Memphis

Knox Liberty Organization

Political Action Committee

Raised
$88,489
Total Spent
$65,534
Operating & other
$47,520
73% of spending
To TN candidates
$17,914
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,500 to 2 candidates
$7,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,534 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,520 (73%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $47,520 ÷ Total spent: $65,534
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $47,520
Contributions to candidates $17,914
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Monty Fritts Tennessee Governor Rep. $6,800.00
Kent Morrell Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $700.00

Its filing also reports $10,914 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Knoxville Against Raising Taxes $5,000.00
  • Melody Watts Campaign $2,200.00
  • Jeff Talman Campaign $1,900.00
  • Becky Jones Campaign $713.93
  • Wijunamai, Kungdiangbou $500.00
  • Sheri Super Campaign $450.00
  • Bill Sofield Campaign $100.00
  • Tenth Amendment Center $50.00

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 Rhonda Lee $100.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Campaign Workers $14,695.16
Donations $8,600.00
Technology $6,188.63
Event- Fundraiser $5,339.27
Payroll Taxes $2,266.27
Campaign Materials $2,209.85
Printing $1,831.64
Bank Fees $1,054.51
Office Supplies $904.95
Dues / Subscriptions $721.33

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Parker Bartholomew $12,000.00
Dana Hofseth $8,381.56
David Colquitt $6,000.00
John Koehler $5,000.00
Robert Petrone $5,000.00
Tennesseans For Common Sense In Government $5,000.00
Jordan Mollenhour $5,000.00
Knoxville Against Raising Taxes $3,000.00
Becky Hofseth $2,600.00
Mike Mollenhour $2,323.54

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 $17,769.52 $26,709.17 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $7,237.01 $17,769.52 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $3,753.53 $7,237.01 Source ↗