Bear PAC
Year by year
Where the Money Goes
Of the $21,437 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,788 (74%) — 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 | $3,649 |
| Contributions to candidates | $15,788 |
- To TN candidates $15,788 74%
- Operating & other $3,649 17%
- To other PACs $2,000 9.3%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $15,788 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $15,788 difference, $15,788 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $15,788 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Harmon, Christopher $1,087.80
- Bone, Stratton $1,000.00
- Camp, Randy $1,000.00
- Cobb, Curt $1,000.00
- Kyle (Governor), Jim $1,000.00
- McMillan, Kim $1,000.00
- McWherter, Michael $1,000.00
- Ruppe, Becky $1,000.00
- Stewart, Eric $1,000.00
- Vaughn, Nathan $1,000.00
- …and 8 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 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $2,435.41 |
| Food / Beverage | $965.78 |
| Bank Fees | $148.01 |
| Pac Registration Fee | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natl Assoc To Protect Children (Protect) | Donations | 06/10/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| Links Restaurant | Food / Beverage | 06/10/2009 | $965.78 |
| Darryl Worley Foundation | Donations | 05/01/2009 | $750.00 |
| Hardin County Cancer Association | Donations | 05/20/2009 | $540.00 |
| Fifth Third Bank | Bank Fees | 04/14/2008 | $148.01 |
| Hardin County Library | Donations | 06/11/2009 | $145.41 |
| 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 |
| Randy Rinks | Pickwick Dam, TN | Self-Employed | $5,137.00 |
| 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 |
| Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $5,787.80 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical | $4,101.99 | $5,787.80 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Late Historical | $0.00 | $1,100.00 | Source ↗ |