Volunteer Republican Women S Club

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Janis Crye · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$47,557
incl. $34,437 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$47,227
Operating & other
$44,477
94% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,750
3.7% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,227 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,477 (94%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 94% of everything it spent; $1,750 went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $44,477 ÷ Total spent: $47,227
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $44,477
Contributions to candidates $1,750

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,750 difference, $1,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Pond Gap School $750.00
  • Holt, Garrett $500.00
  • Sacred Ground Hospice Home $250.00
  • Talman for Knoxville $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
Committee To Elect Judge Andrea Kline $500.00
Committee To Elect Nick McBride $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lunch $21,271.00
Food / Beverage $12,546.86
Bank Adjustment $4,749.42
Charitable Contribut $3,850.00
Event Management Fee $420.00
Centerpieces/Door Prizes $373.17
Decorations $356.44
Veterans Day Music $200.00
Centerpieces $189.63
Flowers For D Stansberry $157.82

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Susano Knoxville, TN Knox County $740.00
Tim Burchett Knoxville, TN United States of America $615.00
Larsen Jay Knoxville, TN Random Acts of Flowers $565.00
Lanora Burgin Knoxville, TN Regions Bank $540.00
David Amburn Knoxville, TN Knox County Sheriff's Office $535.00
Michele Tsetsakis Knoxville, TN Best Effort Made $470.00
Mike Hammond Knoxville, TN Knox County $460.00
Chris Hauck Knoxville, TN $442.00
Gayle Burnett Knoxville, TN $385.00
Nancy Thompson Knoxville, TN $385.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $23,081.77 $23,525.88 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Amended $24,494.04 $23,081.77 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $23,675.54 $24,494.04 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $22,954.53 $23,675.54 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Late $24,126.16 $22,954.53 Source ↗