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Political Action Committee

Raised
$6,173
incl. $4,673 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,554
To TN candidates
$4,250
93% of spending
Operating & other
$304
6.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 2 candidates
$250 to 1 Republican $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,554 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,250 (93%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $304 ÷ Total spent: $4,554
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $304
Contributions to candidates $4,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $250.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $4,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $3,750 difference, $3,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Herron, Roy $500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $250.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $250.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $250.00
  • Halford, Curtis $250.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $250.00
  • Richardson, Jeanne $250.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $204.42
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jimmy Causey Covington, TN Professional Care Services $360.00
Kathleen Strachan Covington, TN Professional Care Services $360.00
Robert Vaughn Paris, TN Carey Counseling Center, Inc. $300.00
Larry Williams Covington, TN Professional Care Service $240.00
Marlin Medlin Bolivar, TN Quinco $240.00

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 2011 Historical $30,522.48 $29,071.52 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38545
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $27,627.96 $30,522.48 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37181