TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Jan 2, 2015

The Tennessee Republican Party spent more money helping elect candidates in Colorado and North Carolina than the Tennessee Democratic Party spent to elect its own candidates in the days leading up to the Nov. 4 election, the Tennessean reports. The state GOP sent $108,664 to the Colorado Republican Party on Oct. 17 and $22,000 to North Carolina's GOP on Oct. 30. In comparison Tennessee Democrats spent about $104,000 in the days leading up to and immediately after the general election, according to federal election filings. All told, the Tennessee GOP spent more than $220,000 to elect candidates in states where there were competitive races for U.S. Senate. In each of those states, the Republican won, helping the GOP move into the majority in the nation's upper chamber.