The Speaker S Fund
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Reta Adams · Covington, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $6,738 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,638 (69%) — 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 | $4,638 |
| Contributions to candidates | $2,000 |
- Operating & other $4,638 69%
- To TN candidates $2,000 30%
- To other PACs $100 1.5%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Hardaway, G. A. $1,000.00
- Richardson, Jeannie $1,000.00
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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Young Democrats | $100.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Printing Invitations | $1,417.83 |
| Income Tax Payment | $1,260.00 |
| Printing Letterhead | $640.41 |
| Postage | $574.00 |
| Campaign Breakfast Fundraiser | $546.25 |
| Pac Registration Fee | $200.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamark Graphics Group | Printing Invitations | 07/17/2007 | $1,417.83 |
| Internal Revenue Service | Income Tax Payment | 03/09/2007 | $1,260.00 |
| Dynamark Graphics Group | Printing Letterhead | 08/07/2007 | $640.41 |
| U.S. Postmaster | Postage | 01/15/2008 | $574.00 |
| Sunset Grill | Campaign Breakfast Fundraiser | 11/28/2007 | $546.25 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 02/22/2007 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 01/02/2008 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Jones | Cleveland, TN | Jones Management | $10,000.00 |
| Anna Belle O Brien | Crossville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | Nashville, TN | — | $7,500.00 |
| Comcast Corp PAC | Philadelphia, PA | — | $5,000.00 |
| Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Federal Express PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Realtors PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $3,500.00 |
| Nat L Health Corp PAC | Murfreesboro, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $2,000.00 |
| C Dewey Branstetter | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $2,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.