Volunteer Republican Women S Club

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$33,970
incl. $28,903 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$33,602
Operating & other
$32,352
96% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,250
3.7% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,602 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $32,352 (96%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 96% of everything it spent; $1,250 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: $32,352 ÷ Total spent: $33,602
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $32,352
Contributions to candidates $1,250

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

Its filing also reports $1,250 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
  • 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lunch $21,271.00
Food / Beverage $5,421.36
Charitable Contribut $3,850.00
Event Management Fee $420.00
Centerpieces/Door Prizes $373.17
Decorations $208.09
Veterans Day Music $200.00
Centerpieces $189.63
Flowers For D Stansberry $157.82
Pac Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Larsen Jay $565.00
Gayle Burnett $385.00
Lanora Burgin $340.00
David Amburn $335.00
Michele Tsetsakis $325.00
Chris Hauck $282.00
Maysoon Haddad $250.00
Mary Goan $230.00
Leslie Hunse $230.00
Shelly Holt $220.00

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 $23,675.54 $24,494.04 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $22,954.53 $23,675.54 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $24,126.16 $22,954.53 Source ↗