | — | $25,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | Kingston, TN | — | $25,000.00 |
| Paul Bailey | Cookeville, TN | Charles Bailey Trucking | $25,000.00 |
| Randy McNally | Oak Ridge, TN | State of Tennessee | $25,000.00 |
| Brian Kelsey | Memphis, TN | State of Tennessee | $20,000.00 |
| Dawn White | Murfreesboro, TN | — | $20,000.00 |
| Edward S Jackson | Jackson, TN | — | $20,000.00 |
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 | $672,069.57 | $441,136.16 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $759,792.84 | $672,069.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $570,588.27 | $759,792.84 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $596,485.32 | $570,588.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $601,436.07 | $596,485.32 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $643,666.36 | $601,436.07 | Source ↗ |