Tri Star PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2018 · Treasurer: Michael G. Adams · Washington, DC

Year by year

Tri Star PAC — 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	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2018	$692,000.00	$691,894.04	$0.00
All years	$692,000.00	$691,894.04	$0.00

Raised

$692,000

Total Spent

$691,894

Operating & other

$691,894

100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $691,894 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $691,894 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $691,894 ÷ Total spent: $691,894

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$691,894
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $691,894 100%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Advertising	$594,000.00
Research / Polling	$82,000.00
Media Production; In-Kinded To Tn Repub Party	$15,000.00
Professional Services	$824.04
Bank Fees	$70.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Pinpoint Media, LLC	Advertising	08/07/2018	$524,970.00
Public Opinion Strategies, LLC	Research / Polling	09/28/2018	$41,000.00
Chatham Light Media, LLC	Advertising	08/14/2018	$37,950.00
Public Opinion Strategies, LLC	Research / Polling	09/04/2018	$31,000.00
Chatham Light Media, LLC	Advertising	08/14/2018	$15,000.00
Chatham Light Media, LLC	Media Production; In-Kinded To Tn Repub Party	11/02/2018	$15,000.00
Chatham Light Media, LLC	Advertising	11/02/2018	$13,500.00
Cascade Strategies	Research / Polling	08/14/2018	$10,000.00
Chatham Light Media, LLC	Advertising	08/14/2018	$2,580.00
Huddleston, John	Professional Services	07/27/2018	$224.04

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Republican Governors Association	Washington, DC	—	$692,000.00

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
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$74.27	$0.00	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83637
Q4 2018 Historical	$6,594.27	$74.27	Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 81732
Pre-General 2018 Historical	$6,594.27	$6,594.27	Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81049
Q3 2018 Historical	$669,968.31	$6,594.27	Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79101
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical	$130,000.00	$669,968.31	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77512
Q2 2018 Historical	$0.00	$130,000.00	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76272