Amsouth Bank PAC
Registered Sep 2002 · Treasurer: Virginia Bear Mazyck · Montgomery, AL
Where the Money Goes
Of the $211,981 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $145,355 (69%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
Why this number?
Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.
Show formula
Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
- Spent outside Tennessee $145,355 69%
- To TN candidates $31,000 15%
- Operating & other $27,126 13%
- To other PACs $8,500 4.0%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 $31,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $30,750 difference, $30,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $30,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Alexander for Senate $3,000.00
- Ford, Harold $2,000.00
- Naifeh, Jimmy $2,000.00
- Ford, Harild $2,000.00
- Graves, Jo Ann $1,500.00
- Kyle, Jim $1,500.00
- Ferguson, Dennis $1,000.00
- Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
- Hargett, Tre $1,000.00
- Hargrove, Jere $1,000.00
- …and 31 more recipients
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tenn Bankers State PAC | $5,000.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $2,500.00 |
| The Speaker S Fund | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $145,355 to 81 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 12 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin, Mike | Alabama | $15,000.00 |
| Kennedy, John | Louisiana | $10,000.00 |
| Lott, Trent | Mississippi | $5,000.00 |
| Rogers for Congress | Alabama | $5,000.00 |
| Carlson, George | Mississippi | $5,000.00 |
| Ledership PAC 2004 | Virginia | $5,000.00 |
| Randolph, Mike | Mississippi | $5,000.00 |
| Richardson, Samac | Mississippi | $5,000.00 |
| Waller, Bill | Mississippi | $5,000.00 |
| American Bankers Assn. Bank PAC | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $20,282.33 |
| Food / Beverage | $3,037.10 |
| Statesman'S Dinner | $2,250.00 |
| Reimbursement | $1,407.00 |
| Annual Fee | $150.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRCC | Donations | 02/23/2004 | $15,000.00 |
| Tenn. Republican Party | Statesman'S Dinner | 07/08/2004 | $2,250.00 |
| House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus | Donations | 01/08/2004 | $2,000.00 |
| Tenn House-Senate Republican Caucus | Donations | 01/08/2004 | $2,000.00 |
| Gator's Fish House | Food / Beverage | 06/07/2004 | $1,787.99 |
| Amsouth Bank | Reimbursement | 02/24/2004 | $1,407.00 |
| Davis, Artur | Donations | 02/10/2004 | $1,282.33 |
| Pepper Tree Steaks N' Wines | Food / Beverage | 05/21/2004 | $544.17 |
| Pepper Tree Steaks N' Wines | Food / Beverage | 10/21/2004 | $415.24 |
| Capital City Club | Food / Beverage | 05/19/2004 | $289.70 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| C D Ritter | Birmingham, AL | Amsouth | $4,999.92 |
| Beth Mooney | Nashville, TN | Amsouth Bank | $3,240.00 |
| Patrick Brocker | West Windsor, NJ | Amsouth | $2,973.28 |
| Geoffrey Von Kuhn | Birmingham, AL | — | $2,500.00 |
| William Mayer | Birmingham, AL | Amsouth Bank | $1,999.92 |
| Brett Couch | Tampa, FL | Amsouth Bank | $1,824.00 |
| E W Stephenson | Nashville, TN | Amsouth Bank | $1,800.00 |
| John Gaffney | Birmingham, AL | Amsouth Bank | $1,699.92 |
| Joel Daves | Huntsville, AL | Amsouth | $1,627.44 |
| David Edmonds | Birmingham, AL | Amsouth Bank | $1,575.12 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.