Tennessee Republican Assembly PAC (TRA)

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2011 · Treasurer: Robert Qualls · Nashville, TN

Year by year

Tennessee Republican Assembly PAC (TRA) — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2019 $540.00 $910.00 $200.00
2018 $2,304.18 $2,891.04 $0.00
2017 $1,700.00 $0.00 $0.00
2016 $0.00 $1,000.00 $0.00
2015 $70.68 $1,078.00 $0.00
2014 $16,182.29 $15,179.55 $0.00
2013 $26,340.00 $21,168.15 $0.00
2012 $10,415.01 $8,877.73 $0.00
2011 $3,175.00 $1,833.50 $0.00
All years $60,727.16 $52,937.97 $200.00
Raised
$60,727
incl. $9,920 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$52,938
Operating & other
$46,979
89% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,709
8.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $200 to 1 candidate
$200 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $52,938 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,979 (89%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $46,979 ÷ Total spent: $52,938
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $46,979
Contributions to candidates $4,709

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Michelle Foreman † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $4,709 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $200. Of the $4,509 difference, $4,509 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,509 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Day, Lauri $1,000.00
  • Duvall, Robert $1,000.00
  • Tra $259.18
  • 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Freedom PAC $500.00
TN8PAC $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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Svadba, Keith Ohio $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $19,914.16
Professional Services $10,311.76
Travel $6,069.01
Donations $3,321.47
Printing $2,514.95
Advertising $1,775.11
Return Of Cont $1,172.00
Office Supplies $537.70
Transfer Of Balance $470.00
Bank Fees $311.28

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Andrew Miller Franklin, TN Healthmark Ventures LLC $11,557.71
Tennessee Republican Assembly Nashville, TN — $3,100.00
Thoimas Arnold Brush Creek, TN Tom Arnold Construction $3,000.00
Patricia Stickel Spring Hill, TN Retired $1,650.00
Matt Collins Antioch, TN Self-Employed $1,500.00
Johnson Greg Brentwood, TN — $1,200.00
Charlene Dameron Antioch, TN Retired $1,085.00
David Nance Trenton, TN Nance Tool & Stamping $1,000.00
Katherine Hudgins Murfreesboro, TN Dermatology Research Associates $1,000.00
Lee Beaman Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $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
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $405.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86714
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $500.00 $405.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85054
Q4 2018 Historical $1,672.00 $500.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82868
Pre-General 2018 Historical $1,672.00 $1,672.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81538
Q3 2018 Historical $1,456.45 $1,672.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80179
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $1,205.00 $1,456.45 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77754
Q2 2018 Historical $1,205.00 $1,205.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76202
Q1 2018 Historical $1,205.00 $1,205.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75168
Year-End 2017 Historical $1,205.00 $1,205.00 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72798
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $0.00 $1,205.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72390
Q4 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69648
Pre-General 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 67552
Q3 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67782
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $1,000.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66437
Year-End 2015 Historical $2,699.05 $1,000.00 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62574
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $3,806.37 $2,699.05 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60950
Q4 2014 Amended Historical $4,728.63 $3,806.37 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59795
Pre-General 2014 Historical $4,783.26 $4,728.63 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57816
Q3 2014 Historical $5,546.14 $4,783.26 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56271
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $7,719.56 $5,546.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 56630
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $4,247.29 $7,719.56 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53578
Q1 2014 Historical $7,552.98 $4,247.29 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50279
Year-End 2013 Historical $11,728.25 $7,552.98 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48582
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $2,586.18 $11,728.25 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47856
Q4 2012 Historical $2,437.26 $2,586.18 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45920
Pre-General 2012 Historical $2,332.04 $2,437.26 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44366
Q3 2012 Historical $1,241.39 $2,332.04 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43345
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $3,256.63 $1,241.39 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42010
Q2 2012 Historical $3,582.46 $3,256.63 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40797
Q1 2012 Historical $2,091.50 $3,582.46 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39664
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $0.00 $2,091.50 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38691