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The Speaker S Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Reta Adams · Covington, TN

Raised
$30,500
Total Spent
$26,347
To TN candidates
$10,000
38% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
38% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,347 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (38%) — 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 spending: $6,347 ÷ Total spent: $26,347
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,347
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Finney, Lowe $3,000.00
  • Maddox, Mark $2,000.00
  • Mullins, Larry $1,000.00
  • Clotfelter, Keith $1,000.00
  • Vaughn, Nathan $1,000.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Democratic Caucus $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
2014 Campaign $3,000.00
Members Dinner $655.58
Printing Invitations $572.32
Members' Campaign Meeting $520.64
Speaker'S Conference Lodge $326.85
Food & Beverages For Members $315.90
Campaign Workers Dinner $315.80
Campaign Workers $260.37
Postage $220.00
Caucus/Campaign Meeting $159.35

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Bettye Seivers Nashville, TN Retired $2,000.00
Debora Seivers Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Kyle Senate 2012 Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $1,500.00
Arda Roc PAC Washington, DC — $1,000.00
Houston Gordon Covington, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
INC Nonpartisan PAC Coca Cola Refreshments Usa Atlanta, GA — $1,000.00
John Ferguson Nashville, TN Corrections Corp. of America $1,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $1,000.00

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
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $18,046.83 $14,501.61 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $32,255.34 $18,046.83 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $9,113.11 $32,255.34 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $8,827.11 $9,113.11 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $10,407.32 $8,827.11 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $10,712.41 $10,407.32 Source ↗