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Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Daniel Gregory · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$152,857
incl. $2,737 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$165,600
To TN candidates
$96,100
58% of spending
To other PACs
$41,500
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $57,100 to 26 candidates
$49,100 to 21 Republicans $8,000 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $165,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $96,100 (58%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $28,000 ÷ Total spent: $165,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $28,000
Contributions to candidates $96,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $18,600.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $6,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $5,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $2,500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $2,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $2,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $96,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $57,100. Of the $39,000 difference, $39,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $39,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dean, Karl $7,500.00
  • Swann, Art $3,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $3,500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $2,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $2,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $2,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • …and 12 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $20,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $10,000.00
Cas-Pac $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $3,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $2,500.00
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Shelby County Commission $15,000.00
Bill Lee Inaugural Fund $7,500.00
Shelby County School Board $4,500.00
Shelby County Mayor $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bluecross Blueshield of TN Chattanooga, TN — $150,000.00
John Giblin Chattanooga, TN Bluecross Blueshield $120.00

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
Q4 2018 Amended Historical $62,269.78 $1,769.78 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 85345
Pre-General 2018 Historical $67,769.78 $62,269.78 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80211
Q3 2018 Historical $50,369.78 $67,769.78 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 78612
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $81,369.78 $50,369.78 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 76549
Q2 2018 Historical $17,369.78 $81,369.78 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75540
Q1 2018 Historical $14,612.38 $17,369.78 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74042