Bear PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $12,248 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (90%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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).
| Operating / overhead spending | $248 |
| Contributions to candidates | $11,000 |
- To TN candidates $11,000 90%
- To other PACs $1,000 8.2%
- Operating & other $248 2.0%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $11,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $11,000 difference, $11,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $11,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Yokley, Eddie $1,000.00
- Bone, Stratton $1,000.00
- Camp, Randy $1,000.00
- Cobb, Curt $1,000.00
- Ruppe, Becky $1,000.00
- Stewart, Eric $1,000.00
- Vaughn, Nathan $1,000.00
- Wheeler, Stan $1,000.00
- Williams, Micheal $1,000.00
- Cobb, Ty $500.00
- …and 3 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 |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Bank Fees | $148.01 |
| Pac Registration Fee | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Third Bank | Bank Fees | 04/14/2008 | $148.01 |
| Tennessee Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 01/12/2009 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Ferguson | Harriman, TN | Best Effort Made | $5,500.00 |
| Harry Tindell | Knoxville, TN | State of Tennessee | $5,000.00 |
| Doyle Lewis | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $2,000.00 |
| Billy J Rigsby | Chattanooga, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC | Brentwood, TN | — | $750.00 |
| Ronnie Cole | Dyersburg, TN | State of Tennessee | $500.00 |
| Joe Fowlkes | Pulaski, TN | Self-Employed | $250.00 |
| Robert A Davidson | Brentwood, TN | Davidson-Golden Accounting | $250.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Historical | $5,201.99 | $4,101.99 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $13,701.99 | $5,201.99 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $2,701.99 | $13,701.99 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $2,701.99 | $2,701.99 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $1,100.00 | $2,701.99 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $1,100.00 | $1,100.00 | Source ↗ |