The Speaker S Fund
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Reta Adams · Covington, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $5,309 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,809 (91%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 91% of everything it spent; $500 went to Tennessee candidates.
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 | $4,809 |
| Contributions to candidates | $500 |
- Operating & other $4,809 91%
- To TN candidates $500 9.4%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Cobb, II, Ty $500.00
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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Income Tax Payment | $1,807.00 |
| Lodging For National Speaker'S Conference | $1,501.68 |
| Members Dinner | $607.62 |
| National Speaker'S Conf. Reimbursement | $590.50 |
| Stamps | $132.00 |
| Pac Registration Fee | $100.00 |
| Baggage Fee | $70.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Revenue Service | Income Tax Payment | 03/11/2009 | $1,807.00 |
| The Cloister Hotel | Lodging For National Speaker'S Conference | 12/04/2009 | $1,501.68 |
| Adams, Reta | National Speaker'S Conf. Reimbursement | 12/03/2009 | $590.50 |
| Southstreet Restaurant | Members Dinner | 06/01/2009 | $319.05 |
| Sambuca | Members Dinner | 06/09/2009 | $177.71 |
| U.S. Postmaster | Stamps | 12/14/2009 | $132.00 |
| Morton's of Nashville | Members Dinner | 06/03/2009 | $110.86 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 02/27/2009 | $100.00 |
| Delta Airlines | Baggage Fee | 12/04/2009 | $70.00 |
Who Funds It
No itemized contributions to this committee on record.
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.