Tennessee Republican Assembly PAC (TRA)
Registered Sep 2011 · Treasurer: Robert Qualls · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $15,180 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,180 (87%) — 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 | $13,180 |
| Contributions to candidates | $1,250 |
- Operating & other $13,180 87%
- To TN candidates $1,250 8.2%
- To other PACs $500 3.3%
- Spent outside Tennessee $250 1.6%
“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
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $1,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,250 difference, $1,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bricco, Rory $250.00
- Butt, Sheila $250.00
- Gawrys, Steve $250.00
- Rogers, Courtney L. $250.00
- Rounds, Harold $250.00
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 |
|---|---|
| Freedom PAC | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $250 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Svadba, Keith | Ohio | $250.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $5,551.73 |
| Food / Beverage | $3,000.00 |
| Travel | $2,256.27 |
| Donations | $1,221.47 |
| Advertising | $620.75 |
| Auto Exspense | $108.24 |
| Office Supplies | $101.36 |
| State Filing Fee | $100.00 |
| Printing | $98.33 |
| Bank Fees | $71.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell House Hotel | Food / Beverage | 03/20/2014 | $2,000.00 |
| Denham, James | Professional Services | 05/20/2014 | $1,600.00 |
| Ford, Sharon | Professional Services | 04/10/2014 | $1,200.00 |
| Starr Studios | Professional Services | 03/29/2014 | $1,100.00 |
| Maxwell House Hotel | Food / Beverage | 03/07/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Smith, K Carl | Donations | 08/28/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Southwest Air | Travel | 04/22/2014 | $762.50 |
| Kevin D Freeman | Travel | 03/29/2014 | $500.00 |
| Michael Del Rosso | Travel | 04/01/2014 | $440.00 |
| We Make Tapes | Professional Services | 03/26/2014 | $404.23 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Miller Jr | Nashville, TN | Healthmark Ventures | $6,307.71 |
| Thoimas Arnold | Brush Creek, TN | Tom Arnold Construction | $1,690.00 |
| Johnson Greg | Brentwood, TN | — | $1,200.00 |
| Cyndi Miller | Brentwood, TN | Homemaker | $700.00 |
| Harper Sam | Tullahoma, TN | Qmed | $600.00 |
| Kristen Topping | Nashville, TN | Energy Logic | $600.00 |
| Charlene Dameron | Antioch, TN | Retired | $375.00 |
| Rick Williams | — | — | $300.00 |
| David Fowler | Thompson Station, TN | Family Action Council TN | $250.00 |
| Heritage Action | — | — | $250.00 |
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 2014 Amended Historical | $4,728.63 | $3,806.37 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $4,783.26 | $4,728.63 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $5,546.14 | $4,783.26 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $7,719.56 | $5,546.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Amended Historical | $4,247.29 | $7,719.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $7,552.98 | $4,247.29 | Source ↗ |