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Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2021 · Treasurer: Shawn Roberson · Germantown, TN

Raised
$40,500
Total Spent
$24,356
To TN candidates
$23,250
95% of spending
Operating & other
$1,106
4.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,000 to 20 candidates
$11,500 to 10 Republicans $7,500 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,356 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,250 (95%) — 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: $1,106 ÷ Total spent: $24,356
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,106
Contributions to candidates $23,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
London Lamar Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $2,000.00
Mark White Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,500.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,500.00
Karen Camper Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
John Gillespie Tennessee House, District 97 Rep. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $750.00

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

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dorse Coleman, Joyce $500.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $500.00
  • Huett-Garcia, Amber $500.00
  • Love, Stephanie $500.00
  • McKissack, Michelle $500.00
  • Murphy, Towanna $500.00
  • Otey, Sable $500.00
  • Porter, Tarmarques $500.00
  • TN Voter Project $500.00
  • Williams, Keith $500.00

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
Travel $773.53
Pac Registration Fee $150.00
Reimbursement $131.63
Office Supplies $50.47

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Edwin Nancy Barnett $15,000.00
Charles Gerber $15,000.00
Scully And Associates $4,500.00
Michael Martini $2,500.00
Kevin Roper $1,000.00
Ron Schuyler $1,000.00
McDonald Sneed $1,000.00
Charles Molinski $500.00

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
Q1 2026 $23,612.95 $23,481.32 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $4,836.95 $23,612.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $7,336.95 $4,836.95 Source ↗